MEng Electronic Engineering

This course unit detail provides the framework for delivery in 2020/21 and may be subject to change due to any additional Covid-19 impact.  Please see Blackboard / course unit related emails for any further updates.

The course unit aims to:

·        Introduce materials and devices used in state-of-the art computing and communication systems, such as advanced CMOS devices that operate at the scaling limit

·        Explain nanoscale devices exploiting quantum mechanical effects due to e.g. low dimensionality

·        Introduce graphene and 2D-materials for future electronics

Students will be able to:

Knowledge and understanding

·        Understand the concept of band diagrams

·        Explain how dimensionality affects the electrical and optical properties of solids

·        Explain the principle of tunnelling and how it affects nanoelectronic devices

·        Describe advanced CMOS devices and HEMTs

·        Explain manufacturing techniques employed for nanoscale devices

·        Describe the properties of graphene/2D-materials, their difference to conventional semiconductors and devices based on these

Intellectual skills

·        Apply basic quantum mechanics to describe the effects of dimensionality on solids

·        Translating the physical properties of low-dimensional systems into a device context

·        Bringing manufacturing techniques into context and apply them to derive process flows for device fabrication

·        Ability to work on conceptually demanding topics