Module ENGI4547: Advanced Electronics 4

Department: Engineering

ENGI4547: Advanced Electronics 4

Prerequisites

• ENGI3331

Corequisites

• As specified in programme regulations.

Excluded Combination of Modules

• As specified in programme regulations.

Aims

• This module is designed solely for students studying Department of Engineering degree programmes.
• To explain the technical and economic constraints for the miniaturization and design of silicon transistors.
• To provide insight into physics underpinning charge transport.
• To show how Silicon is used in applications other than transistors for computation, for example MEMS and Memories.
• Provide an understanding of emerging semiconductor technologies in terms of application and methods of manufacture.

Content

• Scaling laws and fundamental limits.
• Computation and energy consumption of electronic devices.
• Models for charge transport
• Low dimensional materials: characteristics and applications.
• Advanced electronic devices, e.g. MEMs or Organic Transistors

Learning Outcomes

• A knowledge of benefits and limitations of electronic technologies currently used or being developed for computation.
• An understanding of the energy cost of computation with increasing speed and device density in electronic components.
• An understanding of charge transport mechanism in semiconductors.
• A knowledge of trends and developments in advanced electronics devices and their underlying physics.
• AHEP4 Learning Outcomes: In order to satisfy Professional Engineering Institution (PEI) accreditation requirements the following Accreditation of Higher Education Programmes (AHEP4) Learning Outcomes are assessed within this module:
• M1. Apply a comprehensive knowledge of mathematics, statistics, natural science and engineering principles to the solution of complex problems (exam assessed).
• M3. Select and apply appropriate computational and analytical techniques to model complex problems, discussing the limitations of the techniques employed (exam assessed).

• An awareness of current technology, analysis methods and industrial practises along with the ability to apply those methods in novel situations.
• An in-depth knowledge and understanding of specialised and advanced technical and professional skills, an ability to perform critical assessment and review and an ability to communicate the results of their own work effectively.

• Capacity for independent self-learning within the bounds of professional practice.
• Critical assessment of technology challenges and problem solving skills of a design engineer.
• Specialised numerical skills appropriate to an engineer.
• Mathematics relevant to the application of advanced electronics concepts.

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

• The module content is delivered in lectures and is reinforced by problem sheets, equipping students with the required problem solving capability.
• Students are encouraged to engage with staff Office Hours for one‑to‑one or small‑group discussion of any aspect of the module. These sessions are offered weekly during teaching, timings are published on Learn Ultra.
• Written timed examinations are appropriate because of the wide range of analytical, in-depth material covered in this module and allow students to demonstrate the ability to solve advanced problems independently.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment:

N/A

■ Students who do not attend monitored activities shown under Teaching Methods and Learning Hours, or who fail to complete the summative or formative assessment(s) specified above, may be subject to the Academic Progress procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University.