M.S. Concentration in Semiconductor, Photonic, and Quantum Engineering
Semiconductor, photonic, and quantum engineering encompass the physics of semiconducting materials and devices, the design and fabrication of electronic, photonic, and quantum devices and integrated circuits, and their applications in different areas.
Semiconductor devices and integrated circuits are essential building blocks of electronic, photonic, and quantum systems and are the enabling technology for communications, computing, healthcare, military systems, transportation, and clean energy.
In addition to the requirements for our MS degree, the concentration requires taking 6 courses from among the following:
- Introduction to Quantum Computing (E&C-ENG 550)
- Microelectronic Fabrication (E&C-ENG 571)
- Optoelectronics (E&C-ENG 572)
- Introduction to Photonics (E&C-ENG 573/673)
- Introduction to Analog IC Design (E&C-ENG 575/675)
- Neuromorphic Engineering (E&C-ENG 576/676)
- Intro. Biosensors and Bioelectronics (E&C-ENG 551/651)
- Fundamentals of Nanoelectronics (E&C-ENG 574)
- Quantum Theory for ECE (E&C-ENG 607)
- Semiconductor Devices (E&C-ENG 609)
- Electronic, Optical, and Magnetic Properties of Materials (E&C-ENG 618)
- VLSI Design Principles (E&C-ENG 558/658)
- Recent Advances in Nanotechnology (E&C-ENG 677)
Featured faculty
Robert Niffenegger
Adjunct, Physics
Trapped Ion⁺ Quantum computing nanofabrication process development
Rajveer Nehra
Adjunct, Physics and College of Information and Computer Sciences
Optical quantum info processing.
Qiangfei Xia
Emerging devices and integrated systems for in-memory computing, neuromorphic computing, machine intelligence, smart sensing, etc.
Amir Arbabi
Experimental and theoretical aspects of nanophotonics, flat optics, photonic integrated circuits.
Jun Yao
Adjunct, Biomedical Engineering
Nanoelectronic devices and sensors, Bioelectronic interfaces and wearable devices, 'Green' electronics made from biomaterials.
Application information & deadlines
Please contact Emily Krems, academic advisor, with questions.
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