Knowledge achievements
You will learn to design integrated circuits (micro chip) using state-of-the-art CMOS technology. The students will get basic knowledge on integrated circuit technology and how this technology is developing and can be applied for designing cost effective and ever increasingly compact systems to be used in future products. Typical features of the systems are their implementation in both analog and digital electronics and their direct interaction with the environments (using sensors and actuators).
Dependent on your specialization you can get detailed knowledge in radio and radar systems, biologically inspired systems, energy effective sensors, robust digital systems and medical electronics. As an example you can choose to work with designing circuits that can observe the heart rhythm by advanced radar technology, or circuits that will function in demanding environments (in space or in oil wells).
Skills
The students should be able to design advanced electronic systems integrated on a miniaturized Silicon chip, thus master methods for designing, analyzing and testing such systems by using professional industry standard software and advanced laboratory instruments. The program will give you the necessary skills for understanding and master the complete development phase from an idea to a finished system. During the study you will get a broad experience in designing and testing integrated circuits, and you will be able to design your own integrated circuit.
General competence
This program will inspire you to apply and develop skilled curiosity, it will impart respect for scientific values, such as openness, precision, truthfulness, and teach you to distinguish between real knowledge and opinions. After the finished program you should be able to reflect on central ethic and scientific problems related to your own work or the work of others. Given by the special focus of the research, you will be qualified to contribute to designing products using minimal energy, which is an important aspect in the consciousness of the people of today. More generally, the candidates will be able to contribute to a challenging, dynamical fields important for the society, and you should be able to exploit and to some degree influence the technological development of the future society.