Electrical Engineering (VLSI Design) (MS)

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The Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (VLSI design) is earned by successfully completing the normal requirements for the Master of Science in electrical engineering, with the following additional required courses: EE 536a ; EE 577a ; EE 577b or EE 536b ; and EE 552 . If a student chooses to take EE 536b as well as EE 577b , the student may either count EE 536b as one of the courses for Area 2 or EE 577b as one of the courses for Area 1 or Area 3. No more than three courses (maximum 12 units) may be counted at the 400 level — at least 18 adviser-approved units must be taken at the 500 or 600 level.

The students must also take two courses from one of the following areas and one course from a second area:

Area 1:

CSCI 455x Introduction to Programming Systems Design Units: 4
EE 560L Digital System Design Units: 4
EE 577b VLSI System Design Units: 3 (see above)
EE 658 Diagnosis and Design of Reliable Digital Systems Units: 3
EE 680 Computer-Aided Design of Digital Systems I Units: 3
EE 681 Computer-Aided Design of Digital Systems II Units: 3

Area 2:

EE 448L Communication Electronics Units: 4
EE 504L Solid-State Processing and Integrated Circuits Laboratory Units: 3
EE 536b Mixed-Signal Integrated Circuit Design Units: 4 (see above)
EE 537 Modern Solid-State Devices Units: 3
EE 630

Area 3:

CSCI 455x Introduction to Programming Systems Design Units: 4
CSCI 570 Analysis of Algorithms Units: 4
EE 557 Computer Systems Architecture Units: 3
EE 560L Digital System Design Units: 4
EE 577b VLSI System Design Units: 3 (see above)
EE 659 Interconnection Networks Units: 3
EE 677 VLSI Architectures and Algorithms Units: 3

Note:

With explicit approval of a faculty adviser, EE 599 Special Topics and/or 3 units of EE 590 Directed Research may be used to meet requirements for any of the approved areas.

The remaining courses must be technical electives approved by the adviser, and can including the following:

EE 501 Solid State Units: 3
EE 502 Advanced Solid State Units: 3
EE 504L Solid-State Processing and Integrated Circuits Laboratory Units: 3
EE 506 Semiconductor Physics Units: 3
EE 540 Introduction to Quantum Electronics Units: 3
EE 554 Real Time Computer Systems Units: 3
EE 560L Digital System Design Units: 4
EE 590 Directed Research Units: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
EE 601 Advanced Semiconductor Device Physics Units: 3
EE 677 VLSI Architectures and Algorithms Units: 3