6 ECTS credits
150 h study time
Offer 1 with catalog number 4019836ENR for all students in the 1st semester
at
a (E) Master - advanced level.
- Semester
- 1st semester
- Enrollment based on exam contract
- Impossible
- Grading method
- Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
- Can retake in second session
- Yes
- Taught in
- Dutch
- Faculty
- Faculteit Ingenieurswetenschappen
- Department
- Electronics and Informatics
- Educational team
- Roger Vounckx
Johan Stiens
(course titular)
Peter Schelkens
Bart Jansen
David Blinder
- Activities and contact hours
-
39 contact hours Lecture
13 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study
- Course Content
Technological (r)evolutions in (micro)electronic systems and markets
- Introduction
- Driving forces
Micro-and OptoElectronic Devices
- Basic operation principles
- Electronic components: diodes, transistors and memories
- Opto-electronic components: photon-detection, photon-generation, photovoltaics
Photonic Devices
- Classic Components
- Micro-photonics
- Si-photonics
Manufacturing technologies for Micro-Electronic and Photonic Devices
Core applications of micro-electronics and photonics
- Sustainable Energy Generation
- Multimedia
- Telecommunication
- Biomedical applications
- Photonic applications
- Course material
- Course text (Required) : Technologie en toepassingen van micro-elektronica en fotonica
- Additional info
In this course a few general aspects of the broad domain of electronics, ICT and photonics will be lectured. About 60% of the course deals with these general aspects. The remaining part of the course focuses on more specialized topics. From these several specialized topics the student will be invited to select a topic to work out a project assignment in detail on an independent basis. Technical as well as commercials and business wise aspects will be treated during the oral presentation of this assignment.
- Learning Outcomes
-
General competencies
Students acquire insights in the technical and technological background in the broad domain of electronics, ICT and photonics. The acquired background knowledge allows the students to function as professionally as a non-electronic/photonic specialist in companies in the field of electronics and photonics.
- Grading
-
The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Oral Exam determines 60% of the final mark.
Written Exam determines 10% of the final mark.
SELF Presentation determines 30% of the final mark.
Within the Oral Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:
- Oral Examination
with a relative weight of 1
which comprises 60% of the final mark.
Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:
- Written Examination
with a relative weight of 1
which comprises 10% of the final mark.
Within the SELF Presentation category, the following assignments need to be completed:
- Project Presentation
with a relative weight of 1
which comprises 30% of the final mark.
- Additional info regarding evaluation
The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
- PART 1: Oral Exam determines 60% of the final mark. (semi-open book examination)
- PART 2: Written Exam on the presentation topics: 20% of the final mark. (closed book examination)
- PART 3: Presentation and written assignment determine 20% of the final mark.
- Allowed unsatisfactory mark
- The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.
Academic context
This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of Applied Sciences and Engineering: Applied Computer Science: Standaard traject (only offered in Dutch)