During the course work in semester one and two the students have to complete 9 core modules (including 2 laboratory modules). Each module has 45 contact hours, while the module of Business and Technical English has 80 contact hours. They will take place at facilities at NTU by Professors of TUM or NTU.
| Module Code | Essential Modules | Lecturers | Hours | Sem |
| NM6002 | Analog IC Design | Prof Siek Liter Prof Chan Pak Kwong Asst Prof Yu Hao Asst Prof Zheng Yuan Jin |
45 | 1 |
| NM6020 | Business and Technical English |
Ms Aileen Ng
Ms Chan Ling Ling
|
80 | 1 |
| NM6004 | Design Methodology & Automation | Prof Dr-Ing Ulf Schlichtmann | 45 | 1 |
| NM6001 | Digital IC Design | Prof Goh Wang Ling Prof Yeo Kiat Seng Prof Chang Chip Hong |
45 | 1 |
| NM6005 | Digital Signal Processing | Prof Xue Ping Prof Lin Zhiping |
45 | 1 |
| NM6007 | Lab 1: Analog IC Design |
Prof Chan Pak Kwong
Prof Siek Liter
|
45 | 1 |
| NM6008 | Lab 2: Digital IC Design |
Prof Gwee Bah Hwee
Prof Lim Meng Hiot
|
45 | 1 |
| NM6006 | Mixed Signal Circuit Design | Dr Stephan Henzler | 45 | 2 |
| NM6003 | System-on-Chip Solutions & Architecture | Prof Dr. sc.techn. Andreas Herkersdorf | 45 | 1 |
Elective Modules
The student has to choose 4 of the following electives:
| Module Code | Essential Modules | Lecturers | Hours | Sem |
| NM6012 | Advanced MOSEFT & Novel Devices (TUM) | Prof Walter Hansch | 45 | 1 |
| Design for Testability of VSLI | TBC | |||
| NM6015 | Embedded Systems (TUM) | Prof Chakraborty Samarjit | 45 | 2 |
| NM6010 | IC (Integrate Circuit) Packaging (NTU) |
Prof Tan Cher Ming
Asst Prof Tan Chuan Seng
|
45 | 2 |
| NM6013 | Nano-Electronics (TUM) | Prof Dr. Paolo Lugli | 45 | 2 |
| NM6009 | RF IC Design (NTU) | Prof Do Manh Anh Prof Zhang Yue Ping Asst Prof Boon Chirn Chye |
45 | 2 |
| NM6016 | Simulation and Optimization of Analog Circuits (TUM) | Dr Helmut Graeb | 45 | 2 |
No registration is required.
Electives will be completed in two weeks each. The exam will be at the end of each elective.
Cross-discipline Modules
| Module Code | Module Name | Lecturers | Hours | Sem |
| CD5030 | Aspects of Asian & European Relations Today | Dr Reuben Wong | 10 | 1 |
| CD5031 | Cultural, Social and Economical Aspects of Globalisation | Dr Reuben Wong | 10 | 1 |
| CD5131 | International Intellectual Property Law | Mr. Martin Schweiger | 10 | 1 |
| CD5170 | Selected Topics in Business Administration | Asst Prof Teo Gin Swee | 10 | 2 |
| CD5180 | Selected Topics in Business Management | Dr Charles Chow | 10 | 2 |
For those students who are interested there will be a german language course offered.
Core Modules
Review of Fundamentals. Analog Building Blocks. Switched Capacitor Circuits. Current Mode Circuits. Continuous-Time Filters. Data Converters.
NM6020 Business and Technical English
The course focuses on the skills needed to communicate research effectively and confidently in a variety of situations. Particularly, the focus is on technical writing, oral presentations and the interpersonal and intercultural communication skills required. Students will learn and develop effective strategies for writing and presenting their research findings in academic and professional situations. The course is also designed to enhance English communication competence in these settings.
NM6004 Design Methodology & Automation
Computer-aided design of analog and digital integrated circuits. VLSI design flow. System level, algorithmic level, register transfer level, logic level, circuit level. VLSI design methods, high-level synthesis, logic synthesis, layout synthesis. Analog and digital simulation, test design, formal verification. Techniques from discrete mathematics and computer science.
Review of Integrated Circuit Fundamentals. Layout and Design Issues. CMOS Digital Circuits. BiCMOS Digital Circuits. Sub-System Design in Digital Circuits. Design Methodologies.
NM6005 Digital Signal Processing
Introduction. Discrete Fourier transform (DFT) and fast Fourier transform (FFT). Z transform. Digital filters. Linear prediction and optimum linear filters. Power spectrum estimation
NM6007 Lab 1: Analog IC Design
Design of a Wide-band Amplifier from schematic to layout verification.
NM6008 Lab 2: Digital IC Design
Design, simulation, layout and verification of Digital Circuits & Systems.
NM6006 Mixed Signal Circuit Design
Fundamentals of discrete time signal processing. MOSFET as a switch. Sample & hold circuits, switched capacitor circuits. Data converter fundamentals. Nyquist rate D/A and A/D converters. Over sampling, noise shaping, A/D and D/A converters using sigma-delts modulators. Switched capacitor filters.
NM6003 System-on-Chip Solutions & Architecture
Basics of CMOS integrated circuits from a system’s perspective. From MOSFET transistor to realization of combinational / sequential logic. Finite state machines (FSM), SRAM, DRAM, FLASH, FPGA, CPU core building blocks. Packaging and i/o technology. IC design methodologies. Standard cell, custom, platform SoC, System modeling. Projection of IC technology scaling and implementation alternatives. Integrated system solutions in internetworking and communications. SONET/SDH transport framers and digital cross connects. Ethernet LAN/ATM SAN switches. Control point processors and communication controllers. Network processors.
Elective Modules
NM6012 Advanced MOSEFT & Novel Devices
Historical development of mainstream MOSFETs until today: economical, technological and physical fundamentals. Properties of long channel and short channel MOSFETs. Hot carrier effects, scaling rules, basic of charge carrier transport (quantum-mechanical, hydro-dynamics, ballistics). Proposed new MOSFET structures (vertical MOSFETs, double-gate, fully-depleted MOSFETs). Hot-electron transistors, tunneling transistors, low-dimensional devices, single-electron transistor, single-electron memories, quantum-electronics.
Compositional Timing Analysis; Worst-Case Execution Time (WCET) Analysis; Realtime Programming Language (Esterel,Lustre); Microprocessor Architecture (RISC Vs DSP, VLIW, SIMD, FPGAs); Software Platforms, Tools for Host-Target-Development; Monitoring and Debugging; Simulation& Design Space Exploration; RTOS and Scheduling Policies; Processor Clock Rate, Benchmarking, Memory Hierarchy (Cache)
NM6010 IC (Integrated Circuit) Packaging IC
Packaging Overview. Electrical Packaging Design and Thermal Management. Single Chip and Multichip Packaging. IC Assembly, Sealing and Encapsulation. IC Packaging Failure and Reliability. Microsystems Packaging and Applications.
Low dimensional structures: quantum wells, quantum wires and quantum dots. Electronic, optical, transport porperties of nanostructures. Quantum semiconductor devices. Fabrication and characterization techniques of nanotechnology. Applications of nanostructures, nanodevices and nanosytems. The bottom-up approach to nanotechnology: introduction to molecular electronics and optoelectronics. Organic materials for electronics: self-assembled monolayers; conducting polymers; carbon nanotubes. Circuit implementations and architectures for nanostructures: quantum cellular automata and cellular non linear networks. Introduction to quantum computing.
System Design Considerations. CMOS RF Components and Devices. Low-noise amplifier (LNA); Mixers; Voltage-controlled oscillators (VCOs). RF power amplifiers. Phase-Locked Loops and Frequency Synthesizers
NM6016 Simulation and Optimization of Analog Circuits
Principles of circuit simulation: DC/AC/TR analysis. Basic analog optimization tasks: worst-case analysis, yield analysis, nominal design, design centering. Basic principles of optimization: optimality conditions, line search, Nelder-Mead method, Newton approach, Conjugate Gradient approach, Quadratic Programming, Sequential Quadratic Programming. Structural analysis of analog circuits.
Cross-Discipline Modules
CD5030 Aspects of Asian & European Relations Today
Understanding intercultural aspects, government structures and differences in European and Asian religions in business and private environment. Basic comparison in European and Asian modern history.
CD5031 Cultural, Social and Economical Aspects of Globalisation
To familiarize students with the basic principles on international economics and the problems and issues of the world economy as well as the terms used such as liberalism, mercantilism, free trade, protectionism. Topics on contemporary debate related to globalization, concepts, theories, goals, and the main actors and the various opponents of a global economy, e.g. nongovernmental organizations, antiglobalization movement, lobbyists, nationalist movements are covered. Students will also examine the social and cultural impact of globalization, especially the transformation of local societies throughout the world. Topics are like the spread of religions across cultural borders, the replacement of local culture by popular culture, the impact of science and technology transfer, or the growing ethnic diaspora community worldwide etc.
CD5131 International Intellectual Property Law
This module will give a brief introduction to intellectual property rights, and focus on insights into general principles of patent law and international conventions governing the patent law. Current developments and criticism of the current patent law system will also be addressed. In addition practical (legal) aspects of the commercialization of patents will be dealt with.
CD5170 Selected Topics in Business Administration
In this seminar, the fundamentals and basics of business administration are discussed in various examples from companies in Asia and Europe. Starting with the fundamental business theories, we soon come to the hard facts – how to run a company in a competitive environment. What factors make a company successful? How does a company become a global player and what risks exist in the market? How do companies deal with competitors and how do they find out what the marked, i.e. their customers, demand? “Strategic management” is the key to answer these questions as well as “Strategic competitiveness”. We will further discuss the fundamentals in M & A (mergers & acquisitions) – how to estimate the value of a company and a global brand (branding). Diversification contra specialization – several case studies will point up the different management theories.
CD5180 Selected Topics in Business Management
This is an interdisciplinary approach to leadership and management with insights into Sun Tze’s “Art of War” and The Bhagavad Gita, linking Confucian ethics with Buddhist economics, with highlights of idiosyncrasies in doing business in Asia like Feng Shui, hampers and Guanxi. Key aspects of doing business in ASEAN, China and India will also be discussed.