Process models: diffusion, oxidation, implantation. Process variables/targets: doping profiles, junction depths, oxide thickness. Process simulation: Simulate a given sub-micron CMOS process recipe and study profiles and layer structures. Physical models. Numerical algorithms and solutions. Device performance parameters. Short-channel effects. DC simulations. Device simulation: Simulate the DC characteristics of the “fabricated” device and analyse device operation with respect to potential, field, and carrier distributions as well as terminal I–V characteristics. Wafer-split experiment. Device-target vs. process-variable relations. Transistor performance optimisation/trade-offs through process variation. Technology development and optimization. Design of Experiment (DOE): Implement a computer experiment to study the scaling characteristics (varying gate length) of the given sub-micron technology. Study the influence of process variations on device performance parameters.

Lecturers: Assoc. Prof. Daniel Poenar Puiu / Assoc. Prof. Zhou Xing / Hours: 45 / Semester: 1

Part I includes MOSFET analytical equations, short-channel effects, compact model for circuit simulation, parameter extraction, and transistor optimisation. Part II includes semiconductor fundamental, simulation of Si, Ge, and Sn band structures, Quantum well (QW), Energy subbands and wave functions, k.p method. It also covers QW band structure calculation by using single band and 6-band kp method, density of state, doping concentration, and Fermi energy level calculations by using single band and 6-band kp method. Intersubband (intraband) transition, squared transition element calculation, absorption spectrum, and cut-off wavelength of QW infrared photodetector is also discussed. The influence of Ge composition and well width on peak wavelength of photodetectors and optical gain simulation of Ge QW on Si is also covered.

Lecturers: Assoc. Prof. Fan Weijun / Assoc. Prof. Zhou Xing / Hours: 45 / Semester: 1

Photolithography technology. Photoresist technology. Advanced lithography. Metrology defect inspection and analytical technique. Cleaning technology. Wet etching process and technology. Dry etching process and technology. Chemical mechanical polishing. Epitaxy. Plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition. Atomic layer deposition. Physical vapor deposition.

Lecturers: Prof. Tay Beng Kang / Assoc. Prof. Terence Wong / Hours: 45 / Semester: 1

This course will focus on optical principles and their application in green electronics production processes, photovoltaic devices, thin film measurement, display technology, distributed sensor networks, energy harvesting. In particular, the course will address the following topics (inter alia):

i)      fundamentals of optomechatronic measurement systems

ii)     light sources and detectors

iii)    refraction, interference and diffraction

iv)   electronic speckle pattern interferometry

v)    thin film reflectometry as an in-situ deposition sensing technique

vi)   ellipsometry for thin layer analysis

vii)  optical waveguide sensors and their application in renewable energy devices such as wind turbines

viii) Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy for detection of greenhouse gases

Applications of optomechatronic measurement technology in Green Electronics industry, including fundamental understanding of patent protection and patent strategy for optomechatronic measurement devices.

Lecturers: Prof Dr.-Ing Alexander Koch / Hours: 45 / Semester: 1

Bonding between atoms. Electronic and atomic structures. Basic crystal structures. Energy band. Semiconductors, insulators and organic materials. Defects and doping. Surface and interface. Functional properties of materials.  Compound semiconductors. Nanostructures. Electronic ceramics.

Lecturers: Assoc. Prof. Wang Hong / Assoc. Prof. Tang Xiaohong / Hours: 45 / Semester: 1

Introduction to bionanotechnology; Materials: electrolytes, organic molecules, lipid bilayers, DNA, proteins; Nanofabrication techniques and self-assembly; Biofunctionalisation of solid surfaces; Surface analytics and characterisation; Electrical biosensors: solid-liquid interface, surface plasmon resonance, quartz microbalance, electrochemical impedance, nanopores, nanowires; Charge transfer in biomolecules: fundamentals and applications.

Lecturers: Prof. Dr. Marc Tornow / Hours: 45 / Semester: 2

Approaches to nanotechnology: bottom-up vs. top-down. Characterisation and fabrication issues in the nanoscale. Applications of nanotechnology in electronics, optoelectronics, telecommunications, medicine, biology, mechanics and robotics. Overview of nanotechnology programs in USA, Japan and Europe. Nanomaterials and Nano-systems for energy applications. Examples of nanotechnology energy production, energy storage, energy harvesting, and high voltage technologies. A look into the future: electro and photocatalysis, hydrogen production and storage. Economic implications of nanotechnology in the energy field.

Lecturers: Prof. Dr. Alessio Gagliardi / Hours: 45 / Semester: 1

The course will focus on the operational principles and underlying physical effects of microstructured electronic and mechatronic devices and microsystems and their application fields. In particular, the course will address the following topics:

i)    Basic physical effects in solid-state microstructured electronic and micromechatronical devices and their application fields (microelectronics, microsensors, microactuators, and microsystems).

ii)   Characteristic material properties of semiconductors: Intrinsic and extrinsic electrical conductivity, mobility, charge carrier transport by drift and diffusion, carrier generation- recombination, thermal conductivity, energy domain coupling effects (thermoelectricity, piezoresistance, piezoelectricity, thermoelasticity, galvanomagnetism etc.).

iii)  Basic operational principles of microdevices: pn junction, MOS field effect, unipolar and bipolar electronic devices, power devices, various transducer effects.

iv) Phenomenological transport theory: Onsager´s transport model, continuous field models of energy- coupled multi-domain systems, physics-based macro-modeling of microsystems.

v)   Selected sensor and actuator application examples.

Lecturers: Prof. Dr. Gerhard Wachutka / Hours: 45 / Semester: 2

i)    Structure of the power system: generation, transportation and distribution and electricity consumption.

ii)   Introduction to typical power plant types including new renewable technologies. Description of the transport, distribution and control philosophy.

iii)  Introduction to the electricity demand, especially due to new electronic services. Fundamental terms of energy economy and electricity markets.

iv) Introduction into smart grids.

Lecturers: Prof. Dr. Thomas Hamacher / Hours: 45 / Semester: 2

Bipolar transistor operation principles. Bipolar device modeling. State-of-the-art bipolar structures. CMOS device scaling effects. Semiconductor memories. Future trends and challenges

Lecturers: Prof. Zhang Dao Hua / Hours: 45 / Semester: 2

Historical development of mainstream MOSFETs until today; economical, technological and physical fundamentals; properties of long channel and short channel MOSFETs, hot carrier effects; short channel effects, scaling rules; basics of charge carrier transport (quantum mechanical, hydro dynamics, ballistics); proposed new MOSFET structures (strain engineering, metal-gate, high-k, vertical MOSFETs, double gate MOSFETs); hot electron transistors; tunneling transistors; low dimensional devices; single electron transistor, single electron memories, quantum electronics.

Lecturers: Dr.-Ing. Josef Biba / Hours: 45 / Semester: 2

Third generation photovoltaics; Quantum dot tandem cells; Hot carrier cells; Multiple electron hole pair generation; Impurity and intermediate band devices.

Lecturers: Assoc Prof.  Tang Xiaohong / Hours: 45/ Semester: 2

Energy flow in environment; Optical properties of nanomaterials; Spectral selective windows; Solar thermal collectors; Solar cells; Cooling and energy harvesting; Electrochemical energy storage.

Lecturers: Prof. Zhang Qing / Hours: 45 / Semester: 2

Fundamentals of electronic and optoelectronic devices and technologies based on polymer semiconductors; An overview of Polymer Electronics; Electronic structure and band theory; Beyond polyacetylene; Optoelectronic properties; Charge tranport; Synthesis and macromolecular design; The physics of polymers; Surfaces and interfaces; Polymer transistors; Optoelectronic devices; Photovoltaic devices (organic and dye sensitised solar cells) and Polymeric memories.

Lecturers: Prof. Koch Alexander / Hours: 45/ Semester: 2

The course will focus on the function and operational principles of today´s semiconductor power devices and their use in specific applications. In particular, the course will address the following topics:

i) Fundamentals of semiconductor device physics: electronic band structure, intrinsic and extrinsic conductivity, mobility, carrier transport by drift and diffusion, carrier generation and recombination, impact ionisation, pn-junction, MOS field effect.

ii) Power device structures:

–      PIN diode

–      Schottky diode

–      Bipolar junction transistor

–      Thyristor

–      Power MOSFET

–      Insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT)

iii) Robustness and destruction mechanisms of power devices:

–      Thermal breakdown

–      Electrical breakdown

–      Dynamic avalanche

–      Latch-up in IGBTs

–      Cosmic ray induced failure

Lecturers: Prof. Dr. Gerhard Wachutka / Hours: 45 / Semester: 2

The primary purpose of the module is to introduce students to the different areas of business administration with the final objective to give them a basic understanding of how to face decision problems in a company. Most importantly, we will analyse long-term investment decisions, how to set-up strategic planning in a company, how to gather timely information about the current situation of a company, and how to set-up the long-term financial structure.

Lecturers: Prof. Dr. Christoph Kaserer/ Prof. Dr. Isabel Welpe/ Hours: 45 / Semester: 1

Marketing strategies are developed for a typical commodity and speciality business. Students will work in teams to develop business cases, make their own business decisions and develop marketing concepts based on provided information of a real case study.

The module covers the following topics:

– Principles of marketing

– Marketing strategy and environment

– Creating customer value, satisfaction, and loyalty

– Information management and market research

– Analysing consumer and business markets

– Competition and differentiation from competitors

– Segmenting, targeting, and positioning

– Creating and managing products and services, brand management

– Pricing

– Marketing communications, marketing channels, and service P’s.

Students will work out, in teams, business cases, make their own business decisions and develop marketing concepts based on provided information of a real case study.

Lecturers: Prof. Dr. Christian Braun/ Hours: 45 / Semester: 2

This module presents the dynamics of technological development through innovation and the related management issues, the difference between creating a new product (invention) and improving an existing product/idea (innovation), Start-ups and financing of innovation, innovation-driven economic cycles and innovation impact on growth and jobs.

Lecturers: Prof. Dr. Edward Krubasik/ Hours: 45 / Semester: 1

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 commercialisation of patents will be dealt with.

Lecturers:  Dr. Marian Majer/Attorney Bayani Loste/ Hours: 45 / Semester: 2

The module will provide insights into the core elements of Industry 4.0 such as: introduction to Cyber-Physical System, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technologies, information collection with intelligent sensors, industrial networking to connect the machines and processes together, Manufacturing Execution System (MES) for order management, production control and value adding to the complete supply chain management.

Lecturers: TBA / Hours: 45 / Semester: TBA

Manufacturers are confronted with special requirements of their production processes. Cycles, by-products, batches and campaigns are difficult to handle by nowadays ERP software packages (ERP = Enterprise Resource Planning). Concepts of material requirements planning, supply chain management (SCM) combined with basics in cost accounting will be explained.

The module covers the following topics:

Part A: Overview

Part B: Industries – Chemical, Plastics and PVC

Part C: The World of PVC

Part D: Production Planning – Introduction

Part E: Production Planning Process

Part F: Procurement Process

Part G: SAP & Enterprise Resource Planning

Part H: Simulation Theory and Simulation Models

Lecturers: Dr. Hanns Zeltinger/ Hours: 45 / Semester: 2

Introduction to Industry 4.0; Core elements of Industry 4.0; Fundamental workshop on AR/VR and digital twin; Fundamental workshop on additive manufacturing; Fundamental workshop on collaborative robot; Site visit and workshop on indoor vertical farming with disruptive technologies; Case study on Aquaculture 4.0; Site visit to Competence Centre for Digitalisation, Technology and Innovation (CDTI) and Advance Manufacturing Transformation Centre (AMTC).

Lecturers: TBC/ Hours: TBC / Semester: TBC

Introduction to Cyber Physical System; Elements of Cyber Physical System and its importance for a smart production system; Communication networks and the physical systems within a single entity; Overview of technologies enabling connectivity, open communication protocols, and cooperation between systems in a highly digitalised manufacturing environment; Essentials of a digital representation of a networked Cyber Physical System; Cyber Physical System for advanced digital manufacturing; and Case studies and discussions.

Lecturers: TBC/ Hours: TBC / Semester: TBC

Introduction to additive manufacturing and fundamentals of AM processes; Status quo of industry and first steps to AM production; Health and safety in AM; Quality and production management in AM; Risk assessment and management in AM; Industry standards in AM.

Lecturers: TBC/ Hours: TBC / Semester: TBC

Fundamentals of AR/VR technology; Benefit of AR/VR application in production environment to increase work efficiency; Hands-on exercises to access information about production operation; Considerations for AR/VR development; Virtual design and commissioning of a factory layout; Design and verification of a manufacturing process in a 3D environment; Human modelling and ergonomics.

Lecturers: TBC/ Hours: TBC / Semester: TBC

Project Management Principles, Project Performance Domains, Project Initiation, Project Planning, Project Execution, Project Monitoring, Project Closing, Agile Project Management.

Lecturers: TBC/ Hours: TBC / Semester: TBC