NOTE: 6000-level courses are open to graduate students only.
ELEC 6100/6106. Wireless Communication Systems
(3) Lec. 3. Pr., ELEC 3400, ELEC 3320.
Introduction to mobile cellular radio and wireless personal communications, cellular
concept, mobile radio propagation, modulation techniques, multiple access techniques,
wireless systems and standards.
ELEC 6110/6116. Wireless Networks
(3). Pr., ELEC 3400.
Introduction to evolution of technologies from 2G to 3G wireless networks, wireless
broadband, satellite communication, wireless local area networks, mobile Internet
protocol, wireless network security, wireless network planning, design and management.
ELEC 6120/6126. Telecommunication Networks
(3). Lec. 3. Pr., ELEC 3400.
Introduction to public and private telecommunication systems, including switched
telephone networks, circuit and packet switching, voice and data networks, transmission
technologies and protocols, switching protocols and architectures, and network
management.
ELEC 6130/6136. RF Devices and Circuits
(3). Lec. 3. Pr., ELEC 3700.
Introduction to RF semiconductor devices and circuits targeted for wireless applications.
ELEC 6150/6156. Information Security
(3). Pr., Senior standing and departmental approval.
Emerging protocols, standards and technologies of information security; design
of information network security, firewall, virtual private networks and secured
applications.
ELEC 6190/6196. Introduction to Digital and Analog IC Design
(3). Pr.,ELEC 2210, ELEC 3700.
Introduction to digital and analog integrated circuit (IC) design with emphasis
on front-end IC design skills. Digital IC designs using Verilog hardware description
language. Analog IC designs using Cadence analog IC design tools. Gain hands-on
experience through digital and analog IC design projects.
ELEC 6200/6206. Computer Architecture and Design
(3) Lec. 3. Pr., ELEC 4200.
Structural organization and hardware design of digital computers; register transfers;
micro-operations, control units and timing; instruction set design; input/output
devices, multiprocessors, automated hardware design aids.
ELEC 6210/6216. Personal Computer System Design
(3) Lec. 3. Pr., ELEC 2220 or COMP 3350.
Personal computer hardware components, microprocessors, motherboard design, cache
and main memory technologies and subsystems, standard expansion buses and interfacing.
Design of selected peripheral subsystems, including floppy and hard disks, CDROMs,
graphics displays, input devices, and multimedia hardware.
ELEC 6220/6226. Information Networks and Technology
(3) Lec. 3. Pr., ELEC 2220 or COMP 3350.
Architectures, protocols, standards and technologies of information networks;
design and implementation of information networks based on requirements; applications
of information networks for data, audio and video communications.
ELEC 6230/6236. Parallel Processing
(3) Lec. 3. Pr., ELEC 2220 or COMP 3350.
Hardware components of multiprocessor systems including processor, interconnection,
memory, and control architectures; Software elements of parallel processing including
inter-processor communication, task partitioning, task mapping and scheduling,
load balancing, programming languages, and parallel algorithms.
ELEC 6240/6246. Neural Networks
(3) Lec. 3. Pr., ELEC 2120.
Principles, architectures, and technologies of neural networks; design and implementation
of neural networks using electronics and optics; applications of neural networks.
ELEC 6250/6256. Computer-Aided Design of Digital Circuits
(3) Lec. 3. Pr., ELEC 2220 or COMP 3350.
Computer-automated design of digital logic circuits, using discrete gates, programmable
logic devices, and standard cells, hardware description languages, circuit simulation
for design verification and analysis, fault diagnosis and testing.
ELEC 6260/6266. Embedded Computing Systems
(3). Pr. ELEC 2220 or COMP 3350.
The design of systems containing embedded computers. Microcontroller technology,
assembly language and C programming, input/output interfacing, data acquisition
hardware, interrupts, and timing. Real-time operating systems and application
programming. Embedded system application examples.
ELEC 6270/6276. Low-Power Design of Electronic Circuits
(3). Lec. 3. Pr. ELEC 2210 or Departmental approval.
Design of digital circuits and systems for reduced power consumption, power analysis
algorithms, low-power MOS technologies, low-power design architectures for FPGA,
memory and microprocessor, reduction of power in testing of circuits.
ELEC 6280/6286. Built-In Self-Test (3). Lec. 3. Pr. ELEC 2200, ELEC 2210l.
Testing during product life-cycle, fault models and detection, design for testability,
test pattern generation, output response analysis, concurrent fault detection,
manufacturing and system use, built-in self-test approaches and applications.
ELEC 6310/6316. Design of Antennas and Antenna Systems
(3) Lec. 3. Coreq., ELEC 3320.
Application of Electromagnetic and Circuit concepts to the design of practical
antennas and antenna systems.
ELEC 6320/6326. Electromagnetic Compatibility
(3) Lec. 3. Pr., ELEC 3320, ELEC 3700.
Electromagnetic noise coupling, designing for electromagnetic compatibility (EMC),
EMC regulation, noise sources, standard techniques for eliminating noise, circuit
layout for reduced electromagnetic interference (EMI).
ELEC 6340/6346. Microwave and RF Engineering
(3) LEC. 3. Pr., ELEC 3320, ELEC 3700.
Application of Electromagnetic and Electronic concepts to the design of practical
microwave devices and circuits typically used in wireless communications.
ELEC 6350/6356. RADAR and SONAR Principles
(3) LEC. 3. Pr., ELEC 3320, ELEC 3800.
Study of the fundamentals of RADAR systems including detection of nondeterministic
signals in noise, and introduction to the principles of wave acoustics with emphasis
on SONAR systems.
ELEC 6410/6416. Digital Signal Processing
(3) Lec. 3. Pr., ELEC 3800.
Digital processing of signals, sampling, difference equations, discrete-time
Fourier transforms, discrete and fast Fourier transforms, digital filter design.
ELEC 6430/6436. Digital Image Processing
(3) Lec. 3. Pr., ELEC 3400, ELEC 3800.
Digital image processing principles and applications such as enhancement, restoration
and compression.
ELEC 6510/6516. Modeling and System Identification
(3) Lec. 3. Pr., ELEC 3500 and ELEC 3800, or departmental approval.
Development of physical models (linear and nonlinear) from first principles and
estimation of model parameters from experimental data. System identification in
closed loop. Data collection under output feedback.
ELEC 6520/6526. Discrete Embedded Control Systems
(3) Lec. 3. Pr., ELEC 3500.
Discrete state equation models, control system characteristics, pole placement
design and implementation, estimator design and implementation.
ELEC 6530/6536. Mobile Robot Design
(3) Lec. 3. Pr., ELEC 2120, and ELEC 3040 or ELEC 3050.
Fundamentals of mobile robot design, including motor control, sensor integration,
path planning, navigation, and localization.
ELEC 6610/6616. Power Electronics
(3) Lec. 3. Pr., ELEC 3600, ELEC 3700.
Power electronic circuits, components, and devices.
ELEC 6620/6626. Power System Analysis
(3) Lec. 3. Pr., ELEC 3600 or departmental approval.
Power system modeling, power flow analysis, analysis of faulted power systems.
ELEC 6630/6636. Electric Machines
(3) Lec. 3. Pr., ELEC 3600 or departmental approval.
Fundamentals of the electromagnetic-mechanical energy conversion process. Principles
of operation, application, and control of ac and dc motors and generators.
ELEC 6650/6656. Power System Protection
(3) Lec. 3. Pr., ELEC 3600.
Fault analysis using symmetrical components. Power switchgear, including switches,
disconnects, fuses, relays and circuit breakers. Fundamentals of electric power
system protection, including bus, transformer, and line protection.
ELEC 6700/6706. Semiconductor Fundamentals
(3) Lec. 3. Pr., ELEC 3700.
An introduction to semiconductors: crystal structure, energy band theory, equilibrium
electron and hole statistics, doping, generation and recombination processes,
carrier drift and diffusion, transport equations.
ELEC 6710/6716. Semiconductor Devices
(3) Lec. 3 . Pr., ELEC 6700.
An introduction to semiconductor devices: pn junctions, junction diode based
devices, optoelectronic devices, bipolar transistors, field effect transistors.
ELEC 6720/6726. Semiconductor Material and Device Characterization
(3) Lec. 3 . Pr., ELEC 6710.
Theoretical and experimental techniques used in the characterization of semiconductor
materials and devices.
ELEC 6730/6736. Microelectronic Fabrication
(3) Lec. 2, Lab. 3. Pr., ELEC 2210 or departmental approval.
Introduction to monolithic integrated circuit technology, bipolar and MOS processes
and structures, elements of layout, design, fabrication, and applications, experiments
in microelectronic technologies.
ELEC 6740/6746. Electronics Manufacturing
(3) Lec. 2, LAB. 3. Pr., ELEC 3700 or departmental approval.
Materials and processes used to manufacture electronic products. Particular attention
is given to substrate technology and electronics assembly.
ELEC 6750/6756. Introduction to Plasma Engineering
(3) Lec. 3. Pr., ELEC 3320 or departmental approval.
Electrical breakdown and discharges in gases, basic plasma theories, applications
of plasmas, plasma processing for microelectronic fabrication.
ELEC 6760/6766. Solid-State Sensors
(3) Lec. 3. Pr., ELEC 3700 or departmental approval.
Theory, technology and design of micro-mechanical sensors, electrochemical microsensors,
photodetectors, and integrated smart sensors.
(3) Lec. 3. Pr., ELEC 2210, ELEC 2220.
Review of MOS transistor fundamentals, CMOS logic circuits; VLSI fabrication
and design rules; clocking strategies and sequential design; performance estimation;
memories and programmable arrays; standard cell design methodologies; computer
aided design (CAD) tools.
ELEC 6780/6786. Analog Circuit Design
(3) Lec. 3. Pr., ELEC 3700 or departmental approval.
Circuit design techniques used for implementing analog integrated circuits in
both CMOS and bipolar technologies.
ELEC 6810/6816. Computed Imaging Systems
(3) Lec. 3. Pr. ELEC 2120 or departmental approval.
Introduction to computed imaging systems such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI),
computed tomography (CT), and synthetic aperture radar (SAR).
ELEC 6820/6826. MEMS Technology
(3) Lec. 3. Pr. Senior standing or departmental approval.
Introduction to Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS), the study of the materials
and microfabrication processes used to fabricate MEMS devices, the principles
of operation of MEMS devices, and an introduction to the different application
areas of MEMS devices.
ELEC 6970/6976. Special Topics in Electrical Engineering
(Credit To Be Arranged, 1 to 5). Pr., departmental approval.
May be repeated for up to 9 credits toward degree requirements.
