ELEC 7190/7196. Advanced RFIC Design for Wireless Communication 
(3) Lec. 3. Pr., ELEC 6200.
Current topics in the field of modern computer architecture and design, with
specific topics and emphasis varying according to current research interests.
May be taken more than one semester.
ELEC 7210/7216. Fault Tolerant Computing
(3) Lec. 3. Pr., ELEC 6200.
Architecture and design of fault tolerant computer systems using protective redundancy,
estimation of the reliability and availability of fault tolerant systems, error
recovery, and fault diagnosis.
ELEC 7220/7226. Advanced Information Communication
(3) Lec. 3. Pr., ELEC 6220.
Emerging architectures, protocols, standards and technologies of information
networks; design of data, video and audio information networks; emerging multimedia
applications of information networks.
ELEC 7230/7236. High Performance Computing
(3) Lec. 3. Pr., ELEC 6230.
High performance computing systems; design and implementation issues of cluster
architectures; reconfigurable architectures; parallelization of hard problems,
performance modeling and analysis.
(3) Lec. 3. Pr., ELEC 6770.
Exponential nature of the test problem, fault models, test generation algorithms,
test generation for sequential circuits, fault simulation, testability measures,
fault coverage, yield and defect levels, design-for-testability approaches, scan
and boundary scan, IDDQ testing, mixed signal testing.
ELEC 7310/7316. Advanced Electrodynamics I
(3) LEC. 3. Pr., Departmental approval.
Review of Basic Electromagnetics. Electromagnetic wave propagation in infinite
and bounded media. Equivalence Principle, Uniqueness Theorem, Reciprocity, Green's
functions and Plane wave functions.
ELEC 7320/7326. Advanced Electrodynamics II
(3) lec. 3. Pr., ELEC 7310.
Cylindrical wave functions. Spherical wave functions. Scattering by cylinders
and spheres. Perturbational and variational techniques.
ELEC 7330/7336. Electromagnetic Measurements
(3), LEC. 1, LAB. 3. Pr., ELEC 6310, ELEC 6340, ELEC 6350.
Electromagnetic theory is supported by lab experiments, including microstrip
circuit characterization using a vector network analyzer, antenna and radar cross
section measurements in an anechoic chamber, and optical measurements using an
optical spectrometer.
ELEC 7340/7346. Computational Electromagnetics I
(3) LEC. 3. Pr., ELEC 7310.
Solution of electromagnetic scattering, radiation, and coupling problems using
method of moments, finite-difference, finite-element, transmission-line matrix
and other advanced computational methods.
ELEC 7350/7356. Computational Electromagnetics II
(3) LEC. 3. Pr., ELEC 7310.
Solutions of electromagnetic scattering, radiation, and coupling problems using
a variety of common asymptotic techniques including geometrical and physical optics
(GO/PO), physical theory of diffraction (PTD), geometric theory of diffraction
(GTD), and other variations.
ELEC 7410/7416. Stochastic Signal and System Analysis
(3) Lec. 3. Pr., Departmental approval.
Applications of probability, random variables and stochastic processes in electrical
engineering.
ELEC 7420/7426. Adaptive Signal Processing
(3) Lec. 3. Coreq., ELEC 7410.
Least mean square and recursive least square algorithms; adaptive FIR and IIR
filters, lattice filters, Kalman filters; adaptive system identification and its
application in communications and control.
ELEC 7430/7436. Advanced Communication Theory
(3) Lec. 3. Pr., ELEC 3400.
Principles of modern communication systems. Elements of information theory, source
encoding, efficient signaling with coded waveforms, convolutional codes; carrier
recovery and synchronization under AGN channel; adaptive equalization; maximum
likelihood estimation, Viterbi algorithm.
ELEC 7500/7506. State-Variable Analysis of Systems
(3) Lec. 3. Pr., Departmental approval.
Matrices and linear spaces; state variables for linear continuous and discrete
systems; applications in analysis and design of control systems.
ELEC 7510/7516. Optimal and Stochastic Control Systems
(3) Lec. 3. Pr., Departmental approval.
Theory of extrema, calculus of variations, LQR/LQG theory, optimal control, observability,
controllability, sensitivity, observers and state estimators, pole assignment.
ELEC 7520/7526. Advanced Discrete Control Systems
(3) Lec. 3. Pr., Departmental Approval.
Discrete state modeling. Pole assignment and estimation. Multi-rate sampled systems.
Non-synchronous sampled systems. MIMO.
ELEC 7550/7556. Fuzzy Logic Control Systems
(3) Lec. 3. Pr., ELEC 7500.
Fuzzy logic as information representation and decision making paradigm; stability
analysis, system identification and estimation, adaptive fuzzy control, supervisory
control, gain scheduling.
ELEC 7560/7566. Nonlinear Systems & Control
(3) LEC. 3. Pr., ELEC 6500 or departmental approval.
Principles of nonlinear system modeling and analysis: phase-plane analysis, describing
functions, Lyapunov stability, Luré regulator problem. Nonlinear control systems
design: Lyapunov design, differential geometric methods, variable structure control,
integrator backstepping. Nonlinear system state estimation.
ELEC 7610/7616. Power System Dynamics and Stability
(3) Lec. 3. Pr., ELEC 6620, ELEC 6650.
Dynamic models of power systems and analysis of power system stability.
ELEC 7620/7626. Power System Operations
(3) Lec. 3. Pr., ELEC 6620 or departmental approval.
Unit commitment, power system security, state estimation, power system control
centers and real-time applications.
ELEC 7630/7636. Advanced Electric Machines
(3) Lec. 3. Pr., ELEC 6630.
Advanced machine modeling, including KronÆs generalized machine theory, ParkÆs
transformation, and generalized coordinate tranformations. Derivation of traditional
machine models. Machine nonlinearities, including finite element analysis.
ELEC 7640/7646. Power System Transients
(3) Lec. 3. Pr., ELEC 6630.
Transients in electric power systems, including lightning and switching phenonmena.
Travelling waves on power transmission lines. Surge arresters, BIL, BSL, line
insulation. System modeling.
ELEC 7710/7716. The Field-Effect Transistor
(3) Lec. 3. Pr., ELEC 6710.
Advanced treatment of the modern field-effect transistor: the state-of-the-art,
the MOS capacitor, the 4-terminal MOSFET, short and narrow-channel effects, dynamic
operation, reliability, scaling theory, modeling, silicon-on-insulator technology,
heterostructure devices.
ELEC 7720/7726. The Bipolar Transistor
(3) Lec. 3. Pr., ELEC 6710.
Advanced treatment of the modern bipolar junction transistor: the state-of-the-art,
terminal currents, solutions for arbitrary doping profiles, the polysilicon emitter
contact, high-injection effects, dynamic operation, device models, heterojunction
bipolar transistors.
ELEC 7730/7736. Advanced Plasma Processing for Microelectronic Fabrication
(3) Lec. 3. Pr., ELEC 6750 or departmental approval.
Plasma reactor design and process optimization, plasma assisted etching and deposition
processes, plasma assisted oxidation and surface modification processes, plasma
polymerization, plasma induced damages to semiconductor devices.
ELEC 7740/7746. Electronics Packaging
(3) Lec. 3. Pr., ELEC 6740 or departmental approval.
Design issues in the packaging of electronics. Emphasis is placed on physical
design, electrical performance, thermal characteristics and mechanical stress
induced failures.
ELEC 7750/7756. Low-Temperature Electronics
(3) Lec. 3. Pr., ELEC 6710.
Advanced treatment of electronic devices operating at reduced temperatures: the
case for cryogenic computers, semiconductor physics at low temperatures, carrier
freeze-out, cooled CMOS technology, cooled bipolar technology, superconductors,
packaging.
ELEC 7760/7766. Silicon-Based Heterostructure Devices and Circuits
(3) Lec. 3. Pr., ELEC 5700/6700 or consent of instructor.
Bandgap engineering, strained SiGe and Si, SiGe BiCMOS technology, noise, linearity,
circuits applications.
ELEC 7770/7776. Advanced VLSI Design
(3) Lec. 3. Pr. ELEC 6770 or departmental approval.
Review of CMOS logic circuits; impact of fabrication issues on design; high speed
switching circuits; high performance memory structures; advanced clocking strategies
and clock distribution; performance optimization; deep submicron design issues;
ASIC design flow: logic synthesis, placement and routing; design verification;
low power design.
ELEC 7780/7786. RF Microelectronics
(3) Lec. 3. Pr., ELEC 6780 or departmental approval.
Techniques used in the design of monolithic integrated circuits for RF applications.
ELEC 7810/7816. Applied Computation in Signals and Systems
(3) Lec. 3.
Computational solutions to numerous problems in electrical engineering, especially
in the fields of control, electromagnetics, and signal processing.
ELEC 7900/7906. Independent Study in Electrical Engineering
(Credit To Be Arranged, 1 to 3). Pr., departmental approval.
May be taken more than one semester.
ELEC 7950/7956. Electrical Engineering Seminar
(Credit To Be Arranged, 1 to 3). Pr., departmental approval.
May be taken more than one semester.
ELEC 7970/7976. Special Topics in Electrical Engineering
(Credit To Be Arranged, 1 to 5). Pr., departmental approval.
May be taken more than one semester.
ELEC 7990. Research and Thesis
(Credit To Be Arranged).
May be taken more than one semester.
