Master of Engineering in Microelectronics Manufacturing Engineering

Master of Engineering in Microelectronics Manufacturing Engineering

The master of engineering degree in microelectronics manufacturing engineering provides a broad-based education to students with a bachelor’s degree in traditional engineering or science disciplines who are interested in a career in the semiconductor industry.

Graduates of the program will: design and understand a sequence of processing steps to fabricate a solid state device to meet a set of target parameters; analyze experimental electrical data from a solid state device to extract performance parameters used in the device design; understand current lithographic materials, processes, and systems to meet imaging and device patterning requirements; understand the relevance of a process or device to current manufacturing practices; perform in a microelectronic manufacturing environment in an area of specialization, such as device engineering, circuit design, lithography, materials and processes, yield enhancement, and manufacturing.

Program outcomes

The MS program in microelectronics manufacturing engineering has a number of outcomes for its students:

• Design and understand a sequence of processing steps to fabricate a solid state device to meet a set of geometric, electrical and/or processing parameters.
• Analyze experimental electrical data from a solid state device to extract performance parameters for comparison to modeling parameters used in the device design.
• Understand current lithographic materials, processes, and systems to meet imaging and/or device patterning requirements.
• Understand the relevance of a process or device, either proposed or existing, to current manufacturing practices.
• Perform in a microelectronic engineering environment, as evidenced by a three-month internship.
• Appreciate the areas of specialty in the field of microelectronics, such as device engineering, circuit design, lithography, materials and processes, and yield and manufacturing.