MSc in Nanotechnologies for ICTs

MNIS - Micro and Nanotechnologies for Integrated Systems

Year 1

• Materials and Characterizations for Micro and Nanotechnologies
• Physics of technological processes/Design of microsystems
• Solid-state physics/Electronic devices
• Advanced microsystems and LABS
• Advanced tools for nanoelectronics
• Elective subject (Grenoble)
• Nanophysics and Nanostructures

Year 2

• Analog circuits, VLSI, and modeling
• Elective subject (Losanna)
• From micro to nanosystems: nanoelectronics and optoelectronics
• Labs
• Challenge or
• Thesis or
• Internship

N4SIS - Nanotechnologies for Smart and Integrated Systems

Year 1

• Finite element modeling or
• Materials and characterizations for Micro and Nanotechnologies or
• Statistical learning and neural networks
• Modern Optics
• Physics of technological processes
• Solid-state physics/Electronic devices
• Advanced Technologies and Applications
• Elective course (view Full curriculum)
• Electronic transport in crystalline and organic semiconductors
• Micro and Nanoelectronic Devices
• Physics of NanoBiosystems

Year 2

• CAD of semiconductor devices
• Nanosurfaces and Nanostructures: from synthesis to applications
• Photonic devices
• Technology for Nanoelectronic Systems & Nanoelectronic Systems
• Challenge or
• Thesis or
• Internship

What Will You Learn?

The Master's degree programme will help you acquire sound knowledge in the physics of matter, physics of interfaces and materials process technology. At the same time, you will gain skills that range from design to the creation of nanoelectronic devices and systems, micro and nanosensors, and micro and nanosystems.

The programme has two elective specialist tracks:

• • Nanotechnologies for Smart and Integrated Systems (N4SIS): all courses are delivered on campus and are not capped to a limited number of student places. The main focus of this pathway is on device physics at the micro and nanoscale. Approximately one-third of the courses are in the domain of Physics and one-third are in the field of Electronic Engineering. You will be able to choose some optional courses to improve your background according to your preferences. At the end of the programme, you will earn a Master’s degree (Laurea Magistrale) in "Nanotechnologies for ICTs" which belongs to the Electronic Engineering degree class.
  • Micro and Nanotechnologies for Integrated Systems (MNIS), capped to a limited number of student places (20 places for PoliTo). You will study at Politecnico di Torino, at Phelma in Grenoble and at École Polytechnique Fédérale in Lausanne (EPFL).
• You will spend your first semester at Politecnico di Torino where you will study in-depth the fundamentals of solid-state physics, microtechnologies, microsystems and microelectronics
• During your second semester at Phelma in Grenoble, you will study nano-technological disciplines (with hands-on laboratories also in clean rooms) and work on the description of physical phenomena at the nanoscale. In addition, there are courses in humanities and social sciences (SHS) and optional courses that will allow you to explore specific issues of micro- and nanotechnology. Between the second and third semesters, you will be able to choose a specific subject in the field of micro and nanotechnology and participate in a 10-week summer internship in a company or research centre.
• The third semester at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) will complete your training in microelectronics and nanoelectronics. Also during this semester, you will be able to choose in-depth optional courses and SHS courses.
• During the fourth semester, you will work on your thesis.

At the end of the MNIS programme, you earn a double degree (Italian and French) as well as a joint Master’s diploma awarded by the 3 partner institutions.

The Master’s degree programme in "Nanotechnologies for ICTs" (regardless of the specialist pathway) is peculiar for being highly international. In this regard, several double degree programmes are available.

Your career as an Engineer in Nanotechnologies for ICTs starts here. You will be able to find a job in a variety of sectors that operate at the highest international levels in terms of innovation:

• from the various fields of information technology (artificial intelligence, telecommunications, information processing, measurement and sensor technology, Internet of things)
• to other engineering fields where miniaturization and innovation play a crucial role in functionality and performance (e.g. the energy and biomedical sectors, the automotive/transportation sectors, aerospace, robotics, and environmental control).

How Will You Learn It?

The Master’s degree program is English-taught.

You will take part in face-to-face lectures, classroom practicals, and computer and experimental laboratories, some of which are conducted in clean rooms in state-of-the-art facilities.

You will be able to work with colleagues from different countries and also share non-academic experiences. In particular, in Grenoble and Lausanne, sports are an integral part of the educational path. Nanotech students have a strong sense of community, as demonstrated by the social groups that always provide support and guidance to newly- enrolled students, especially for international and double degree programs.

You will be able to choose to work on your thesis in any company, university Italian, or international research centre of the highest level all over the world.