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Courses in microelectronics and reliability
Microelectronics and Reliability
PergamonPress 1970. Vol. 9, pp. 199-201.
Printed in Great Britain
COURSES IN M I C R O E L E C T R O N I C S AND RELIABILITY M.Sc. COURSE IN QUALITY AND RELIABILITY ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING POSTGRADUATE COURSE IN QUALITY AND RELIABILITY ENGINEERING THE syllabus of this one-year postgraduate course, which was introduced in October 1964 and which leads to the award of the M.Sc. degree, has been planned by the Department of Engineering Production in collaboration with the Departments of Industrial Metallurgy, Mechanical Engineering and Electronic and Electrical Engineering. Enquiries regarding this course should be addressed to: Professor N. A. DUDLEY, Ph.D. Department of Engineering Production University of Birmingham Edgbaston Birmingham 15. The object of this postgraduate course of studies, which occupies one academic year (1 October30 September) is to provide advanced education and training in quality and reliability engineering. The course embraces the statistical, technological and psychological aspects of the subject, but particular attention is paid to organization and management fundamentals necessary for the achievement of quality and reliability. In addition to participation in formal lecture, laboratory, and tutorial sessions and industrial study visits, each course member is required to undertake a practical project or investigation occupying approximately 3 months of the year. Students are also expected to take an active part in current development work undertaken by the school, which is in keeping with the need to stay abreast of new approaches to the subject. The course has been designed with the assistance of industrial experts who also contribute lectures and further assist by providing and supervising project work in their organizations. It is expected that the majority of course members will be sponsored by their companies, but scholarships are available to support a few independent candidates. Graduates of Birmingham and other universities with degrees in science or engineering and with satisfactory industrial experience, and other students with equivalent qualifications, are eligible for admission. Master of Science degree Graduates holding a B.Sc. degree in engineering or other applied science subject who pass the examinations on the postgraduate course of studies and, in addition, submit a satisfactory project report, are eligible for the award of the degree of Master of Science in Quality and Reliability Engineering. Exceptionally, non-graduates may be admitted as M.Sc. degree candidates. 199
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Admission to course Application for admission to the course commencing in October should be submitted to the Assistant Registrar not later than 30 June in the same year, and selection for admission will be made immediately thereafter. Fees Students will be required to pay an inclusive fee of £98, which covers all university lecture, laboratory, examination and graduation fees, and membership of the Guild of Undergraduates Union.
M.Sc. COURSE I N C L U D I N G I N D U S T R I A L T R A I N I N G AT S O U T H A M P T O N MICROELECTRONICS AND S E M I C O N D U C T O R DEVICES CENTRE Introduction THE field of microelectronics is one of the main growth points for career opportunities in the electronics industry. This activity involves the design, production and use of integrated circuits, and the development of new semiconductor devices. As there is little room for these topics in most undergraduate courses, a special postgraduate training centre was set up at Southampton in 1968 by the Conference of the Electronics Industry, in collaboration with the Ministry of Technology and the Department of Education and Science. The degree of M.Sc. of the University of Southampton is awarded to students successfully completing the course. Each course lasts 13 months, beginning in mid-September, with the students' time divided between the University and the A.S.M. semiconductor factory where specially prepared facilities have been provided for their work. Vacations are two weeks each at Christmas and Easter, and three weeks in the summer. The teaching is divided roughly equally between industrial and University staff. An outline of the content is given below, with an indication of the lecture hours for each main topic. There are additional special lectures. September-December
Laboratory work is carried out at the University on materials diagnostics, the properties of semiconductor materials and transistors, the fabrication of planar devices, and basic electronic circuits. Lectures deal with: Statistics--confidence limits, etc. 12 Properties of materials and diagnostic techniques 26 Fabrication technology of integrated circuits 30 Theory of conduction, and operation of transistors 21 Network theory, basic electronic circuits and applications of transistors 30 Design of practical structures for transistors and other integrated circuit components 15 Photosensitive and light-emitting devices 6 January-March
Working in groups at the A.S.M. factory, the students commission their own fabrication facilities for silicon planar circuits and design integrated circuits to meet given specifications. Particular attention is given to the comparative costs of producing different circuits. Lectures deal with: Factory organization 3 Electrical measurements on semiconductor devices 6 Design, specification and application of integrated circuits 18 Computer-aided design of masks 2 Statistics 8
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April-July During this period the students fabricate and evaluate their circuits and write a report on the group project work. Lectures deal with: Management techniques--PERT, operational research, etc. 16 Surface properties, reliability and failure analysis 13 Microwave semiconductor devices 10 Further lectures on integrated circuits 10 Metal-oxide-semiconductor arrays 4 Thick- and thin-film components 3 Three design studies, each emphasizing the cost of alternative solutions 15
August-October Written examinations are held after the summer vacation and a period for revision. There are then lectures and seminars devoted to: Financial control of research, development and production 10 Marketing--external economic and technological factors 10
Sociologicalfactors in industry Each student writes a dissertation on a management topic. This final period also includes a course on computer aided design.
Outside visits The course includes visits to industrial and government establisbments which are working on problems of special interest in microelectronics.
Financial arrangements Normally, each student is sponsored by a firm in the electronics industry, which provides his salary and pays all fees, with the assistance of the Science Research Council and the Engineering Industry Training Board.
Entry qualifications and application for admission The normal entry qualification is a first or upper second class honours degree in Electronics, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, Mathematics or Chemistry.
For an application form or further information, please write to: S.M.S.D. Secretary Room 160, Lanchester Building The University Southampton SO9 5NH.
PergamonPress 1970. Vol. 9, pp. 199-201.
Printed in Great Britain
COURSES IN M I C R O E L E C T R O N I C S AND RELIABILITY M.Sc. COURSE IN QUALITY AND RELIABILITY ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING POSTGRADUATE COURSE IN QUALITY AND RELIABILITY ENGINEERING THE syllabus of this one-year postgraduate course, which was introduced in October 1964 and which leads to the award of the M.Sc. degree, has been planned by the Department of Engineering Production in collaboration with the Departments of Industrial Metallurgy, Mechanical Engineering and Electronic and Electrical Engineering. Enquiries regarding this course should be addressed to: Professor N. A. DUDLEY, Ph.D. Department of Engineering Production University of Birmingham Edgbaston Birmingham 15. The object of this postgraduate course of studies, which occupies one academic year (1 October30 September) is to provide advanced education and training in quality and reliability engineering. The course embraces the statistical, technological and psychological aspects of the subject, but particular attention is paid to organization and management fundamentals necessary for the achievement of quality and reliability. In addition to participation in formal lecture, laboratory, and tutorial sessions and industrial study visits, each course member is required to undertake a practical project or investigation occupying approximately 3 months of the year. Students are also expected to take an active part in current development work undertaken by the school, which is in keeping with the need to stay abreast of new approaches to the subject. The course has been designed with the assistance of industrial experts who also contribute lectures and further assist by providing and supervising project work in their organizations. It is expected that the majority of course members will be sponsored by their companies, but scholarships are available to support a few independent candidates. Graduates of Birmingham and other universities with degrees in science or engineering and with satisfactory industrial experience, and other students with equivalent qualifications, are eligible for admission. Master of Science degree Graduates holding a B.Sc. degree in engineering or other applied science subject who pass the examinations on the postgraduate course of studies and, in addition, submit a satisfactory project report, are eligible for the award of the degree of Master of Science in Quality and Reliability Engineering. Exceptionally, non-graduates may be admitted as M.Sc. degree candidates. 199
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COURSES IN M I C R O E L E C T R O N I C S AND R E L I A B I L I T Y
Admission to course Application for admission to the course commencing in October should be submitted to the Assistant Registrar not later than 30 June in the same year, and selection for admission will be made immediately thereafter. Fees Students will be required to pay an inclusive fee of £98, which covers all university lecture, laboratory, examination and graduation fees, and membership of the Guild of Undergraduates Union.
M.Sc. COURSE I N C L U D I N G I N D U S T R I A L T R A I N I N G AT S O U T H A M P T O N MICROELECTRONICS AND S E M I C O N D U C T O R DEVICES CENTRE Introduction THE field of microelectronics is one of the main growth points for career opportunities in the electronics industry. This activity involves the design, production and use of integrated circuits, and the development of new semiconductor devices. As there is little room for these topics in most undergraduate courses, a special postgraduate training centre was set up at Southampton in 1968 by the Conference of the Electronics Industry, in collaboration with the Ministry of Technology and the Department of Education and Science. The degree of M.Sc. of the University of Southampton is awarded to students successfully completing the course. Each course lasts 13 months, beginning in mid-September, with the students' time divided between the University and the A.S.M. semiconductor factory where specially prepared facilities have been provided for their work. Vacations are two weeks each at Christmas and Easter, and three weeks in the summer. The teaching is divided roughly equally between industrial and University staff. An outline of the content is given below, with an indication of the lecture hours for each main topic. There are additional special lectures. September-December
Laboratory work is carried out at the University on materials diagnostics, the properties of semiconductor materials and transistors, the fabrication of planar devices, and basic electronic circuits. Lectures deal with: Statistics--confidence limits, etc. 12 Properties of materials and diagnostic techniques 26 Fabrication technology of integrated circuits 30 Theory of conduction, and operation of transistors 21 Network theory, basic electronic circuits and applications of transistors 30 Design of practical structures for transistors and other integrated circuit components 15 Photosensitive and light-emitting devices 6 January-March
Working in groups at the A.S.M. factory, the students commission their own fabrication facilities for silicon planar circuits and design integrated circuits to meet given specifications. Particular attention is given to the comparative costs of producing different circuits. Lectures deal with: Factory organization 3 Electrical measurements on semiconductor devices 6 Design, specification and application of integrated circuits 18 Computer-aided design of masks 2 Statistics 8
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April-July During this period the students fabricate and evaluate their circuits and write a report on the group project work. Lectures deal with: Management techniques--PERT, operational research, etc. 16 Surface properties, reliability and failure analysis 13 Microwave semiconductor devices 10 Further lectures on integrated circuits 10 Metal-oxide-semiconductor arrays 4 Thick- and thin-film components 3 Three design studies, each emphasizing the cost of alternative solutions 15
August-October Written examinations are held after the summer vacation and a period for revision. There are then lectures and seminars devoted to: Financial control of research, development and production 10 Marketing--external economic and technological factors 10
Sociologicalfactors in industry Each student writes a dissertation on a management topic. This final period also includes a course on computer aided design.
Outside visits The course includes visits to industrial and government establisbments which are working on problems of special interest in microelectronics.
Financial arrangements Normally, each student is sponsored by a firm in the electronics industry, which provides his salary and pays all fees, with the assistance of the Science Research Council and the Engineering Industry Training Board.
Entry qualifications and application for admission The normal entry qualification is a first or upper second class honours degree in Electronics, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, Mathematics or Chemistry.
For an application form or further information, please write to: S.M.S.D. Secretary Room 160, Lanchester Building The University Southampton SO9 5NH.