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Introduction to Engineering with Microelectronics - Curriculum Plan
Overview of a microelectronics curriculum introducing engineering concepts, semiconductor technologies, and hands-on STEM learning.
Microelectronics Project
Hands-on microelectronics engineering project designed to introduce students to circuits, semiconductor concepts, and applied STEM learning.
Fault Injection Studies on Microprocessors: An Overview
Learn how fault injection testing helps evaluate microprocessor reliability and security in modern semiconductor systems.
Field-Effect Transistors in Space: Surviving Outside the Earth's Atmosphere
Explore how field-effect transistors operate in space and how radiation affects semiconductor devices beyond Earth’s atmosphere.
Thermal Interface Materials (TIM) Strategies for AI and Data Centers (Webinar)
Discover how thermal interface materials improve cooling and performance in AI hardware, high-performance computing, and data centers.
Design Project: Analog Single Tone Generator, Filter and Loudspeaker with LM324 and LM386
Engineering design project building an analog tone generator using LM324 and LM386 amplifiers to explore circuits and audio electronics.
Short Video: The Art of Microelectronics Packaging
Short educational video explaining microelectronics packaging and its importance in semiconductor performance and reliability.
Phase Diagrams & Pb-free Low-temperature Solder Materials in Microelectronics
Learn how phase diagrams guide development of lead-free, low-temperature solder materials for microelectronics packaging.
Integrating Microelectronics Contexts into Engineering Classrooms: Thermo-Calc Online Tool for the Design of Solder Materials
Discover how Thermo-Calc helps students design solder materials and apply microelectronics concepts in engineering classrooms.
How to make Phase Diagrams using ThermoCalc
Step-by-step guide to creating phase diagrams with ThermoCalc for semiconductor materials and microelectronics research.
Radiation Enabled Model Development and Validation
Learn how radiation testing supports development and validation of semiconductor models for reliable electronics systems.
Single Event Burnout Testing of Power Electronics Devices
Understand how single event burnout testing evaluates radiation effects and reliability in power electronics devices.
AI Hardware Acceleration in ASIC Design Lecture 3: AI Acceleration – Systolic Arrays
Explore how systolic arrays accelerate AI workloads, enabling efficient parallel processing for neural networks and modern AI hardware.
AI Hardware Acceleration in ASIC Design Lecture 2: Neural Networks – An Overview
Learn how neural networks work, from perceptrons to deep learning, and why multiply-accumulate operations drive modern AI computing.
AI Hardware Acceleration in ASIC Design Lecture 1: Introduction & History of Artificial Intelligence
Introduction to artificial intelligence, tracing its history, core principles, and how neural networks enable computers to learn and make decisions.
Technology Characterization and Radiation-Enabled Modeling
Explore semiconductor technology characterization and radiation-enabled modeling for advanced electronics research.
Investigating the Aging Effects on the Cu, Ni and Au Intermetallic in High Temperature Solders
Study aging effects of Cu, Ni, and Au intermetallics in high-temperature solder materials used in microelectronics packaging.
What Are 2D Materials Good For?
Discover how 2D materials enable new possibilities in microelectronics, semiconductor devices, and advanced technologies.
Teaching Microcontrollers with WALL-E
Creative STEM activity using WALL-E to teach microcontroller programming and embedded systems concepts.
Multimeter Activity Contextualized in an Assistive Technology Project
Hands-on activity teaching multimeter skills through an assistive technology engineering design project.