Studies can be custom tailored to examine a single device or circuit or broadened to encompass the overall operation of a complete signal processing system. Skills and capabilities for experimentation, design, modeling, simulation, and analysis are emphasized in the EDA technical area, which has 15 full-time faculty members and approximately 35 Ph.D. students. The School has an active educational program in analog and mixed signal circuits and systems at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The EDA educational program prepares students for success in the analog circuits and systems area, with emphasis on integrated circuit technology.
Some undergraduate electives are prerequisites to graduate sequences.
These classes, listed below, are taught once or twice a year. Computational Neuroscience Computer Aided Design of Microwave ICs Early in their programs, students are encouraged to participate in research projects. This activity develops student interest and expertise in a particular specialty, increases student-faculty interactions, and enhances future employment opportunities. Fabrication and Testing Research Facilities EDA faculty members are active in IC fabrication education. Faculty members have developed excellent facilities for designing and laying out integrated circuits, as well as laboratories equipped to test analog circuits in a discrete or IC format from frequencies that range from DC to above 110 GHz.