Field Research
by——yichao
I．Information Resource
To know the major of electrical engineering, the most effective way is understand the main hot
topic, future trend and basic need in this field. So, in this research report, I list two top journals
and one top conference, which is most highly-cited and represent the current development
status. Proceeding of the IEEE, the general interest journal in electrical engineering and
computer science, offer a big picture about this field. IEEE Transactions on Electron
Devices focus on the current status and prospects of electron devices.
Top journals
Proceedings of the IEEE
AIMS AND SCOPE
The most highly-cited general interest journal in electrical engineering and computer science,
the Proceedings is the best way to stay informed on an exemplary range of topics. This journal
also holds the distinction of having the longest useful archival life of any EE or computer
related journal in the world! Since 1913, the Proceedings of the IEEE has been the leading
journal to provide in-depth tutorial and review coverage of the technical developments that
shape our world.b
IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems
AIMS AND SCOPE
Contains articles on methods, algorithms, and human-machine interfaces for physical and
logical design, including: planning, synthesis, partitioning, modeling, simulation, layout,
verification, testing, and documentation of integrated-circuit and systems designs of all
complexities. Practical applications of aids resulting in producible analog, digital, optical, or
microwave integrated circuits are emphasized.
Top conference
International Conference on Microelectronics and Electron Devices
The International Conference on Microelectronics and Electron Devices aims to bring together
academic scientists, leading engineers, industry researchers and scholar students to
exchange and share their experiences and research results about all aspects of
Microelectronics and Electron Devices, and discuss the practical challenges encountered and
the solutions adopted.
II. Categorize by Sub-fields
Target field
Microelectronics
Categories:
Integrated Circuits and Systems
Micro Electro-Mechanical Systems & Nanotechnology
Photonics and Quantum Electronics
Quantum Information Processing
system-on-a-chip
Bio-MEMS
Nanoelectronics, Spintronic Devices and Systems
Smart Sensor Technology and Measurement Systems
Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices
Damping and Isolation
Micro-fluidic Systems
Nano-imaging, Scanning Probes, and Molecular Manipulation and Devices
Note:To understand the research environment, big picture is significant for person like me,
who have little research experience. In the major EE, there are so many research direction as
follow. Bring the general research method into specific field, it help us deeply understand the
subfield.
Branch of EE
1. Signal processing deals with the analysis and manipulation of signals.
2. Telecommunications engineering deals with the transmission of information across
a channel such as a co-axial cable, optical fiber or free space.
3. Control engineering has a wide range of applications from the flight and propulsion
systems of commercial airplanes to the cruise control present in many modern cars. It also
plays an important role in industrial automation.
4. Instrumentation engineering deals with the design of devices to measure physical
quantities such as pressure,flow and temperature.
5. Computer engineering deals with the design of computers and computer systems.
6. Project engineering
For most engineers not involved at the cutting edge of system design and development,
technical work accounts for only a fraction of the work they do.
7. Electromagnetics and Energy Conversion
8. Integrated Circuits and Systems
9. Micro Electro-Mechanical Systems & Nanotechnology
10. Networks
11. Photonics and Quantum Electronics
12. Plasma Research
13. Quantum Information Processing
III. Information Conclude
1. future trend and hot topic :
By study these materials, I make the conclusion that the future trend is Nano-electronics.
Nanotechnology has been named by the U.S. government as one of the most important areas
of impending technology. It is a common view among leading professionals in microelectronics
that current explosive developments in the field will likely lead to profound paradigm shifts in
the near
future. Identifying plausible scenarios
for the forthcoming evolution of
microelectronics presents a tremendous opportunity for constructive action today, especially
since our economy and, indeed, our civilization seem destined to be irrevocably shaped by this
technology.
2. basic need:
Digital Circuit
Analog circuit
Semiconductor Physics
IC School
3. career research
In this field, as an microelectronics engineer, there are many employment directions.
For example:
·Chip development
·Instrument Development
·Device design
IV. Reference:
1. Alley, Charles L. (1973). Electronic Engineering. Wiley. ISBN 0b471024503.
2. "Electronic Engineering". Television Society of Great Britain. 1996.
3. Brett Wilson/Z. Ghassemloooy/I. Darwazeh Analogue Optical Fibre Communications, p.
xvi, Institution of Electrical Engineers, 1995 ISBN 978-0852968321
4. Allan R. Hambley Electrical Engineering, pp. 3, 441, Prentice Hall, 2004 ISBN
978-0131470460
5. Principles of Electrical Engineering
6. Anthony J. Pansini Electrical Distribution Engineering, p. xiv, The Fairmont Press Inc.,
2006 ISBN 978-0881735468
7. Smarajit Ghosh Fundamentals of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, p. xxi, PHI Learning
Pvt. Ltd., 2004 ISBN 978-8120323162
8. Erik Barnouw A Tower in Babel, p. 28, Oxford University Press US, 1966 ISBN
978-0195004748
9. Radio Engineering Principles
10. Daniel Todd The World Electronics Industry, p. 55, Taylor & Francis, 1990 ISBN
978-0415024976
Web Reference:
www.research-conferences.com
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en.wikipedia.org