Solid State Electronics and Photonics
Electrical and Computer Engineering
The Ohio State University
An Overview for Prospective Students
http://www.ece.osu.edu/ssep
SSEP Area: Who Are We?
First Row
• Betty Lise Anderson
• Steven A. Ringel
• Wu Lu
Second Row
• George J. Valco
• Paul R. Berger
• Leonard J. Brillson
• Patrick Roblin
Areas of ECE Concentration
• Circuits
• Communications and
Signal Processing
• Computer Engineering
• Controls
• Electromagnetics
• Power Systems
• Solid State Electronics
and Photonics
Areas of ECE Concentration
“The Food Chain”
• Controls
• Communications and
Signal Processing
• Computer Engineering
• Electromagnetics
• Circuits
• Solid State Electronics
and Photonics
• Power Systems
Solid State Electronics and Photonics
Circuits & Electronics Track
Intro to Materials for
Electrical Engineering
EE 331
All
Electronic Analysis,
Design and
Simulation
EE 323
All
Physics of
Semiconductor Devices
EE 432
All
PHY 633
Spr
EE 734
Odd Spr
Silicon
EE 735
Even Win
Compound
Semiconductors
LAB
EE 737
Odd Win
Photonics
Lab
Solid State Technology
EE 730
Aut
PHY 780.06
Spr
Condensed
Matter
Physics
LAB
EE 327
Aut
Electronic
Devices &
Circuits
Laboratory
Electromagnetics
Branch
LAB
EE 637 Solid State
Microelectronics
Aut
Laboratory
PHY 631 Quantum
Mechanics
Aut
Series
PHY 632
Win
Solid Lines indicate a link through prerequisites
EE 732
Odd Aut
EE 736
Odd Win
EE 731
Spr
Quantum
Electron
Devices:
Lasers
Electronic
Surfaces &
Interfaces
Fiber
Optics
EE 716
Aut
Optics
with
Laser
Light
LAB
EE 710
Aut
Microwave
Circuits
Fundamentals of
Semiconductors for
Microelectronics &
Optoelectronics
LAB
EE 723
Win
Microwave
Transistor
Amplifiers
&
Oscillators
& Lab
EE 720
Win
EE 721
Spr
Digital
VLSI
Design
Low
Power
Mixed
Signal
VLSI
Design
EE 831
Even Win
EE 832
Even Spr
EE 835.x
Win
EE 833
Even Aut
EE 917
Ask Dept.
EE 820
Spr
Semiconductor
Devices
High-speed
Semiconductor
Devices
Special
Studies in
Nanostructure
Devices
Optical Effects in
Materials &
Devices
Advanced Optical
Concepts
Analog VLSI
Design
The terms “even” or “odd” refer to the year in
which the quarter occurs. For example,
autumn ’02 is even, winter ’01 is odd, even
though they are in the same academic year.
EE 722
Aut
Intro to Analog
Integrated
Circuits
Solid State Electronics and
Photonics
•
•
Electronic Devices
Optoelectronic Devices
– Solar cells, LED’s, CD
lasers, Fiber optics
• Nanoelectronics
• Plastic semiconductors
• Micro-machines
Computer Food Chain
Career Opportunities
• Bachelor’s
– Manufacturing?
• Master’s
– Development?
• Ph.D.
– Fundamental Research?
Moore’s Law
A new technology every 2 years
Process Name
P856
P858
Px60
P1262
P1264 P1266
P1268
1st Production
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
Lithography
.25µm
.18µm
.13µm
90nm
65nm
45nm
32nm
Gate Length
.20µm
.13µm
<70nm <50nm
200
200
Wafer Size (mm)
200/300
<35nm <25nm <18nm
300
300
300
300
Manufacturing
Development
Research
Copy Exactly!
Intel
Intel
Pathfinding
4
Accelerated Scaling of
130nm Node
Planar Transistors
90nm Node
70nm Length
(Production2001)
65nm Node
50nm Length
(Production in 2003)
45nm Node
30nm Prototype
(Production in 2005)
32nm Node
25 nm
20nm Prototype
(Production in 2007)
Intel
Intel
15nm
15nm Prototype
(Production in 2009)
5
Silicon devices are Nanotechnology
50nm
100nm
Influenza virus
Transistor for
90nm process
Source: CDC
Source: Intel
25 nm
15nm
Intel
Intel
15nm Research
Transistor
6
Transistor Gate Length Scaling
10
1
10
3.0um
2.0um
1.5um
1.0um
.8um
1
.5um
.35um
.25um
.18um
.13um
90nm
Micron
0.1
Gate
Length
0.01
1970
Typical
Feature
Size
1980
1990
0.1
50nm
2000
2010
0.01
2020
Transistor Gate Length is Smallest Feature on the Device
Intel
Intel
7
Our OSU ECE Program
• Ranked #22 in the nation out of 126 ECE
Programs nationwide by the National
Research Council, the most comprehensive
academic program review, every ~8-12 years!
• Highest in the State of Ohio.
• Tier #1 Research University – our faculty
participate and drive leading edge research,
not reading about it in a book.
National Research Council Doctoral Program Study
The Ohio State University – Engineering
Department
Rank/Total
Percentile
Quality
Effective
Aerospace
24/33
27.3%
2.84 (good)
3.03 (reasonable)
Biomedical
26/38
31.6%
3.26 (strong)
3.25 (reasonable)
Chemical
40/86
53.5%
2.73 (good)
3.07 (reasonable)
Electrical
22/126
82.5%
3.53 (strong)
3.63 (extremely)
Mechanical
25/110
77.3%
3.32 (strong)
3.28 (reasonable)
Material Science
21/65
67.7%
3.48 (strong)
3.36 (reasonable)
National Research Council Doctoral Program Study
The Ohio State University – Sciences
Department
Chemistry
Rank
Quality
Effective
22/168
86.9%
3.87 (strong)
3.79 (extremely)
Computer Science 39/108
63.9%
2.92 (good)
2.94 (reasonable)
Math
29/139
79.1%
3.66 (strong)
3.13 (reasonable)
Physics
24/147
83.7%
3.75 (strong)
3.70 (extremely)
Astrophysics &
Astronomy
23/33
30.3%
2.91 (good)
2.76 (reasonable)
Biochemistry &
Molecular Biology
59/194
69.3%
3.16 (strong)
3.22 (reasonable)
Big is Small
• Breadth and Strength across Ohio State
– Students change majors 3-4 times, on
average.
• Feels Small Within ECE
– ECEs know each other
– ECEs know their faculty
• Interaction with Faculty
– Within each ECE discipline, close knit.
Thanks for your time!
• Electrical and Computer Engineering is important.
– It has revolutionized the world we live in, and
will continue to do so for the foreseeable future.
• Electrical and Computer Engineers earn good
money.
– ECE ranks at the top of engineering disciplines.
• Electrical and Computer Engineering is fun!
– Challenging, exciting work.