FacultyofElectricalEngineering,MathematicsandComputerScience
MScProgramme
Microelectronicsplayacrucial
roleinallfieldsofinnovation.
Diploma
MasterofScience
Electrical
Engineering
Track:
Microelectronics
Credits
120ECTS,24
months
Startsin
September
Language
ofinstruction
English
%International
students
65%
Microelectronicsplayacrucialroleinall
fieldsofinnovation.Theever-increasing
demandforprocessingpower,sensing
capabilitiesandminiaturisationmakes
microelectronicsthemostinnovativefieldof
all.
Forexample:
Chipmakersarepushedtodevelop
newandreliableprocessesthatallow
theintegrationofhundredsofmillions
oftransistorsontoasinglemicrochip.
Analoguedesignersarechallengedto
buildaccuratecircuitsfromclearly
nonidealtransistors.•Digitaldesigners
faceproblemswithregardtothe
design,layoutandtestingofhighly
complexcircuits.
Systemdesignersmustmeetthe
requirementsofapplication
environmentsthatareoften
multidisciplinary.
TheMSctrackinMicroelectronicsprovides
electricalengineerswiththehighly
specialisedknowledgeandexperienceto
design,fabricateandtestdevices,
circuitsandsystems.Thedepartmentis
internationallyrenownedforitsresearchon
smartsensors,microsystems,
semiconductorfabrication,solarcells,
signalprocessing,RFtransceiversandRF
components.ThisMScprogrammein
Microelectronicsprovidesyouwiththe
opportunitytotransformyourownideas
fromtheorytoapplicationinthe
department’sowncleanroomand,quite
often,givesyouaplatformtopresentyour
workatinternationalconferences.The
rangeoffacilitiesalsoencouragesfruitful
discussionsbetweendesignorientedand
technology-orientedstudents.
TheMasterofScienceprogrammein
ElectricalEngineeringatTUDelftoffersthe
trackMicroelectronics.Thistrackis
designedforstudentswithaBachelor’s
degreeinElectricalEngineering.The
programme,coverstheentirespectrumof
microelectronics,rangingfromtechnology
anddevicestoanalogueanddigitalcircuits,
sensors,systemsandmicrosystems.
Formoreinformationonallcourses,pleasevisit:www.studyguide.tudelft.nl
Theprogrammewillprovideyouwith
academicskills,broadfundamental
courses,microelectronickeycourses.
Thewidearrayofspecialisationcourses
allowyoutodeepenyourknowledgeand
skillsinthedirectionofyourchoice.The
freeelectivespaceallowsyoutobroaden
yourscopetootherareas.Asaresult
youwillbeabroadlyeducated
professional,abletodevelopinnovative
solutionstoawiderangeoftechnical
andsocietalproblems.
Microsystems&Technologyfocusses
onallaspectsofintegratedmicrosystem
development.Itcomprisesdesignand
technologyforsensors,actuators,MEMS
componentsandaddressesdeviceand
systemintegrationandapplication
specificpackaging.
RFCircuitDesignpreparesyouto
becomeaskilledRFdesigner.Focusis
placedontheanalogue,microwave,
digitalandmixed-signaltechniquesthat
characterizetheRF/wirelesssystemsof
todayandtomorrow.
AnalogCircuitDesignfocusesonthe
designofprecisionanalogandmixed
signalcircuits.Itconcentratesonlowpower,lowvoltageamplifierandAD
converterdesignforsensorinterface
electronics.
BiomedicalElectronicsconcentrates
onthedesignanddevelopmentof
circuitsand(micro-)systemsfor
biomedicalapplications.
DigitalSystemscoverstheoryand
designmethodologiesfordigitalcircuits
andsystems,withapplicationareasin
wirelesscommunication,biomedical
imaging,quantumcomputingand3DIC
design.
IamamasterstudentinElectrical
Engineeringwitharesearchinterestin
electro-mechanicsandNanoelectronics
devices,whichdealswiththedesign,
fabricationandcharacterizationof
electroniccircuits/systemsatmicroor
nanoscale.Thecourses,assignmentsand
projectdeadlinesmaketheoverallscenario
ofthemasterMicroelectronicsabit
challenging.Withtime,thisaccumulatesto
giveyoutheconfidence,knowledgeand
experiencenecessarytocontinue
researchinginaresearchareayoumight
like.Apartfromthemotivatingacademic
ambience,thefacultygivesyou9-12
monthsforathesisproject,whichcanbe
chosenfromaplethoraofresearch
opportunitiesavailablefromboththe
facultyandindustries.Myresearchhas
beensupportedby3groups–ElseKooi
Lab(TUDelft’smicro-manufacturinglab)
KavliInstituteofNanoscienceandNXP
semiconductors.Igraduatedwithanot-soeasybutdefinitelyauniqueandrewarding
experiencewithTUDelft.TUDelftisan
internationallyrecognizeduniversityandit
directlyreflectshowgoodanengineeryou
are.
AnalysisandDesignofMHz-range
WirelessPowerTransferSystems
forImplantableDevices
Thedesignofa16*16pixelsCMOS
imagesensorwith0.5e-RMSnoise
MonolithicIntegrationofLEDsand
SPADsinStandardCMOS
TechnologyforOpticalJoystick
Application
Thejobprospectsformicroelectronics
graduatesareexcellent,andtheyhavea
widechoiceofcareerpaths.Thereisa
closeconnectionbetweenTUDelftand
theIndustry.Duringyourstudiesyouwill
gettheopportunitytogetincontactwith
hightechcompaniesviainternshipsand
thesisprojects,butalsoviatheEEMCS
recruitmentdaysandthetechnicalcareer
fairwhereyoucangetyourfirstjob
interviews.Manyofourgraduatesare
workingasManagersoftechnological
innovationprocesses,Entrepreneurs,IT
StrategyConsultants,Projectmanagers,
(IT)Consultants,BusinessProcess
Developers,FinancialAnalysts,Service
managersetc.Ouralumniworkin
leadingelectronicscompaniesincluding
Philips,NXP,Broadcom,ASML,Nokia,
NationalSemiconductor,Maxim,
AnalogueDevices,PhilipsHealthcare
andBioMetrix.Thecombinationofasolid
engineeringbackgroundandthewide
applicationfieldofmicroelectronics
makesmanyothercareerperspectives
possibleaswell.Graduatescanalso
chooseanacademiccareer,continuing
theireducationandpursuingaPhD.
IamaprofessorofMicro/
nanoelectronics,SystemIntegrationand
Reliability(MSI&R).Mymainresearch
interestsincludeheterogeneous,multilevelandmulti-functionalmicro/
nanoelectronics,systemintegrationand
reliability.ThefieldofMSI&Ris
interesting,becauseofitseconomicand
socialimportanceandthescientific
challengesthatitpresents.Through
technology,wecreatehigh-value,
industrialisedandreliablesmart
systems,includingwafer,packagingand
assemblyprocesses.Intermsofscience,
wedevelopcross-disciplinaryknowledge
aimedatexplainingandpredictingthe
behaviourofmicro/nanoelectronics
systems,includingmaterialscience,
electronicengineeringandmechanics.
TakingMSI&Rasourcorevaluetree,our
multi-levelstudentsworkinvarious
branches,tailoredtotheirpersonal
interests.Someworkwithnovel3Dinterconnectingtechnology(e.g.nanoCuandTxVinterconnections),whilst
othersworkwiththewafer-level
integrationofLEDdeviceswithsensors
andelectronics,andyetothersare
involvedwiththereliabilityof
componentsandsystems.Inadditionto
ourownworld-classresearch
infrastructure(e.g.DIMEScleanrooms),
wehavedirectaccesstothetop-ranking
infrastructureoftheChineseStateKey
LabandtheTUDelft-BeijingResearch
Centre.Weactivelyparticipatein
relevantEU-fundedresearch
programmes,aswellasinDutchand
ChinesenationalR&Dprogrammes.Our
studentsbenefitfromourexcellent
researchfacilities,stronginternational
networksandclosecooperationwiththe
leadingindustriesandresearch
institutionsaroundtheworld.Our
objectivesaretoprovideanexcellent
developmentalplatformforhighly
talentedstudentsandtodevelopfuture
leadersintheareaofR&D.Byjoiningus,
youwilllearnasmuchasyoucan–as
quicklyaspossible–whilstenjoyingyour
life,togetherwithanenthusiastic,
ambitious,committedandpleasant
team!
IfyouholdaDutchBScdegreeclosely
relatedtotheMaster’sprogramme,you
willbeadmitteddirectly.However,ifyour
undergraduateprogrammeisnotclosely
relatedtotheMaster’sprogrammeyou
willberequiredtotakeadditionalcourses
inwhatiscalledabridgingprogramme.
Thismaybeastandardprogrammeorit
maybetailoredtoyourspecificsituation.
Toseewhichmaster’sprogrammesare
opentoyouoncompletionofyour
bachelor’sdegreefromanon-technical
Dutchuniversitygoto
www.studychoice.nlIfyoucompleted
yourbachelor’satatechnicaluniversity,
gotowww.doorstroommatrix.nl
AnHBOBachelor’sdegreedoesnot
qualifyyoufordirectadmissiontoaTU
DelftMaster’sprogramme.Youwillfirst
needtocompleteasupplementary
programmeinordertobringyour
knowledgetotherequiredlevel.Youcan
dothisduringyourHBOprogrammeby
completingabridgingminor,orbymeans
ofabridgingprogrammeaftercompleting
yourHBOdiploma.Entrance
requirementsformathematicsand
English(someexceptions)applyforboth
thebridgingminorandthebridging
programme.
Seewww.hbodoorstroom.tudelft.nlfor
detailedinformation.Applicationsthrough
Studielink:
www.tudelft.studielink.nl
Tobeconsideredforadmissiontoan
MScprogrammeyouwillneedtomeet
TUDelft’sgeneraladmission
requirements.
1.
2.
3.
AUniversityBachelor’sdegree(or
proofthatyouhavenearly
completedaBachelor’sprogramme)
inamainsubjectcloselyrelatedto
theMScprogrammetowhichyou
areapplying,withgoodgradeson
thekeycourses.
ABScCumulativeGradePoint
Average(CGPA)ofatleast75%of
thescalemaximum
ProofofEnglishlanguage
proficiency.
ATOEFL(TestofEnglishasa
ForeignLanguage)withanoverall
Bandscoreofatleast90anda
minimumscoreof21foreach
section.Pleasenotethatweonly
accepttheTOEFLinternet-based
test.
AnIELTS(academicversion)with
anoverallBandscoreofatleast6.5
andaminimumof6.0foreach
section.
Orproofthatyouhavepassedthe
UniversityofCambridge'Certificate
ofProficiencyinEnglish'witha
minimumgradeBortheUniversity
ofCambridge'Certificatein
AdvancedEnglish'
Introductionweek
Allinternationalstudentswillbe
welcomedwiththeaward-winning
introductionprogramme.Theintroduction
consistsofavarietyofworkshopsand
projects,duringwhichyouwillgetto
knowotherinternationalstudents,visit
thehighlightsofDelftandlearntheins
andoutsoftheTUDelftcampus.
Afterthisveryinterestingandfunweek,
youwillbeintroducedtotheEEMCS
faculty.DuringtheMasterKickOff,you
willreceivehelpfulinformationaboutthe
Dutcheducationsystemandmeetthe
fellowstudentsfromyourprogrammein
avarietyofsocialandeducational
activities.
Forinternationalstudents,theapplication
periodstartsOctober1andclosesat
April1.TostartanMScapplication,
pleasecompletetheonlineapplication
andpaytherefundableapplicationfeeof
€100.Next,youwillreceiveanemail
withthelinktouploadtherequired
documents.
Formoreinformationaboutthe
applicationprocedureandstudyingatTU
Delftingeneral,goto
www.admissions.tudelft.nl
Dr.ir.A.Bossche,
Master’sCoordinator
T+31(0)152786049
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Furtherinformationforinternational
applicants
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EEMCSFaculty
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2628CDDelft
November2015
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