Branch Details

Microelectronics and Technology

Original title in Czech: Mikroelektronika a technologieFEKTAbbreviation: PP-METAcad. year: 2012/2013

Programme: Electrical Engineering and Communication

Length of Study: 4 years

Profile

The doctoral study programme is focused on the preparation of scientific and research specialists in various fields of microelectronics and technology for electrical engineering. Particularly in the theory, design and testing of integrated circuits and systems, in semiconductor devices and structures, intelligent sensors, optoelectronics, electrical technology materials, industrial processes and electric power sources. Doctoral studies are closely associated with scientific and research activities of the faculty staff. The aim is to provide the PhD education (to the graduates of master's programme) in all subareas of microelectronics and deepen the theoretical knowledge (especially in mathematics and physics), teach the PhD students to the methods of scientific work, and provide them with special knowledge and practical skills (both obtained mainly during their researching activities associated with solving dissertation thesis issues). Current and expected future trends play an important role, particularly in electronics and communication technology. Due to the developed theoretical education of high quality and specialisation in chosen field of study the PhD graduates are sought as specialists in all areas of electrical engineering.The aim is to provide the doctor education in all these particular branches to students educated in university magister study, to make deeper their theoretical knowledge, to give them also requisite special knowledge and practical skills and to teach them methods of scientific work.

Key learning outcomes

The doctors are able to solve scientific and complex engineering tasks from the area of microelectronics and electrical technology
Wide fundamentals and deep theoretical basis of the study program bring high adaptability and high qualification of doctors for the most of requirements of their future creative practice in all areas of
microelectronics and electrotechnology.
The doctors are competent to work as scientists and researchers in many areas of basic research or research and development, as high-specialists in the development, design, construction, and application areas in many institutions, companies, and organisations of the electrical and electronics research, development, and industry as in the areas of electrical services and systems, inclusively in the special institutions of the state administration. In all of these branches they are able to work also as the leading scientific-, research-, development- or technical managers.

Occupational profiles of graduates with examples

The graduate of the doctoral study programme is able to solve scientific and complex engineering tasks in the field of microelectronics and technology for electrical engineering. The graduate has reached a high level of general theoretical knowledge in the branch and is further specialized in the area of his/her dissertation thesis.
Having broad theoretical knowledge, the PhD graduate is capable of meeting work requirements of both fundamental and applied research. The PhD graduates are sought out as specialists in all branches of microelectronics and technology. They are able to work as research workers, as members of management staff in fundamental or applied research, as design, construction or operation specialists in various research and development institutions, electronics manufacturing firms, and to work for various users of electronic systems and devices. They will be able to employ advanced technology everywhere in a creative way.

Guarantor

Issued topics of Doctoral Study Program

  1. Advanced insulation systems for microelectronics

    In electronic devices with small dimensions partial discharges can occur at AC voltage exceeding 500 V. Since partial discharges are repeated in each period of operating voltage they may cause the destruction of the insulation in a very short time, especially by working frequency higher than some tens of kHz. Aim of the work is the application of appropriate materials and design solutions to increase the resistance of electronic equipments against partial discharges.

    Supervisor: Boušek Jaroslav, prof. Ing., CSc.

  2. Detection of signal electrons in ESEM

    Solution of signal electrons detection in ESEM

    Supervisor: Jirák Josef, doc. Ing., CSc.

  3. Distribution of clock signals in multi-dimensional memory structure.

    Distribution of clock signals in multi-dimensional memory structure for minimal delay.

    Supervisor: Šteffan Pavel, doc. Ing. et Ing., Ph.D.

  4. Gel polymer electrolytes for electrochemical power sourcees

    Research and development of gel polymer electrolytes

    Supervisor: Sedlaříková Marie, doc. Ing., CSc.

  5. Higher-order circuit elements: basic research, modeling, and simulation

    The substance of the thesis is a research of basic rules and principles acting in the systems, containing the higher-order elements from Chua's periodical table of fundamental electrical circuit elements.The final aim is revealing these regularities as forth as it enables an adequate inclusion of these elements into the current circuit theory. The secondary aim is finding models of these elements and their potential utilization in SPICE-family simulation programs for implementing software experiments, and also a construction of their hardware emulators for supporting laboratory experiments.

    Supervisor: Biolek Dalibor, prof. Ing., CSc.

  6. MEMS in biosensing applications

    MEMS is currently used in biological applications for detection of intetresting biological species (BioMEMS). The aim is a new sensor for detection of nucleic acids.

    Supervisor: Hubálek Jaromír, prof. Ing., Ph.D.

  7. Modern on-chip systems and structures for sensor signal processing

    The aim is design of an integrated system for processing signals of defined types of microsensors. The proposed system should be versatile and easily adjustable by external signals so that it can handle and evaluate the signals of different types of sensors. The chip sample will be manufactured using chip technologies available at the Institute of Microelectronics.

    Supervisor: Boušek Jaroslav, prof. Ing., CSc.

  8. Modification of electrical properties of cement composite materials carried out on inorganic components

    The aim is to fuse the current situation in the field of composite materials using inorganic constituents.

    Supervisor: Šteffan Pavel, doc. Ing. et Ing., Ph.D.

  9. Nanodevices based on "bottom up" method

    Nanodevices created by non-lithographic methods using selfordering or self-assembly phenomena.

    Supervisor: Hubálek Jaromír, prof. Ing., Ph.D.

  10. Nanoparticles for Solder and Thick Pastes in Electronic

    Study of problem and experiments with realization pastes.

    Supervisor: Šandera Josef, doc. Ing., Ph.D.

  11. Optical gratings and grating arrays for fibre optic systems

    Target of the topic is the design of the suitable fibre optic grating systems for forming and evaluation of the radiation patterns in the fibre based sensing and communication systems. On top of composing the numerical model blocks for individual and superimposed gratings, grating cascades and chirped gratings, it is essential to create the behavioural models for the analysis of gratings with phase and amplitude corrections and models for the analysis of Fabry-Perot, Michelson a Mach-Zehnder fibre interferometers allowing the arbitrary combination of diffractive fibre elements. Using the above modelling shall lead to the design and experimental verification of the fibre setups for efficient forming and evaluation of optical signals in singlemode and multimode fibres

    Supervisor: Urban František, doc. Ing., CSc.

  12. Perspective structures for solar cells with high efficiency

    To achieve great efficiency of photovoltaic solar cells there is a need for new structures with enhanced effectivity of charge collection and suppression of recombination. The aim of the work is design and verification of a such structure on the crystalic or monocrystalic silicon cells. The work will be done in collaboration with the Czech company Solartec.

    Supervisor: Boušek Jaroslav, prof. Ing., CSc.

  13. Properties and applications of sputtered layers of metallic oxides

    Study of deposition processes of thin films of metal oxides. Ivestigation of adsorption and recrystallization processes and evaluation of their influence on the electrical and optical properties of layers. Intended applications are chemical sensors and materials for optoelectronics and photovoltaics.

    Supervisor: Boušek Jaroslav, prof. Ing., CSc.

  14. Reliability od Solder Connection for 3D systems

    Determine reliability soldering connection of SMD components in thermoechanical loading.

    Supervisor: Šandera Josef, doc. Ing., Ph.D.

  15. Research of highly sensitive and stable digital sensors of low pressure and vacuum

    The topic aims to basic and applied research focused to finding new methods and principles of digital sensing of low pressure and vacuum reaching high sensitivity and stability of measurements. To enable measurements of high vacuum the development or finding appropriate material combinations is necessary.

    Supervisor: Vrba Radimír, prof. Ing., CSc.

  16. Shottky Electron Sources Preparation

    Technology of Shottky electron emitterswith the stress on sources for electron beam pattern generator with shaped beam. Analysis of working parameters as brightness, stability, and working life.

    Supervisor: Kolařík Vladimír, doc. Ing., Ph.D.

  17. The study of influence of magnetic and electric field on detection efficiency of secondary electrons in high pressure conditions of Environmental SEM.

    This topic is focused to study of influence of magnetic and electric field on multiplication of secondary electrons signal. Strongly amplified signal of electrons is subsequently detected in high pressure conditions of environmental scanning electron microscope. Electron trajectories will be simulated by the help of the EOD software with a plug-in using Monte-Carlo method.

    Supervisor: Neděla Vilém, doc. Ing. et Ing., Ph.D., DSc.

  18. Utilizing the floating-gate MOSFET technique in low voltage low power analog circuit design.

    Utilizing the floating-gate MOSFET in low-voltage low-power analog circuit design used in biomedical devices. Theoretical design and experimental evaluations using Technology 0.35 um from Amis.

    Supervisor: Khateb Fabian, prof. Ing. et Ing., Ph.D. et Ph.D.

  19. Vacuum Deposit Metal Layers for Electronic

    Realization evaporating thin metal layer Al, Ag, Cu and others, realization of multilayes.

    Supervisor: Šandera Josef, doc. Ing., Ph.D.

  20. Vacuum Evaporating Metal Multilayers and Application for Electronic

    Vacuum evaporating metal and dielectric layers. Properties of metal multilayers.

    Supervisor: Šandera Josef, doc. Ing., Ph.D.

  21. Vacuum Soldering and Reliability

    Researh in the field of soldering in vacuum. Design of equipment for soldering, measuring of properties.

    Supervisor: Šandera Josef, doc. Ing., Ph.D.


Course structure diagram with ECTS credits

1. year of study, winter semester
AbbreviationTitleL.Cr.Com.Prof.Compl.Hr. rangeGr.Op.
DTK2Applied cryptographycs4Optional specialized-DrExS - 39yes
DET1Electrotechnical materials, material systems and production processescs4Optional specialized-DrExS - 39yes
DEE1Mathematical Modelling of Electrical Power Systemscs4Optional specialized-DrExS - 39yes
DME1Microelectronic Systemscs4Optional specialized-DrExS - 39yes
DRE1Modern electronic circuit designcs4Optional specialized-DrExS - 39yes
DFY1Junctions and nanostructurescs4Optional specialized-DrExS - 39yes
DTE1Special Measuring Methodscs4Optional specialized-DrExS - 39yes
DAM1Selected chaps from automatic controlcs4Optional specialized-DrExS - 39yes
DVE1Selected problems from power electronics and electrical drivescs4Optional specialized-DrExS - 39yes
DBM1Advanced methods of processing and analysis of signals and imagescs4Optional specialized-DrExS - 39yes
DJA6English for post-graduatescs4General knowledge-DrExCj - 26yes
DEIZElectronic information resources for research workcs2General knowledge-DrExS - 8yes
DMA1Statistics, Stochastic Processes, Operations Researchcs4General knowledge-DrExS - 39yes
1. year of study, summer semester
AbbreviationTitleL.Cr.Com.Prof.Compl.Hr. rangeGr.Op.
DME2Microelectronic technologiescs4Optional specialized-DrExS - 39yes
DRE2Modern digital wireless communicationcs4Optional specialized-DrExS - 39yes
DTK1Modern network technologiescs4Optional specialized-DrExS - 39yes
DTE2Numerical Computations with Partial Differential Equationscs4Optional specialized-DrExS - 39yes
DFY2Spectroscopic methods for non-destructive diagnostics cs4Optional specialized-DrExS - 39yes
DET2Selected diagnostic methods, reliability and qualitycs4Optional specialized-DrExS - 39yes
DAM2Selected chaps from measuring techniquescs4Optional specialized-DrExS - 39yes
DBM2Selected problems of biomedical engineeringcs4Optional specialized-DrExS - 39yes
DEE2Selected problems of electricity productioncs4Optional specialized-DrExS - 39yes
DVE2Topical Issues of Electrical Machines and Apparatuscs4Optional specialized-DrExS - 39yes
DJA6English for post-graduatescs4General knowledge-DrExCj - 26yes
DMA2Discrete Processes in Electrical Engineeringcs4General knowledge-DrExS - 39yes
DEIZElectronic information resources for research workcs2General knowledge-DrExS - 8yes
1. year of study, both semester
AbbreviationTitleL.Cr.Com.Prof.Compl.Hr. rangeGr.Op.
DQJAEnglish for the state doctoral examcs4Compulsory-DrExyes