Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering
Tezpur University
Courses Taught at UG/PG level
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EL521-Design and Technology of Electronics Devices (PG)
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EL538-Advanced Electronic Devices (PG)
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EL531-Design of Digital Systems (PG)
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EL308-VLSI Design (UG)
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EL208-Engineering Electromagnetics (UG)
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EL202-Electrical Technology (UG)
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EL102-Basic Electronics (UG)
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EN552-Climate change mitigation potential and energy management
for crop-based livelihood (Open Elective/CBCT, PG) (Part) Syllabus
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EL432 Advanced Semiconductor Devices (Open Elective, UG)
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EC 419: Mixed-signal design
Important sites/Courseware
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nanoHUB (https://nanohub.org/), for simulation tools in nanoelectronics & related areas with thousands of video/audio lectures by world experts in different areas.
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ECE 606: Solid State Devices-Profs M. A. Alam and M. Lundstrom (https://nanohub.org/courses/ECE606/01a)
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Principles of Electronic Nanobiosensors- Prof. M. A. Alam (https://nanohub.org/courses/pen)
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International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors- (www.itrs2.net)
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Open Source TCAD Software (https://tcad.com/Software.html#open-source-tcad-software)
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DEVSIM TCAD Semiconductor Device Simulator (https://devsim.org/)
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MIT Open Courseware (https://ocw.mit.edu/index.htm)
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Standford Open courses (https://online.stanford.edu/courses)
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National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL), (www.nptel.ac.in)
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Professor Marshall Brain's how stuff works (www.howstuffworks.com)
Important Books/References in Semiconductor device physics and modeling:
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Semiconductor Device Fundamentals - Robert F. Pierret
- The MOS Transistor - Y. Tsividis, C. McAndrew
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Operation and Modeling of the MOS Transistor - Yannis Tsividis
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Mixed Analog-Digital VLSI Devices & Technology - Yannis Tsividis
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Fundamentals of Nanotransistors - M Lundstrom
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Electronic transport in mesoscopic systems - Suprio Dutta
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Quantum transport: atom to transistor - Suprio Dutta
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Device Electronics for Integrated Ckts by R.S. Muller & T. I. Kamins
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Modern Semiconductor Devices for Integrated Ckts by Chenming C. Hu
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Fundamentals of Modern VLSI Devices - Tak H. Ning and Yuan Taur
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Physics of Semiconductor Devices by S. M. Sze
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MOSFET Modeling for VLSI Simulation by Narain Arora
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Fundamentals of Solid-State Electronics by C. T. Sah
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Compact Modeling: Principles, Techniques, and Applications by Gennady Gildenblat
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Charge-Based MOS Transistor Modeling: The EKV Model for Low-Power and RF IC Design by Christian C. Enz and Eric A. Vittoz
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FinFETs and Other Multi-Gate Transistors (Integrated Circuits and Systems) by J.-P. Colinge
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POWER/HVMOS Devices Compact Modeling, by Wladyslaw Grabinski and Thomas Gneiting
Analog IC Design
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Design of analog CMOS integrated circuits - Behzad Razavi
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CMOS Analog Circuit Design - Phillip E. Allen, Douglas R. Holberg
Digital IC Design
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Engineering Approach To Digital Design - Fletcher
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CMOS Circuit Design, Layout, and Simulation – R. Jacob Baker
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CMOS VLSI Design: A Ckt and Sys Perspective- Neil H. E. Weste, D. M. Harris
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Principles of CMOS VLSI Design - Neil H. E. Weste (Author), K. Eshraghian
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Cmos Digital Integrated Circuits- Sung-Mo Kang, Yusuf Leblebici
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Low-Power CMOS VLSI Circuit Design- Kaushik Roy, Sharat Prasad
Computational package/TCAD/Circuit Simulator/FEA Tools (Student's use)
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Scilab (www.scilab.org) (freeware)
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WolframAlpha (https://www.wolframalpha.com/) (freeware)
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Matlab tutorial (https://ocw.mit.edu/resources/res-18-002-introduction-to-matlab-spring-2008/lecture-notes/)
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For device simulation: Silvaco/Sentaurus (NOT freeware). You can simulate your structure at Nanohub.
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Circuit Simulation: Cadence/Mentor Graphics/Multisim (NOT free)
LTSpice is free (Can use limited number of transistors)
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Mechanical structure Simulation: COMSOL Multiphysics/Ansys (NOT free)
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Creating structures: AutoCAD/Autodesk (student's versions are available)
Documentation
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Microsoft word (https://www.webucator.com/tutorial/intermediate-microsoft-
word/advanced-formatting.cfm)
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LaTeX in 24 Hours: A Practical Guide for Scientific Writing - D. Datta
- Automatic Doc to Latex (https://www.docx2latex.com/)
- OriginLab- Data Analysis and Graphing Software (www.originlab.com)
- WebPlotDigitizer for digitizing a plot.
- Mendeley Reference Manager (https://www.mendeley.com/reference-management/reference-manager/)
- How to Write a Journal Paper (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpVVvKeUQFo)
- For enhancing writing skill of a paper, read a) "The Elements of Style, 2011 Revised Edition by William Strunk, Jr."
b) "On Writing well, 30th Anniversary Edition, An Informal Guide to Writing Nonfiction by William Zinsser.
14 Grand Challenges for Engineering in the 21st Century by National Academy of Engineering
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Advance personalized learning, Make solar energy economical, Enhance virtual reality, Reverse-engineer the brain, Engineer better medicines, Advance health informatics, Restore and improve urban infrastructure, Secure cyberspace, Provide access to clean water, Provide energy from fusion, Prevent nuclear terror, Manage the nitrogen cycle, Develop carbon sequestration methods, Engineer the tools of scientific discovery
For Details go through a) (www.nae.edu/, www.engineeringchallenges.org/challenges.aspx)
b) "The Bridge: Linking Engineering and Society, 50th Anniversary issue" (https://www.nae.edu/File.aspx?244834&v=20ca61a)
IEEE Spectrum (For socially relevant & other Engineering problems)
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Wearables Provide Speedy COVID Screening (https://spectrum.ieee.org/)
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Smart Algorithm Bursts Social Networks' "Filter Bubbles"
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Superconducting Microprocessors? Turns Out They're Ultra-Efficient
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Intel’s Stacked Nanosheet Transistors Could Be the Next Step in Moore’s Law
75th Anniversary Transistor
Moore’s law: The journey ahead by Mark S. Lundstrom and Muhammad A. Alam Link
Podcast https://eds.ieee.org/education/podcasts
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With Prof. M A Alam:
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Prof. Mark Lundstrom
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With Prof. V.R. Rao:
Some very important Lectures
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Introduction to Nanobiosensors - What are Nanobiosensors, Anyway?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmSlTHXrWdQ
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Fundamentals of Nanoelectronics: The New Perspective: Introduction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5nsWUKiG9k
Miscellaneous Links
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Writing effective emails (For my students):
b) https://www.grammarly.com/blog/email-writing-tips/
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Semiconductor material database: http://www.matprop.ru/
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Mathematical handbook: http://people.math.sfu.ca/~cbm/aands/
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From Sand to Silicon: The Making of a Microchip | Intel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VMYPLXnd7E
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Chip Manufacturing - How are Microchips made? | Infineon | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bor0qLifjz4&t=551s
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Intel Factory Tour - 32nm Manufacturing Technique | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeGqCl3YAaQ&t=24s
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CV of failures by a Princeton professor: https://haushofer.ne.su.se/Johannes_Haushofer_CV_of_Failures.pd
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Introducing RibbonFET and PowerVia | Intel Technology (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rt-7c9Wgnds)
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History of Transistor invention