Solid State Electronics and Photonics Electrical and Computer Engineering The Ohio State University

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Solid State Electronics and Photonics

Electrical and Computer Engineering

The Ohio State University

An Overview for Prospective Students

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SSEP Area: Who Are We?

First Row

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• Betty

Betty

Lise

Anderson

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• Steven A.

Steven A.

Ringel

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• Wu Lu

Wu Lu

Second Row

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• George J.

George J.

Valco

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• Paul R. Berger

Paul R. Berger

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• Leonard J.

Leonard J.

Brillson

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Areas of ECE Concentration

• Circuits

• Communications and

Signal Processing

• Computer Engineering

• Controls

• Electromagnetics

• Power Systems

• Solid State Electronics

and Photonics

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Areas of ECE Concentration

• Controls

• Communications and

Signal Processing

• Computer Engineering

• Electromagnetics

• Circuits

• Solid State Electronics

and Photonics

• Power Systems

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Solid State Electronics and Photonics

EE 331 All EE 432 All EE 734 Odd Spr EE 637 Aut

Intro to Materials for Electrical Engineering Physics of Semiconductor Devices Solid State Microelectronics Laboratory LAB PHY 631 Aut PHY 633 Spr PHY 780.06 Spr EE 735 Even Win Quantum Mechanics Series Condensed Matter Physics Compound Semiconductors Solid State Technology

EE 737 Odd Win Photonics Lab Silicon LAB EE 736 Odd Win Electronic Surfaces & Interfaces EE 732 Odd Aut Quantum Electron Devices: Lasers EE 731 Spr Fiber Optics EE 730

Aut Fundamentals of_{Semiconductors for} Microelectronics & Optoelectronics EE 831 Even Win Semiconductor Devices EE 835.x Win Special Studies in Nanostructure Devices EE 832 Even Spr High-speed Semiconductor Devices EE 833 Even Aut Optical Effects in Materials & Devices

Circuits & Electronics Track

EE 323 All Electronic Analysis, Design and Simulation EE 723 Win Microwave Transistor Amplifiers & Oscillators & Lab EE 721 Spr Digital VLSI Design EE 720 Win Low Power Mixed Signal VLSI Design EE 722 Aut Intro to Analog Integrated Circuits EE 327 Aut Electronic Devices & Circuits Laboratory LAB EE 820 Spr Analog VLSI Design

Electromagnetics

Branch

LAB EE 716 Aut Optics with Laser Light EE 710 Aut Microwave Circuits LAB

Solid Lines indicate a link through prerequisites

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.

PHY 632 Win EE 917 Ask Dept. Advanced Optical Concepts

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Solid State Electronics and

Photonics

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• Electronic Devices

Electronic Devices

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• Optoelectronic Devices

Optoelectronic Devices

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Solar cells, LED

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s, CD

lasers, Fiber optics

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• Nanoelectronics

Nanoelectronics

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• Plastic semiconductors

Plastic semiconductors

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Computer Food Chain

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Career Opportunities

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• Bachelor

Bachelor

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s

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Manufacturing?

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• Master

Master

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s

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Development?

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• Ph.D.

Ph.D.

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Intel

4 Moore’s Law

A new technology every 2 years

Process Name

P856

P858

Px60

P1262

P1264

P1266

P1268

1

1 st

st

_Production

₁₉₉₇

₁₉₉₉

₂₀₀₁

₂₀₀₃

₂₀₀₅

₂₀₀₇

₂₀₀₉

Lithography

.25

µ

m

.18

µ

m

.13

µ

m

90nm

65nm

45nm

32nm

Gate Length

.20

µ

m

.13

µ

m

<70nm

<50nm

<35nm

<25nm

<18nm

Wafer Size (mm)

200

200 200 200/300

200 200/300

300

300 Manufacturing

Development

Research

Copy Exactly!

Pathfinding

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Intel

5

Accelerated Scaling of

Planar Transistors

70nm Length

(Production2001)

30nm Prototype

(Production in 2005)

20nm Prototype

(Production in 2007

)

25 nm 15nm

15nm Prototype

(Production in 2009)

50nm Length

(Production in 2003)

130nm Node

65nm Node

45nm Node

90nm Node

32nm Node

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Intel

6 Silicon devices are Nanotechnology

50nm

100nm

_100nm

Transistor for

90nm process

Source: Intel

Influenza virus

Source: CDC

25 nm 15nm

15nm Research

Transistor

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Intel

7 Transistor Gate Length Scaling

0.01

0.1

1

10 1970

1980

1990

2000

2010

2020

Micron

0.01

0.1

1

10 3.0um

.18um

.25um

.35um

.5um

.8um

1.0um

1.5um

2.0um

.13um

90nm

50nm

Gate

Length

Typical

Feature

Size

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Our OSU ECE Program

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• Ranked #22 in the nation out of 126

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

.

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• Tier #1 Research University

Tier #1 Research University

– our faculty

participate and drive leading edge research,

not reading about it in a book.

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National Research Council Doctoral Program Study

The Ohio State University

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Engineering

3.03 (reasonable)

2.84 (good)

24/33 27.3%

Aerospace

3.36 (reasonable)

3.48 (strong)

21/65 67.7%

Material Science

3.28 (reasonable)

3.32 (strong)

25/110 77.3%

Mechanical

3.63 (extremely)

3.53 (strong)

22/126 82.5%

Electrical

3.07 (reasonable)

2.73 (good)

40/86 53.5%

Chemical

3.25 (reasonable)

3.26 (strong)

26/38 31.6%

Biomedical

Effective

Quality

Rank/Total

Percentile

Department

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National Research Council Doctoral Program Study

The Ohio State University

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Sciences

3.79 (extremely)

3.87 (strong)

22/168 86.9%

Chemistry

3.22 (reasonable)

3.16 (strong)

59/194 69.3%

Biochemistry &

Molecular Biology

2.76 (reasonable)

2.91 (good)

23/33 30.3%

Astrophysics &

Astronomy

3.70 (extremely)

3.75 (strong)

24/147 83.7%

Physics

3.13 (reasonable)

3.66 (strong)

29/139 79.1%

Math

2.94 (reasonable)

2.92 (good)

39/108 63.9%

Computer Science

Effective

Quality

Rank

Department

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Big is Small

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• Breadth and Strength across Ohio State

Breadth and Strength across Ohio State

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Students change majors 3

-

4 times, on

average.

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• Feels Small Within ECE

Feels Small Within ECE

–

ECEs

know each other

–

ECEs

know their faculty

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• Interaction with Faculty

Interaction with Faculty

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Thanks for your time!

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• Electrical and Computer Engineering is important.

Electrical and Computer Engineering is important.

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It has revolutionized the world we live in, and

will continue to do so for the foreseeable future.

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• Electrical and Computer Engineers earn good

Electrical and Computer Engineers earn good

money.

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ECE ranks at the top of engineering disciplines.

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• Electrical and Computer Engineering is fun!

Electrical and Computer Engineering is fun!

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