Overview
Integrated circuit engineers develop and design circuits that play a central role in countless modern electronic devices, appliances, and vehicles. These circuits add smarts and complex functionality to wide variety of devices including computers, phones, medical instruments and implants, automobiles, power generation and distribution systems, airplanes, consumer electronic devices, and home appliances.
Depending on the courses selected, completion of integrated circuits area coursework can provide additional understanding of the physics underlying circuit design especially as electronics move into the quantum regime.
Integrated circuits engineers find employment with large chip manufacturers, such as Intel and AMD, electronic design automation tool developers, and in the avionics, automobile, and telecommunication industries.
Students interested in this FA are encouraged to consider the course suggestions listed below when completing their plan of study form:
| Computer Track Requirements | Suggested Options |
|---|---|
| Track | Computer |
| Depth Elective (Select one) | ECE:5995 Quantum Engineering: Computing and Devices (Prerequisites: MATH:2550 and ENGR 2730) ECE:5320 High Performance Computer Architecture (Same as: CS:5610) |
| Breadth Elective (Select one) | ECE:3410 Electronic Circuits |
| 5000-Level ECE Elective (Select two) | All 5000-level depth electives listed above and ECE:5415:0001 Contemporary Topics in ECE: Radio Frequency Electronics ECE:5410 Advanced Circuit Techniques |
| ECE Elective (Select one) | All breadth, depth, and 5000-level ECE electives listed above |
| Technical Elective (Select two) | All breadth, depth, and 5000-level ECE electives listed above and ECE:5330 Graph Algorithms and Combinatorial Optimization (Same as: IGPI:5331) ECE:5550 Internet of Things |
| Additional Electives (Select two 3 s.h.) | Any of the above OR course selected in consultation with advisor. |
Advising Notes
- All computer interest students satisfy the requirements for a minor in computer science.
- A minor in mathematics can be earned by including one qualifying math course in the FA plan.
