Technical Elective Offered by the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)
This electrical and computer engineering-specific technical elective teaches students to apply the fundamentals of semiconductor device fabrication and performance, giving them the skills required to develop and test various nanometer-scaled devices including metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFET) as well as bipolar junction transistors (BJTs).
The course prepares students for advanced graduate studies in semiconductor device engineering (including device processing and testing) as well as lucrative positions at companies like:
- Intel
- Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD)
- IBM
- Texas Instruments
Click here for the average salary for semiconductor engineering within the United States.
Students who take this course will learn about:
- Semiconductor Material Physics
- Quantum Mechanics behind Solid and Charge Transport
- Cutting-Edge Diode, BJT, and MOSFET Design
- Wide-Bandgap Materials
- High-Electron Mobility Transistors (HEMT)
- Thin-Film Transistors
- Nanotechnology
Faculty from The College of New Jersey have published multiple peer-reviewed research papers related to semiconductors, including:
- W. Wondmagegn; “Polymer Thin Film Transistor Vapor Sensor Analysis, Drift Suppression, and Response Optimization Via Circuit Level Strategy;” Journal of Computational Electronics; 2022.
- W. Wondmagegn; “Simulation of Two-Transistor Parallel and Series Circuits for Gas Sensing Validated by Experimental Data,” Journal of Computational Electronics; no. 20; 626-634; 2020.