Dear MSc Student,

First of all, on behalf of all my colleagues, I welcome you to Imperial College, the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering and to the MSc course in Analogue and Digital IC Design. We share your fascination with integrated circuit engineering and will do our utmost to make the course as useful and attractive for you as possible.

The course is very intensive and involves lectures, laboratories, coursework and finally a research dissertation. Please make sure your attendance is regular and that any coursework is submitted on time.

Imperial College has been trying to minimise the use of paper over a number of years. Most notices, instructions and other communications are electronic. You should activate your computer accounts as quickly as possible and check your email at least once every day.

You have already met the most important person in this course, Ms Wiesia Hsissen. She will be your point of reference throughout the year answering questions, booking appointments with lecturers, or answering questions you may have.

I have tried to provide in this handbook a quick and handy reference to information you may find useful. Please read this guide, and use it in the future as a reference. Some of the contents of this may change in the course of the year; an updated copy will always be available on the Course web page at: http://cas.ee.ic.ac.uk/people/dario/files/msc/index.html. This link is accessible from my home page.

As well as gaining your MSc and DIC qualifications, I am sure you will be able to balance your academic work with taking advantage of some of the wide range of activities and interests which can be pursued in Imperial College and in .

If you have any comments about the course, good, bad or you have suggestions on something that can be improved or just want to talk about current developments in integrated circuits, I would be eager to hear about it.

I wish you a rewarding and enjoyable year at Imperial College.

Dr Christos Papavassiliou Course Director Email: [email protected] Room No: 915

20/9/2010

Contents

1. First Week ...... 1 2. Timetable ...... 2 3. South Kensington Campus Map ...... 3 4. MSc Course Regulations ...... 4 5. Academic Calendar ...... 6 6. Attendance ...... 6 7. Departmental Postgraduate Studies Administration ...... 7 8. Course Administration ...... 8 9. Lab Support and Computer Administration ...... 8 10. The Postgraduate Staff – Student Committee ...... 9 11. Libraries ...... 9 12. Some facilities ...... 10 13. Websites and telephone numbers ...... 11 14. About GSEPS ...... 11 15. Lectures and Classes ...... 12 16. Sources of Help ...... 13 17. Information for Students with disabilitiesl, learning difficulties or health issues ...... 15 18. Health and safety ...... 16 19. Places and Contact Points ...... 19 20. Course Description – 2009-2010 ...... 20 21. Module descriptions ...... 21

1. First Week

A separate hand-out describing the first week of term activities has been given to you. Here is a list of a few things to do during the first week:

• Register with the College: If you have been unable to register online, students may register personally from Monday 4th October onwards in Registry, level 3, Sherfield Building.

• See the Course administrator, Ms Wiesia Hsissen (room 912) Ms Wiesia Hsissen is the most important person in this course. She will give you course information, and will hand out your identity card. She can also answer most of your questions on the course.

• Get a locker Go to the MSc Room 404 (the MSc Study Room), choose an empty locker, note its number and email its number to Danny Harvey (room 303) on [email protected] to register that the locker is yours. You will need to buy a padlock to lock the locker. Lockers will be registered on a first-come first-served basis. If you don’t register the locker with Danny your padlock will be removed. (room 303 door lock combination is 1209)

• Activate your computer account. Your welcome pack contains instructions on how to activate your computer and email account. Instructions are also available at http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/ict/registration/staffandstudentregistration/computeraccount

• Attend the welcome meetings organised by College, Department and Group

• Attend the Safety Induction for Postgraduate and MSc students by Dr Tom Tate, the Department Safety officer. All new students are required by law to attend this session before they are given their College security card. At the end of the session you will be given a safety induction checklist to prove you have attended the safety induction.

• Collect your College Identity card (room 912) Go to Wiesia Hsissen and exchange your security checklist for your identity card. Those who did not register on-line prior to arriving at the College, will have to wait until later in the week to collect their security card. If a student is unable to attend, they should contact Wiesia to arrange a separate induction.

You should carry the card with you at all times: it serves as a security pass and a library card, as well as giving you access to the Sports Centre and student facilities.

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• Attend the Student Union Fair on Tuesday October 5th, where the Student Union showcases the over 80 student clubs and societies in the College, recruit new members and arrange for auditions for artistic groups and sports teams trials. This takes place all day, all around College. The time slot 10-11 am has been reserved for postgraduate students. Consider joining a club or two!

2. Timetable The timetable of lecture Courses is centrally managed by College and is subject to frequent changes especially at the beginning of the Autumn and Spring terms. It typically reaches a stable state by the 3rd week of term. It is a good idea to check the timetable at least twice a week during the first 3 weeks of the term, once a week for the rest of the term.

The current version of the timetable can be found on the “internal” tab of the Departmental web page: http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/electricalengineering/internal

A printout of the timetable valid for your first week will be handed out.

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3. South Kensington Campus Map

1 Beit Quadrangle: Beit Hall 2 3 Ethos Sports Centre 16 Electrical Engineering Building Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 21 Sherfield Building Level 1: Security Reception, Bank (NatWest), Catering, Main Dining Hall, International Office Level 2: Great Hall, Union Shop, Junior Common Room, QT snack bar, Newsagent, Optician, Senior Common Room, Travel Services Level 3: Registry, Graduate Schools, Humanities, Student Accommodation Centre, Conference Office Level 4: Archives, ICT, ICT Helpdesk, Occupational Health Service Level 5: Read and Pippard Lecture Theatres, Facilities Management, Property Management, Building Projects, Seminar and Learning Centre (SALC), Centre for Educational Development, HR Equality 26 Imperial College and Science Museum Libraries Central Library, Library Archives and Special Collections, Science Museum Library, Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine, Blyth Music and Arts Centre

A map can be downloaded at http://workspace.imperial.ac.uk/campusinfo/public/sthkencampus.pdf

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4. MSc Course Regulations Duration Full-time: One calendar year. Absences must be notified to the Course Organizer and absences of more than one week normally require prior agreement. Additional Entry Requirements Normally at least a good upper second class honours degree, or equivalent, in Engineering, Physics, Mathematics or other relevant subject. Curriculum Students are assessed on 8 modules chosen from the examinable modules provided that at least 4 of the 8 are core modules. Additional courses may be followed on a ‘not- for-credit basis’ at the discretion of the Course Organiser. The present list of examinable modules is attached and is updated and published each year.

Students also undertake an individual project occupying 3 months part-time (January to March) and 4 months full-time (June to September). A project may be undertaken as an intern within a company or other university provided the topic is suitable but only with the agreement of the Course Organiser. A student doing such a project may spend up to 5 months away from the College placed at the external organization during the project period. Assessment Students are assessed in the following elements. Examinable Modules Each of the 8 examinable modules is assessed by written examination normally held at the start of the summer term, and/or assessed coursework as assigned. Laboratory and Project Assessed laboratory work will be undertaken normally during the autumn and spring terms. The individual project will be assessed through the means of a dissertation and an assessed oral presentation. The project mark is the sum of the dissertation mark and the presentation mark weighted 85% and 15% respectively. Requirements for Awards An MSc degree will be awarded to students obtaining • at least 50% in all examinable modules and • at least 50% in laboratory work average and • at least 50% in the project or an MSc degree with merit will be awarded to students obtaining • at least 50% in all examinable modules and • at least 50% in laboratory work average and • at least 60% in examinable module average and • at least 60% in the project

or an MSc degree with distinction will be awarded to students obtaining • at least 50% in all examinable modules and • at least 50% in laboratory work average and • at least 70% in examinable module average and

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• at least 70% in the project. Plagiarism All work submitted as part of these requirements must be expressed in the student’s own words and incorporate their own ideas and judgements. The full statement on plagiarism and the relevant policies of Imperial College are given in the student handbook and online at http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/edudev/resources/plagiarism

Late Submission Coursework, laboratory work and the project report must be submitted according to the published deadlines. Late submissions will only be accepted at the discretion of the examiners and will normally be subjected to a mark penalty corresponding to a reduction of 4% per day or part thereof.

Special Circumstances In some cases, special circumstances arise which may affect students’ performance in assessed elements. The examiners will normally take such special circumstances into account in line with Imperial College’s regulations. Such circumstances must however be notified to the Course Organizer as soon as possible and normally prior to the assessment.

ECTS The Course awards European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) points. The following scheme applies:

Examinable modules (8) 5 ECTS each for 40 ECTs total. Project and Laboratory 50 ECTS

Re-sits Students failing written examinations or associated coursework may make one further attempt at the next available examination period (normally the following year) subject to: • Students failing in one or two examinable modules but obtaining at least 50% in examinable module average may normally, at the discretion of the board of examiners, be reassessed in only those examinable modules that were failed. • Students failing in more than two examinable modules or obtaining less than 50% in examinable module average must normally be reassessed in all examinable modules.

Students failing the project element or the laboratory element may, at the discretion of the board of examiners, be permitted to resubmit revised work for reassessment during the next academic year. Any student re-sitting or resubmitting any element is ineligible for Merit and Distinction awards.

College Regulations The complete text of general College regulations can be found at the Registry website: http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/registry/information/academicregulations

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5. Academic Calendar

The academic calendar year comprises the three academic terms and three months of research. The term dates for the 2010-2011 academic year are:

Autumn Term 2 October 2010 – 17 December 2010 Christmas Vacation 18 December 2010 – 7 January 2011 Spring Term 8 January 2011 – 25 March 2011 Easter Vacation 26 March 2011 – 29 April 2011 Summer 30 April 2011 – 1st July 2011 Summer Research 1st July – 21 September 2011 (last day of the MSc course)

The following dates are provisional and are correct at the time this is written. They will all be confirmed at a later time. Register the 8 subjects on which you have chosen to be examined by the middle of Spring term. You may not change your choices after registration without the permission of the MSc Programme Director. Examinations: 2 May 2011 – approx. 20 May 2011 Main work on Individual Research Project: 21 May 2011 – 21 September 2011 with the following submission deadlines:

o Soft-bound and electronic versions of Final Project Report: 16 September 2011, 5pm at Wiesia Hsissen’s office. o Poster Presentation between 19 September and 21 September 2011 o Last day of the MSc course 2010-2011: 21 September 2011

6. Attendance

Students are required by the general College regulations to attend regularly. Poor attendance, a weak record of submission of coursework and/or failure in exams may result into a student being required to withdraw from College, according to the general regulations, which say: " … a student admitted to any course of study must attend to the satisfaction of the Head of Department. The College reserves the right to require any student whose academic progress is unsatisfactory or who fails in an examination to withdraw from the College. Withdrawal decisions may be taken at any time during the session. "

We will give you a six-week notice to show improvement before we require you to withdraw. If we ask you to withdraw you can appeal.

Some changes recently introduced in Immigration Law may additionally require us to report poor attendance to the government. You will be informed in advance if any such rules are brought into force.

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7. Departmental Postgraduate Studies Administration

Peter Y.K. Cheung, Head of Department

Patrick Naylor, Director of Postgraduate Studies

Patrick has the overall responsibility for the Department’s postgraduate affairs. He is responsible for ensuring that all College regulations are applied appropriately in the Department.

You would normally not need to talk to him, as your questions will be answered by Anne Hough or Wiesia Hsissen.

Anne Hough, Postgraduate Administrator

Anne coordinates everything to do with Postgraduate students.

She is also the person to ask when in doubt about College procedures or regulations.

Room: 614 Email: [email protected].

Imad Jaimoukha, Postgraduate Tutor

Imad is responsible for the welfare of postgraduate students. He is available to discuss welfare or postgraduate affairs on Mondays between 1.00 pm and 2.00 pm. If you need to meet with Imad to discuss any difficulties with your studies or if you have personal circumstances which are hindering your progress you can e-mail him at to arrange an appointment. Alternatively you can contact him via Anne Hough. Room: 1111C Email: [email protected]

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8. Course Administration

Christos Papavassiliou – Course Director

Room 915

Please book appointments through Wiesia Hsissen or by email

room 915 email: [email protected]

Wiesia Hsissen – Course Administrator

Wiesia is your main contact point to answer your questions, supply you routine letters, and also arrange appointments with the course director and other academic faculty members.

room 912 extension: 46261 (external (020) 7594 6261) email: [email protected]

Ellen Haigh—Subject Librarian for E&EE

Room 601 Extension: 46334

Email: [email protected]

9. Lab Support and Computer Administration

You should contact one of the following people if you have questions or face problems with the computer installation or CAD software. They are all research students, so please respect their time!

Sam Bayliss – Digital CAD Tools Admin

Sam is a PhD student responsible for the Digital CAD software in the Circuits and Systems Research Group.

His email is: [email protected]

Analogue CAD Tools Admin To be announced

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10. The Postgraduate Staff – Student Committee The PG Staff-Student Committee is your main opportunity to make your feelings and views heard. The Committee is made up of representatives from each research group and each MSc course, the Director of Postgraduate Studies and the Postgraduate Tutor. It meets once a Term (3 times a year). Issues that have been discussed at previous meetings include postgraduate training, introduction of new college regulations, provision of a postgraduate common room and social opportunities.

Representatives are elected by their fellow students each year. You will be asked to elect a Course student representative before the end of October.

11. Libraries

Central Library and Subject Support for Students The College’s Central Library holds the multiple copies of recommended textbooks and an extensive range of information resources. Copies available for loan are held at the Central Library for students to borrow. Bring your swipe card with you as you need it to enter the library. Be sure to check the library catalogue for the shelf mark and availability. To check the catalogue, go the Library home page url below and then click on Library catalogue under the heading Search. http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/library If all the copies have been borrowed, then you can place a hold using your library number which is found on your swipe card and your Library PIN. If you don’t know your PIN, then see your Subject Librarian Ellen Haigh in room 601 at E& EE or any Central Library staff for help. When the book is available, an email will be sent to you asking you to pick up the book at the Issue Desk on Level 1 at the Central Library. You are allowed to borrow up to 40 items at any one time. Students are also allowed to borrow from the Medical Campus libraries. You can view and renew your loans online and also request items not held at Imperial through the Document Delivery service through the Imperial College online catalogue. The Document Delivery service is free to you. Just click on the heading and follow the instructions.

Electronic Information Services Imperial College subscribes to thousands of electronic journals, databases, and eBooks. Go to the Library website and then see the Search heading for lists and to access them. Use of these e-resources is free to members of the College.

Subject support--we are experts in how to do a literature search; and it is our job to help MSc students find and locate relevant material for their dissertation as well as for their coursework. Please come and see us for help or else email us. Your subject librarian is:

Ellen Haigh - Room 601, Electrical and Electronic Eng. Level 6 Email: [email protected] Tel: x46334 Url: http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/people/e.haigh

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12. Some facilities

MSc Study Room There is a study room with computers available to all MSc students on level 4 - room 404, (digital door combination – C35679). Lockers are also available in this area. If you would like to have a locker on level 4, please choose any free locker, buy a padlock for it and email Danny Harvey on [email protected] with the locker number. These lockers are available for 1 year only and you must vacate it at the end of your MSc course.

CAD Room and Laboratory The CAD lab is located in room 908, across the corridor from Wiesia’s room. The lab includes PC Workstations loaded with CAD software, as well as specialised measurement instruments used for some projects. This lab has historically been for the exclusive use of A&D Design students. Students from other MSc courses are now welcome, as may be final year undergraduate students if space permits and if they are welcome by the MSc students.

Computing Facilities You will mostly use the computers in the MSc study room but there are additional departmental computing including an open access lab in Room 305.

Photocopying facilities Photocopying facilities are available on Level 1 (there is a sign “Reprographics” above the door). There are 2 photocopiers which are fully networked and operational. Access is gained via your College ID card, which will need to be in credit before use. The link to the ICT print service is: http://www.imperial.ac.uk/ict/printservice You will need to be logged on to the IC domain to access your account details.

Pigeon Holes (“snail mail”) MSc students can receive post in the pigeon holes on Level 1, beneath the central stairs that descend from Level 2. The MSc in Circuit Design Programme has a pigeon hole on the right hand side and this is where your mail should go; please also check the undergraduate pigeon holes on the left because sometimes MSc mail gets stuffed into them by mistake.

Please tell people likely to send you mail that the address to use should be of the form: Your Name MSc in A&D Design Electrical Engineering Building South Kensington Campus London SW7 2AZ

Notice Board The notice board for MSc students is located on Level 9 outside Wiesia Hsissen’s office.

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13. Websites and telephone numbers All College information, regulations, timetables, and even this booklet, is available on the College web system. A few useful addresses are:

College: http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/ EEE Department: http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/electricalengineering PG Studies: (EEE home)/teaching/postgraduate MSc Course: (EEE home)/teaching/postgraduate/analoguemsc Timetable: http://www2.ee.ic.ac.uk/timetable/Autumn10/g95730.html ( through “internal” tab of departmental page) Library: http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/library Student Union: http://www.imperialcollegeunion.org/ International Office: http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/international

14. About GSEPS

The Electrical Engineering Department is part of the Graduate School of Engineering and Physical Sciences (GSEPS), which organises a number of training activities of interest to postgraduate students, especially on transferable skills.

All new students will have access to the GSEPS Blackboard site by the start of term. The address is: http://learn.imperial.ac.uk

The site contains full information on the GSEPS transferable skills programme including dates, course descriptions and booking information. To log on to the site students need their normal College log on and password.

Anyone who has not got access to the site should email send an email to mailto:[email protected] their normal College log on and someone will give them access to the site as soon as possible.

Finally, an open day for those interested in further study at Imperial will take place in early December, in the Great Hall. The date will be announced soon.

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15. Lectures and Classes English Language Support for non-native MSc students

• Designated tutor for each department • Language support targeted to students’ needs • Programme of work based on various study-related topics and tasks • Workshops, taught classes and one to one support available

If you wish to receive English Language Support there is no need to sign up in advance. Please come along to one of the following test registration sessions:

The English Language Support Programme (ELSP) offers classes, a majority of which are free of charge, to students and members of Imperial College London who are not native speakers of English. Students and members of Imperial College include Undergraduate and ERASMUS, MSc, and MPhil/PhD students and Academic Visitors. If you are interested in joining a class or have been told by your department that you must attend English classes, please email [email protected].

More information about English classes can be obtained from their website: http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/humanities/englishlanguagesupport

Information on language support is also posted on Departmental notice boards, and also on the last page of this handbook.

If you wish to receive English Language Support please come along to one of the following test registration sessions:

Date Venue Time Wednesday 6th Read Lecture Theatre, Sherfield 6pm – 7.30pm October Level 5 Thursday 7th Read Lecture Theatre, Sherfield 6pm – 7.30pm October Level 5 Wednesday 13th Read Lecture Theatre, Sherfield 6pm – 7.30pm October Level 5

The short placement test you will take here will indicate to us the level of English support you require.

Careers Advisory Service Sessions for MSc students

Claire Rees form the IC Careers Service will be giving talks to MSc students this year on the following topics:

1. Introduction to the IET Friday 8th October room at 3.00 pm - 3.30 in room 408

The Institute of Engineering and Technology, which includes the former IEE is the Electrical Engineering professional Body and regulator in the UK. It also has a strong presence in the Commonwealth. In this talk an officer of the IET will present the Institute and promote membership to our students.

2. “Getting a job” (October 12th, Room 408).

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Aims: • Make you aware of how and when UK employers recruit graduates. • Highlight some of the options open to you when you complete your course • Advise you on what you need to be doing from now on, to meet important deadlines and secure the job you want • Make you aware of the further help and advice available from the Careers Advisory Service

16. Sources of Help More information on general academic issues and regulations for students can be found at http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/registry/information/formsproceduresandregulations.

Full details on welfare and advice can be found at http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/students/welfareandadvice

Academic matters In any one lecture course or subject the Lecturer is the expert. Lecturers are willing to help when approached, but of course they cannot help all students individually, so please be reasonable in your requests.

The (male and female) College Tutors are concerned with student welfare and College–student relationships. They are happy to see any student who would like to talk to them in confidence about any problem. Further details on the College tutor system can be found at the web site http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/ugprospectus/lifeatimperial/facilities/collegetutors

If study pattern or motivation is the problem, The College publications “Learning to Learn” and “Learning to Master” contain some really helpful advice on how to improve your study efficiency. If you find organising your studies a problem, try it. Copies will be available for collection in Wiesia’s office once they become available.

Complaints If you wish to complain about some aspect of the course, it is best to first try to approach directly the individual lecturers. Most will listen to friendly, reasonable argument. If this does not work, or you feel embarrassed, ask the Course Student Representative to do it for you. If a really serious problem arises, please tell the MSc Programme Director, or ask the Student Representative to do it.

Personal issues Your Thesis supervisor acts as a Personal Tutor; is there to give advice, and is normally your first port of call. Before a supervisor is assigned, please try the Course Director.

Advisor to women students: Clare Drysdale [email protected] She is a specific point of contact for women students in the department and can be consulted about any difficulties that a student might not wish to discuss with her Personal Tutor. . The College's Student Counselling Service is located on Level 4, Sherfield Building on the South Kensington campus. From the lifts on Level 4, walk diagonally to your right to the corner of the lift foyer. Go through the double doors and left up the ramp, through another set of double doors, and reception is the second door on your right, Room 446. For appointment call 020 7594 9637 ( Internal Extension: 49637) Email: [email protected].

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This service is available to any student registered with the College, about any personal issue. The service is free and confidential.

The Health Centre is located at 40 Prince’s Gardens, South Kensington Campus. Opening hours The Imperial College Health Centre provides a 24-hour emergency service for its NHS registered patients only. Students not registered at the Health Centre may attend for consultations during normal working hours but should call on the services of their own GP for home visits and out-of-hours assistance.

The Health Centre runs Exam stress workshops usually at the Spring term. Information is given on the Health Centre's website .

For appointments call the reception at 020 7594 9375/6 (extension 49375), or the 24- hour telephone service: 020 7584 6301. Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.imperialcollegehealthcentre.co.uk/

Hospitals The nearest accident and emergency departments are:

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital 369 Fulham Road, London SW10 9NH

St Mary’s Hospital Praed Street, London W2 1NY

These should only be used for accidents and emergencies. If your problem is not a true emergency, or you are unsure of what to do, please contact the health Centre instead.

Financial problems Sometimes financial worries are more easily laid aside if there is someone to discuss them with. College has a small group of staff in the Registry on Level 3 of the Sherfield Building who are willing to help. They deal with funds available to students in cases of financial hardship and problems with payment of tuition fees. They may be contacted in normal working hours.

Special examination arrangements for students with disabilities The College has procedures in place for the consideration of requests from students for special examination arrangements due to physical, learning or other disabilities. If you believe you may require a form of special arrangements for your examinations this year, you should contact the Course Director or the Advisor to Women Students, since she is also the Department’s Disability officer.

All such requests must be made with clear supporting medical information, and must be submitted to your Department so that they may be passed to the Registry at least six weeks before your first examination (except in the case of accidental injury or acute illness, when the application should be submitted as soon as possible after the event). For further information please speak to your Postgraduate Tutor, the Course Director or the Advisor to Women Students.

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17. Information for Students with disabilities, specific learning difficulties or long-term health issues At Imperial College we recognise that studying at university can be a challenge, especially if you have a disability. We are keen that you have every opportunity to fulfil your potential and graduate with the degree you deserve. It is therefore important that you let us know about any disability, specific learning difficulty or health problem as soon as possible so that we can give expert advice and support to enable you to do this. Some people never think of themselves as having a disability, but students who have experienced any of the issues listed below have found that a little extra help and support has made all the difference to their study experience. ƒ Specific learning difficulties (such as dyslexia, dyspraxia, AD[H]D) ƒ Autistic spectrum disorder (such as Asperger’s) ƒ Deafness or hearing difficulties ƒ Long term mental health difficulties (such as chronic anxiety, bipolar disorder, depression) ƒ Medical conditions (such as epilepsy, arthritis, diabetes, Crohn’s disease) ƒ Physical disabilities or mobility impairments ƒ Visual difficulties Where to find help: 1. Your Disability Liaison Officer Clare Drysdale is your first point of contact within your department and is there to help you with arranging any support within the department that you need. Clare is also the person who will apply for Special Examination arrangements on your behalf. You need to contact her without delay if you think that you may need extra time or other adjustments for your examinations. http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/registry/exams/specialexamarrangements 2. Disability Advisory Service: http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/disabilityadvisoryservice The Disability Advisory Service works with individual students no matter what their disability to ensure that they have the support they need. We can also help if you think that you may have an unrecognised study problem such as dyslexia. Our service is both confidential (information about you is only passed on to other people in the university with your agreement) and individual in that any support is tailored to what you need. Some of the sorts of things we can help with are: ƒ Being an advocate on your behalf with others in the College such as your departmental liaison officer senior tutor or exams officer, the accommodation office or the estates department ƒ Checking that your evidence of disability is appropriate and up-to-date ƒ Arranging a diagnostic assessment for specific learning difficulties ƒ Help with applying to the College for the cost of an assessment ƒ Help with your application for the Disabled Students Allowance (DSA) see below ƒ Helping students not eligible for the Disabled Students Allowance in obtaining support from other sources ƒ Help with arranging extra Library support ƒ Supporting applications for continuing accommodation for your second or later years 3. Disabled Students Allowance: http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/disabilityadvisoryservice/supportforstudents/dassupport Students who are home for fees and who have a disability can apply for a grant called the Disabled Students Allowance which can pay any extra costs that are a direct result of disability. This fund is not means-tested and is also a grant not a loan so any home student with a disability can apply and will not be expected to pay it back. Remember students with unseen disabilities such as mental health difficulties, dyslexic type difficulties or long term health problems are also eligible for this fund.

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18. Health and safety

We must all safeguard our health and work safely. The phrase “Health and safety” in the UK refers to a set of Laws and regulations which ensures that all people’s health and safety is safeguarded as much as possible. We are, of course, all all responsible not only for our H&S but also for that of all around us. H&S is particularly important in a specialised technical environment like Imperial; for this reason we maintain the highest health and safety standards.

Full details of the College Health and Safety guide is now located on the College web pages, and only a few things we consider particularly relevant are repeated below.

In an emergency please call the 24 hour emergency number (020 7594) 4444 (internal) or 020 7589 1000 (external). In all emergencies, remember to state the building and room number/location you are in and also the nature of the emergency.

Smoking Imperial College is a non-smoking place. The rules say that “Smoking is only permitted where it will not cause nuisance to others, create safety risks or contravene smoking policies of NHS Trusts”. Smoking is not allowed: • inside any building or substantially enclosed spaces, owned or used by College for the conduct of College business • within the immediate vicinity of entrances to buildings (including Dalby Court, the space with tables in front of the Electrical Engineering Building) • inside any vehicle owned or operated by College • anywhere on medical campuses • on major pedestrian routes, where designated • Smoking is also not permitted in any Hall of Residence

Staying Healthy with Your Computer

TAKE BREAKS Intersperse with other work. Take a five minute break every hour and don’t spend a whole day on computer-based activities. Netsurfing or playing computer games does not count as a break. KEEP YOUR DESK TIDY Avoid cluttering it up with books, papers etc. Make sure you have enough clear space to operate your mouse easily and to access your keyboard. Keep most frequently used items close to hand to avoid stretching. ADJUST YOUR EQUIPMENT TO SUIT YOU Set your screen to a comfortable height. Sit face-on to your screen to avoid any twist in your spine. Ensure sufficient room to rest your hands in front of keyboard when not keying. Adjust your seat height so your arms are horizontal to the keyboard and avoid flexing/extending wrists. If you use a laptop, work with it on a table, never on your lap. Ensure room for your feet to rest under your desk, using a footrest if necessary. GET COMFORTABLE Adjust the seat height and back tilt/height to fit you. Sit back when you are thinking, rather than staying hunched over your screen. Use a soft touch when keying and avoid flexing your wrists. Give your eyes a comfort break too. Look away from your screen or close your eyes when thinking. Avoid staring at the screen and throw in a few extra blinks as natural blink reflexes are often unconsciously suppressed.

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DON'T IGNORE SYMPTOMS If your arms or shoulders start aching or tingling, take a break and re-organise work to give yourself more breaks in future. If symptoms persist or keep recurring, contact your occupational health (OH) service for help. MAKE USE OF THE EXPERTS Fabienne Paul, located in room 608, can give advice on computer ergonomics and can also give details of the health and safety training sessions held by the College Safety Unit. Students can arrange vision screening through the College Health service who can also advise on Cumulative Trauma Disorder.

Safe Lifting

Lifting and carrying is a common cause of injury at work. Good manual handling techniques can significantly reduce the risk of injury.

Almost all staff and students at some time get involved in manual handling in College: whether it’s carrying a pile of books, shifting a computer or moving equipment in an office or laboratory.

This guidance describes the basic techniques of good lifting practice to help you avoid unnecessary injury

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Principles of safe lifting practice

Before you start

• Think about the job → Does it need carrying, or can a trolley or other equipment be used instead • Think about what you are going to do before you do it: → Where is the load going? → Does it need more than one person to lift it safely? → Is there enough room? → How can you avoid having to twist when lifting or putting the load down? • Think about you → Are you dressed for the job? Tight clothing can restrict movement. High heels are never suitable. → Do you have a health problem that might make you vulnerable to injury • If you are not sure of how heavy a load is, test it out before you try to lift it. Gently rock the load to test the weight and its distribution • If you have not been trained, you should not lift >15Kg without advice from your local Manual Handling Assessor • Remove any obstructions/tripping hazards from the route • Work out where and how to take a rest if moving a heavy load over a long distance • Are there any sharp edges? If so, then you may need to wear gloves to protect yourself • If load is too bulky, look at ways in which to break it down

Lifting technique • Place you feet apart to make a stable base for lifting • Placing one leg forward in front of the other will help improve balance and control • If you have to reach out to the load, try sliding it towards you before attempting to lift it

If lifting from a low height, bend your knees, NOT your back • Stand correctly, keeping your back straight and your chin tucked in • Keep your shoulders level and facing the same direction as your hips • Lift smoothly, avoiding jerking movements • Lift your head first – your back then straightens automatically • Grip the load with your palms, rather than just your fingers – If you need to change your grip, rest the load first. • Keep your arms close to your body to help support the load

Do not allow the load to obstruct your view – seek assistance if it is too large.

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19. Places and Contact Points

Postgraduate Office Anne Hough Room 614 Departmental Administrative Assistant and Postgraduate Administrator Electrical Engineering X 46195 Building

Research Group Group Administrator Room Administrator Circuits & Systems Wiesia Hsissen 912 Electrical Engineering x 46261 Building Communications & Signal Lauren Noto 813 Processing x 46267

Control & Power Michelle Hammond 1110 x 46281

Intelligent Systems & Shahareen Hilmy 1014 Networks x 46316

Optical & Semiconductor Susan Brace 713 Devices x 46215

MSc Course Course Administrator Room Administrators Communications & Signal Lauren Noto 810 All in Electrical Engineering Processing x 46267 Building Analogue & Digital IC Wiesia Hsissen 912 Design x 46261

Control Systems Michelle Hammond 1110 x 46281

Registration On-line through student e-service

Identity Cards Security Office, Room 150, Level 1, Sherfield Building

Departmental Facilities Room 201, Level 2, Electrical Engineering Building Manager

Electrical Engineering Room 607, Level 6, Electrical Engineering Building Library and Quiet Study Area

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20. Course Description – 2010-2011

Analogue and Digital Integrated Circuit Design (MSc/DIC)

This MSc course aims to provide designers with in-depth knowledge of analogue and digital circuits and also familiarity with both the practical issues of device-level design and system-level performance requirements. A key feature of this MSc course is its balanced approach to both analogue and digital IC design and its in-depth treatment of high frequency and low-power techniques. Issues related to design for test, CAD algorithms and design automation are also covered. Robust design methods which allow relaxation of performance requirements, yield enhancement and exploitation of state-of-the-art process technology are introduced.

Core courses (compulsory)

EE9AC1 (EE3-01) Analogue Integrated Circuits and Systems EE9AC3 (EE4-20) Introduction to Digital Integrated Circuit Design EE9AC4 (EE3-02) Instrumentation EE9AC5 (EE3-06) VHDL and Logic Synthesis

Optional courses (choose 4 from this list)

EE9AO1 (EE4-43) Synthesis of Digital Architectures * EE9AO2 (EE4-12) Digital Signal Processing and Digital Filters EE9AO3 (CO332) Advanced Computer Architectures EE9AO4 (EE4-17) High Performance Analogue Electronics EE9AO5 (EE4-16) Analogue Signal Processing EE9AO6 (EE4-18) Radio Frequency Electronics EE9AO7 (EE3-14) Power Electronics EE9AO8 (EE3-11) Advanced Electronic Devices EE9AO9 (EE4-06) Optical Communication EE9AO10 (EE3-19) Real Time Signal Processing EE9AO11 (EE4-55) MEMS and Nanotechnology * EE9AO12 (EE3-18) Microwave Technology

* Not Offered 2010-2011

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21. Module descriptions

Core modules

EE9AC1. Analogue Integrated Circuits And Systems Professor Chris Toumazou (Autumn)

Aims: The aim of this course is to provide a general overview of analogue integrated circuits and systems in CMOS and Bipolar technologies with particular emphasis on high frequency circuit design for wireless products. Objectives: The course will enable students to design some of the fundamental and very important analogue interface circuits on predominately mixed signal digital/ analogue systems. The course will also give the students a first hand appreciation of radio frequency circuit design, particularly for mobile radio. Syllabus: Design techniques Modelling and simulation (SPICE) of MOSFETS. Modelling and simulation (SPICE) of BJTs. Noise sources in op-amps and integrated circuits and low noise design. Refresher of CMOS building blocks, current-mirrors, amplifiers, differential pairs. Design case study of typical CMOS IC op-amp. Introduction to integrated switched capacitor filters and continuous-time filters. Coursework contribution: 25%

EE9AC3. Introduction To Digital Integrated Circuit Design Professor Peter Cheung (Autumn)

Aims: To introduce the basics of digital integrated circuits design. Expected outcomes: Knowledge and understanding of the different issues related to the development of digital integrated circuits including circuit design, fabrication, design methods and tools. Hands-on experience with design tools focusing on the back end design stages of digital integrated circuits. Syllabus: The course covers the whole range of basic issues related to digital integrated circuit design including introduction to integrated circuits design and trends, MOS Devices, SPICE, fabrication, inverters, logic gates, combinational logic, sequential circuits, clocking, interconnect wires, arithmetic circuits and data paths, memories and array circuits, CAD tools, testing – design for testability, design methodologies. A significant part of the course is taken up by a group design project in which students design an integrated circuit. The project contributes 25% to the overall mark.

EE9AC4. Instrumentation Dr Christos Papavassiliou (Autumn)

Aims: To give an overview of electrical measurement theory and practice, especially at GHz frequencies. A main objective is to understand measurement limitations, especially noise. Syllabus: Definitions and examples of measurements and their limitations: Resolution, accuracy, sensitivity. Noise in electronic systems. Analogue, Digital and Sampling Oscilloscopes. DC and AC bridges. Amplifiers. Sampling and Analogue to Digital conversion. Oversampling. Oscillators and synthesisers. Phase noise. Frequency measurements. Coherent measurements and interferometry. Correlation techniques. Network and spectrum analysis at radio frequencies. Time Domain Reflectometry. Coursework contribution: 25%

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EE9AC5. VHDL And Logic Synthesis Dr Tom Clarke (Autumn)

Aims: This course teaches students how to use VHDL compilers, simulation and synthesis tools to describe and verify digital systems in a technology-independent fashion.

Objectives: Use RTL design technique. Write RTL descriptions in a synthesisable subset of VHDL. Design, and write in VHDL, testbenches for digital hardware. Analyse simple VHDL code to determine synthesis and simulation efficiency.

Syllabus: Part 1: VHDL Modelling of hardware: models of behaviour, time and structure. Major VHDL constructs: entity declarations, architecture bodies, subprograms, packages and 'use' clauses. Basic VHDL data types: literals, scalars, vectors. Behavioural description: processes, activation and suspension of processes, sequential assignments, signal assignments, variable assignments, sequential control, procedure and function calls, concurrent statements. Structural description: parts, component instantiation, configuration specifications, busses. Access types: files, file I/O Part 2 Testing and verification: VHDL testbenches. Procedural abstraction. Exhaustive, random, ad-hoc testing methods. Test coverage metrics. Part 3: Synthesis Multi-level logic minimisation techniques: boolean optimisation. Critical path optimisation. High level synthesis: state minimisation in FSM. Technology mapping: gate arrays, FPGA, PLDs.

Coursework contribution: 25%

Elective (optional) Modules (choose 4)

EE9AO1. Synthesis of Digital Architectures Dr. George Constantinides (Autumn)

Aims: To present the fundamental principles of high-level design automation for digital circuits

Objectives:The design of multi-billion transistor chips is a big challenge. Central to solving this problem is the idea of raising the level at which designs can be performed - from transistors to gates, from gates to VHDL, and perhaps in the future from VHDL to software-like languages. When raising the level of design, we introduce extra work for the design software - how to automate the translation from high-level descriptions to lower-level ones, e.g. how many multipliers should I use in my chip and how should they be interconnected? This course will enable students to gain an understanding and appreciation of the fast growing area of electronic design automation.

Syllabus: Introduction to the fundamental architectural synthesis problems: scheduling, allocation, binding, area and performance estimation, control unit synthesis. Introduction to graph theory and combinatorial optimization. Pipelining, parallel processing, and retiming. Scheduling algorithms: as-soon-as-possible and as-late-as-possible, list scheduling, integer linear program models. Resource sharing algorithms: interval graphs, graph colouring, integer linear program models, register sharing.

EE9AO2. Digital Signal Processing and Digital Filters Not Offered in 2010-2011

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EE9AO3. Advanced Computer Architectures Dr Paul Kelly (Spring)

Syllabus: Measuring and reporting computer systems performance; Amdahl's Law. Pipelined CPU architecture. Instruction set design and pipeline structure. Dynamic scheduling using scoreboarding and Tomasulo's algorithm. Software instruction scheduling and software pipelining. Vector processors and their performance. Superscalar and long-instruction- wordarchitectures. Vectorising compilers and their capabilities; applications to parallelisation and memory hierarchy optimisation. SIMD architectures and their programming. Interconnection networks. MIMD message-passing systems; the data parallel programming model. Shared- memory MIMD systems: self-scheduling loops, load balancing, and synchronisation. Implementations of shared memory: multistage interconnection networks versus multicache systems. The cache coherency problem, and weak cache consistency.

EE9AO4. High performance analogue electronics Dr Esther Rodriguez-Villegas (Spring)

Aims: This course is concerned with the design and implementation of high performance analogue integrated circuits and systems, with emphasis on the design of high-frequency circuits for wireless receivers.

Circuit and system-level issues determining the performance of wireless receivers will be discussed, and transistor-level techniques to implement high performance, fully-integrated wireless receivers will be introduced.

Objective: to understand and assess the suitability of different receiver architectures for particular system applications; to understand and evaluate the important performance parameters for the various building blocks within a wireless receiver, such as noise and linearity; and to be familiar with suitable transistor level implementations of the major building blocks including low- noise amplifiers, mixers and oscillators.

Syllabus: system-level design introduction to wireless receiver architectures, system-level specifications; design techniques noise analysis and low noise design, high-frequency transistor performance, impedance matching, CMOS and BJT linearisation; building blocks integrated continuous-time filters, analogue mixers and multipliers, integrated oscillators; system-level studies video/tv receivers, paging receivers.

EE9AO5. Analogue Signal Processing Dr. Christos Papavassiliou (Spring)

Aims: This course aims to introduce current-mode analog signal processing as an alternative to the more conventional voltage mode signal processing. The benefits to be gained from operating with currents as the signal parameter rather than voltages will be discussed, including high frequency operation and wide dynamic range under low power suppply voltages. Various transistor-level current-mode techniques suitable for fully-integrated systems will be introduced.

Objectives: Understand the motivation for operating in current-mode rather than voltage mode. Describe current-mode architectures for various analog signal processing functions including amplification and sampled data and continuous-time filtering. Describe circuit techniques such as the current-conveyor and current-feedback opamp where traditional voltage-mode applications can also be enhanced by exploiting current-mode techniques.

Syllabus: Current-mode vs. voltage mode processing; supply-current sensing, current conveyors, current-mode instrumentation amplifiers. Adjoint networks. Translinear circuits. High- performance amplifier architectures, current-feedback opamps. Current-mode filters; switched current processing, translinear/log domain filters. Current-mode instrumentation amplifiers and precision rectifiers; switched-current techniques; problems with traditional current output circuits; basic current-conveyor applications.

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EE9AO6. Radio Frequency Electronics Dr Christos Papavassiliou (Autumn)

Aims: To teach the terminology, concepts and basic methods of radio frequency design. To generalise circuit design techniques used at RF and microwave frequencies, for both hybrid and monolithic implementation.

Objectives: Design and understand the basic limits of radio frequency circuits by addressing impedance matching, parasitic effects, gain, stability and noise issues.

Syllabus: Topics in radio frequency and microwave circuit design and testing. Antenna terminology. Power and noise link budget. Narrowband matching. Transmission line circuits, the Smith Chart and its uses. Lumped and distributed filters, impedance transformations. S-parameters. Circuit cascading, embedding, parasitics deembedding. Series and shunt feedback. Deembedding. Transistor amplifier design. Stability at high frequencies, oscillators. Power amplifier design. RFIC and Monolithic microwave integrated circuits.

EE9AO7. Power Electronics Prof Tim Green, Dr. Paul Mitcheson (Spring)

Aims: To demonstrate the opportunities provided by power semiconductors to improve the efficiency and controllability of electrical energy conversion in power supplies and to improve the control of motors and actuators used in servos and drives.

Objectives: A generally quantitative approach is taken and the student should be able to analyse the operation of the circuits given and choose suitable circuits and components for given applications.

There are four broad objectives through which the course progresses, each with points of detail: 1. to demonstrate the advantages and disadvantages of switch-mode power processing 2. to introduce the semiconductor devices useful in power applications 3. to describe the circuit topologies for each form of power conversion 4. to demonstrate the application of power electronics to servo-quality control of motors for control purposes

Syllabus: Comparison of power semiconductors with signal transistors; improvements to basic switch- mode power supply circuits to provide isolation and high efficiency; inversion of DC to AC and rectification with sinusoidal current; classification of machine types; comparison of permanent magnet and field winding excitation; development of brushless pm machines; control of induction machines with an inverter.

EE9AO8. Advanced Electronic Devices Dr Kristel Fobelets (Spring)

Aims: 1) To give insight in recent developments in semiconductor devices 2) To familiarise the student with the use of band diagrams to explain the physical processes in semiconductor devices and their relation to the output characteristics 3) To give insight in the strength and weaknesses (noise, gain, maximum operation frequency, fabrication complexity) of different semiconductor devices 4) To give insight in the application areas of semiconductor devices

Objectives: 1) Predict the device characteristics from the band diagram and calculate the characteristics given the geometry and material parameters of the device. 2) Be able to read technical papers in the field of semiconductor devices design and applications with a general understanding of the subject 3) Make a device choice for different applications 4) Be able to optimise/design current and new devices

Syllabus: - Brief review of solid state physics with focus on energy band diagrams - Discussion and comparison of different FETs: JFET, MESFET and HEMT - Optimising the "classical BJT"

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using a combination of different materials: HBT - Study of the high-speed and noise performance in FETs and BJTs - THz oscillators using the gunn diode or the resonant tunnelling diode - Basic properties of superconductors

EE9AO9. Optical Communications Prof Eric Yeatman (Spring)

Aims: This course aims to provide an understanding of the structure, operating principles and underlying physical concepts of optical communication systems (particularly fibre links), and thus to show what the capabilities and restrictions of such systems are, in both a current technological sense and in terms of fundamental principles.

Objectives: To know what components make up an optical communication link, what the main choices are for each of these, and on what basis these choices should be made. To be able to estimate the capacity (length x bandwidth)of a given optical link or system. To have some knowledge of the state-of-the-art in optical systems, and the likely direction of future developments.

Syllabus: Fundamentals of communicating with light. Guided electro-magnetic waves: the slab waveguide, modes, dispersion. Modes and attenuation in fibres. Properties of LED’s and lasers as communication sources. Photodiodes and receiver circuits, sensitivity, noise and bandwidth. Modulation techniques, coherent communication. Time-division and wavelength division multiplexing. Optical amplifiers, non-linear effects. System architectures and applications. Free space systems. Signal processing, routing and timing.

AO10. Real Time Digital Signal Processing Dr Paul Mitcheson (Spring)

Aims: This course brings together some of the theory and understanding you have gained in several other lecture courses and lets you apply that theory in solving the type of problem which might be encountered by a DSP engineer in industry. This lecture course is closely related to the following other courses: • EE 2.19: Introduction to Computer Architecture. • EE 3.07: Digital Signal Processing – this is not a prerequisite but it will help you if you have done it. For those who haven’t - I will be covering the DSP theory required to do the coursework in these lectures. • Any software engineering courses you have studied.

Assessment: • The coursework will be done individually • Accounts for 100% of the assessment for this course (there will be no exam for this course this year) • You must provide code listings for the labs (25% of the mark) • Give me a demonstration of your working speech enhancer and write a report (75% of the mark) • More details about the project and deliverables will be provided later in the course.

Objectives: Understand the differences between a DSP processor and a simple microprocessor; Master the use of an industry standard DSP processor; Learn to implement FIR, IIR filters, DFT on a DSP processor; Coursework – enhancing the quality of a speech signal in real time

Syllabus: DSP Architecture – the internals of a Texas Instruments DSP chip, its advancement over a simple processor design and how it compares to a general purpose microprocessor, such as a Pentium 4; Data conversion – we need to interface our DSP with the real analogue world; How to use Texas Instruments (TI) Code Composer Studio (CCS) – to help you get started on the labs and coursework; Interrupt handling – real time systems make heavy use of interrupts when dealing with input and output; Data representation – precision, number formats etc. How is the data represented and what limits does this place on the system ? Digital filters and design using practical tools – how would you design a digital filter in industry? Filter implementation – how to efficiently write code for a digital filter implementation on a DSP ; Frame processing – in order to be able to process a sound signal in real time we must start processing the data before we have all of the input data (think about a mobile phone – you don’t want to have to finish saying a whole

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sentence before the phone can process and transmit the data). We will therefore have a pipeline type arrangement which has a continuous input stream of data to be processed and a constant output stream of processed data. We break the input data into small frames as it arrives on the input, do the processing, reconstruct the frames and then output them.

Coursework: There is a sequence of laboratory exercises for you to work through to compliment the lectures. These labs introduce you to the software and the concepts before you tackle the speech enhancement coursework project. • Use Level 3 Communications and Signal Processing Lab • Danny Harvey is the Lab Technician. You are welcome to use the lab at any time – Danny may or may not be there. • The code for the lab door lock for this year is CY1209.

The task in the project work is to remove noise from a recording of Mike Brookes speaking! This is made tricky because you have to remove the noise blind, i.e. you don’t know what the noise is before you filter it out, exactly in as you would want to do on a mobile phone. The technique which I will teach you to do this was first published in the late 1970s but is still widely used in real applications because it is so effective.

Recommended Reading • “Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach” by David A. Patterson, John L. Hennessy, David Goldberg (for general info on high performance computer architectures – not DSP specific). This book is also used as a course text in EE 4.31 – “Advanced Computer Architecture” so if you plan to do this course next year you get good value for money! • “DSP system design using the TMS320C6000” by N. Kehtarnavaz and M. Keramat, Prentice Hall, 2001 • “Digital signal processing implementation using the TMS320C6000 DSP platform”, by N. Dahnoun, Prentice Hall, 2000.

AO11. MEMS and Nanotechnology Dr Zahid Durrani; Prof Andrew Holmes (Spring)

Aims: To study the underlying physical principles, methods of fabrication and applications of a broad range of micro- and nano-scale devices and systems.

Learning Outcomes: After attending the course students should (a) have detailed knowledge of the operation of micro- and nano-scale devices, their applications and the technologies used to fabricate them, and (b) be able to analyse & design a range of devices using relevant mechanical/electrical engineering principles.

Syllabus: (1) Introduction: micro- and nano-scale size domains; scaling of physical laws; MEMS materials and processes; MEMS devices and applications; nanostructures in semiconductors and metals; introduction to quantum effects in nanostructures; nanostructure applications. (2) Fabrication Technologies: semiconductor materials; photolithography; doping; thin film growth and deposition; metallisation; wet and dry etching; silicon micromachining; metal MEMS processes; nanofabrication methods – submicron optical lithography; electron beam lithography. (3) MEMS Sensors and Actuators: mechanics including elasticity, beam bending theory, membranes/plates; microactuators based on various principles e.g. electrothermal, electrostatic, electromagnetic, piezoelectric and SMA; actuator applications e.g. inkjet, electrical and optical switching; physical sensors e.g. acceleration, strain, flow; chemical sensors. (4) Microfluidics: scaling laws for microfluidics; transport in micro-channels; microfluidic components e.g. filters, mixers/reactors, valves/controllers, pumps. (5) Grown Nanostructures: Si nanowires and nanocrystals; carbon nanotubes; nanostructures in III-V materials; metal nanostructures; devices using grown nanostructures. (6) Nanoelectronic Semiconductor Devices: the nano-scale MOSFET; short channel effects in a nano-MOSFET; ‘scaling’ of MOSFETs; scaling of semiconductor memory (FLASH and Random Access memory); bio-sensors. (7) Quantum Devices in Nanostructures: electron tunnelling; quantum confinement effects; single-electron effects; ballistic transport; optical properties of nanostructures; quantum dots; quantum point contacts; single-electron transistor; single-electron memory and logic.

AO12. Microwave Technology Not Offered in 2010-2011

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