Engineering in Semiconductors and Microelectronics
Duration: 8 semesters
Modality: Face-to-face
Call: Annual
Whoever graduates from the educational program in Semiconductor Engineering and Microelectronics will be able to work in:
Public and private sector:
- Parastatal dependencies
- Institutes and research centres
- Manufacturing industry
- Transformation industry
- Technological development
As an independent professional:
- Advice and consulting
- Preparation of studies and projects
- Related to microelectronics
- Provision of professional services
- Independents in the area
The objective of the Semiconductor and Microelectronics Engineer educational program is to train professionals and create knowledge in the area of semiconductors and microelectronics in order to satisfy the needs of the productive and social sectors of the region.
It must possess the following characteristics:
General knowledge in:
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Social and humanistic sciences
Skills:
- Analyze and interpret physical phenomena based on observation and the development of experiments in the laboratory
- Analyze, interpret and solve problems
- Computer management
- The handling of laboratory materials and equipment
- Integrate into work teams with organization and discipline
- Oral and written comprehension
- Reading and understanding books written in technical English
Attitudes and values:
- Interest in scientific and technological development
- Interest in knowing the operation of electronic equipment
- Analytical thinking and tendency to optimize
- Interest in the technical and scientific aspects of production of goods and services
- Willingness to carry out activities both in the administrative area and in the technical area individually and as a team
- Initiative, creativity, discipline and search for professional improvement with competitiveness
- Participation in academic, scientific and cultural activities
- Apply the physical-chemical principles of operation and manufacturing optimizing semiconductor packaging processes to increase the competitiveness of the regional industry with a creative and responsible attitude.
- Design and evaluate integrated circuit processes through advanced manufacturing technologies to increase capacity from the production plant with an innovative attitude and respect for the environment atmosphere.
- Manage projects related to the semiconductor industry using administrative processes and statistical techniques to increase the performance of projects in the semiconductor area with a collaborative attitude and service to the community.
- Apply measuring equipment using the principles of metrology scientific according to international norms and standards for interpret the magnitudes involved in manufacturing processes and testing of semiconductor devices with a responsible attitude and systematic way.
- Design, characterize and verify semiconductor devices using the physical and chemical principles of its operation and manufacture for create new products, processes and improve existing ones with attitude positive and open to change that favors sustainable development.
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Knowledge of a foreign language with a minimum intermediate level will be necessary to read, understand and communicate, as well as pass the liberation exam administered by the Faculty of Languages of the UABC. This provision is established in the third chapter of the study plans of the University Regulations.
The student who takes and accredits learning units at the UABC Faculty of Languages can obtain credits through the other learning modalities section.
Curriculum
| Subject | Credits | Mandatory |
|---|---|---|
| Differential Calculus | 7 | ✓ |
| Higher Algebra | 7 | ✓ |
| Programming Methodology | 4 | ✓ |
| Oral and Written Communication | 5 | ✓ |
| Introduction to Engineering | 4 | ✓ |
| English I | 5 | ✓ |
| Professional Development of the Engineer | 4 | ✓ |
| Integral calculus | 7 | ✓ |
| Vector Mechanics | 8 | ✓ |
| Programming and Numerical Methods | 8 | ✓ |
| Chemistry | 6 | ✓ |
| Probability and Statistics | 7 | ✓ |
| English II | 5 | ✓ |
| Multivariable Calculus | 7 | ✓ |
| Differential Equations | 7 | ✓ |
| Dynamics of Charged Particles | 7 | ✓ |
| Circuits | 8 | ✓ |
| Electricity and Magnetism | 7 | ✓ |
| Research Methodology | 4 | ✓ |
| Organic Chemistry | 7 | |
| Technical English | 5 | |
| History of Scientific Concepts | 6 | |
| Economic-Political Structure of Mexico and the Electronic Industry | 6 | |
| Engineering Software Workshop | 6 |
| Subject | Credits | Mandatory |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical and Electronic Measurements | 6 | ✓ |
| Basic Electronics | 11 | ✓ |
| Modern Physics | 8 | ✓ |
| Electromagnetic Theory | 8 | ✓ |
| Thermodynamics | 6 | ✓ |
| Digital Electronics | 11 | ✓ |
| Applied Operational Amplifiers | 11 | ✓ |
| Solid State Physics | 8 | ✓ |
| Modeling of Dynamic Systems | 6 | ✓ |
| Physicochemistry | 8 | ✓ |
| Introduction to Microelectronic Manufacturing | 7 | ✓ |
| Microcontrollers | 11 | ✓ |
| Semiconductor Physics | 8 | ✓ |
| Optics | 6 | ✓ |
| Administration | 5 | ✓ |
| Economic Engineering | 6 | |
| Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing | 6 | |
| Design of Experiments | 6 | |
| Operations Research | 8 | |
| Classic Electronic Devices | 6 | |
| Topics of Continuous Improvement | 4 | |
| Environmental Engineering | 6 | |
| Management Systems | 4 | |
| Computer Based Instrumentation | 6 | |
| Surface Mount Technology | 6 | |
| Printed Circuits Workshop | 6 |
| Subject | Credits | Mandatory |
|---|---|---|
| Microelectronics Manufacturing | 8 | ✓ |
| Industrial Legislation | 4 | ✓ |
| Solid State Devices | 8 | ✓ |
| Quality Assurance | 6 | ✓ |
| Project Design and Evaluation | 8 | ✓ |
| Integrated Circuit Design | 8 | ✓ |
| Selected Topics in Nanotechnology | 6 | ✓ |
| Digital Communications | 6 | |
| High Frequency Systems | 6 | |
| Transmission Lines and Antennas | 6 | |
| Telecommunications | 6 | |
| Technology and Society | 6 | |
| Electromagnetic and Thermal Simulation of Devices | 6 | |
| Materials Characterization Techniques | 9 | |
| Thin Film Processes | 8 | |
| Microlithography | 7 | |
| Polymer Science and Engineering | 6 |
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