Special Lecture II on Integrated Green-niX

Academic unit or major

Graduate major in Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Instructor(s)

Hitoshi Wakabayashi / Kazuo Tsutsui / Takanori Shirokura / Koji Tsunekawa / Minoru Sudo / Munehiro Tada / Yosuke Sato / Hiromasa Fukazawa / Tomoko Shimamori / Takumichi Sutani / Daisuke Murakami / Ken Shimizu / Takafumi Sasaki / Hajime Karasawa / Atsushi Takahashi / Masato Koyama / Shun Sasaki / Yasuhiro Nariyoshi

Class Format

Lecture (Face-to-face)

Media-enhanced courses

-

Day of week/Period
(Classrooms)

1-2 Tue / 1-2 Fri

Class

-

Course Code

EEE.D444

Number of credits

200

Course offered

2024

Offered quarter

3Q

Syllabus updated

Mar 14, 2025

Language

English

Syllabus

Course overview and goals

This course provides a wide and comprehensive overview of semiconductor technologies, which support modern society, from material development to market development. Specifically, students will first learn about semiconductor industry from the viewpoints of business models, then NAND flash memory, which is a type of functional device that using MOSFETs, as a specific example of semiconductor devices. Semiconductor process deals with film formation, etching, and inspection technologies, which are the main steps in device fabrication. In addition, by learning the basics of CMOS analog circuit design and semiconductor chip design methods, students will deepen their understanding of how to configure semiconductor systems. Furthermore, students will learn about nanobridge technology and chiplets, which are technologies for improving the functionality of semiconductor chips. Students will also learn about semiconductor wafer technologies. Finally, as examples of applications of semiconductor technologies, students will learn about analog LSIs for audio, LSIs for AI, automotive electronics, and advanced DRAM, and obtain semiconductor technology development skills with an eye on the market.
These lectures will be provided by lecturers from various companies that are leading the semiconductor industry. Through these lectures, students will learn about the various technological elements that support semiconductor devices and applications, as well as the efforts of each company, and will understand the relationship between their own areas of expertise and the semiconductor industry.

Course description and aims

Through this course, the goal is to develop a multifaceted perspective that provides a bird's-eye view of silicon and compound semiconductor related technologies and their markets. In addition, we aim to gain an understanding of the diverse career paths in the semiconductor industry through experiences in semiconductor technology development provided by corporate lecturers from various specialized fields.

Student learning outcomes

実務経験と講義内容との関連 (又は実践的教育内容)

Lectures working in semiconductor-related companies will utilize their practical experience to provide systematic education on semiconductor technology.

Keywords

semiconductor, business model, VLSIs, wafer, silicon, compound semiconductor, semiconductor memory, semiconductor manufacturing equipment, film formation, etching, inspection, nanobridge, chiplet, analog circuit, SoC, audio, AI, automotive electronics

Competencies

• Specialist skills
• Intercultural skills
• Communication skills
• Critical thinking skills
• Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

Mainly face-to-face lectures with online participation from another universities.
Experts in semiconductor materials, memory devices, manufacturing, system development and business model will be invited as lecturers, and the lectures will be held in an omnibus format with lectures and reports.

Course schedule/Objectives

Study advice (preparation and review)

To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.

Textbook(s)

none

Reference books, course materials, etc.

Taur and Ning: Fundamentals of Modern VLSI Devices (ISBN: 978-4621085813)
Sze: Semiconductor Devices: Physics and Technology (ISBN: 978-4782855508)
Razavi: Design of Analog CMOS Integrated Circuits, 2nd Ed. (ISBN: 978-0072524932)
Texts by each lecturer

Evaluation methods and criteria

Reports for each class: 100%

Related courses

• EEE.C441 ： VLSI Technology I
• EEE.C442 ： VLSI Technology II
• EEE.D442 ：Special Seminar on Semiconductor Memory
• EEE.D411 ： Semiconductor Physics
• EEE.D592 ： Advanced Topics on Material Analysis and Basics of Plasma Processing for Nano Devices

Prerequisites

It is desirable to have taken undergraduate lectures on semiconductor devices and electronic circuits.

Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from ”[at]” to ”@”(half-width character).

Kazuo Tsutsui（tsutsui.k.ac[at]m.titech.ac.jp）

Other

Lecture in charge of each session
Class 1：Accenture Japan Ltd　Shimizu Ken, Class 2：KIOXIA　Koyama Masato, Class 3：KOKUSAI ELECTRIC　Sasaki Takafumi, Karasawa Hajime, Class 4：Canon Anelva　Tsunekawa Koji, Class 5：Hitachi High-Tech　 Shimamori Tomoko, Sutani Takumimichi, Class 6：ABLIC Inc.　Sudo Minoru, Class 7：Socionext Inc.　Murakami Daisuke, Class 8：NanoBridge Semiconductor, Inc.　Tada Munehiro, Class 9：NAGASE　Takahashi Atsushi, Class 10：ROHM Semiconductor　Sato Yosuke, Class 11：Nuvoton Technology Corporation Japan　Fukazawa Hiromasa, Class 12：SUMCO　Sasaki Shun, Class 13：Mazda Motor Corp.　Ishibashi Masato, Class 14：Micron Memory Japan　Nariyoshi Yasuhiro.
This lecture is also held as an activity of the Integrated Green-niX College in the Integrated Green-niX research and human resource development, supported by MEXT Initiative to Establish Next-generation Novel Integrated Circuits Centers (X-NICS) JPJ011438.