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 / Digh Hisamoto

Class Format

Lecture

Media-enhanced courses

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Day of week/Period
(Classrooms)

Class

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Course Code

EEE.D444

Number of credits

200

Course offered

2026

Offered quarter

3Q

Syllabus updated

Mar 5, 2026

Language

English

Syllabus

Course overview and goals

This course provides a comprehensive overview of technological trends in integrated semiconductor devices, which support modern society, from a wide range of perspectives, including devices, processes, design, metrology, inspection and applications.
These lectures will be provided by lecturers from various companies that are leading the semiconductor industry. In addition to providing an overview of the basics of technology in each field, students can listen to the lecturers' talks based on their own experiences, such as what is important as industrial technology on the hot trends in the semiconductor industry and what perspectives those who are responsible for technology development should have. In addition, students will learn through practical examples the importance of collaboration between different fields in the development of semiconductor technology, which is a comprehensive technology that spans a wide range of fields. Through this course, students will learn about the various technological elements that support semiconductor devices and the efforts of each company, and will understand the relationship between their own field of expertise and the semiconductor industry, and will develop their ability to develop technology with an eye on the market. Through these lectures, students can acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to realize their own career designs and develop the ability to collaborate with others to solve problems.
This lecture (Special Lecture II on Integrated Green-niX) and the Special Lecture I on Integrated Green-niX held in the 1Q will be offered side by side with a common concept, and will be structured to cover a wide range of content.
This course can be considered as an entrepreneurship course (corresponding GA is GA1M).

Course description and aims

Through this course, the goal is to understand cutting-edge technology trends in semiconductor devices and acquire the skills to develop technology from a bird's-eye view with market awareness in mind. 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, process technologies, inspection, nanobridge, chiplet, analog circuit, SoC, 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 various cutting-edge semiconductor fields 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)
Materials used in class can be found on the LMS.

Evaluation methods and criteria

Based on a total of 14 reports given in each class.

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.2965[at]m.isct.ac.jp）

Other

This course can be considered as an entrepreneurship course (corresponding GA is GA1M).

Lecture in charge of each session:
Class 1：Accenture Japan Ltd　Shimizu Ken, Class 2：Hitachi　Hisamoto Dai, Class 3：KIOXIA　Koyama Masato, Class 4: Canon Anelva　Tsunekawa Koji, Class 5：Renesas Electronics Saito Tomoya, Class 6：KOKUSAI ELECTRIC　Ashihara Hiroshi, Class 7：NanoBridge Semiconductor, Inc.　Tada Munehiro, Class 8：ROHM Semiconductor　 Sato Keno, Class 9：NTT Yamahata Gento, Class 10：Mazda Motor Corp.　Ishibashi Masato, Class 11：Micron Memory Japan　Nariyoshi Yasuhiro,, Class 12：SUMCO Sasaki Shun, Class 13：Hitachi High-Tech Lee, Byoungho, Class 14：NAGASE　Kobayashi Masakazu.
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.