Solid State Electronics and PhotonicsSolid State Electronics and PhotonicsElectrical and Computer Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering

The Ohio State UniversityThe Ohio State University

An Overview for Prospective Students

http://www.ece.osu.edu/ssep

SSEP Area: Who Are We? SSEP Area: Who Are We?

First Row•• Betty Betty LiseLise Anderson Anderson •• Steven A. Steven A. RingelRingel•• Wu Lu Wu Lu

Second Row•• George J. George J. ValcoValco•• Paul R. Berger Paul R. Berger •• Leonard J. Leonard J. BrillsonBrillson•• Patrick Patrick RoblinRoblin

Areas of ECE ConcentrationAreas of ECE Concentration• Circuits• Communications and

Signal Processing• Computer Engineering• Controls• Electromagnetics• Power Systems• Solid State Electronics

and Photonics

Areas of ECE ConcentrationAreas of ECE Concentration

• Controls• Communications and

Signal Processing• Computer Engineering• Electromagnetics• Circuits• Solid State Electronics

and Photonics• Power Systems

“The Food Chain”

Solid te Electronics and Photonic

EE 331All

EE 432All

EE 734Odd Spr

EE 637Aut

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Physics ofSemiconductor Devices

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Solid State Technology

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Silicon

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ElectronicSurfaces &Interfaces

EE 732Odd Aut

QuantumElectronDevices:Lasers

EE 731Spr

FiberOptics

EE 730Aut

Fundamentals ofSemiconductors forMicroelectronics &Optoelectronics

EE 831Even Win

SemiconductorDevice

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Device

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Optical Effects inMaterials &

Devices

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EE 323All

Electronic Analysis,Design andSimulation

EE 723Win

MicrowaveTransistorAmplifiers

&Oscillators

& Lab

EE 721Spr

DigitalVLSI

Design

EE 720Win

LowPowerMixedSignalVLSIDesign

EE 722Aut

Intro to AnalogIntegrated

Circuits

EE 327Aut

ElectronicDevices &

CircuitsLaboratory

LAB

EE 820Spr

Analog VLSIDesign

ElectromagneticsBranch

LABEE 716

Aut

OpticswithLaserLight

EE 710Aut

MicrowaveCircuits

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Solid State Electronics and Solid State Electronics and PhotonicsPhotonics

•• Electronic DevicesElectronic Devices•• Optoelectronic DevicesOptoelectronic Devices

–– Solar cells, LEDSolar cells, LED’’s, CD s, CD lasers, Fiber opticslasers, Fiber optics

•• NanoelectronicsNanoelectronics•• Plastic semiconductorsPlastic semiconductors•• MicroMicro--machinesmachines

Computer Food ChainComputer Food Chain

Career OpportunitiesCareer Opportunities

•• BachelorBachelor’’ss–– Manufacturing?Manufacturing?

•• MasterMaster’’ss–– Development?Development?

•• Ph.D.Ph.D.–– Fundamental Research?Fundamental Research?

IntelIntel 4

Moore’s LawA new technology every 2 years

Process NameProcess Name P856P856 P858P858 Px60Px60 P1262P1262 P1264P1264 P1266P1266 P1268P1268

11stst ProductionProduction 19971997 19991999 20012001 20032003 20052005 20072007 20092009

LithographyLithography .25.25µµm m .18.18µµmm .13.13µµmm 90nm90nm 65nm65nm 45nm45nm 32nm32nm

Gate LengthGate Length .20.20µµm m .13.13µµm m <70nm <70nm <50nm<50nm <35nm <35nm <25nm<25nm <18nm<18nm

Wafer Size (mm)Wafer Size (mm) 200200 200 200/300200 200/300 300300 300300 300300 300300

Manufacturing

Development

ResearchCopy Exactly!

Pathfinding

IntelIntel 5

Accelerated Scaling of Planar Transistors

70nm Length(Production2001)

30nm Prototype (Production in 2005)

20nm Prototype(Production in 2007)

25 nm

15nm

15nm Prototype15nm Prototype(Production in 2009)(Production in 2009)

50nm Length(Production in 2003)

130nm Node

65nm Node

45nm Node

90nm Node

32nm Node

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Silicon devices are Nanotechnology

50nm50nm 100nm100nm

Transistor for Transistor for 90nm process90nm process

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Our OSU ECE ProgramOur OSU ECE Program

•• Ranked #22 in the nation out of 126Ranked #22 in the nation out of 126 ECE Programs nationwide by the National Research Council, the most comprehensive academic program review, every ~8-12 years!

• Highest in the State of Ohio.

•• Tier #1 Research UniversityTier #1 Research University – our faculty participate and drive leading edge research, not reading about it in a book.

National Research Council Doctoral Program StudyNational Research Council Doctoral Program StudyThe Ohio State University The Ohio State University –– EngineeringEngineering

3.03 (reasonable) 2.84 (good)24/33 27.3%Aerospace

3.36 (reasonable) 3.48 (strong)21/65 67.7%Material Science

3.28 (reasonable) 3.32 (strong)25/110 77.3%Mechanical

3.63 (extremely)3.63 (extremely)3.53 (strong)3.53 (strong)22/126 82.5%22/126 82.5%ElectricalElectrical

3.07 (reasonable) 2.73 (good)40/86 53.5%Chemical

3.25 (reasonable) 3.26 (strong)26/38 31.6%Biomedical

EffectiveEffectiveQualityQualityRank/TotalRank/TotalPercentilePercentileDepartmentDepartment

National Research Council Doctoral Program StudyNational Research Council Doctoral Program StudyThe Ohio State University The Ohio State University –– SciencesSciences

3.79 (extremely)3.87 (strong)22/168 86.9%Chemistry

3.22 (reasonable)3.16 (strong)59/194 69.3%Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

2.76 (reasonable)2.91 (good)23/33 30.3%Astrophysics & Astronomy

3.70 (extremely)3.70 (extremely)3.75 (strong)3.75 (strong)24/147 83.7%24/147 83.7%PhysicsPhysics

3.13 (reasonable)3.66 (strong)29/139 79.1%Math

2.94 (reasonable)2.92 (good)39/108 63.9%Computer Science

EffectiveEffectiveQualityQualityRankRankDepartmentDepartment

Big is SmallBig is Small

•• Breadth and Strength across Ohio StateBreadth and Strength across Ohio State–– Students change majors 3Students change majors 3--4 times, on 4 times, on

average.average.•• Feels Small Within ECEFeels Small Within ECE

–– ECEsECEs know each otherknow each other–– ECEsECEs know their facultyknow their faculty

•• Interaction with FacultyInteraction with Faculty–– Within each ECE discipline, close knit.Within each ECE discipline, close knit.

Thanks for your time!Thanks for your time!•• Electrical and Computer Engineering is important.Electrical and Computer Engineering is important.

–– It has revolutionized the world we live in, and It has revolutionized the world we live in, and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future.will continue to do so for the foreseeable future.

•• Electrical and Computer Engineers earn good Electrical and Computer Engineers earn good money.money.–– ECE ranks at the top of engineering disciplines.ECE ranks at the top of engineering disciplines.

•• Electrical and Computer Engineering is fun!Electrical and Computer Engineering is fun!–– Challenging, exciting work.Challenging, exciting work.