Undergraduate - UnitECE4808 - Organic electronics and micro devices

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6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Engineering
Organisational Unit	Department of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering
Offered	Malaysia First semester 2014 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Dr N Ramakrishnan

Synopsis

The unit introduces basic theory behind the organic electronics and micro technologies related to micro sensors, micro actuators and organic devices such as Organic LED's (OLED's). The topics include study of materials used in organic electronics and MEMS, study of their electrical and mechanical properties, basic structures in micro devices such as cantilever beams and comb structures, the fabrication techniques involved in manufacturing micro and nano structures, and measurement techniques suitable for characterizing micro devices. Examples will include principles of physical sensors; piezoelectric effect based microsensors; chemical microsensors; OLED devices; MEMS and microsystems computer based simulations. An elementary part of the unit will be the laboratory exercises and project work to produce micro devices and construct suitable electronic circuits/simulate to demonstrate their applications.

Outcomes

At the completion of the unit, students will be able to:

interpret and summarize the principles, instrumentation, theory, mathematical models, simulation techniques, fabrication and manufacturing techniques related to Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) and Organic electronics based devices
design and develop simple MEMS devices, organic electronic devices (Such as Organic Light Emitting Diode) and theoretical models involving multiphysics
select suitable electronic components and develop simple MEMS or Organic electronic device based systems, evaluate structural and material properties of Micro/Nano devices through simulation studies
summarize fundamentals of nanotechnology and propose research opportunities in designing Micro technologies

Assessment

Quizzes: 10%
Laboratory work: 30%
Project: 10%
Examination (3 hours): 50%

Hurdle Requirements: Students are required to achieve at least 45% in the total continuous assessment component (quizzes, laboratory work, and project) and at least 45% in the final examination component and an overall mark of 50% to achieve a pass grade in the unit. Students failing to achieve this requirement will be given a maximum of 45% in the unit.

Chief examiner(s)

Professor Jamie Evans

Workload requirements

Lectures: 3 hours per week
Tutorials: 1 hour per week
Laboratory: 2 hours per week

Prerequisites

ENG1030 and ECE 2061

Co-requisites

None

Prohibitions