Electrical Engineering

This course is mainly designed for undergraduate students in the field of engineering, electrical engineering and computer science to provide basic knowledge on computer networks. The content of the course focuses on the analysis of the development trend of communication networks and its underlying principles; the design of communication protocols, and basic network performance analysis and simulation. The course covers Medium Access Control (MAC Layer), Network Layer, and Transport Layer. This course also provides the foundation for the "Network and Multimedia Experiment" course of NTUEE and other advanced courses on networking and and wireless networks. 

This course discusses fundamental concepts in instrumentation and measurements. Topics include: multimeter, signal generator, and oscilloscope; vector network analyzer; lock-in amplifier; interfacing sensors and digital systems; data acquisition equipment and virtual instrumentation; sensors; analog signal conditioning circuits; noise and signal-to-noise ratio; modulation techniques and circuit components; signal sampling and processing; analog to digital and digital to analog converters; digital signal processing.  

Prerequisites: Signals, Systems and Circuits; Electronic Engineering Fundamentals.

Building on basic circuit concepts, this course introduces the operating principles of transistors and how they are used in amplifier circuits. It discusses the foundational concepts of transistor amplifiers and analyses their performance. It also introduces operational amplifiers as a circuit component and describes how functional analog circuits, which can be applied to solving complex engineering problems, can be designed and analyzed using operational amplifiers. LTSpice is introduced as a circuit analysis tool. To augment learning, two laboratory sessions are included focusing on the topics of single transistor amplifiers and Op-Amp circuits, respectively.

This course covers the basics of semiconductors. Topics: Crystal Structure of Solids; Introduction to Quantum Mechanics and The Quantum Theory of Solids; Semiconductor in Equilibrium; Carrier Transport Phenomena; Nonequilibrium Excess Carrier in Semiconductor; Junction Theory and Diode; Metal Semiconductor Contacts and Heterojunctions (Metal Semiconductor Contacts and Heterojunctions).

This course introduces the integrated circuit process, basic theory and technology, equipment principle and application of each stage of the process, and emphasizes the cooperation of process integration and development of forward-looking component processes. The content is based on the CMOS process, and contains a discussion of various components. Content includes: Modern Electronic Device Technology; Crystal Growth, Wafer Fabrication and Basic Properties of Silicon Wafers; Semiconductor Manufacturing; Lithography; Thermal Oxidation; Diffusion; Ion Implantation; Thin Film Deposition; Etching; Back-end technology; Metallization and Chemical Mechanical Polishing; Process Integration and IC Processing Technology.

This course introduces the following topics: operating-system structure, processes, threads, CPU scheduling, process synchronization, deadlocks, main memory, virtual memory, and file-system interface. Students attend two UNIX tutorials. Prerequisite: a course in computer organization and structure.

This course provides an in-depth treatment of fundamental topics of network design based on the Internet protocol stack model. It introduces how networks work through understanding of the underlying principles of sound network design. This course covers topics including network requirements, architecture, protocol stack models, Ethernet Token Ring, Wireless, and FDDI networks, bridges, switching and routing in IP and ATM networks, and internetworking. Apart from learning the concepts in networks, the students gain expertise in analyzing and designing networking protocols through mini-projects. The course requires students to take prerequisites.