Courses in Fall semester 2024

█ AISSM

▒ INTRODUCTION AND PRACTICES OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE │ Fu,Chih-Hsiung - Adjunct Assistant Professor

Chinese‧Core Competency‧In Person

Credit：3

This course introduces students to machine learning, deep learning and reinforcement learning theory. Topics covered include various supporting programming languages, development tools, time series forecasting, object detection, and artificial intelligence applications.

▒ INTRODUCTION OF SUSTAINABLE ENERGY │ Lin,  Shih-kang - Professor ------Invite Industry teachers

Chinese‧Core Competency‧In Person

Credit：3

1.Cultivate qualified personnel with communication and management skills for sustainable industries.

2. Understand industrial development, multidisciplinary integration and global vision through research and project implementation.

3. Cooperate theory and practice to solve engineering challenges in sustainable development and intelligent manufacturing.

█ Program on Integrated Circuit Design

▒ DIGITAL IC DESIGN AND SYNTHESIS │ Chiou, Lih-Yih - Professor----Summer School

English‧Summer School.In Person---Enrolled students need to participate in the summer school to finish the course and therefore need to pay an application fee of NTD3500.(The course is full.)

Credit：3

The next-generation electronic system will have billions of transistors on a chip. To design such a complex system, designers must understand IC design issues and EDA tool principles to cope with this daunting task. The course targets senior undergraduate or fresh graduate students to provide adequate background for designing a moderate-size system and emphasizes the balance between theory and hands-on. Upon completing this course, you shall have a. This course will teach you 1) VLSI system design flow, 2) primary EDA tools, and 3) moderate-size HDL coding.

▒ ANALOG INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DESIGN AND LAYOUT │ Lee, Shun-Yuh - Professor----Summer School

English‧Summer School.In Person

Enrolled students need to participate in the summer school to finish the course and therefore need to pay an application fee of NTD3500.

(Limited slots available / Please contact kacieliu@gs.ncku.edu.tw to inquire about availability.)

Credit：3

The main goal of the course is to introduce analog integrated circuits and operational amplifier integrated circuit design as the basis for the design of analog signal processing systems. In addition, through operational amplifier circuit simulation and layout practice, engineers who are interested in learning analog integrated circuit design can quickly familiar with operational amplifier design techniques and application scenarios (such as switched capacitor integrated circuits), the students can extend their knowledge to the design of analog filters and analog-to-digital converters in the future. Its goals are as follows: 1. The characteristics of operational amplifier integrated circuits learning 2. Familiar with operational amplifier integrated circuit design techniques 3. Op amp circuit behavior simulation 4. Operational amplifier layout training.

▒ ANALOG INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DESIGN AND LAYOUT │ Lu, Chih-Wen - Professor

Similar to the aforementioned courses, this class is taught during the semester in Chinese.

Chinese‧In Person

Credit：3

The main goal of the course is to introduce analog integrated circuits and operational amplifier integrated circuit design as the basis for the design of analog signal processing systems. In addition, through operational amplifier circuit simulation and layout practice, engineers who are interested in learning analog integrated circuit design can quickly familiar with operational amplifier design techniques and application scenarios (such as switched capacitor integrated circuits), the students can extend their knowledge to the design of analog filters and analog-to-digital converters in the future. Its goals are as follows: 1. The characteristics of operational amplifier integrated circuits learning 2. Familiar with operational amplifier integrated circuit design techniques 3. Op amp circuit behavior simulation 4. Operational amplifier layout training.

▒ SPECIAL STUDY ON DISPLAY DRIVER CIRCUIT DESIGN │ Lu, Chih-Wen - Professor------English taught

English‧In Person

Credit：3

This course will provide a comprehensive introduction from LCD, OLED, Mini/Micro LED display architecture, driving principles, driving circuit design to driving circuit examples. The course content includes an introduction to LCD, OLED, Mini/Micro LED display architecture, driving principles and driving circuits, and analyzes the differences between several display driving circuits. In addition, this course will discuss the design of LCD, OLED, Mini/Micro LED display drive circuits with examples, so that students who are interested in flat panel display drive principles, systems, and IC design can learn about LCD, OLED, Mini/Micro Have a comprehensive understanding of LED display driving principles and related circuit design. This course has special topics.

▒ FUNDAMENTALS OF DIGITAL IC DESIGN(Ｉ) │ Kuo, Chih-Hung - Associate Professor----HIGHLIGHT

English‧Asynchronous‧On line

Credit：0.5

Fundamental concepts for the design of digital logic circuits：

Introduction/ Boolean algebra/ Applications of Boolean algebra/ From Boolean to circuits/ Design of combinational circuits/ Multiplexers and decoders/ Registers and counters/ Analysis of sequential circuits/ Design of sequential circuits

▒ FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER │ Lin, Ing-Chao - Professor----HIGHLIGHT

English‧Asynchronous‧On line

Credit：0.5

Fundamental concepts of computer organization and architecture：

Introduction/ Instruction Set-1/ Instruction Set-2/ ALU/ Data Path Design-1/ Data Path Design-2/ Data Path Design-3/ Memory Hierarchy-1/ Memory Hierarchy-2

█ Program On Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology

▒ THE ESSENTIALS OF SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGY AND SUPPLY CHAINS │ Chen, Jen-Sue - Distinguished Professor----Summer School

English‧Simmer school‧In Person

Enrolled students need to participate in the summer school to finish the course and therefore need to pay an application fee of NTD3500.

(Limited slots available / Please contact kacieliu@gs.ncku.edu.tw to inquire about availability.)

Credit：3

1.Understand the essentials of semiconductor technology and supply chains.

2.Understand the tools for research and development of semiconductors.

3.Experience the national labs for chip design and process technology
 

▒ SEMICONDUCTOR KEY TECHNOLOGIES AND LEADERSHIP PRACTICE │ Winbond Pai, Pei-Lin - CTO---Taught by Winbond

Chinese‧Winbond X NCKU‧In Person

Credit：3

In this course, you can learn the basic concepts to understand the fundamentals of semiconductor key technologies. Meanwhile, you will learn useful soft skills including effective communication, the skills of problem analyzing and solving, etc. The course would strengthen your various skills and help you apply what you’ve learned to the research or future work.

▒ FUNDAMENTALS OF NANOELECTRONICS │ Shyamal Kumar Saha - Professor------English taught

English‧In Person

Credit：3

The key feature of the modern electronics is the continuing miniaturization of the transistor size. Does the existing knowledge of electronic properties (current flow, electrical resistance, electrostatics of the nano-contacts of the source, drain and gate electrodes in a transistor) applicable to these nano (quantum) devices or we have to develop something new? In this course, we will discuss what really happens to the electronic properties of a transistor if the channel length goes down to 1nm. The students will learn in this course, the new understanding of the electronic properties (current flow, electrical resistance, density of states, contact resistance of the electrodes etc.) of the devices when the channel length of a transistor becomes really few atoms or molecules and how to reach the bulk electronic properties starting from small one (bottom-up approach).

▒ THE ESSENTIALS OF SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING-FUNDAMENTALS OF DEVICE PHYSICS AND FABRICATION │ Chen, Jen-Sue - Distinguished Professor----HIGHLIGHT

English‧Asynchronous‧On line

Credit：0.5

“The Essentials of Semiconductor Engineering – Fundamentals of Device Physics and Fabrication” is concerned with semiconductor properties, materials, devices, and manufacturing technology. It considers the fundamental fields of semiconductor technology and identifies synergistic interactions within various areas in one concise course.

█  Program on Semiconductor Packaging and Testing

▒ INTRODUCTION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF INTELLIGENT MANUFACTURE │ Hsieh, Yu Ming - Assistant Professor 

Chinese‧In Person

Credit：3

This course provides students with knowledge about the introduction and implementation of intelligent manufacturing. Covered topics include theories of machine learning, deep learning, and time series prediction, as well as programming languages.

▒ SPECIAL TOPICS ON THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIALS AND HEAT DISSIPATION MODULE │ Lin, Shih-Kang -  Professor 

Chinese‧In Person

Credit：3

Taiwan is an important part of the global supply chain of electronic products. The power required is getting higher and higher while the market expands, and the heat generated is also increasing. How to dissipate heat to maintain system stability has become an important technical issue in product design and manufacturing. In view of the important role that thermal interface materials play in electronic heat dissipation, this special course invites experts who have studied in this field to discuss the types of thermal interface materials, interface material trends, heat dissipation module design, thermal physical property, reliability, and the relationship between environmental sustainability. It is systematically introduced to allow students to understand the related technologies and knowledge of thermal interface materials and thermal modules.

▒ PROCESS INTEGRATION AND DEVICE MEASUREMENT │ Ho, Ching-Yuan - Professor----HIGHLIGHT

English‧Asynchronous‧On line

Credit：0.5

This course contains basic knowledge of physical characteristics for VLSI application. Carriers behavior, PN junction, MOS capacitor and MOSFET will be introduced. Besides, the I-V measurement of TFT curves will be described as well.

█  Program on Key Materials

▒ Growth of Optoelectronic Crystal │ Chou, Mitch - Professor

Chinese‧In Person

Credit：3

“Growth of Optoelectronic Crystal” is intended for a material science and physics student who wish to pursue a profession in the crystal growth, optical and laser materials, and electro-optics devices field. This course will cover the crystal growth theory, defect evaluation and the applications of the different kinds of crystals.

▒ Wide Bandgap Semiconductor Materials and Devices │ Lee, Ya-Ju- Professor------English taught

English‧In Person

Credit：3

This course mainly deals with the physical properties and designed concepts for wide bandgap semiconductors. It will start from classical description on their optical characteristics, followed by simple quantum description on absorption and emission of photons, and apply such fundamentals to various optoelectronic devices, particularly for those fabricated by wide bandgap semiconductors. The basic operation principles of power devices, detectors, light-emitting diodes, laser diodes and etc., will also be introduced in this course.

▒ NANOMATERIAL SYNTHESIS AND TECHNIQUES │ Hsu, Su-Wen - Associate Professor ----HIGHLIGHT

English‧Asynchronous‧On line

Credit：0.5

Nanomaterials Science and technology is concerned with the design, fabrication and application of nanostructures or nanomaterials, and the fundamental understanding of the relationships between physical properties or phenomena and material dimensions. It deals with materials or structures in nanometers and is a new field or a new scientific domain. Similar to quantum mechanics, on nanometer scale, materials or structures may possess new physical properties or exhibit new physical phenomena. Nanomaterials have an extremely broad range of potential applications from nanoscale electronics and optics, to nanobiological systems and nanomedicine. This course will cover the following topics:1.intoruction 2.characuerization of nanomaterials 3.charateristics of nanomaterials 4.surface chemistry of nanomaterials 5.synthesis of nanomaterials 6.application nanomaterials.

 █ Program on Smart and Sustainable Manufacturing

▒ APPLIED NANO / MICRO DEVICE SCIENCE │ JUN MIZUNO - Professor------English taught

English‧In Person

Credit：3

This course introduces advanced Nano/Micro-devices based microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) processes. At the end of this course, students will be able to propose novel functional Nano/Micro-devices and acquire skills in preparing a research proposal and making oral presentation through group work. Students will be expected to spend four hours on preparing and reviewing each class. Grading will be decided based on short report (50%) and presentation (50%). To pass this course, students must earn at least 60 points out of 100.

▒ INTELLIGENT ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM │ Ou, ting-chia - Assistant Professor

Chinese‧In Person

Credit：3

After the gradual global warming, extreme climates such as catastrophic rainstorms, century-old droughts, deadly heat waves and high temperatures, and forest fires are common to the natural ecological environment. The issue of carbon reduction has once again received attention from various countries. The EU passed legislation to combat climate change on 2022/06/22, including reducing the use of chemical pesticides by 50% by 2030, ending carbon trading subsidies for steel and other industries early, and expanding the scope of applicable products for carbon border taxes. According to the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) amendment plan, the EU carbon trading system will be extended to the maritime industry. Starting from 2027, 100% of all maritime carbon emissions entering and leaving the EU and within the EU will be included in carbon trading; in addition, In addition to carbon dioxide emissions, the European Parliament has also called for other greenhouse gases such as methane to be included in a price mechanism and included in the carbon trading system. The technology development in the face of net zero, carbon neutrality and negative carbon emissions in the world cannot be delayed. my country also declared that "2050 net-zero transition is the goal of the world and also Taiwan's goal." Taiwan will, like most countries in the world, pragmatically plan the transition path towards net-zero emissions by 2050. This course integrates the energy management system with the needs and development of carbon management in the industry. The energy management system based on the Internet of Things allows renewable energy and energy storage technology to collect power generation data in real time, with real-time power measurement technology, Internet of Things technology, and data analysis technology. The advantage even predicts renewable energy generation; at the same time implements future net-zero emission targets including carbon disclosure (carbon inventory and carbon footprint calculation), carbon reduction and carbon neutrality.

▒ INTELLIGENT ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM │ Ou, ting-chia - Assistant Professor

Chinese‧In Person

Credit：3

This course introduces green energy technology and carbon-negative technology into ESG sustainable development and CSR corporate social responsibility, while integrating the low-carbon needs and development plans of the industry. It uses green energy to combine energy-saving and carbon-reducing technology with carbon-negative technology for carbon-fixing biological automated breeding. Achieve carbon neutrality with carbon rights trading; implement corporate ESG sustainable development and accelerate net-zero goals.

▒ DIGITAL TWIN AND IC PACKAGING │ Yu, Chi-Hua -Associate Professor----HIGHLIGHT

English‧In Person

Credit：0.5

With traditional transistor pitch scaling facing fundamental challenges, advanced package has been widely used as one of the effective enablers for “More-than-Moore” technology. Adopting advanced package enables technologies adopting is poised to help enabling the future 5G, HPC, AIOT device applications to integrate a variety of functional dies with different wafer nodes, wafer sizes, and so on – into one packaged unit. In order to help the audience realize the advantages of advanced package, speakers will provide a range of differentiated packaging enabling technologies, including key technology trends, process challenges, corresponding Methodology, Material, Simulation tool enabling solutions, and so on.