RESEARCH THEME 05
Semiconductor Engineering & Integrated Circuit Design
Semiconductor Engineering & Integrated Circuit Design
Designing the fabrication processes and high-performance analog/digital/mixed signal integrated circuits that underpin the global economy, data centres and artificial intelligence (AI).
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Semiconductor Engineering and Integrated Circuit Design forms the foundational core of modern electronics, enabling the creation of the microchips that power everything from smartphones to artificial intelligence hardware. At its core, it manipulates the physical and electrical properties of materials like silicon, layering microscopic components like transistors, resistors, and capacitors onto a single substrate. IC Design bridges this physics with functionality, translating high-level architectural requirements into complex geometric blueprints using Electronic Design Automation (EDA) software. Ultimately, this engineering discipline compresses billions of microscopic components onto a single, fingernail-sized piece of silicon, driving unprecedented advancements in processing speeds, energy efficiency, and electronic miniaturization
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Dublin City University
Glasnevin
Dublin 9
