Classes
EE4414
- MAGNETIC MATERIALS & DEVICES FOR INFORMATION STORAGE
| This course is designed to provide a better understanding of the nature of magnetic materials and their use in magnetic information storage devices. Central to the understanding of the fundamentals of all magnetic materials used in modern devices is the concept of the magnetic domain. The study of these domains, the walls that form the boundary between two domains and their motion in a magnetic field is essential in understanding basic device principles. Students will be introduced to various applications such as magnetic random access memory devices, magnetic sensors and magnetic recording media. |
EE5202
- NANOMETER SCALE INFORMATION STORAGE
| This module deals with information storage materials and devices, particularly magnetic recording media and heads, and magnetic random access memories. Topics to be covered in this module include introduction to different type of information storage materials and devices, basics of electromagnetism, magnetism of matter, magnetic materials, magnetic recording, inductive head, magnetoresistive head, giant magnetoresistance, spin-valve, magnetic tunnel junction, longitudinal and perpendicular magnetic media, magnetic nanostructures, patterned media, read / write process of magnetic recording, magnetic memory device, and future trend of information storage materials and devices. This module is targeted at graduate students of electrical engineering, physics, and materials science who are interested in the application of nanostructured materials and devices in ultrahigh density data storage systems. |
EE2004
- ELECTRONIC DEVICES
| Electronic devices are the building blocks of electronic systems, and an understanding of device technology is essential for the electrical engineer. This module discusses the physical foundations with emphasis on topics that are necessary for the understanding of the operation of electronic devices. Device concepts are then introduced, and the operational principles of key semiconductor devices are explained, showing how their terminal characteristics are obtained. Topics covered include: structure of solids; electrical conduction; physics of semiconductors; PN junction, bipolar transistors, and field-effect transistors. |
EE4001
- B.ENG. DISSERTATION
| In this module, students will do a research project over two semesters on a topic of current interest in Electrical and Computer Engineering. Students learn how to apply skills acquired in the classroom and also think of innovative ways of solving problems. Apart from intrinsic rewards such as the pleasure of problem solving, students are able to acquire skills for independent and lifelong learning. The objective of this module is to teach skills, such as questioning, forming hypotheses and gathering evidence. Students learn to work in a research environment. |
EE3001
- PROJECT
| This module exposes students to real-life engineering challenges, which have a mix of engineering technology and business. This project provides ample opportunity to students to handle real-life-engineering problems starting from product/service specification phase to commercialization phase. Since each phase, starting from product/service specification to marketability, demands careful planning, the students will learn engineering methods of developing a product and ways of commercializing them. Students are required to participate in a group project to study the application and commercialization of engineering technology. |