Electrical Engineering Course Descriptions
EEMF 5283
Plasma Technology Laboratory (2 semester
hours) Laboratory will provide a hands-on experience to accompany EE 5383.
Topics to include: Vacuum technology [pumps, gauges, gas feed], plasma uses
[etch, deposition, lighting and plasma thrusters] and introductory diagnostics.
Co-requisite: EEMF 5383. Recommended
Co-requisite: EEMF 7171. (0-2) R
EEGR 5300 Advanced Engineering
Mathematics (3 semester hours) Advanced mathematical topics needed in the
study of engineering. Topics may include advanced differential equations,
linear algebra, vector calculus, complex analysis, and numerical methods.
Credit does not apply to the 33 hour M.S.E.E. requirement. (3-0) R
EEGR 5301 (CS 5301) Professional and
Technical Communication (3 semester hours) EEGR 5301 utilizes an integrated
approach to writing and speaking for the technical professions. The advanced
writing components of the course focus on writing professional quality
technical documents such as proposals, memos, abstracts, reports, letters,
emails, etc. The advanced oral communication components of the course focus on
planning, developing, and delivering dynamic, informative and persuasive
presentations. Advanced skills in effective teamwork, leadership, listening,
multimedia and computer generated visual aids are also emphasized. Graduate
students will have a successful communication experience working in a
functional team environment using a real time, online learning environment. (3-0) Y
EERF 5305 Radio Frequency Engineering (3 semester hours)
Introduction to generation, transmission, and radiation of electromagnetic
waves. Microwave-frequency
measurement techniques. Characteristics of guided-wave structures and impedance
matching. Fundamentals
of antennas and propagation. Prerequisite: EE 4301 or equivalent.
(3-0) Y
EEMF 5320 Introduction to Devices and
Circuits (3 semester hours) This course provides a background in
Electrical Engineering for students entering the M.S.E.E. program from other fields
of science and engineering. Topics include circuit analysis and simulation,
semiconductor device fundamentals and operation, and basic transistor circuits.
Credit does not apply to the 33 hour M.S.E.E. requirement. Prerequisite:
differential equations. (3-0)
R
EECT 5321 Introduction to Circuits and
Systems
(3 semester hours) Continuation of EEMF 5320. Topics include
analog circuits, digital circuits, digital systems and communication systems.
Credit does not apply to the 33 hour M.S.E.E. requirement. (3-0) R
EEDG 5325 (CE 5325) Hardware Modeling
Using HDL (3 semester hours) This course introduces students to hardware
description languages (HDL) beginning with simple examples and describing tools
and methodologies. It covers the language, dwelling on fundamental simulation
concepts. Students are also exposed to the subset of HDL that may be used for
synthesis of custom logic. HDL simulation and synthesis labs and projects are
performed using commercial and/or academic VLSI CAD tools. Prerequisite: EE 3320
or equivalent. (3-0)
T
EECT 5340 Analog Integrated Circuit
Analysis and Design (3 semester hours) Application of MOSFET and BJT
large-signal and small-signal models to analyze and design amplifiers, analysis
and design of current mirrors and differential amplifiers, analysis of
frequency response of amplifiers, and feedback theories. Prerequisite:
EE3311 or equivalent. (3-0) Y
EESC 5350 Signals, Systems, and
Digital Communications (3 semester hours) Advanced methods
of analysis of electrical networks and linear systems. Laplace
transforms, Fourier series, and Fourier transforms. Response of linear systems to step,
impulse, and sinusoidal inputs. Convolution, system functions, and
frequency response. Z transforms and digital systems.
Fundamentals of digital communication systems such as information, digital
transmission, channel
capacity, modulation and demodulation techniques are introduced. Signaling
schemes and performance of binary as well as M-ary modulated digital
communication systems are introduced. Overall design considerations and
performance evaluation of various digital communication systems are discussed.
Prerequisite: EEGR 3300 or equivalent. (3-0) R
EESC 5360 Introduction to Communications
and Signal Processing (3 semester hours) This course is designed
to provide the necessary background for someone with a technical degree to
enter the M.S.E.E. program in the Communications and Signal Processing
concentration. It will focus on linear systems theory, to include Fourier
series, Fourier and Laplace transforms, transfer functions, frequency response,
and convolution. It will also include introductions to the solution of ordinary
differential equations and to communications systems. Credit does not apply to
the 33 hour M.S.E.E. requirement. Prerequisites: One year of calculus and one
semester of probability theory. (3-0) R
EEGR 5365 Engineering Leadership (3 semester hours)
Interpersonal influence and organizational influence in leading engineering
organizations. Leadership is addressed from the point of view of
the technical manager as well as from that of the technical professional.
Topics include staffing, motivation, performance evaluation, communication,
project selection and planning, intellectual property and professional ethics.
(3-0) R
EEGR 5381 Curriculum Practical Training
in Electrical Engineering (3 semester hours) This course is required
of students who need additional training in engineering practice. Credit does
not apply to the 33 hour M.S.E.E. requirement. Consent of Graduate Adviser
required. (May be repeated to a maximum of 9 hours) (3-0) R
EEMF 5383 (MSEN 5383, MSEN 5383, PHYS
5383) Plasma Technology (3 semester hours) Hardware oriented study of
useful laboratory plasmas. Topics will include vacuum technology, gas kinetic
theory, basic plasma theory and an introduction to the uses of plasmas in
various industries. (3-0) T
EECT 5385 Analog Filters (3 semester
hours) This
course aims at bridging the intermediate-level and the advanced-level knowledge
in analog filter design. It moves from basic theory of analog passive filters
to theoretical and practical aspects of active, switched-capacitor, and
continuous time filters. For active solutions the focus is on integrated
implementations on silicon. Prerequisites: EEGR 3301 and EE 3111. (3-0) Y
EEGR 5V80 Special Topics In
Electrical Engineering (1-6 semester hours) For letter grade credit only. (May be repeated to
a maximum of 9 hours.) ([1-6]-0) S
EEMF 6283 Plasma Science Laboratory
(2 semester hours) Laboratory will provide a hands on experience to
accompany EEMF 6383. Experiments will include measurements of fundamental
plasma properties and understanding of important plasma diagnostics.
Co-requisite: EEMF 6383, recommended co-requisite: EEMF 7171. (0-2) T
EEDG 6301 (CE 6301) Advanced Digital
Logic
(3 semester hours) Modern design techniques for digital logic. Logic synthesis and
design methodology. Link between front-end and back-end design
flows. Field
programmable gate arrays and reconfigurable digital systems.
Introduction to testing, simulation, fault diagnosis and design for
testability. Prerequisites: EE 3320 or equivalent and background in VHDL/Verilog.
(3-0) T
EEDG 6302 (CE 6302) Microprocessor
Systems (3 semester hours) Design of microprocessor based systems including
I/O and interface devices. Microprocessor
architectures. Use of emulators and other sophisticated test
equipment. Extensive
laboratory work. Prerequisite: EE 4304 or equivalent and
background in VHDL/Verilog.
(2-3) Y
EEDG 6303 (CE 6303) Testing and Testable
Design
(3 semester hours) Techniques for detection of failures in digital circuits and
systems. Fault modeling and detection. Functional testing and algorithms for
automatic test pattern generation (ATPG). Design of easily testable digital
systems. Techniques
for introducing built-in self test (BIST) capability. Test of
various digital modules, such as PLA´s, memory circuits, datapath, etc.
Prerequisite: EE 3320 or equivalent and background in VHDL/Verilog. (3-0) Y
EEDG 6304 (CE 6304) Computer Architecture
(3 semester hours) Trends in processor, memory, I/O and system design.
Techniques for quantitative analysis and evaluation of computer systems to
understand and compare alternative design choices in system design. Components
in high performance processors and computers: pipelining, instruction level
parallelism, memory hierarchies, and input/output. Students will undertake a
major computing system analysis and design project. Prerequisite: EE 4304 and
C/C++. (3-0) Y
EEDG 6305 (CE 6305) Computer Arithmetic
(3 semester hours) Carry look ahead systems and carry save adders. Multipliers,
multi-bit recoding schemes, array multipliers, redundant binary schemes,
residue numbers, slash numbers. High-speed division and square root circuits. Multi-precision algorithms.
The IEEE floating point standard, rounding processes, guard bits, error
accumulation in arithmetic processes. Cordic algorithms. Prerequisites: EE 3320
and C/C++. (3-0) Y
EEDG 6306 (CE 6306) Application Specific
Integrated Circuit Design (3 semester hours) This course discusses
the design of application specific integrated circuits (ASIC). Specific topics
include: VLSI system design specification, ASIC circuit structures, synthesis,
and implementation of an ASIC digital signal processing (DSP) chip.
Prerequisites: EE 3320 (3-0) Y
EEDG 6307 (CE 6307) Fault-Tolerant
Digital Systems (3 semester hours) Concepts in hardware and software fault
tolerance. Topics include fault models, coding in computer systems, fault
diagnosis and fault-tolerant routing, clock synchronization, system
reconfiguration, etc. Survey
of practical fault-tolerant systems. Prerequisite: EEDG 6301,
EEGR 3341 or equivalent. (3-0)
R
EEDG 6308 (CE 6308, CS 6396) Real-Time
Systems
(3 semester hours) Introduction to real-time applications and concepts.
Real-time
operating systems and resource management. Specification and design methods for
real-time systems. System performance analysis and optimization techniques.
Project to
specify, analyze, design, implement and test small real-time system.
Prerequisite: CS 5348. (3-0)
R
EEOP 6309 Fourier Optics (3 semester hours)
Description of coherent optics using a linear systems approach. The concepts of
impulse response and transfer functions for unbounded wave propagation,
diffraction, and image formation. Introduction to holography and optical
data processing. Prerequisites: EEGR 3302 and EE 4301 or
equivalents. (3-0)
R
EEOP 6310 Optical Communication
Systems
(3 semester hours) Operating principles of optical communications systems and
fiber optic communication technology. Characteristics of optical
fibers, laser diodes, laser modulation, laser and fiber amplifiers, detection,
demodulation, dispersion compensation, and network topologies. System topology,
star network, bus networks, layered architectures, all-optical networks.
Prerequisite: EE 3350 or equivalent.(3-0) T
EERF 6311 RF and Microwave Circuits (3 semester hours)
Analysis and design of RF and microwave circuits. Topics include
impedance matching, network theory, S-parameters, transmission line media
(waveguide, coax, microstrip,
stripline,
coplanar waveguide, etc.) and passive component design (power dividers,
couplers, switches, attenuators, phase shifters, etc.). Industry-standard
microwave CAD tools will be used. Prerequisite: EE 4368 or equivalent. (3-0) R
EEOP 6312 Laser and Modern Optics (3 semester hours)
Theory and applications of lasers, including ray and beam optics.
Design issues include power maximization, noise properties, spectral purity and
high-speed modulation. Particular
emphasis on semiconductor lasers and their relevance to optical communications.
Prerequisite: EE 4301 or equivalent. (3-0) Y
EEOP 6313 (MSEN 6313) Semiconductor Opto-Electronic
Devices (3 semester hours) Physical principles of semiconductor
optoelectronic devices: optical properties of semiconductors, optical gain and
absorption, wave guiding, laser oscillation in semiconductors, LEDs, physics of
detectors, applications. Prerequisite: EE 3310 or equivalent. (3-0) T
EEOP 6314 Principles of Fiber and
Integrated Optics (3 semester hours) Theory of dielectric waveguides, modes
of planar waveguides, strip waveguides, optical fibers, coupled-mode formalism,
directional couplers, diffractive elements, switches, wavelength-tunable
filters, polarization properties of devices and fibers, step and graded-index
fibers, devices for fiber measurements, fiber splices, polarization properties,
and fiber systems. Prerequisites: EEGR 3300 and EE 4301 or equivalents. (3-0) T
EEOP 6315 Engineering Optics (3
semester hours) Fundamental concepts of geometrical optics, first-order optical
system design and analysis, paraxial ray tracing, aperture and field stops.
Optical materials and properties; third order aberration theory. Prerequisite: PHYS
2326 or equivalent. (3-0) T
EEGR 6316 Fields and Waves (3
semester hours) Study of electromagnetic wave propagation beginning with
Maxwell´s equations; reflection and refraction at plane boundaries; guided wave
propagation; radiation from dipole antennas and arrays; reciprocity theory;
basics of transmission line theory and waveguides. Prerequisite: EE 4301 or
equivalent. (3-0) Y
EEOP 6317 Physical Optics (3
semester hours) Study of optical phenomena based primarily on the
electromagnetic nature of light; mathematical description of polarized light;
Jones and Mueller matrices; interference of polarized waves; interferometers,
diffractive phenomena based on scalar formalisms; diffraction gratings; and
diffraction in optical instruments. Prerequisite: EE 4301 or equivalent. (3-0) T
EEMF 6319 Quantum Physical Electronics (3 semester hours)
Quantum-mechanical foundation for study of nanometer-scale electronic devices.
Principles of
quantum physics, stationary-state eigenfunctions and eigenvalues for one-dimensional
potentials, interaction with the electromagnetic field, electronic conduction
in solids, applications of quantum structures. Prerequisite: EEGR
3300 or equivalent. (3-0) Y
EEMF 6320 (MSEN 6320) Fundamentals of
Semiconductor Devices (3 semester hours) Semiconductor material properties,
band structure, equilibrium carrier distributions, non-equilibrium
current-transport processes, and recombination-generation processes.
Prerequisite: EEMF 6319 or equivalent. (3-0) R
EEMF 6321 (MSEN 6321) Active Semiconductor
Devices (3 semester hours) The
physics of operation of active devices will be examined, including p-n
junctions, bipolar junction transistors and field-effect transistors: MOSFETs,
JFETS, and MESFETS. Active two-terminal devices and optoelectronic devices will
be presented. Recommended
co-requisite: EEMF 6320. (3-0) Y
EEMF 6322 (MECH 6348, MSEN 6322)
Semiconductor Processing Technology (3 semester hours) Modern techniques
for the manufacture of semiconductor devices and circuits.
Techniques for both silicon and compound semiconductor processing are studied
as well as an introduction to the design of experiments. Topics include: wafer
growth, oxidation, diffusion, ion implantation, lithography, etch and
deposition. (3-0) R
EEMF 6323 Circuit Modeling of
Solid-State Devices (3 semester hours) Provide physical insight
into the operation of MOSFETs and BJTs, with particular emphasis on new
physical effects in advanced devices. Compact (SPICE-level) transistor models
will be derived from basic semiconductor physics; common simplifications made
in the derivations of model equations will be detailed to provide an
appreciation for the limits of model capabilities. Prerequisites: EEMF 6320 and
EEMF 6321. (3-0)
R
EEMF 6324 (MSEN 6324) Electronic,
Optical and Magnetic Materials (3 semester hours) Foundations of
materials properties for electronic, optical and magnetic applications.
Electrical and Thermal Conduction, Elementary Quantum Physics, Modern Theory of
Solids, Semiconductors and Devices, Dielectrics, Magnetic and Optical Materials
properties. Prerequisite: MSEN 5300 or PHYS 5376 or equivalent. (3-0) S
EECT 6325 (CE 6325) VLSI Design (3 semester hours)
Introduction to MOS transistors. Analysis of the CMOS inverter.
Combinational
and sequential design techniques in VLSI; issues in static, transmission gate
and dynamic logic design. Design and layout of complex gates,
latches and flip-flops, arithmetic circuits, memory structures. Low power digital
design. The
method of logical effort. CMOS technology.. Use of CAD tools to
design, layout, check, extract and simulate a small project. Prerequisites: EE
3320, EEGR 3301 or equivalent. (3-0)
Y
EECT 6326 Analog Integrated Circuit
Design
(3 semester hours) Introduction to MOS transistor, CMOS technology and analog
circuit modeling. Basic analog circuits: MOS switches, active
resistors, current sources, current mirrors, current amplifiers, inverting
amplifier, differential amplifier, cascade amplifier and the output amplifier. Complex
circuits: comparators and operational amplifiers. Use of CAD tools to layout
and simulate analog circuits. Prerequisite: EE 4340 (3-0) Y
EEOP 6328 Nonlinear Optics (3
semester hours) Survey of nonlinear optical effects; origins of optical
nonlinearities; laser-pulse propagation equations in bulk media and optical
fibers; the nonlinear optical susceptibility tensor; second-order nonlinear
optical effects (second harmonic generation, optical rectification, parametric
mixing and amplification); third-order nonlinear optical effects in fiber optic
communication systems (self-phase modulation, cross-phase modulation,
stimulated Brillouin
scattering, stimulated Raman scattering, four-wave mixing, nonlinear
polarization mode dispersion); self-focusing and self-defocusing in bulk media;
computational methods for nonlinear optics. Prerequisite: EE 4301 or
equivalent; EEOP 6310 recommended. (3-0) R
EEOP 6329 Optical Signal Conditioning
(3 semester hours) Engineering principles and applications of laser beam modulation
and deflection (acousto-optics
and electro-optics), harmonic generation and optical parametric processes,
optical pulse compression and shaping. Prerequisites: EE 4301 or equivalent and
EEOP 6317 recommended. (3-0) R
EERF 6330 RF Integrated Circuit Design
(3 semester hours) Introduction to RF and Wireless systems; Basic Concepts of
RF Design: Linearity, Distortion, (P1dB, IIP3), Sensitivity, Noise Figure; RF
Passives: Q-factors, Impedance Transformation, Matching Network; Transceiver
Architectures: Receivers – Heterodyne, Direct downconversion, Image
Reject Receivers, Direct conversion transmitter, two-step transmitter; Low
Noise Amplifier Design; Mixer Design; Oscillator Design; Basic architectures of
Power Amplifiers. Use
of Agilent ADS for Design Projects. Prerequisite EE 4340.
(3-0). Y
EESC 6331 Linear Systems and Signals
(3 semester hours) Systems and control theory: state space, convolution
integrals, transfer functions, stability, controllability, observability, and
feedback. Prerequisites: EEGR 2300 and EE 4310. (3-0) Y
EEGR 6332 Advanced Control (3
semester hours) Modern control techniques in state space and frequency domain:
optimal control, robust control, and stability. Prerequisite: EESC 6331. (3-0)
R
EEOP 6334 Advanced Geometrical and
Physical Optics (3 semester hours) Geometrical optics as a limiting case of
the propagation of electromagnetic waves; geometrical theory of optical
aberrations; the diffraction theory of aberrations; image formation with
partially coherent and partially polarized light; computational methods for
physical optics. Other topics may be selected from the following: diffraction
theory of vector electromagnetic fields, diffraction of light by ultrasonic
waves, optics of metals, Lorenz-Mie theory of the scattering of light by small
particles, and optics of crystals. Prerequisite: EEOP 6317. (3-0) R
EEOP 6335 Engineering of Infrared
Imaging Systems (3 semester hours) Thermal optics, review of Fourier
optics, review of information theory, embedded system design principles, and
system modeling. Prerequisites: EEOP 6309 or 6315 or equivalents. (3-0) T
EEGR 6336 (MECH 6336) Nonlinear
Control Systems (3 semester hours) Differential geometric tools,
feedback linearization, input-output linearization, output injection, output
tracking, stability. Prerequisite: EESC 6331. (3-0) R
EEOP 6338 High-Speed Optical Receivers
and Transmitters (3 semester hours) Review of optical communication
systems. Definitions
of attenuation and dispersion. Architecture of optical transmitters and
receivers. Principles
of operation of photodetectors (PIN and
APD).Application of digital communication theory to the analysis of optical
receivers. Definition of sensitivity and dynamic range in optical receivers.
Study of
high-speed transimpedance and limiting
amplifiers. Principles
of operation of lasers (DFB and Fabry-Perot). Study of tunable
lasers and high-speed external modulators. Direct and externally modulated
transmitters. Study
of high-speed drivers for laser and modulators. Characteristics of optical
transmitters. Prerequisite: EE 3311 or equivalent. (3-0) R
EEGR 6V40 Individual Instruction in
Electrical Engineering (1-6 semester hours) (May be repeated for credit.) For pass/fail credit
only. ([1-6]-0) R
EESC 6340 Introduction to
Telecommunications Networks (3 semester hours) Circuit, message
and packet switching. The hierarchy of the ISO-OSI Layers. The
physical layer: channel characteristics, coding, and error detection. The data
link control layer: retransmission strategies, framing, multiaccess protocols,
e.g., Aloha, slotted Aloha, CSMA, and CSMA/CD. The network layer: routing,
broadcasting, multicasting, flow control schemes. Co-requisite: EESC 6349.
(3-0) Y
EESC 6341 Information Theory I (3
semester hours) Self information, mutual information, discrete memoryless
sources, entropy, source coding for discrete memoryless channels,
homogeneous Markov sources, discrete memoryless channels, channel capacity,
converse to the coding theorem, noisy channel coding theorem, random coding
exponent, Shannon limit. Prerequisite: EESC 6352. (3-0) R
EESC 6343 Detection and Estimation
Theory
(3 semester hours) Parameter estimation. Least-square, mean-square, and
minimum-variance estimators. Maximum A Posteriori (MAP) and
Maximum-Likelihood (ML) estimators. Bayes estimation. Cramer-Rao lower bound.
BLUE estimator
and Wiener filtering. Prerequisite: EESC 6349. (3-0) R
EESC 6344 Coding Theory (3 semester
hours) Groups, fields, construction and properties of Galois fields, error
detection and correction, Hamming distance, linear block codes, syndrome
decoding of linear block codes, cyclic codes, BCH codes, error trapping
decoding and majority logic decoding of cyclic codes, non-binary codes, Reed
Solomon codes, burst error correcting codes, convolutional codes, Viterbi
decoding of convolutional
codes. Prerequisite: EESC 6352. (3-0) R
EEDG 6345 (CE 6345) Engineering of
Packet-Switched Networks (3 semester hours) Detailed coverage, from the
point of view of engineering design, of the physical, data-link, network and
transport layers of IP (Internet Protocol) networks. This course is a
masters-level introduction to packet networks. Prior knowledge of digital
communication systems is strongly recommended. Prerequisite: EE 3350 or
equivalent. (3-0) Y
EEMF 6348 (MSEN 6348) Lithography and Nanofabrication (3 semester hours) Study of the
principles, practical considerations, and instrumentation of major lithography
technologies for nanofabrication of devices and materials. Advanced
photolithography, electron beam lithography, nanoimprint lithography,
x-ray lithography, ion beam lithography, soft lithography, and scanning probe
lithography, basic resist and polymer science, applications in nanoelectronics
and biomaterials. (3-0) Y
EESC 6349 Random Processes (3
semester hours) Random processes concept. Stationarity and independence.
Auto-correlation
and cross-correlation functions, spectral characteristics. Linear systems with
random inputs. Special
topics and applications. Prerequisite: EEGR 3302 and EEGR 3341 or
equivalent. (3-0) Y
EESC 6350 Signal Theory (3 semester
hours) Signal processing applications and signal spaces, vector spaces, matrix
inverses and orthogonal projections, four fundamental subspaces, least squares
and minimum norm solutions, the SVD and principal component analysis, subspace
approximation, infinite dimensional spaces, linear operators, norms, inner
products and Hilbert spaces, projection theorems, spectral properties of Hermitian
operators, Hilbert spaces of random variables, linear minimum variance
estimation and the Levinson-Durbin algorithm, general optimization over Hilbert
spaces, methods and applications of optimization. Prerequisite: EEGR 3302 or
equivalent. (3-0) Y
EERF 6351 Computational Electromagnetics
(3 semester hours) Review of Maxwell´s equations; numerical propagation of
scalar waves; finite-difference time-domain solutions of Maxwell´s equations;
numerical implementations of boundary conditions; numerical stability;
numerical dispersion; absorbing boundary conditions for free space and
waveguides; selected applications in telecommunications, antennas,
microelectronics and digital systems. Prerequisite: EE 4301 or equivalent.
(3-0) R
EESC 6352 Digital Communication Systems
(3 semester hours) Digital communication systems are discussed. Source coding
and channel coding techniques are introduced. Signaling schemes and performance of
binary and M-ary modulated digital
communication systems. The overall design considerations and
performance evaluations of various digital communications systems are
emphasized. Prerequisite: EESC 6349 or equivalent. (3-0) Y
EESC 6353 Broadband Digital
Communication
(3 semester hours) Characterization of broadband wireline and wireless
channels.MAP and ML detection. Intersymbol Interference
(ISI) effects. Equalization
methods to mitigate ISI including single-carrier and multi-carrier techniques.
Equalization techniques and structures including linear, decision-feedback, precoding,
zero forcing, mean square-error, FIR versus IIR. Multi-Input Multi-Output (MIMO)
Equalization. Implementation issues including complexity, channel
estimation, error propagation, etc. Real-world case studies from Digital
Subscriber Lines (DSL) and wireless systems. Students work individually or in
small teams on project and present their findings to class. Prerequisite: EE
4360 and knowledge of MATLAB. (3-0) T
EERF 6355 RF and Microwave Amplifier
Design (3 semester hours) Design of high-frequency active
circuits. Review of transmission line theory. RF and microwave matching circuits
using discrete and guided wave structures. Detailed study of S-parameters.
Design of
narrow band, broadband and low noise amplifiers. Detailed study of
noise figure, noise parameters and stability of RF and microwave circuits using
S-parameters. Prerequisite: EE 4368 or equivalent. (3-0) R
EESC 6360 Digital Signal Processing I
(3 semester hours) Analysis of discrete time signals and systems, Z-transform,
discrete Fourier transform, fast Fourier transform, analysis and design of
digital filters. Prerequisite: EEGR 3302 or EE 4361 or equivalent. (3-0) Y
EESC 6361 Digital Signal Processing II
(3 semester hours) Continuation of EESC 6360. Includes advanced topics in
signal processing such as: Digital filter structures and finite-word-length
effects, digital filter design and implementation methods, multirate digital signal
processing, linear prediction and optimum filtering, spectral analysis and
estimation methods. Prerequisite: EESC 6360. (3-0) T
EESC 6362 Introduction to Speech
Processing (3 semester hours) Introduction to the fundamentals of speech
signal processing and speech applications. Speech analysis and speech synthesis
techniques, speech enhancement and speech coding techniques including ADPCM and
linear-predictive based methods such as CELP. Prerequisite: EESC
6360. (3-0) Y
EESC 6363 Digital Image Processing
(3 semester hours) Image formation, image sampling, 2D Fourier transform and
properties, image wavelet transform, image enhancement in spatial and frequency
domains, image restoration, color image processing, image segmentation, edge
detection, morphological operations, object representation and description,
introduction to image compression. Prerequisites: EE 4361 or equivalent and
knowledge of C or MATLAB. (3-0) T
EESC 6364 Pattern Recognition (3
semester hours) Pattern recognition system, Bayes decision theory,
maximum likelihood and Bayesian parametric classifiers, linear discriminant
functions and decision boundaries, density estimation and nonparametric classifiers,
unsupervised classification and clustering, multilayer neural networks,
decision trees, classifier comparison. Prerequisite: Knowledge of C or MATLAB.
Co-requisite: EESC 6349. (3-0) T
EESC 6365 Adaptive Signal Processing
(3 semester hours) Adaptive signal processing algorithms learn the properties
of their environments. Transversal and lattice versions of the Least Mean
Squares (LMS) and Recursive Least Squares (RLS) adaptive filter algorithms and
other modern algorithms will be studied. These algorithms will be applied to
network and acoustic echo cancellations, speech enhancement, channel
equalization, interference rejection, beam forming, direction finding, active
noise control, wireless systems, and others. Prerequisites: EESC 6349, EESC 6360
and knowledge of matrix algebra. (3-0) T
EESC 6366 Speech and Speaker Recognition
(3 semester hours)
Introduction to concepts in automatic recognition methods for
speech applications; the primary emphasis is for automatic speech recognition
and speaker identification techniques. Topics include speech features for
recognition, hidden Markov models for acoustic and language applications, Gaussian
mixture models for speaker characterization, robustness issues to address noise
and channel conditions for automatic recognition. Co-requisite: EESC
6349. (3-0) Y
EESC 6367 Applied Digital Signal
Processing (3 semester hours) Implementation of signal processing
algorithms, combination of textual and graphical programming of DSP systems,
fixed-point versus floating-point, FPGA/DSP chip architecture, FPGA/DSP
software development tools, code optimization, application project.
Prerequisites: EE 4361 or equivalent and knowledge of C or MATLAB. (2-3) Y
EEDG 6370 (CE 6370) Design and Analysis
of Reconfigurable Systems (3 semester hours) Introduction to reconfigurable
computing, programmable logic: FPGAS, CPLDs, CAD issues with FPGA based design,
reconfigurable systems: emulation, custom computing, and embedded application
based computing, static and dynamic hardware, evolutionary design, software
environments for reconfigurable systems. Prerequisite: EE 3320 or equivalent.
(3-0) R
EEGR 6V70 Research In Electrical
Engineering (3-9 semester hours) (May be repeated for credit.) For pass/fail credit
only. ([3-9]-0) R
EEMF 6372 Semiconductor Process
Integration (3 semester hours) The integration of semiconductor processing
technology to yield integrated circuits. The course will emphasize MOSFET
design based upon process integration, in particular as it applies to short
channel devices of current interest. Process simulation will be used to study
diffusion, oxidation, and ion implantation. (3-0) R
EEBM 6371 Lecture Course in Biomedical
Applications of Electrical Engineering (3 semester hours) this course
provides an introduction to different areas of biomedical applications of
electrical engineering. A special emphasis will be placed on research topics
that are actively pursued at UTD. (3-0) Y
EEBM
6373 (BMEN 6373) Anatomy and Human Physiology for Engineers (3 semester hours) This course provides
an introduction to anatomy and human physiology for engineers and other
non-life-scientists. Topics include nervous system, muscle and cardiac
function, digestive system, immune system. (3-0) Y
EEBM 6374 (BMEN 6374) Genes, Proteins
and Cell Biology for Engineers (3 semester hours) This course provides
an introduction to principles of modern molecular and cellular biology for
engineers and other non-life-scientists. Topics include genes, protein
structure and function, organization of cells and cellular trafficking. (3-0) Y
EEDG 6375 (CE 6375) Design Automation of
VLSI Systems (3 semester hours) This course deals with various topics
related to the development of CAD tools for VLSI systems design. Algorithms,
data structures, heuristics and design methodologies behind CAD tools. Design
and analysis of algorithms for layout, circuit partitioning, placement,
routing, chip floor planning, and design rule checking (DRC). Introduction to CAD
algorithms for RTL and behavior level synthesis, module generators, and silicon
compilation. Prerequisite: CS 5343. Co-requisite: EECT 6325.
(3-0) Y
EEBM 6376 (BMEN 6376) Lecture Course in
Biomedical Applications of Electrical Engineering (3 semester hours)This
course provides an introduction to different areas of biomedical applications
of electrical engineering. A special emphasis will be placed on research
topics that are actively pursued at UTD. (3-0) Y
EECT 6378 Power Management Circuits (3
semester hours): Operating principles of rectifiers and different dc-dc
converters: switched-mode power converters, charge pumps and linear regulators.
Design and
analysis of voltage references and frequency compensation techniques for
two-stage and three-stage amplifiers. Use of CAD tools to simulate power management
circuits. Prerequisite: EECT 6326 or equivalent (3-0) Y
EEGR 6V80 Special Topics in Electrical
Engineering (1–6 semester hours) For letter grade credit only. (May be repeated to
a maximum of 9 hours.) ([1-6]-0) S
EEGR 6381 (MECH 6391) Numerical Methods In
Engineering (3 semester hours) Numerical techniques in engineering and
their applications. Topics will include: numerical methods of linear algebra,
interpolation, solution of nonlinear equations, numerical integration, Monte
Carlo methods, numerical solution of ordinary and partial differential
equations, and numerical solution of integral equations.Prerequisites:
ENGR 2300 and ENGR 3300 or equivalents, and knowledge of a scientific
programming language.(3-0) T
EEMF 6382 (MECH 6347, MSEN 6382) Introduction
to MEMS (3 semester hours) Study of micro-electro-mechanical devices and
systems and their applications. Microfabrication techniques and other
emerging fabrication processes for MEMS are studied along with their process
physics. Principles of operations of various MEMS devices such as mechanical,
optical, thermal, magnetic, chemical/biological sensors/actuators are studied.
Topics include: bulk/surface micromachining, LIGA, microsensors and microactuators
in multi-physics domain. (3-0) R
EEMF 6383 (MECH 6383, PHYS 6383) Plasma
Science (3 semester hours) Theoretically
oriented study of plasmas. Topics to include: fundamental properties of
plasmas, fundamental equations (kinetic and fluid theory, electromagnetic
waves, plasma waves, plasma sheaths) plasma chemistry and plasma diagnostics.
Prerequisite: PHYS 5320 or EEGR 6316. (3-0) T
EESC 6390 Introduction to Wireless
Communication Systems (3 semester hours) Principles,
practice, and system overview of mobile systems. Modulation,
demodulation, coding, encoding, and multiple-access techniques. Performance
characterization of mobile systems. Prerequisite: EE 3350 or
equivalent. (3-0) Y
EESC 6391 Signaling and Coding for
Wireless Communication Systems (3 semester hours) Study of signaling and
coding for wireless communication systems. Topics which will be covered include
digital modulation schemes, digital multiple access technologies, their
performance under wireless channel impairments, equalization, channel coding,
interleaving, and diversity schemes. Prerequisites: EESC 6352 and EESC 6390.
(3-0) T
EESC 6392 Propagation and Devices for
Wireless Communications (3 semester hours) Mobile communication
fundamentals, models of wave propagation, simulation of electromagnetic waves
in the cellular environment, multipath propagation, compensation for fading,
mobile and cell antenna designs, problems of interference and incompatibility,
design of active and passive cellular components, comparison of analog and
digital cellular designs. Prerequisites: EE 4301 or equivalent; EESC 6390.
(3-0) R
EESC 6393 Imaging Radar Systems Design
and Analysis (3 semester hours) Radar systems, antenna systems, the radar
equation, electromagnetic waves scattering from targets, radar signal and
noise, detection and extraction of signal from noise or clutter, range and
Doppler profiles, radar image formation, real aperture radar imaging, SAR
imaging, ISAR imaging, image distortion, super resolution radar imaging
techniques, and advanced holographic radar imaging techniques. Prerequisites:
EE 3350 and EE 4301 or equivalents. (3-0) T
EERF 6394 Antenna Engineering and Wave
Propagation (3 semester hours) Operating principles for microwave antennas
used in modern wireless communications and radar systems. Prerequisite: EEGR
6316 or equivalent. (3-0) T
EERF 6395 Radiofrequency and Microwave
Systems Engineering (3 semester hours) Review of RF and microwave systems,
such as cellular, point-to-point radio, satellite, RFID and RADAR. Topics
include: system architectures, noise & distortion, antennas &
propagation, transmission lines & network analysis, active & passive
components, modulation techniques and specification flowdown. Prerequisite:
EE 4368 or equivalent. (3-0) R
EERF 6396 Microwave Design and
Measurement (3 semester hours) This lecture and lab course covers the
fundamentals of microwave component design and measurements, including vector
impedance (scattering parameters), scalar measurements and spectrum analysis.
Microwave components, such as filters, directional couplers, switches,
amplifiers, and oscillators, will be designed and simulated with various CAD
tools and then built and measured to compare performance with theory.
Prerequisite: EE 4368 or equivalent. (2-1) R
EEDG 6398 (CE 6398, CS 6398) DSP
Architectures (3 semester hours) Typical DSP algorithms, representation of
DSP algorithms, data-graph, FIR filters, convolutions, Fast Fourier Transform,
Discrete Cosine Transform, low power design, VLSI implementation of DSP
algorithms, implementation of DSP algorithms on DSP processors, DSP
applications including wireless communication and multimedia. Prerequisite: CS
5343. (3-0) Y
EEGR 6V98 Thesis (3-9 semester
hours) (May be repeated for credit.) For pass/fail credit only. ([3-9]-0) S
EE 6V99 Special Topics in Electrical
Engineering (1-9 semester hours) Topics vary from semester to semester. May be repeated for
credit as topics vary. ([1-9]-0) S
EEMF 7171 Current Topics in Plasma
Processing
(1 semester hour) discussion of current literature on plasma processing;
applications, diagnostics, sources, chemistry and technology. May be repeated
for credit. Prerequisite: Knowledge of plasma processing technology (EEMF 5383
or EEMF 6383 preferred) or consent of instructor (1-0) Y
EEDG 7304 (CE 7304) Advanced Computer
Architecture (3 semester hours) Advanced research topics in
multi-processor, network and reconfigurable architectures. Focuses on current research in the
area of computer system architecture to prepare students for a career in
computer architecture research. Course will use articles from
current technical literature to discuss relevant topics, such as digital signal
processors and VLIW processors. Prerequisites: EEDG 6304, CS 5348, EEGR 3341
and knowledge of C/C++. (3-0)
R
EEMF 7320 (MSEN 7320) Advanced
Semiconductor Device Theory (3 semester hours) Quantum mechanical
description of fundamental semiconductor devices; carrier transport on the
submicron scale; heterostructure devices; quantum-effect devices.
Prerequisites: EEMF 6320 and EEMF 6321. (3-0) R
EECT 7325 (CE 7325) Advanced VLSI Design
(3 semester hours) Advanced topics in VLSI design covering topics beyond the
first course (EECT 6325). Topics include: use of high-level design, synthesis,
and simulation tools, clock distribution and routing problems, (a)synchronous
circuits, low-power design techniques, study of various VLSI-based
computations, systolic arrays, etc. Discussions on current research topics in
VLSI design. Prerequisite: EECT 6325 or equivalent. (3-0) R
EECT 7326 Analog Integrated Systems
Design
(3 semester hours) Introduction to the types of systems environment in which
analog integrated circuit design is employed. The topics are A/D
and D/A converters, including over-sampled S-D A/D converters, switched
capacitor amplifiers, multipliers, wave-shaping circuits, oscillators, PLLs,
and the design of filters. Prerequisite: EECT 6326 (3-0) Y
EECT 7327 Analog to Digital and Digital
to Analog Converters (3 semester hours) This course provides the basic and
the specific knowledge for the design and the use of data converters. Topics
include fundamentals on sampling and quantization, Nyquist-rate and
oversampled techniques, circuit design issues, testing, digital calibration and
correction. Prerequisite: EECT 6326 and EECT 6325. (3-0) Y
EEDG 7328 (CE 7328) Physical Design of
High-Speed VLSI Circuits (3 semester hours) Techniques for the
physical design of high-speed VLSI circuits. Topics related to
interconnection circuit modeling, performance-driven routing, buffer and wire
sizing, placement and floor planning, technology mapping and performance
evaluation issues encountered in high-speed VLSI circuit designs. Discussion of
state-of-the-art practical industrial design examples. A project
related to the development of a prototype CAD tool. Prerequisites: EECT 6325
and knowledge of programming in C. (3-0) T
EECT 7329 Advanced Analog Integrated
Circuit Design (3 semester hours) The course will cover, but not be limited
to, advanced architectures for voltage references, current references,
operational amplifiers (including voltage, current, transconductance, and transresistance),
comparators, linear regulators, etc. Emphasis will be on why one topology might
be better than another for a given set of specifications or applications.
Prerequisite: EECT 6326 (3-0) T
EERF 7330 Advanced RF Integrated Circuit
Design (3 semester hours) Power Amplifiers, different classes of linear (A,
B, AB, C) and switching power amplifiers (E, G, H), CMOS Integrated power
amplifiers, High Efficiency Power Amplifiers (Doherty Power Amplifier); Phase
Locked Loops: Basic concepts of PLL, Charge pumps, Type-I and Type-II PLLs,
Noise in PLLs, Phase Noise, Frequency multiplication, RF Synthesizer
Architectures, Frequency Dividers, Fractional-N PLLs, Delta-Sigma based PLLs,
ADPLL; Advanced RF transceivers; Wideband and multiband radio design; Complete
link budget analysis for wireless systems. Design project will focus on design
of the entire transmitter using Agilent ADS. Prerequisite: RF Integrated
Circuit Design. (3-0) Y
EECT 7331 Physics of Noise (3
semester hours) The
physics of fluctuation phenomena, generically called Noise. The class will
cover the fundamental physical principles underlying generation-recombination,
thermal, shot, 1/f noise and other, related fluctuation phenomena. The statistical
nature of these physical processes will be developed. The physics of noise in
resistors, diodes, bipolar, JFETS, and MOSFETs will be discussed and how to
model it in circuits. Approximately two thirds of the class will be devoted to
the physics of noise and the rest will cover how to use this knowledge to
design low-noise integrated circuits. Prerequisite: EECT 6326. Y
EEOP 7340 Optical Network
Architectures and Protocols (3 semester hours) Introduction to
optical networks. The ITU Optical Layer. First-generation optical networks.
Standards,
e.g. SONET/SDH, FDDI. Second-generation optical networks.
Broadcast and select networks. The
lightpath concept.
Wavelength
routing networks. Virtual topology design. Photonic packet switching.
Advanced
solutions and test beds. Prerequisite: EEOP 6340 (3-0) R
EECT 7V89 Special Topics in RF and
Microwave Systems (1-6 semester hours) For letter grade credit only. (May
be repeated to a maximum of 9 hours.) ([1-6]-0) S
EEDG
7V81 Special Topics In
Digital Systems (1-6 semester hours) For letter grade credit
only. (May be
repeated to a maximum of 9 hours.) ([1-6]-0) S
EEMF 7V82 Special Topics In
Microelectronics (1-6 semester hours) For letter grade credit only. (May be repeated to
a maximum of 9 hours.) ([1-6]-0) S
EEOP 7V83 Special Topics in Optics and
Fields (1-6 semester hours) For letter grade credit only. (May be repeated to
a maximum of 9 hours.) ([1-6]-0) S
EESC 7V84 Special Topics in
Telecommunications (1-6 semester hours) For letter grade credit
only. (May be
repeated to a maximum of 9 hours.) ([1-6]-0) R
EESC 7V85 Special Topics in Signal
Processing (1-6 semester hours) For letter grade credit only. (May be repeated to
a maximum of 9 hours.) ([1-6]-0) S
EESC 7V86 Special Topics in Wireless
Communications (1-6 semester hours) For letter grade credit
only. (May be
repeated to a maximum of 9 hours.) ([1-6]-0) S
EEBM 7V87 Special Topics in Biomedical
Applications of Electrical Engineering (1-6 semester hours) For
letter grade credit only. (May
be repeated to a maximum of 9 hours.) ([1-6]-0) S
EECT 7V88 Special Topics in Circuits and
Systems (1-6 semester hours) For letter grade credit only. (May be repeated to
a maximum of 9 hours.) ([1-6]-0) S
EEGR 8V40 Individual Instruction in
Electrical Engineering (1-6 semester hours) (May be repeated for credit.) For pass/fail credit
only. ([1-6]-0) R
EEGR 8V70 Research In Electrical
Engineering (3-9 semester hours) (May be repeated for credit.) For pass/fail credit
only. ([3-9]-0) R
EEGR 8V99 Dissertation (3-9 semester
hours) (May be repeated for credit.) For pass/fail credit only. ([3-9]-0) S
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