Syllabus for M.Sc. Electronic Science (Credit System) University of Pune

· The course is divided into four semesters and students are to
complete 100 credits in four semesters.
· The Courses categorized as of Core Theory, Practical, General
Elective, Special Elective and Project/Internship.
· All Core Theory courses are compulsory.
· The Practical Courses at semester I are compulsory.
· The Student has to offer at least one of the semester II Practical
Courses
· The student has to make a choice of One Special Elective Group
from semester II.
· One Practical Course at semester III is compulsory for all.
· Second semester III Practical course and Project/Internship are
linked to the Special Elective Group.

· The theory and practical courses offered under the chosen SpeciL
Elective Group will be compulsory.
· Additional courses to complete the 100 credits can be chosen from
among the General Elective Theory courses or courses offered by
other departments of the University (subject to approval by
departmental teaching committee)
· The grades for courses will be based on 50:50 weightage of
Continuous Internal Assessment (CIA) and Semester End
Examination (SEE)
Semester I
Credits
Practical Courses
EL – 101 Practical I 4
Experimental Techniques
EL – 102 Practical II 4
Computational Techniques
Core Theory Courses
EL – 103 Quantum and Statistical Mechanics 2
EL – 104 Mathematical Methods in Electronics 2
EL – 105 Properties of Electronic Materials – I 2
General Elective Courses
EL – 151 Electronic Circuit Design and Analysis –I 2
EL – 152 Power Supplies 2
EL – 153 Electronic Instrument Design 2
EL – 154 Advanced Test & Measurement
Instruments 2
EL – 155 C/C++ Programming 2
EL – 156 Computational Methods in Electronics 2
EL – 157 Foundations of Quantum Computing 2
EL – 158 Technical Communication 2
Semester II
Credits
Practical Courses
EL – 201 Practical III 4
EL – 202 Practical IV 4
Core Theory Courses
EL– 203 Electromagnetic Fields and Waves 2
EL – 204 Physics of Semiconductor Devices 2
EL– 205 Properties of Electronic Materials – II 2
EL– 206 Digital System Design 2
General Elective Courses
EL – 251 Electronic Circuit Design and Analysis –II2
EL – 252 Power Electronics Devices and Systems 2
EL – 253 Industrial Applications of
Optoelectronics 2
EL – 254 Sensors and Actuators 2
EL – 255 Elements of Quantum Computing 2
EL – 256 DSP: Algorithms and Application 2
Special Elective Group Courses
Group 1
EL – 211 Characterization Techniques 2
EL – 212 Processes in Device Fabrication 2
EL – 213 Semiconductor Foundry Techniques 2
Group 2
EL– 221 Embedded System Design 2
EL– 222 Theory of Industrial Process Control 2
EL – 223 Industrial Controllers : PLC and PID 2
Group 3
EL – 231 Antenna Design 2
EL– 232 Analog RF Circuit Design 2
EL– 233 Optical Fiber Communication 2
Semester III
Credits
Practical Courses
EL – 301 Practical V Common Lab 4
EL – 302 Practical VI Special Lab 4
Core Theory Courses
EL – 303 VLSI Design 2
EL – 304 Embedded System Applications 2
EL – 305 Digital Communication Technology 2
General Elective Courses
EL – 351 Processor Architecture and Design 2
EL – 352 VLSI Subsystem Design 2
EL – 353 Mechatronics 2
EL – 354 DSP systems: Processors and
Applications 2
EL – 355 Mobile Communication Systems 2
EL – 356 Data Communication 2
Special Elective Group Courses
Group 1
EL – 311 CMOS System Design – I 4
EL – 312 CMOS System Design – II 4
Group 2
EL – 321 Operating System and RTOS 4
EL – 322 Embedded System Communication
Protocols 4
Group 3
EL – 331 Communication System Design 4
EL – 332 Microwave & Satellite Communication 4
Semester IV
Credits
EL – 401 Project/Internship 16
Special Elective Group Courses
Group 1
EL – 411 Architecture and Design of
VLSI Systems 4
Group 2
EL – 421 Architecture and Design of
Embedded Systems 4
Group 3
EL – 431 Architecture and Design of
Communication Systems 4
EL – 101 Practical I Credits 4
Experiments covering following aspects:
Basic semiconductor material characterization
Electronic Device characterization
Basic Circuit Design
Circuit Design with Linear ICs
Familiarization with Test and Measuring instruments
Experimental techniques & observations
Documentation standards
EL – 102 Practical II Credits 4
Programs/experiments covering following aspects:
C language familiarization and basics of C++
Program logic development
Numerical algorithms
String handling and File handling
Computer Graphics
Familiarization of computer hardware and peripherals
Operating system and Utilities
Software testing and validation procedures
Documentation standards
EL – 103 Quantum and Statistical Mechanics 2
Uncertainty principle, Experiments on duality, Schrodinger's
equation and its applications to square well potential,
square potential barrier (1D), Tunneling effect and tunnel
diode, Theory of scattering, Born approximation using
Green’s function approach. Discussion on various quantum
well structures and quantum dot semiconductors.
Equipartition Theorem, Binomial and related distributions,
Phase space, Statistical ensembles, Classical statistical
mechanics as related to thermodynamics, Chemical
potential and equilibrium, Quantum statistics. Collision time,
collision cross section, theory of Viscosity and thermal
conductivity.
Text / Reference Books:
1. Quantum Mechanics Schiff
2. Quantum Mechanics Ghatak Loknathan
3. Statistical Physics Landau and Lifshitz
4. Statistical & Thermal Physics Reif.
EL – 104 Mathematical Methods in Electronics 2
Differential equations and their solutions, Bessel functions
of first and second kind, utility in antenna design.
Laplace, Fourier, and Z-transforms, their properties and
applications in electronics. Signal and system modeling ,
impulse response, energy and power spectral density,
convolution and correlation, Digital filtering
Text / Reference Books:
1. Mathematical methods for
Physics
Arfken, A.G.
Academic Press.
2
Digital Signal Processing Sanjit Mitra
3. Mathematical methods for
physicists and Engineers
M.A. Boas
EL – 105 Properties of Electronic Materials I 2
Electrical properties: of metals: Conductivity, reflection and
absorption, Fermi surfaces,
Thermo electric phenomena. Conduction in metals oxides,
amorphous materials.
Dielectric Properties of materials: Macroscopic electric field,
local electric field at an atom, dielectric constant and
polarizability, Ferro electricity, anti ferro electricity, phase
transition, piezoelectricity, Ferro elasticity, electrostriction.
Optical properties of materials: Optical constants and their
physical significance, Kramers – Kronig Relations, Electronic
inter bond and intra bond transitions Relations between
Optical properties and band structure – colour of material
(Frenkel Excitons), Bond Structure determination from
optical spectra reflection, refraction, diffraction, scattering,
dispersion, photoluminescence, Electroluminescence.
Properties of nano materials
Defects in crystals and their effects on mechanical,
electrical and optical properties. Diffusion in
Materials.
Text/Reference Books:
1. Elementary Solid State Physics M. Ali Omar
2. Solid State Physics Dekkar
3. Introduction to Solid State Physics C.Kittle
4. Solid State Physics Ashcroft, Mermin
5. Principles of Electronic materials &
devices
S.O. Kasap
EL – 151 Electronic Circuit Design and Analysis –I 2
Circuit Design and Analysis using PSPICE – Schematics, attributes
and types of analysis in PSPICE, use of PROBE.
Design and analysis of current sources, current mirrors, and active
loads.
Design and analysis of BJT/FET differential and multistage
amplifiers, dc transfer characteristics, small signal circuit analysis,
amplifier frequency response, equivalent circuits, system transfer
functions, s-domain analysis, Bode plots.
Text Books:
1. Electronic Circuit analysis and design D.A.Neaman,
McGraw Hill
2. Analog Circuit Design Cedra and Smith
3. Microelectronic Circuits Analysis and
Design
Rashid, PWS pub.
4. Electronic Devices and circuit theory R.L Boylestad and
L.Nashelsky,
Pearson
5. Analysis and Design of Analog
Integrated Circuits
Grey and Mayer
EL – 152 Power Supplies 2
Transformers: Basics and design considerations: voltage
transformers, VA ratings for transformers, current
transformers, dimmerstats, Transformer cores, transformers
for switching power supply
Recitifiers and filters: Half wave, full wave and bridge
rectifiers, Filter circuits
Constant Voltage (CV) Power supplies: Zener
regulator, emitter follower regulator, series regulator, shunt
regulator, current limiting techniques, SMPS regulator
Constant Current (CC) and CV/CC Power supplies: CC
sources – using discrete transistor, monolithic transistors,
controlled sources, Series regulator type CC supply,
Guarded CC supply, Adjustable VL CC supply, CV/CC supply
Power supplies using ICs: General purpose regulators,
precision regulators, fixed voltage regulators, Switch mode
regulators.
Protection techniques:Protection against transients, RFI
suppression, current limiting, voltage limiting,
Heat Sinks: thermal runaway, operation with and without
heat sinks, heat sink ratings, capabilities, practical
considerations and mounting, heat sinks for ICs
Text / Reference Books:
1. Simplified design of linear
Power supplies
John D. Lenk,
Butterworth-
Heinemann
2. Simplified design of switching
power supplies
John D. Lenk,
Butterworth-
Heinemann
3. Regulated power supplies Irving M Gottlieb,
TAB books
4. Practical Design of Power
Supplies
Ron Lenk, IEEE
press +McGraw hill
5. Electric Power Transformer
Engineering
James H. Harlow,
CRC Press
EL – 153 Electronic Instrument Design 2
Development cycle of an Electronic Instrument – System
engineering, architecting, concept development,
documentation, teamwork, design development, validation,
verification and integration, Rapid prototyping, Field testing,
failure, iteration and judgment.
Circuit design, Circuit lay-out, power supplies, power
distribution, Cooling – heat transfer, thermal management,
cooling choices-heat sinks, heat pipes and thermal pillows,
fans and forced air cooling, liquid cooling, evaporation and
refrigeration, Tradeoffs in design.
Instrument-human interface, user centered design,
ergonomics, utility, principles of appropriate operation.
Packaging and enclosures-design for manufacturing,
assembly and disassembly, Wiring, temperature, vibration
and shock, rugged systems. Grounding and shielding
design, safety and noise.
Integration, production and logistics.
Text / Reference Books:
1. Electronic Instrument Design H.R. Fowler, Oxford
2. Principles of Instruments and
systems
R.G. Gupta, TMH
3. Industrial Electronics T.E. Kissell, PHI
4. Instrument Engineer’s
Handbook– Process Control
B.G. Liptak
EL – 154 Advanced Test & Measurement Instruments
2
Introduction to Electronic Instrumentation and
Measurements:
Significant figures, scientific notation, units and physical
constants, Averages, decibel etc, measurement accuracy,
precision, resolution, repeatability, reproducibility,
hysterisis, sensitivity, range etc., Errors in measurementtheoretical,
static, dynamic, instrument insertion.
Test and measuring instruments:
Principle of operation, Block diagram and description,
components, Specifications, Controls, Making
measurements with the instrument
Signal Generators - AF, function, RF, pulse, Arbitrary
waveform, Cathode Ray Oscilloscope (Analog, Digital),
Digital Storage Oscilloscopes, medical oscilloscopes,
Sampling oscilloscopes
AF/RF power meter, Frequency meters, LCR meters,
Electrometer, Spectrum analyzers, Impedance analyzer,
Network analyzers, Lock-in-amplifiers, Semiconductor
parameter analyzer
Probes, cables and connectors:
Test leads, shielded cables-cable impedance, cable
insulation, problems, flat cables, low capacitance probes,
high voltage probes, current probes, special probes, binding
posts, BNC connectors, N-type connectors, OSM connectors,
Text / Reference Books:
1. T&M Instrument Catalogs and
application notes
Agilent
2. T&M Instrument Catalogs and
application notes
Techtronix
3. T&M Instrument Catalogs and
application notes
Keithley
4. T&M Instrument Catalogs and
application notes
L.G.Electronics
5. Elements of Electronic
Instrumentation and Measurements
J. J. Carr,
Pearson
EL-155 C/C++ Programming 2
C fundamentals: Identifiers and keywords, Data types,
Constants, Variables and Arrays, Declarations of variables,
Expressions, Statements. Arithmetic Operators, Unary
Operators, Relational and Logical Operators. Control
Statements
Pointers : fundamentals, pointer declarations, passing a
pointer to a function, pointers and one dimensional arrays,
operations on pointers, pointers and multidimensional
arrays, arrays of pointers.
Functions : Defining a function, accessing a function,
passing arguments to a function.
File (I/O): File operations-open and close a data file,
creating a data file, processing a data file.
Data Structures : Multidimensional arrays definition
implementation multidimensional arrays in control loops,
pointers to multidimensional arrays.
Stacks and queues array implementation : Definition
of stacks and queues, Terminology, implementation using
arrays.
Link Lists, stacks and queues : Implementation of
stacks and queues using link list, Binary trees, and Graphs
Symbol tables : Hashing techniques terminology and
implementation
Text/Reference Books:
1. Let Us C Yashwant Kanetkar,
BPB Publication
2. Understanding pointers in C Yashwant Kanetkar,
BPB Publication
3. The C Language Programming Kernighan and
Ritchie, Prentice
Hall
4. Data structures using C and
C++
Yedidyah Langsam,
Moshe Augenstein,
Aaron Tenenbaum,
Prentice Hall
EL–156 Computational Methods in Electronics 2
Iterative algorithms, solving equations and finding roots,
practical considerations of convergence rate and accuracy.
Curve fitting: Regression, Least square,
Polynomial,Lagrangian interpolation, Newtons divided
difference, Splines Quadratic, Cubic
Finite difference and finite element methods, applications
in solution of Poisson's equation, drift-diffusion transport
process, propagation of e.m. waves etc.
Introduction to Parallel computing, grid networking and
clustering of computers
Text / Reference Books:
1. Numerical Recipes: The art of
Scietific Computing
William H. Press,
Saul A.Teukolsky,
William T.
Vetterling, Brian P.
Flannery
2. Computer oriented numerical
methods
V. Rajaraman
3. Applied parallel computing J. J. Dongarra,
Jerzy Waśniewski,
Kaj. Madsen
EL – 157 Foundation of Quantum Computing 2
Single Q bit operations, universal quantum gate, two level,
single qubit and CNOT are universal. The Quantum
simulation algorithm.
Conditions for quantum computation, preparation of initial
states and measurement results, Harmonic oscillator
quantum computer, optical photon quantum computer,
optical cavity electrodynamics, Ion traps, nuclear magnetic
resonance
Text/Reference Books:
1. Quantum computation and
quantum Information
M.A. Nielsen and I.L.
Chuang
EL : 158 Technical Communication 2
1. English as a Second Language (ESL).Functional
Grammer. Sentence clarity, sentence fragments,
independent and dependent clauses, dangling modifiers,
sentence punctuation patterns, subject/verb agreement.
Transitions and transitional devices.
2. Technical Reading and Information grasping : Evaluating
sources of information, resources for documenting sources
in the disciplines, searching the world wide web.
Documenting electronic sources. Making sense out of
technical documents: research papers, technical reports,
manuals,etc.
3. The Writing Process. Creating a thesis statement,
developing an outline, pre-writing, refinement. Proofreading
your writing; parallels in proofreading and debugging.
Starting the writing process.
4. Academic, Technical, and Scientific Writing. Adding
emphasis in writing. Annotated bibliographies. Avoiding
plagiarism. Conciseness and clarity. Establishing arguments.
Logic in argumentative writing. Paragraphs and
paragraphing. Quoting, paraphrasing, and
summarizing.Sentence variety. Starting the writing process.
The rhetorical situation. Transitions and transitional devices.
Using appropriate language. Writing a research paper,
avoiding plagiarism, documenting electronic sources,
quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing. Effective
workplace writing: accentuating the positives, prioritizing
your
concerns for effective business writing. memo writing, email
etiquette, revision in business writing, tone in business
writing, model letters for various purposes. Parallel
structure in professional writing. Writing a white
paper/technical report. Writing report abstracts. Manuals
and documentation
5. Job Search Writing. Action verbs to describe skills, jobs,
and accomplishments in employment documents.
Accentuating the positives. Prioritizing your concerns for
effective job search writing. Audience analysis: tailoring
employment documents for a specific audience. Resume
design: introduction to resumes, resume structure, when to
use two pages or more, scannable resumes. Cover letters:
quick tips, preparing to write a cover letter, writing your
cover letter.Academic and business cover letters. Writing a
job acceptance letter. Writing the curriculum vitae. Writing
the personal statement/statement of purpose. Appearing for
an interview.
6. Making Effective Presentations. Audience analysis.
Presentation slides and their cognitive impact. Anticipating
questions from audience. Handling questions from
audience.
The Online Writing Labs (OWL) family of websites
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/; specifically,
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/workshops/hypertext/
Text/Reference Books:
Essentials of Technical
Communication
Sunil Gokhale
EL – 201 Practical III: Circuits & Systems Lab 4
Experiments covering following aspects
Sensing Principles and signal conditioning
Power Electronics
Optoelectronics
Digital Electronics
Circuits and systems design
Product development
Manufacturability, reliability and cost effectiveness
EL – 202 Practical IV: Digital Design and CAD Lab 4
Experiments covering following aspects credits 4
(i) Sequential circuits and Finite State Machines
(ii) Circuit simulation using Pspice
(iii) Digital circuit Simulations using Xilinx tools
(iv) Development of ECAD tools
(v) Software system analysis and design
(vi) User interface and graphics
(vii) Familiarization with contemporary tools
EL – 203 Electromagnetic Fields and Waves 2
Revision of Electrostatics and Magnetostatics
Maxwell's equations, correspondence of field and circuit
equations, wave equation, Poynting vector theorem,
propagation, plane waves in free space, through media,
lossless and lossy Transmission lines, standing wave and
standing wave ratio, characteristic impedance, line
impedance and admittance, impedance matching, J/4
transformer, Smith chart, application to high frequency
devices, transients, plane normal incident wave on dielectric
boundary.
Waveguides, propagation modes in conducting rectangular
and cylindrical boundaries, dielectric waveguides and optical
fibers.
Directional couplers and microwave cavities, waveguide
measurements.
Text/Reference Books:
1. Electromagnetics J.D. Kraus, TMH, Co.
Ltd.
2. Foundation of
Electromagnetic theory
Reitz & Milford,
Addison Wesley,
Publishing Co
3. Elements of Electromagnetics M.N.O. Sadiku,
Oxford Univ. press.
EL – 204 Physics of Semiconductor Devices 2
PN junctions : Equilibrium Conditions, Forward and reverse
biased junctions, Steady State conditions, Reverse bias
breakdown, Transient and A C conditions, Metal
Semiconductor junctions, Heterojuctions
Construction, principle of operation, and applications of
Tunnel diode, PIN diode, Varactor diode and Zenner diode.
Bipolar junction transistors : Fundamentals of operation,
Amplification, Minority carrier distributions and terminal
currents, Ebers-Moll model, Switching, transient and ac
conditions, secondary effects, frequency limitations
Field Effect transistors : JFET, MOSFET, ideal MOS
capacitor, control of threshold voltage, surface field effect
transistors, Id-Vds characteristics, practical device effects.
Negative conductance devices – IMPATT, TRAPATT, Gunn
diode, masers
Power Devices : p-n-p-n diode, Semiconductor Controlled
Rectifier
Text/Reference Books:
1. Solid State Electronics Devices Ben G. Streetman
2. Physics of Microwave Semiconductors
Devices of their
Applications.
H.A. Watson
3. Physics of Semiconductor Devices S.M. Sze
EL–205 Properties of Electronic Materials II 2
Semiconductors : Intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors,
Carrier concentrations at equilibrium, Temperature
dependence of carrier concentrations, Drift of carriers in
electric and magnetic fields, conductivity and mobility,
Carrier lifetime and photoconductivity, Diffusion of carriers,
Steady state carrier injection, Gradients in quasi-fermi levels
Magnetic Properties of Materials: Dimagnetism,
paramagnetism, various contributions to para and dia
magnetism, Adiabatic demagnetization, Paramagnetic
susceptibility, Ferromagnetism,
ferrimagnetism, ferrites, antiferromagnetism, curie point,
temperature dependence of saturation
magnetization, saturation magnetization at absolute zero,
magnons and their thermal excitation,
dispersion relation, Neutron Magnetic scattering,
Ferrimagnetic and antiferrimagnetic order, domains and
domain walls, magnetic resonance. Coercive force,
hysterisis , methods for parameters measurements.
Polymers: Structure of polymers, polymerization
mechanism, characterization techniques, optical, electrical,
thermal and dielectric properties of polymers.
Text/Reference Books:
1. Elementary Solid State Physics M. Ali Omar
2. Solid State Electronics Devices Ben G. Streetman
3. Introduction to Solid State Physics C.Kittle
4.. Principles of Electronic materials & dev S.O. Kasap
EL – 206 Digital System Design 2
Combinatorial logic circuits and Sequential Ciruits,
Arithmetic and Logic circuits, Comparison circuits, adder,
subtractor, carry look ahead adder, binary multiplication
and division, floating and fixed point arithmetic, ALU design,
Finite state machines, Control Unit design
Digital Sytem design concepts, approaches, programmable
logic devices PLAs ,PALs, CPLD, FPGA Architectures. PLD
based System design applications like Washing machine,
Wending machine, traffic lights etc
Text / Reference Books:
2. Digital System design Gajeski
2. Digital system design and
Principles
Wakerly,PHI
3. Digital Electronics:
Fundamental Concepts and
Applications
C. E. Strangio
EL – 251 Electronic Circuit Design and Analysis –II 2
Applications and design of integrated circuits – Bipolar OPAMP
circuits, CMOS OPAMP circuits, Active filters, Oscillators, Schmitt
trigger circuit, Nonsinusoidal oscillators and timing circuits
Design and analysis of Signal conditioning circuits, Instrumentation
amplifier, switched capacitor filters, Current to voltage, voltage to
current, voltage to frequency, frequency to voltage converters
Design and analysis of Phase Locked loop and its application
circuits.
Text Books:
1. Electronic Circuit analysis and design D.A.Neaman,
McGraw Hill
2. Analog Circuit Design Cedra and Smith
3. Microelectronic Circuits Analysis and
Design
Rashid, PWS pub.
4. Electronic Devices and circuit theory R.L Boylestad and
L.Nashelsky,
Pearson
5. Operational Amplifiers G.B.Clayton
6. Analysis and Design of Analog
Integrated Circuits
Grey and Mayer
EL – 252 Power Electronics Devices and Systems 2
Power devices : Construction, operating principles,
ratings and operating parameters of following devices –
SCR, Thyristors types - phase control, inverter grade,
asymmetrical (ASCR) reverse conducting, (RCT), Gate
assistated Turn off (GATT), Bidirectional diode (DIAC),
TRIAC, power transistors, power MOSFETS, IGBT’s, Gate
triggering circuits, series and parallel operations
Phase Controlled Recitifiers : phase angle control,
single phase – half wave control, full wave control, Half
controlled bridge, voltage doubler, Three phase fully
controlled, bridge, three phase half control bridge, selection
of converter circuits, firing circuits, triggering circuits,
microprocessor based firing schemes.
Inverters : series, self commutated, parallel, single-phase
bridge voltage source inverter, three phase bridge, voltage
control of single phase and three phase inverters, current
source inverters, PWM inverters.
Uninterruptible power supplies: classification – online,
standby, off line, line interactive, universal, rotary and
hybrid static/rotary, design considerations, performance
evaluation, applications, control techniques, energy storage
devices – battery, flywheel, fuel cell
AC Regulators: Single phase, three phase.
Power Line Disturbances, Power conditioners
Text / Reference Books:
1. Power Electronics N.Mohan, J.M.
Undeland, and W.P.
Robbins, John Wiley
2. Power Electronics M.D. Singh, K.B.
Khanchandani, TMH
3. Industrial Electronics T. E. Kissell, PHI
4. Fundamentals of Power
Electronics
R. W. Erickson,
D. Maksimovic
5. Uninterruptible power supplies A, King and W.
Knight, McGraw Hill
6. Uninterruptible power supplies J.Platts, J. S. Aubyn.
P. Peregrinus, IEE
power series.
EL–253 Industrial Applications of Optoelectronics 2
Revision of basics of reflection, refraction, transmission and
absorption of light radiation, Ray-tracing through lenses,
convex, concave and plane mirrors, prisms etc. Refractive
index, total internal reflection.
Lamps and illumination systems, LEDs – working principle
and appplications, LED lighting, Display devices, indicators,
numeric, alphanumeric and special function displays, Liquid
Crystal Display elements, Plasma Displays, Multimedia
projectors.
Gas and solid state LASERs, pulsed lasers, industrial
applications of low power lasers. Alignment, Pointing,
tracking and particle Size detectrion Instruments. Laser
Level. Wire Diameter Sensor. Laser Doppler Velocimetry-
Principle of Operation. Performance Parameters. Electronic
Processing of the Doppler Signal.
Photodetectors types and applications, Optocouplers,
Optointerruptors, LASCR. used in safety interlocks, power
isolators, rotary and linear encoders and remote control.
Intrinsic and Extrinsic Fiber optic sensors. Digital camera
and automatic inspection systems.
Introduction to Optical computing and holography.
Text / Reference Books:
1. Optical Engineering Fundamentals B.H. Walker, PHI
2. Industrial Electronics T.E. Kissell, PHI
3. Electro-Optical Instrumentation
Sensing and Measuring with Lasers
Silvano Donati,
Pearson
4. Fiber optics and Optoelectronics R.P. Khare, Oxford
Press.
EL 254 Sensors and Actuators 2
Transducer classification, requirements, basic physics,
design considerations,
Mechanical, thermal, optical, electrical, magnetic, chemical
sensors, displacement, strain, vibration, pressure, flow,
force and torque, temperature transducers.
Actuators, electromechanical, electrothermal, electrooptical
and electrochemical actuators, working principles,
specifications and application examples, relays, motors,
heaters.
Electronic components, specifications of commercially
available components, modern package like SMDs,
application circuits of sensors with electronic components,
Signal conditioning circuits.
Text / Reference Books:
1. Sensors & Transducers Patranabis
2. Measurement Systems
(Application & Design)
E.D.Doebelin
3. Transducers &
Instrumentation
Rangan Mani Sharma
4. Silicon Sensors Middlehock
EL – 255 Elements of Quantum Computiation 2
Quantum bits, single and multiple Q bit gates, quantum
circuits, Q bit copying, Bell states, quantum teleportation,
classical computation and quantum computers, quantum
parallelism, Dentsch-Joscha algorithm.
Linear algebra, bases, operators, matrices, Pauli matrices,
Tensor products, commutator and anti commutator, state
space, quantum measurements, Distinguishing quantum
states, projective measurements, POVM measurements,
density operator, Schmitt decomposition EPR and the Bell
inequality.
Text/Reference Books:
1. Quantum computation and
quantum Information
M.A. Nielsen and I.L.
Chuang
EL – 256 DSP Algorithms and Applications 2
Methods and techniques for digital signal processing.
Review of sampling theorems, A/D and D/A converters.
Demodulation by quadrature sampling. Z-transform
methods, system functions, linear time invariant systems,
difference equations. Correlation and convolutiton. Signal
flow graphs for digital networks, canonical forms.
Design of digital filters, practical considerations, IIR and FIR
filters. Discrete Fourier transforms and FFT techniques.
Applications to spectrum analyzer, speech processing, audio
CD Player, AM detector, echo cancellor.
Text / Reference Books:
1. Digital Signal Processing:
Principles, algorithms and
applications
J.G. Proakias and
D.G. Manolakis, PHI
2. Digital Signal processing:
Hands on approach
C. Schuler and
M. Chugani, TMH
3. Discrete Time Signal
Processing
A.V. Oppenheim and
R.W. Schaffer, PHI
4. Theory and applications of
Digital Signal Processing
L.R. Rabiner and
B. Gold, Prentice
Hall
EL – 211 Characterization Techniques 2
Spectroscopic:
Radiation sources, wavelength selection, sample
preparation, Detectors, analysers, readout modules, data
analysis – quantitative, interpretation of spectra,
commercially available equipments of the techniques
Infrared (IR) and Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR)
spectroscopy, Energy Dispersive X-ray Analysis (EDAX),
Electron Spectroscopy for Chemical Analysis (ESCA),
secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS)
Diffraction:
X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Operating principle, interpretation
of the diffraction pattern – particle size, crystal structure
Microscopic Techniques :
Operating Principles, electron beam generation, Interaction
of electron beam with matter, Components, Detectors,
Vacuum System and Components, Control Console, Sample
preparation, Performance Limitations, Interpretation of
micrographs, commercially available equipments of the
techniques Otical microscope, Scanning Electron Microscope
(SEM), Transmission Electron microscope (TEM),
Other measuring techniques :
Thickness measurement – gravimetric method, fitzeau
fringe method, tally step method, quartz crystal thickness
monitor,
Adhesion – contact angle, tape, scratch,
Measurement of electrical parameters of
semiconductor materials:
Resistivity- two probe and four probe methods, Dielectric
constant, Mobility, Carrier concentration, Hall Coefficient-
Carrier type, Vander Paw
Device characterization techniques:
I-V characteristics, C-V characteristics, Diffusion profile.
Text / Reference Books:
1. Instrumental Methods of
Analysis
H.H. Willard, L.L
Merritt, J.A. Dean,
F.A. Settle, CBS
Publishers
2. Scanning Electron Microscopy Ootley
EL- 212 Processes in Device Fabrication 2
Properties of silicon wafers: Mechanical, Electrical,
structural, Si wafer growth techniques
Epitaxial growth, VPE, LPE and MBE, mechanism, apparatus
and methods of evaluation of EPI-layers.
Oxidation, Deal Grove model of thermal oxidation, dry, wet,
rapid thermal, pyrogenic and steam oxidation, chlorine
enhanced oxidation, dependence on process and substrate
parameters, quality of oxide, oxidation induced staking
faults, anodic and plasma oxidation.
Diffusion, theory of diffusion, mechanism and physical
phenomena, diffusion models for constant
source and limited source cases, effect of temperature,
electric field, substrate material, orientation, defects and
type of impurity species.
Ion implantation, ion implantation system and principles,
implant model, penetration range, backscattering,
straggling, channeling, Annealing and sintering.
Metallization: Deposition techniques, CVD and PVD, Laser
ablation, Laser annealing and mixing.
Lithography, phtolithography, EBMF and X-ray lithography,
Wet chemical etching, lift off process and plasma etching.
Etching: Etch mechanisms, Plasma etching, Reactive plasma
etching, Wet chemical etching
Text/Reference Books:
1. VLSI Technology S.M. Sze
2. VLSI Fabrication Principles S.K. Gandhi
EL – 213 Semiconductor Foundry Techniques 2
Clean room techniques:
class of clean rooms, filters, air curtains, air showers,
particle counters, Distilled water and De-ionized water
plant, gas cylinders, gas links, purity of gases and materials,
gas leakage detection systems, Quartzware, laboratory
hazards and their prevention.
Fabrication Equipment :
Wafer cleaning and etching baths, Ultrasonic cleaners, Spin
coater, Baking furnaces, Mask preparation techniques – coordinato
graph, e-beam lithography mask making machine,
step and repeat camera, Exposure system and Mask
aligners, Furnaces - for Diffusion, Oxidation, Epitaxial
growth Chemical Vapor Deposition, Gas flow meters and
controllers – rotameters, mass flow meters, Physical Vapor
deposition techniques – resistive evaporation, e-beam
evaporation, sputtering (DC, RF, magnetron), Ion
implanters, Plasma etching system, Wire Bonders – thermal,
thermosonic, ultrasonic, Dicing : Principle of operation,
Block diagram and description
Assembly and packaging:
Package design considerations – electrical, thermal and
mechanical, Die Bonding, Wire bonding, Package types,
fabrication techniques - ceramic package, , metal can
package, glass sealing, plastic moulding, Hermetic sealing
Yield and Reliability issues
Text / Reference Books:
1. VLSI Fabrication Principles S.K. Gandhi, John Willey
& Sons
2. VLSI Technology S.M.Sze, McGrawHill
3. Integrated Circuit
Engineering
A.B.Glasser, S.Sharpe
4. Semiconductor &
Integrated Fabrication
Techniques
P.E. Gise, R. Blanchard
Restonn Pub.Co.Inc
5. Large Scale Integration M.J. Hower,
D.V.Morgan, JohnWiley
6. VLSI Technology C.Y. Chang, S.M. Sze,
McGraw Hill
EL – 221 Embedded System Design 2
Design of Embedded systems, Microcontroller architectures,
microcontroller based system design,.
Development and troubleshooting tools, single board
microcomputer kits, simulators, In Circuit Emulators , Logic
analyzer.
Application examples, temperature monitoring and control
system, DC motor speed controller, ECG data acquisition
and monitoring system, electrical characterization systems
for semiconductor parameter analysis
Text / Reference Books:
1. The 8051 Microcontroller
Architecture, Programming and
Applications
K.J. Ayala, Penram
Int. Pub.
2. Embedded system design F. Vahid,T. Gargivis
John Wiley and
Sons
3. Embedded system designAn
Introduction to processes tools
and Techni1ques
A.S. Berger, CMP
Books
4 Computers as
Components: Principles of
Embedded Computer
Systems Design
Wayne Wolf
Morgan
Kaufmann
EL – 222 Theory of Industrial Process Control 2
Introduction to functional elements of control system,
control strategies, continuous and discrete state controller,
Open loop control systems, Closed loop control systems -
feedback, feed forward and adaptive control strategies.
Data logger, supervisory and direct digital control systems.
Mathematical models of systems, state variable models,
Transfer function, Block diagrams and signal flow-graphs,
analysis of state variable models of open and closed loop
systems, Mathematical modeling of Physical systems,
equations of electric networks, modeling mechanical system
elements.
Stability of linear control systems. Methods of determining
stability- Routh-Hurwitz stability criterion, root locus and
frequency response methods of control system analysis,
Bode and Nyquist plots.
Text / Reference Books:
1. Automatic Control Systems B.C. Kuo PHI.
2. Modern Control Systems R.C. Dorf and
R.H. Bishop, Addison
Wesley
3. Fundamentals of Modeling
and Analyzing Engineering
Systems
P.D. Cha,
J.J. Rosenberg and
C.L. Dym,
Cambridge Univ.
Press
4. Control Engineering Theory
and Practice
M.N. Bandopadhyay,
PHI
EL – 223 Industrial controllers: PLC and PID 2
Programmable logic controllers,, process event and space
sequence description, ladder diagram, programming a plc,
use of microcontrollers, fuzzy logic. Process control systems
and automation, case studies of boiler, chiller, clean room,
furnace, heat exchanger, pump, steam turbine, bottling
plant and tea/coffee vending machine control
Control loop characteristics, process equation, process,
lead, lag, self regulation, control system parameters, error,
variable range, control parameter range, control lag, dead
time, cycling, controller modes, ON-OFF control,
proportional mode, integral and differential actions, P, PI,
PID modes, Analog and digital PID controllers, open/ closed
loop tuning of PID, Ziegler-Nicholas method. Auto-tunning
PID controllers. Practical examples.
Application specific selection of transducers for
measurement and control of process parameters like,
temperature, pressure, flow, level, density, safety and
weight, Synchro/servo motors, control valves, solenoids,
electropneumatic converters, indicators, annunciators,
alarms, displays, recorders
Text / Reference Books:
1. Microprocessor-Based
Process Control
C.D.Johnson
Prentice Hall Inc.New
Jercy.
2. Industrial Electronics T.E. Kissell, PHI
3. Microprocessors – with
Applications in process
control
S.I.Ahson
TMH Co.Ltd.
4. Instrument Engineer’s
Handbook– Process Control
B.G. Liptak
EL – 231 Antenna Design 2
Theory and design of Antennas, Antenna parameters, Radar
equation
Short dipole antennas, antenna arrays, horn and helical
antenna, field pattern and radiation resistance in various
cases. Antenna types and parameters for isotropic, dipole,
broadside and end fire arrays, Yagi-Uda, log periodic and
rhombic antenna, microwave antennas, horn, microstripline,
slot antennas, parabolic reflector
Designing of microstrip antenna (two lab sessions)
Designing of horn or Yagi-Uda or Helical antenna (two lab
sessions)
Text/Reference Books:
1. Antennas J.D. Kraus, TMH, Co.
Ltd.
2. Antenna theory C. A. Balanis, John
Wiley & sons
EL – 232 Analog RF Circuit Design 2
Feedback concepts, with mathematical derivation, stability
considerations,
Impedence matching, maximum power transfer theorem,
reflectron, transmission concepts, VSWR, Smith chart, case
study of tuning an antenna, Baluns, l/4 & l/2 lines used for
impedence conversion.
Noise in passive and active devices, equivalent circuits of
resistors, capacitors and inductors at low frequency and
high frequency, low noise amplifiers, over all noise figure of
a receiver system.
Low noise amplifier design using CAD with case study
including DC biasing, matching, stability, noise figure and
power / voltage gain
Mixers using linear and non-linear concepts, single and
double balanced mixers, mathematical analysis of mixers.
Type of RF filters – butterworth, chebyshev, Bessel &
elliptic, Design of filters using CAD with case studies.
Crystal and its equivalent circuit, crystal filters
Oscillators using IMPATT, GUNN diodes, MESFET, HEMT
transistors.
Text/Reference Books:
1. Analog Communication Kennedy
2. Microwave devices, circuits &
Subsystems for
Communication Engineering
Glover, Pennock,
Shepherd
EL – 233 Optical Fiber Communication 2
Optical fiber theory and applications, parameters and types
of optical fibers, single and multimode fibers, dispersion –
intermodal and intramodal, step and graded index fibers,
construction of optical fiber cables, loss mechanisms -
absorption and scattering, connector types and splices,
misalignment and mismatch losses, power budget fiber link.
Optical fiber manufacturing processes. Optical fiber testing
and parameter (cut off wavelength, loss per unit length,
numerical aperture, bending loss, connector/splice loss)
measurement. Power meter, OTDR. Spectrum analyzer.
Optical Amplifiers, semiconductor optical amplifiers, EDFA,
Raman Amplifier. WDM and DWDM systems
Fiber communication systems. System design
considerations for point to point link. System architecture,
optical transmitters and receivers, elctro optic modulators,
Non-linear effects and system performance, Dispersion
management, Soliton propagation. Analog and digital
modulation, bit error rate, eye diagram. Optical add-drop
multiplexers. Applications of Optical fiber communication
systems. Optical fiber networks, SONET, SDH.
T ext / Reference Books:
1. Fiber optics and Optoelectronics R.P. Khare, Oxford
2. Optical Fiber Communication
Principles and Systems
A. Selvarajan,
S.Kar and
T.Srinivas, TMH
3. Optical Fiber Communications Keiser, G. MH
4. Introduction to Optical Electronics K.A. Jones, Harper
& Row
5. Introduction to Fiber Optics A.Ghatak and
K.Thyagrajan,
Cambridge Univ
6. Fiber Optic Communication
systems
G.P.Aggarwal,
Wiley Eastern.
7. Principles and Applications of
Optical communications
M.K.Liu, MH