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ECE Highlights ECE Highlights by by N. Narayana Narayana Rao Rao N. Associate Head for Instructional and Graduate Affairs Associate Head for Instructional and Graduate Affairs Presentation for the ECE CEAB Meeting Presentation for the ECE


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ECE Highlights ECE Highlights

by by N.

  • N. Narayana

Narayana Rao Rao Associate Head for Instructional and Graduate Affairs Associate Head for Instructional and Graduate Affairs

Presentation for the ECE CEAB Meeting Presentation for the ECE CEAB Meeting October 6, 2000 October 6, 2000

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Outline Outline

A A Overview of ECE

Overview of ECE

B B Undergraduate Programs and Accreditation

Undergraduate Programs and Accreditation

C C Graduate Program and ECE Online

Graduate Program and ECE Online

D D Research and Industrial Relationships

Research and Industrial Relationships

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  • A. Overview of ECE
  • A. Overview of ECE
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UIUC ECE Department UIUC ECE Department

Largest of 12 departments

Largest of 12 departments in College of Engineering in College of Engineering

91 faculty

91 faculty

2,025 students

2,025 students

17,000 alumni worldwide

17,000 alumni worldwide

150 courses

150 courses

$26.5 million research

$26.5 million research expenditures expenditures (’98

(’98– –’99) ’99)

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ECE Areas of Technical Excellence ECE Areas of Technical Excellence ECE Areas of Technical Excellence

  • Applied Computation, 2
  • Bioengineering, Acoustics, Magnetic Resonance, 6
  • Communications, 5
  • Computer Systems, 11
  • Computer Vision and Robotics, 2
  • Decision and Control, 7
  • Electrooptics, Lasers, and Plasmas, 6
  • Electromagnetics and Optics, 7
  • ICs and VLSI, 5
  • Power and Energy Systems, 5
  • Remote Sensing and Propagation, 6
  • Semicon. Physics and Computational Electronics, 3
  • Semiconductor Materials and Devices, 12
  • Signal, Image, and Speech Processing, 9
  • Lecturers, 5
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NAE’s NAE’s List of Greatest Engineering List of Greatest Engineering Achievements of the 20th Century Achievements of the 20th Century

  • Electrification

Electrification

  • Automobile

Automobile

  • Airplane

Airplane

  • Water Supply & Distribution

Water Supply & Distribution

  • Electronics

Electronics

  • Radio & Television

Radio & Television

  • Agricultural Mechanization

Agricultural Mechanization

  • Computers

Computers

  • Telephone

Telephone

  • Air Conditioning &

Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Refrigeration

  • Highways

Highways

  • Spacecraft

Spacecraft

  • Internet

Internet

  • Imaging

Imaging

  • Household Appliances

Household Appliances

  • Health Technologies

Health Technologies

  • Petroleum/Petrochemical

Petroleum/Petrochemical Technologies Technologies

  • Laser & Fiber Optics

Laser & Fiber Optics

  • Nuclear Technologies

Nuclear Technologies

  • High

High-

  • Performance Materials

Performance Materials

Red Red = areas where ECE at = areas where ECE at UIUC has had influence. UIUC has had influence.

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Some ECE Faculty Honors Some ECE Faculty Honors and Awards and Awards

  • National Medal of Science

National Medal of Science – – 2 2

  • National Academy of

National Academy of Engineering Engineering – – 13 13

  • COE Everitt Award

COE Everitt Award – – 6 6

  • Faculty Early Career Development

Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award (CAREER) Award – – 2 2

  • National Academy of Sciences

National Academy of Sciences – – 2 2

  • American Academy of Arts and

American Academy of Arts and Science Science – – 2 2

  • American Men and Women in

American Men and Women in Science Science – – 6 6

  • Associate in the Center for

Associate in the Center for Advanced Study Advanced Study – – 9 9

  • University Scholar Award

University Scholar Award – – 9 9

  • College of Engineering Advising

College of Engineering Advising Award Award – – 12 12

  • American Association for the

American Association for the Advancement of Science Advancement of Science – – 5 5

  • American Physical Society

American Physical Society – – 7 7

  • Fellow of IEEE

Fellow of IEEE – – 42 42

  • Fellow of Optical Society of

Fellow of Optical Society of America America – – 6 6

  • Japan Prize

Japan Prize – – 1 1

  • John Scott Medal

John Scott Medal – – 1 1

  • NSF PYI Award

NSF PYI Award – – 5 5

  • Professor in the Center for Advance

Professor in the Center for Advance Study Study – – 4 4

  • IEEE Senior Member

IEEE Senior Member – – 22 22

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ECE Degrees Awarded ECE Degrees Awarded

(October 1999 (October 1999– –August 2000) August 2000)

328 bachelor’s (30% of

328 bachelor’s (30% of College total) College total)

102 master’s (21% of

102 master’s (21% of College total) College total)

42 doctorates (22% of

42 doctorates (22% of College total) College total)

Alumni are leaders in EE,

Alumni are leaders in EE, CompE CompE, medical, , medical, financial, and law fields financial, and law fields

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Proposed New ECE Building Proposed New ECE Building

Will be strategically located

Will be strategically located

  • n North Engineering Quad
  • n North Engineering Quad

between Beckman Institute between Beckman Institute and Microelectronics and Microelectronics Laboratory Laboratory

200,000 square feet

200,000 square feet

$65

$65– –$70 million cost $70 million cost

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  • B. Undergraduate Programs
  • B. Undergraduate Programs

and Accreditation and Accreditation

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ECE Undergraduate Enrollment ECE Undergraduate Enrollment

1,596 undergraduates

1,596 undergraduates

– – 790 EE 790 EE – – 806 806 CompE CompE – – 180 Freshman EE 180 Freshman EE – – 231 Freshman 231 Freshman CompE CompE

Freshman ACT composite

Freshman ACT composite averages averages

– – EE = 30.0 EE = 30.0 – – CompE CompE = 30.1 = 30.1 – – Engineering = 30.0 Engineering = 30.0 – Campus = 27.1 = 27.1

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Undergraduate Program Ranking in Undergraduate Program Ranking in U.S. News & World Report U.S. News & World Report

EE Undergrad Program EE Undergrad Program— —3 3rd

rd

  • MIT

MIT

  • UC Berkeley

UC Berkeley

  • UIUC

UIUC (tie) (tie)

  • Stanford (tie)

Stanford (tie)

  • Michigan

Michigan

  • Cal Tech

Cal Tech

  • Purdue

Purdue

  • GIT

GIT

  • Carnegie Mellon (tie)

Carnegie Mellon (tie)

  • UT

UT– –Austin (tie) Austin (tie)

CompE CompE Undergrad Program Undergrad Program– –4 4th

th

  • MIT

MIT

  • Stanford (tie)

Stanford (tie)

  • UC Berkeley (tie)

UC Berkeley (tie)

  • UIUC

UIUC

  • Carnegie Mellon

Carnegie Mellon

  • Michigan

Michigan

  • UT

UT– –Austin Austin

  • Cornell

Cornell

  • GIT

GIT

  • Purdue

Purdue UIUC ranked 5 UIUC ranked 5th

th in the nation for engineering

in the nation for engineering programs with PhD programs. programs with PhD programs.

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World World-

  • Class Undergraduate

Class Undergraduate Laboratories Laboratories

26 labs where students bring

26 labs where students bring together theory and practice together theory and practice

– – Chip fabrication, IC tester Chip fabrication, IC tester – – Digital signal processing Digital signal processing – – Computer and control systems Computer and control systems – – Optical systems and networks Optical systems and networks

Big investment in students

Big investment in students

– – $27 million total inventory $27 million total inventory – – $1 $1-

  • 2 million/year maintenance

2 million/year maintenance – – Full Full-

  • time systems manager

time systems manager – – Full Full-

  • time research programmer

time research programmer

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Setting the Standard for Accreditation Setting the Standard for Accreditation

Accreditation Board for Engineering and

Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology Technology

– – 28 professional/technical societies 28 professional/technical societies – – Reviews programs every 6 years Reviews programs every 6 years

ABET Engineering Criteria 2000

ABET Engineering Criteria 2000

– – Students Students – – Program educational objectives Program educational objectives – – Program outcomes & assessment Program outcomes & assessment – – Professional component Professional component – – Faculty Faculty – – Facilities Facilities – – Institutional support & financial resources Institutional support & financial resources – – Program criteria Program criteria

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Setting the Standard for Accreditation: Our Process Setting the Standard for Setting the Standard for Accreditation: Our Process Accreditation: Our Process

Evaluate PEO/Success

UIUC ECE DEP ARTMENT

PROCESS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF ABET EC 2000 Indicators

  • f Outcomes

for Achieving PEO Mission, Constituents, ABET Criteria Desired Program Outcomes Program Educational Objectives (PEO) Faculty, Curriculum, Courses, Facilities,

  • Inst. Support

Assess Outcomes Actual Program Outcomes Students Course G & IO, Instruction, Activities, Advising Compare Improve PEO & Evaluation Programs Outcomes Assessment

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Setting the Standard for Accreditation Setting the Standard for Accreditation

Program Educational Objectives

Program Educational Objectives

– – Depth Depth

» » Fundamental knowledge underlying electrical/computer engineering Fundamental knowledge underlying electrical/computer engineering

– – Breadth Breadth

» » Broad education for productive careers or graduate study Broad education for productive careers or graduate study

– – Professionalism Professionalism

» » Communication, teamwork, attitudes & ethics Communication, teamwork, attitudes & ethics

– – Learning environment Learning environment

» » Open & supportive, rigorous & challenging Open & supportive, rigorous & challenging

Program Outcomes

Program Outcomes

– – Apply basic knowledge from math, science & engineering; design Apply basic knowledge from math, science & engineering; design experiments & systems; use techniques, skills & tools; experiments & systems; use techniques, skills & tools; communicate & function on teams; understand professional/ethical communicate & function on teams; understand professional/ethical responsibility & contemporary issues; engage in lifelong learnin responsibility & contemporary issues; engage in lifelong learning. g.

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Outcomes Assessment: Student Survey Outcomes Assessment: Student Survey

  • Ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineer

Ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering ing (3.92) (3.92)

  • Ability to design and conduct experiments as well as to analyze

Ability to design and conduct experiments as well as to analyze and and interpret data (3.67) interpret data (3.67)

  • Ability to design a system to meet desired needs (3.66)

Ability to design a system to meet desired needs (3.66)

  • Ability to function on multidisciplinary teams (3.14)

Ability to function on multidisciplinary teams (3.14)

  • Ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems (

Ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems (3.85) 3.85)

  • Understanding of professional and ethical responsibility (2.92)

Understanding of professional and ethical responsibility (2.92)

  • Ability to communicate effectively (3.04)

Ability to communicate effectively (3.04)

  • Broad education necessary to understand impact of engineering so

Broad education necessary to understand impact of engineering solutions lutions in a global/societal context (3.03) in a global/societal context (3.03)

Average responses to question, “How much have the ECE department Average responses to question, “How much have the ECE department and UIUC helped you to develop the following attributes of an and UIUC helped you to develop the following attributes of an engineer?” Responses from 1(not at all) to 5 (a great deal). A t engineer?” Responses from 1(not at all) to 5 (a great deal). A total of

  • tal of

1,311 students responded (80% response rate). 1,311 students responded (80% response rate).

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Student Survey (cont.) Student Survey (cont.)

  • Recognition of the need for and ability to engage in lifelong le

Recognition of the need for and ability to engage in lifelong learning (3.61) arning (3.61)

  • Knowledge of contemporary issues (3.21)

Knowledge of contemporary issues (3.21)

  • Ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering to

Ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary

  • ls necessary

for engineering practice (3.72) for engineering practice (3.72)

  • Knowledge of probability and statistics, including applications

Knowledge of probability and statistics, including applications to to electrical/computer engineering (3.18) electrical/computer engineering (3.18)

  • Knowledge of mathematics and basic and engineering sciences nece

Knowledge of mathematics and basic and engineering sciences necessary to ssary to carry out analysis and design appropriate to electrical/computer carry out analysis and design appropriate to electrical/computer engineering engineering (3.98) (3.98)

  • (EE majors only)Knowledge of advanced mathematics (3.81)

(EE majors only)Knowledge of advanced mathematics (3.81)

  • (

(CompE CompE majors only) Knowledge of discrete mathematics (3.39) majors only) Knowledge of discrete mathematics (3.39)

  • Overall, to what degree have your expectations of the ECE depart

Overall, to what degree have your expectations of the ECE department ment been met? been met? (3.69) (3.69)

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  • C. Graduate Program
  • C. Graduate Program

and ECE Online and ECE Online

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ECE Graduate Enrollment ECE Graduate Enrollment

429 graduate students

429 graduate students

Highly competitive grad

Highly competitive grad student admissions student admissions

– – Average GPA = 3.73/4.00 Average GPA = 3.73/4.00 – – Average GRE percentile Average GRE percentile ranks ranks

» » Quantitative = 94% Quantitative = 94% » » Analytical = 89% Analytical = 89% » » Verbal = 75% Verbal = 75%

More than 95% supported

More than 95% supported by financial aid by financial aid

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Graduate Program Ranking in U.S. Graduate Program Ranking in U.S. News & World Report News & World Report

EE Graduate Program EE Graduate Program– –4 4th

th

  • MIT

MIT

  • UC Berkeley

UC Berkeley

  • Stanford

Stanford

  • UIUC

UIUC

  • Michigan

Michigan

  • Cal Tech

Cal Tech

  • GIT

GIT

  • Cornell

Cornell

  • Purdue

Purdue

  • UT

UT-

  • Austin

Austin

CompE CompE Graduate Program Graduate Program– –5 5th

th

  • MIT

MIT

  • Stanford

Stanford

  • UC Berkeley

UC Berkeley

  • CMU

CMU

  • UIUC

UIUC

  • Michigan

Michigan

  • UT

UT-

  • Austin

Austin

  • Cornell

Cornell

  • U of Washington

U of Washington

  • Princeton

Princeton

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Vision 2001: Preparing ECE Graduate Vision 2001: Preparing ECE Graduate Program for a New Millennium Program for a New Millennium

Recruitment

Recruitment

– – Provisional admission for top ECE seniors Provisional admission for top ECE seniors – – Expanded three Expanded three-

  • year ECE Distinguished Fellowships to top

year ECE Distinguished Fellowships to top seniors in ECE peer institutions seniors in ECE peer institutions

Program Options

Program Options

– – Five Five-

  • year BS/MS

year BS/MS – – Flexible MS requirement Flexible MS requirement

Electronic Education

Electronic Education

– – Steve Steve Franke Franke appointed director of electronic education appointed director of electronic education – – Create incentives for faculty to develop and use online Create incentives for faculty to develop and use online resources resources

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Overview of ECE Online Overview of ECE Online

ECE Online is part of

ECE Online is part of COE’s COE’s Engineering Online Engineering Online Program Program

Professional development program and graduate

Professional development program and graduate degree program available online degree program available online

Online courses and degree programs are the same

Online courses and degree programs are the same as on as on-

  • campus programs

campus programs

Courses are being offered in CS (6), ECE (6), GE

Courses are being offered in CS (6), ECE (6), GE (2), Math (5), and M&IE (3) (2), Math (5), and M&IE (3)

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ECE Online Enrollment Options ECE Online Enrollment Options

Enroll in courses as non

Enroll in courses as non-

  • degree student

degree student

– – It is not necessary to be admitted to Graduate College It is not necessary to be admitted to Graduate College – – Undergraduate GPA of 3.25 (4.0 = A) provides automatic Undergraduate GPA of 3.25 (4.0 = A) provides automatic eligibility to enroll in online courses. Minimum GPA of 3.0 for eligibility to enroll in online courses. Minimum GPA of 3.0 for students with significant experience outside the classroom. students with significant experience outside the classroom. – – Up to 3 units completed as non Up to 3 units completed as non-

  • degree student may be applied later

degree student may be applied later toward a graduate degree toward a graduate degree

Certificate of Completion of a Professional

Certificate of Completion of a Professional Development Sequence will be issued to those Development Sequence will be issued to those who complete a minimum of 2.25 units of course who complete a minimum of 2.25 units of course work in one of the three focus areas. work in one of the three focus areas.

Enroll in Courses as a degree student (MSEE)

Enroll in Courses as a degree student (MSEE)

– – Must be admitted to the Graduate College Must be admitted to the Graduate College— —requirements are the requirements are the same as for on same as for on-

  • campus MSEE students.

campus MSEE students.

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ECE Online Courses ECE Online Courses

Power and Energy Systems

Power and Energy Systems

ECE 364 ECE 364 Power Electronics Power Electronics ECE 376 ECE 376 Power Systems Analysis Power Systems Analysis ECE 415 ECE 415 Control Systems Control Systems ECE 476 ECE 476 Power System Dynamics/Stability Power System Dynamics/Stability ECE 497PS ECE 497PS Power Systems Power Systems ECE 497 PE ECE 497 PE Power Electronics Power Electronics

Telecommunications and Signal Processing

Telecommunications and Signal Processing

ECE 310 ECE 310 Digital Signal Processing Digital Signal Processing ECE 313 ECE 313 Probability with Engineering Applications Probability with Engineering Applications ECE 354 ECE 354 Antennas Antennas ECE 359 ECE 359 Communications 1 Communications 1 ECE 371GP ECE 371GP Optical Communications Optical Communications

Integrated Circuits

Integrated Circuits

ECE 344 ECE 344 Theory of Integrated Circuit Design Theory of Integrated Circuit Design ECE 382 ECE 382 Large Scale Integrated Circuit Design Large Scale Integrated Circuit Design ECE 383 ECE 383 Linear Integrated Circuit Design Linear Integrated Circuit Design ECE 497 ECE 497 Advanced Analog Integrated Circuits Advanced Analog Integrated Circuits

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The Future for ECE Online The Future for ECE Online

A new no

A new no-

  • thesis MSEE degree option has been

thesis MSEE degree option has been approved by ECE faculty approved by ECE faculty— —next step is approval next step is approval by the Executive Committee of the College of by the Executive Committee of the College of Engineering. Engineering.

College of Engineering Office of Continuing

College of Engineering Office of Continuing Engineering Education (OCEE) will initiate a Engineering Education (OCEE) will initiate a marketing campaign beginning marketing campaign beginning midsemester midsemester— — targets are alumni and Illinois industry. targets are alumni and Illinois industry.

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  • D. Research and Industrial
  • D. Research and Industrial

Relationships Relationships

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ECE ECE-

  • Related Interdisciplinary

Related Interdisciplinary Research Research

Coordinated Science Lab

Coordinated Science Lab

– – DSP, VLSI, computer DSP, VLSI, computer systems, decision and systems, decision and control, communications control, communications

Beckman Institute

Beckman Institute

– – Human Human-

  • computer intelligent

computer intelligent interaction, molecular & interaction, molecular & electronic electronic nanostructures nanostructures, , biological intelligence biological intelligence

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ECE ECE-

  • Related Interdisciplinary

Related Interdisciplinary Research Research

Microelectronics Lab

Microelectronics Lab

– – Optoelectronics Optoelectronics & & photonics photonics, , MEMS, wireless MEMS, wireless communications, communications, semiconductor materials, semiconductor materials, quantum structures quantum structures

Motorola Center for

Motorola Center for Communications Communications

Center for Computational

Center for Computational Electromagnetics Electromagnetics

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New Leadership in CSL and New Leadership in CSL and Microelectronics Laboratory Microelectronics Laboratory

Ravi Iyer

Ravi Iyer (ECE) is the Director of the Coordinated (ECE) is the Director of the Coordinated Science Laboratory (CSL). CSL focus areas include Science Laboratory (CSL). CSL focus areas include telecommunications and information technology (IT). telecommunications and information technology (IT).

Ilesanmi Adesida

Ilesanmi Adesida (ECE) is the Director of the (ECE) is the Director of the Microelectronics Laboratory (ML). ML is designated Microelectronics Laboratory (ML). ML is designated as a full as a full-

  • fledged unit of the College of Engineering on

fledged unit of the College of Engineering on par with CSL, the Materials Research Lab (MRL), and par with CSL, the Materials Research Lab (MRL), and academic departments. ML focus areas include academic departments. ML focus areas include nanotechnology nanotechnology, biotechnology, and IT. Governor , biotechnology, and IT. Governor Ryan has proposed $18 million for ML expansion. Ryan has proposed $18 million for ML expansion.

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NSF NSF– –ITR Awards ITR Awards

UIUC researchers will receive a total of $17.2 UIUC researchers will receive a total of $17.2 million in funding from the NSF’s new Information million in funding from the NSF’s new Information Technology Research (ITR) initiative. ECE faculty Technology Research (ITR) initiative. ECE faculty are recipients of six of these grants: are recipients of six of these grants:

– – Tamer Tamer Basar Basar, $3,410,000 , $3,410,000 – – Bruce Bruce Hajek Hajek, $1,814,162 , $1,814,162 – – Tom Huang, $3,152,068 Tom Huang, $3,152,068 – – Jay Jay Kesan Kesan (adjunct), $297,345 (adjunct), $297,345 – – Pierre Moulin, $499,633 Pierre Moulin, $499,633 – – Bill Sanders, $1,800,000 Bill Sanders, $1,800,000

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Integrated Circuit Tester Integrated Circuit Tester

Donated by Hewlett

Donated by Hewlett-

  • Packard in 1999

Packard in 1999

ECE is now a leader in

ECE is now a leader in VLSI education VLSI education

Integrated into five ECE

Integrated into five ECE courses courses

– – Combined enrollment of Combined enrollment of 120 students 120 students

HP/

HP/Agilent Agilent employees employees also receive training also receive training through ECE through ECE

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Integrated Circuit Tester Training Integrated Circuit Tester Training

Two

Two-

  • week course on VLSI Design, Fabrication,

week course on VLSI Design, Fabrication, and Test offered in August 2000 and Test offered in August 2000

– – Combines training on IC tester with state Combines training on IC tester with state-

  • of
  • f-
  • the

the-

  • art

art techniques for design, fabrication, and manufacturing test techniques for design, fabrication, and manufacturing test – – Laboratory exercises integrate lecture material on test Laboratory exercises integrate lecture material on test generation with lessons on tester setup and test application generation with lessons on tester setup and test application – – 12 engineers (1 from Motorola, 11 from 12 engineers (1 from Motorola, 11 from Agilent Agilent) ) participated participated

Plans for similar class in January 2001

Plans for similar class in January 2001

– – Can accommodate up to 40 engineers Can accommodate up to 40 engineers

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Creation and Commercialization of Creation and Commercialization of New Technologies New Technologies

During 1996

During 1996– –1999, ECE faculty and students 1999, ECE faculty and students contributed 95 invention disclosures contributed 95 invention disclosures

– – ~56% of the UIUC College of Engineering output ~56% of the UIUC College of Engineering output – – ~25% of the total UIUC campus output ~25% of the total UIUC campus output – – ~15% of the UIUC plus UIC campus output (i.e., 95 out of ~15% of the UIUC plus UIC campus output (i.e., 95 out of 653 disclosures) 653 disclosures)

ECE research has led to licensing of innovations

ECE research has led to licensing of innovations

– – Improved silicon processing for integrated circuits Improved silicon processing for integrated circuits – – Photonic Photonic devices for devices for lightwave lightwave communications & optical communications & optical interconnects interconnects – – Hardware/software fueling wireless communications and Hardware/software fueling wireless communications and distributed computing revolution distributed computing revolution

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ECE Start ECE Start-

  • ups in Urbana

ups in Urbana-

  • Champaign

Champaign

Amanagawa

Amanagawa

Array Control

Array Control

Batteq

Batteq

Caviton

Caviton

Contriva

Contriva

Distant Focus

Distant Focus

EpiWorks

EpiWorks

Etchwell

Etchwell

Gattaca

Gattaca Technologies Technologies

Impact Technologies

Impact Technologies

Integrated Micro Devices

Integrated Micro Devices

MRM Corporation

MRM Corporation

Vision Technologies

Vision Technologies

Websem

Websem Many start Many start-

  • up companies have been founded by ECE faculty

up companies have been founded by ECE faculty and alumni. Below are some current start and alumni. Below are some current start-

  • up companies in

up companies in the U the U-

  • C area alone. Approximately 30% of current ECE

C area alone. Approximately 30% of current ECE faculty are involved in start faculty are involved in start-

  • ups.

ups.

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