IC Design Specialization –OPTION GROUP B – ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING by Division of Circuits & Systems

presented by

Goh Wang LingAssociate Professor, Division of Circuits & Systems

08 March 2013

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Healthcare

A Career that Revolutionises & Improves LivesScientists investigate that which already is,

Engineers create that which has never been.

- Albert Einstein

EntertainmentLifestyle

Electronics is part of our every day life

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Electronics Industry is a Key Pillar of our Economy5.4% of Singapore’s GDP

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Breakdown of Electronics Industry27.5% of total Manufacturing Output

Manufacturing Output 2012(p): S$82.8 bil 

Computer Peripherals & Electronics Manufacturing

Services (9%)

Data Storage (7%)

Semiconductors(55%)

Infocomms and Consumer Electronics (27%)

~65% of output is from components

Electronic Modules & Components

(2%)

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Singapore’s Electronics Industry—Components 

Did you know??Many electronics companies in Singapore manufacture key components for smartphones and tablets

Some Examples

High-end Displays:

Camera Flash: Batteries:

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Singapore’s Electronics Industry Continues to Attract Investments

The sector that attracts the largest share of investments

* Industry refers to manufacturing and exportable services; FAI= Fixed Assets Investment (typically for manufacturing); TBE = Total Business Expenditure (mainly expenditure by HQ and R&D operations)

2009 2010 2011 2012

Electronics FAI S$4.9b S$5.8b S$7.4b S$6.2b

Electronics TBS S$1.2b S$1.2b S$1.0b S$1.2b

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Dynamic Transformation: Semiconductor Industry

CAGR 1997‐2001 2001‐2006 2006‐2011Worldwide revenue 1% 12% 4%

Singapore manufacturing output 11% 16% 7%

IC assembly

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An Industry that Continues to Grow 

Source: The Business Times, 30 March 2012Source: The Business Times, 30 March 2012

World’s top fablesssemiconductor company opens 100-RSE IC design and engineering centre.

World’s top fablesssemiconductor company opens 100-RSE IC design and engineering centre.

Source: The Business Times, 30 March 2012

World’s top fablesssemiconductor company opens 100-RSE IC design and engineering centre.

Source: The Business Times, 5 March 2011

World’s #5 fabless semiconductor company. S$120mil expansion of R&D and business operations

Source: The Business Times, 6 January 2012 Source: The Straits Times, 14 April 2012

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Source: The Straits Times, 19 July 2012

Expansion of business and R&D operations in Singapore.

Source: The Business Times, 7 March 2012

Source: The Business Times, 2 June 2011

An Industry that Continues to Grow 

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16 of top 20 global companies have R&D, manufacturing or HQ in Singapore

World #15Japan #5

World #17Europe #3

World #18USA #8

World #19Taiwan #1

World #17USA #7

World #1USA #1CPU #1

World #5Japan #2

World #7Europe #1

World #8USA #3

Memory #2

World #9USA #4

Comms #1

World #11USA #5

Comms #2

World #12USA #6CPU #2

World #13Europe #2

World #2Asia #1

World #4USA #2

World #20USA #9

Graphics #3Companies representing >50% of ww semicon revenue are in Singapore

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HeadquartersManufacturingR&D

Wide Range of Career Opportunities with Global Leaders

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What will you learn in IC Design Option?

IC Design

AutomobileElectronics

Telecomm.

ConsumerElectronics

Power and

Control

Electronicsand

Micro-electronics

Science

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IC Design—The Cross Discipline

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IC Design—The Core of Semiconductors

1. Circuit Design2. Wafer Fabrication

3. Assembly & Test 4. Products

IC Design in Telecommunication

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A*STAR IME CMOS Ultra Wide-Band RFIC designs: 3-10 GHz DS-UWB and

3-5 GHz MB-OFDM based Wireless sensor network communication

transceiver chips based on 802.15.4a.

Intel 48-Core Single-Chip Cloud Computer - Reading

Brain Waves with Computers

IC Design in Automobile Electronics

MEM SensorMixed-

signal ASIC

• Fuel injection• Anti-brake lock system• GPS navigation• Entertainment• Instrumentation• Battery Management

• On board

– Navigation– Engine control– Communication– Collision warning– Weather radar– Entertainment

• On ground

– Instrument landing system

– VHF omnirange– Distance measuring

equipment

• In space

– GPS, Immarsat

Electronics in Aircraft

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• Shanghai Jin Mao Tower

• Building automation system supplied by ST Electronics SG

• Monitor and control

– Security– HVAC– Lighting– Communication– Fire safety– Etc.

Electronics in Buildings

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Bio-potential signal monitoring in health care

Water quality monitoring in environment

IC Design in Science

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IC Design

Preferably had taken Third Year:

EE3012 Communication Principles

EE3013 Semiconductor Devices and Processing

Design Electives

(Choose any 2)

EE4303 Mixed-Signal IC DesignEE4304 Radio Frequency

Integrated System Design EE4305 Digital Design with HDL

Technical Electives

(Choose any 4)

EE4340 VLSI SystemsEE4341 Advanced Analog CircuitsEE4343 Radio Frequency CircuitsEE4344 Analysis & Design of

Integrated CircuitsEE4694 IC Reliability & Failure

Analysis1 TE from any option group

Courses in IC Design Specialization

Compulsory for IC SMP Students

FYP must be IC Design Project

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Scholarships in IC Design & Semiconductor

*Additional 1‐year bond for non‐Singaporeans and non‐SPRs

For Interested Students..

Specialist Manpower Programme 

Joint Industry 

Programme

Industrial Postgraduate Programme

SMP JIP  IPPDegree Programe / Training period

Bachelor (Final Year)

Masters (2 years)PhD (4 years)

PhD (4 years)

Stipend S$500/mth S$3,000/mth S$3,300/mthBond 1 year* Masters – 2 years*

PhD – 3 years*No bond

Eligibility All All Singaporeans/ Singapore PRs

Company Name MEng / PhD

Broadcom Singapore Pte Ltd PhD

Globalfoundries Singapore Pte Ltd MEng / PhD

Infineon Technologies Asia Pacific Pte Ltd MEng / PhD

Lantiq Asia Pacific Pte Ltd MEng / PhD

MediaTek Singapore Pte Ltd MEng / PhD

Panasonic Semiconductor Asia Pte Ltd MEng / PhD

Silicon Laboratories International Pte Ltd MEng / PhD

SiliconCore Technology Pte Ltd MEng

STMicroelectronics Pte Ltd PhD Verigy, Ltd PhD

List of past sponsoring companies

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Thank you for your attention

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Battery Management for Electric Vehicle

Fast-growing Tropical

Megacities

Future Transportation

Electric Vehicles

(EVs)

Smart Battery Management

System

• Balance Cell• Monitor Cell Voltage & Temperature

Embedded System IC (ESIC)

Power Line Communication

Distributed Algorithm

MUX SAR ADCAMP

Cell Balancing Interface

ControlLogic

SPI Interface

AndCommunication

Regulator Clock

MUX

CellVoltage

CellTemp

Vin(n)Vin(n‐1)

Vin(1)Vin(0)

VT(n‐1)

VT(1)VT(0)

VT(n)

VRFE CLK

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Embedded System IC (ESIC)

ESIC

ESIC

ESIC

ESIC

ESIC Functional Block Diagram

SAR ADC

ESIC

SAR ADC

Bio-potential Acquisition on ForeheadEye movement acquisition Eye blink

Strong

Weak

Turn eyeball

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RecordingMicrosystem

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Neural Signal (AP) Acquisition on Rats

In-vivo neural recording from an anesthetized rat: (a) long time trace of neuron 1(b) short time trace of neuron 1

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