Abstract:
The semiconductor industry is lacking qualified integrated circuit (IC) test engineers to serve in the field of mixed-signal electronics. The absence of mixed-signal IC t...Show MoreMetadata
Abstract:
The semiconductor industry is lacking qualified integrated circuit (IC) test engineers to serve in the field of mixed-signal electronics. The absence of mixed-signal IC test education at the collegiate level is cited as one of the main sources for this problem. In response to this situation, the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Ohio State University, Columbus, has partnered with Texas Instruments to establish an IC test-engineering-oriented course. The course objectives are to familiarize students with industrial testing techniques and to help students obtain the fundamental skill sets required to be competent mixed-signal IC test engineers. A novel laboratory pedagogy is developed to achieve these objectives. The results of the classroom assignments and the feedback provided by students, faculty, and industry representatives indicate that the approach has successfully achieved these goals.
Published in: IEEE Transactions on Education ( Volume: 53, Issue: 4, November 2010)
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ohio State Uinversity, Columbus, OH, USA
John Hu (S'07) received the B.S. degree in electronics and information engineering from Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Beijing, China, in 2006, and the M.S. degree in electrical and computer engineering in 2007 from the Ohio State University (OSU), Columbus, where he is now pursuing the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering in the Analog VLSI Lab, focusing on green electronics and power management in...Show More
John Hu (S'07) received the B.S. degree in electronics and information engineering from Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Beijing, China, in 2006, and the M.S. degree in electrical and computer engineering in 2007 from the Ohio State University (OSU), Columbus, where he is now pursuing the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering in the Analog VLSI Lab, focusing on green electronics and power management in...View more
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ohio State Uinversity, Columbus, OH, USA
Mark Haffner (S'03) received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, in 2006. He is currently pursuing the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical and computer engineering at the Ohio State University, Columbus.
His current research interests include radio frequency and mixed-signal circuit design, software defined radios, and space communication systems.
Mark Haffner (S'03) received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, in 2006. He is currently pursuing the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical and computer engineering at the Ohio State University, Columbus.
His current research interests include radio frequency and mixed-signal circuit design, software defined radios, and space communication systems.View more
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ohio State Uinversity, Columbus, OH, USA
Samantha Yoder received the B.S. degree (magna cum laude) in electrical engineering in 2008 from the Ohio State University, Columbus, where she is currently pursuing the M.S. degree in electrical engineering.
Her research interest lies in the area of nanometer CMOS CT sigma-delta data converters.
Miss Yoder is a Member of the electrical engineering honor society HKN. She is currently the recipient of the Intel Foundation/SR...Show More
Samantha Yoder received the B.S. degree (magna cum laude) in electrical engineering in 2008 from the Ohio State University, Columbus, where she is currently pursuing the M.S. degree in electrical engineering.
Her research interest lies in the area of nanometer CMOS CT sigma-delta data converters.
Miss Yoder is a Member of the electrical engineering honor society HKN. She is currently the recipient of the Intel Foundation/SR...View more
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ohio State Uinversity, Columbus, OH, USA
Mark Scott (S'09) received the B.S. degree in electrical and computer engineering in 2005 from the Ohio State University, Columbus, where he is currently pursuing the M.S. degree in electrical engineering.
He has worked as a Field Engineer installing large automated systems and as a Test Engineer validating power electronics for automotive applications. His research is focused on power electronics designed for grid-connect...Show More
Mark Scott (S'09) received the B.S. degree in electrical and computer engineering in 2005 from the Ohio State University, Columbus, where he is currently pursuing the M.S. degree in electrical engineering.
He has worked as a Field Engineer installing large automated systems and as a Test Engineer validating power electronics for automotive applications. His research is focused on power electronics designed for grid-connect...View more
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ohio State Uinversity, Columbus, OH, USA
Gursharan Reehal (S'09) received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from the Ohio State University (OSU), Columbus in 1996 and 1998, respectively. She is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree in the OSU Analog VLSI Lab, focusing on low-power, high-throughput Network-on-Chip (NoC) solutions.
After graduation from the Master's program, she joined Lucent Technologies, Columbus, OH, as a Hardware Test Engineer, ...Show More
Gursharan Reehal (S'09) received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from the Ohio State University (OSU), Columbus in 1996 and 1998, respectively. She is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree in the OSU Analog VLSI Lab, focusing on low-power, high-throughput Network-on-Chip (NoC) solutions.
After graduation from the Master's program, she joined Lucent Technologies, Columbus, OH, as a Hardware Test Engineer, ...View more
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ohio State Uinversity, Columbus, OH, USA
Mohammed Ismail (S'80–M'82–SM'84–F'97) received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in electronics and communications from Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt, in 1978 and 1979, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, in 1983.
He has over 25 years experience of R&D in the fields of analog, RF, and mixed-signal integrated circuits. He has held several positions in...Show More
Mohammed Ismail (S'80–M'82–SM'84–F'97) received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in electronics and communications from Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt, in 1978 and 1979, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, in 1983.
He has over 25 years experience of R&D in the fields of analog, RF, and mixed-signal integrated circuits. He has held several positions in...View more
Contents Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ohio State Uinversity, Columbus, OH, USA
John Hu (S'07) received the B.S. degree in electronics and information engineering from Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Beijing, China, in 2006, and the M.S. degree in electrical and computer engineering in 2007 from the Ohio State University (OSU), Columbus, where he is now pursuing the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering in the Analog VLSI Lab, focusing on green electronics and power management integrated circuits design.
He was an OSU Fellow from 2006 to 2007. He interned with the Battery Management Solutions Group, Texas Instruments, Dallas, TX, as an IC Test Engineer in 2008, and as an IC Design Engineer with the Low Power Wireless Group, Texas Instruments, Columbia, MD, in 2009.
Mr. Hu is a Member of ASEE. He currently holds a Texas Instrument Fellowship for his Ph.D. studies.
John Hu (S'07) received the B.S. degree in electronics and information engineering from Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Beijing, China, in 2006, and the M.S. degree in electrical and computer engineering in 2007 from the Ohio State University (OSU), Columbus, where he is now pursuing the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering in the Analog VLSI Lab, focusing on green electronics and power management integrated circuits design.
He was an OSU Fellow from 2006 to 2007. He interned with the Battery Management Solutions Group, Texas Instruments, Dallas, TX, as an IC Test Engineer in 2008, and as an IC Design Engineer with the Low Power Wireless Group, Texas Instruments, Columbia, MD, in 2009.
Mr. Hu is a Member of ASEE. He currently holds a Texas Instrument Fellowship for his Ph.D. studies.View more
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ohio State Uinversity, Columbus, OH, USA
Mark Haffner (S'03) received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, in 2006. He is currently pursuing the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical and computer engineering at the Ohio State University, Columbus.
His current research interests include radio frequency and mixed-signal circuit design, software defined radios, and space communication systems.
Mark Haffner (S'03) received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, in 2006. He is currently pursuing the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical and computer engineering at the Ohio State University, Columbus.
His current research interests include radio frequency and mixed-signal circuit design, software defined radios, and space communication systems.View more
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ohio State Uinversity, Columbus, OH, USA
Samantha Yoder received the B.S. degree (magna cum laude) in electrical engineering in 2008 from the Ohio State University, Columbus, where she is currently pursuing the M.S. degree in electrical engineering.
Her research interest lies in the area of nanometer CMOS CT sigma-delta data converters.
Miss Yoder is a Member of the electrical engineering honor society HKN. She is currently the recipient of the Intel Foundation/SRCEA Scholarship in the SRC GRC Master's Scholarship Program 2008. She has also been awarded the Ohio State University President's Salute to Undergraduate Academic Achievement.
Samantha Yoder received the B.S. degree (magna cum laude) in electrical engineering in 2008 from the Ohio State University, Columbus, where she is currently pursuing the M.S. degree in electrical engineering.
Her research interest lies in the area of nanometer CMOS CT sigma-delta data converters.
Miss Yoder is a Member of the electrical engineering honor society HKN. She is currently the recipient of the Intel Foundation/SRCEA Scholarship in the SRC GRC Master's Scholarship Program 2008. She has also been awarded the Ohio State University President's Salute to Undergraduate Academic Achievement.View more
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ohio State Uinversity, Columbus, OH, USA
Mark Scott (S'09) received the B.S. degree in electrical and computer engineering in 2005 from the Ohio State University, Columbus, where he is currently pursuing the M.S. degree in electrical engineering.
He has worked as a Field Engineer installing large automated systems and as a Test Engineer validating power electronics for automotive applications. His research is focused on power electronics designed for grid-connected photovoltaic systems.
Mr. Scott is a Member of Tau Beta Pi.
Mark Scott (S'09) received the B.S. degree in electrical and computer engineering in 2005 from the Ohio State University, Columbus, where he is currently pursuing the M.S. degree in electrical engineering.
He has worked as a Field Engineer installing large automated systems and as a Test Engineer validating power electronics for automotive applications. His research is focused on power electronics designed for grid-connected photovoltaic systems.
Mr. Scott is a Member of Tau Beta Pi.View more
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ohio State Uinversity, Columbus, OH, USA
Gursharan Reehal (S'09) received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from the Ohio State University (OSU), Columbus in 1996 and 1998, respectively. She is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree in the OSU Analog VLSI Lab, focusing on low-power, high-throughput Network-on-Chip (NoC) solutions.
After graduation from the Master's program, she joined Lucent Technologies, Columbus, OH, as a Hardware Test Engineer, where she also received a prestigious Shining Star Award from the Wireless Network Group.
Miss Reehal is a Member of the engineering honor society Tau Beta Pi and the electrical engineering honor society Eta Kappa Nu.
Gursharan Reehal (S'09) received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from the Ohio State University (OSU), Columbus in 1996 and 1998, respectively. She is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree in the OSU Analog VLSI Lab, focusing on low-power, high-throughput Network-on-Chip (NoC) solutions.
After graduation from the Master's program, she joined Lucent Technologies, Columbus, OH, as a Hardware Test Engineer, where she also received a prestigious Shining Star Award from the Wireless Network Group.
Miss Reehal is a Member of the engineering honor society Tau Beta Pi and the electrical engineering honor society Eta Kappa Nu.View more
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ohio State Uinversity, Columbus, OH, USA
Mohammed Ismail (S'80–M'82–SM'84–F'97) received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in electronics and communications from Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt, in 1978 and 1979, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, in 1983.
He has over 25 years experience of R&D in the fields of analog, RF, and mixed-signal integrated circuits. He has held several positions in both industry and academia and has served as a corporate consultant to nearly 30 companies in the United States, Europe, and the Far East. He is a Professor of electrical and computer engineering and the Founding Director of the Analog Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) Laboratory, The Ohio State University, Columbus, and of the Radio and Mixed Signal Integrated Systems (RaMSiS) Group, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm, Sweden. He cofounded ANACAD-Egypt (now part of Mentor Graphics, Inc.) and Firstpass Technologies, Inc., a developer of CMOS radio and mixed-signal IPs for handheld wireless applications. His current research interests include fully integrated CMOS radios, BIST and digital self-calibration of RFICs, yield enhancement design, and power management solutions. He has authored or coauthored intensively in those areas and has been awarded 11 patents. He has advised the research work of 49 Ph.D. and over 90 M.S. students. He has coedited and coauthored several books, including Analog VLSI Signal and Information Processing (McGraw-Hill, 1994). His last book is Radio Design in Nanometer Technologies (Springer, 2007).
Prof. Ismail has been the recipient of several awards, including the US National Science Foundation Presidential Young Investigator Award, the US Semiconductor Research Corporation Inventor Recognition Awards in 1992 and 1993, the College of Engineering Lumley Research Award in 1992, 1999, 2002, and 2007, and a Fulbright/Nokia Fellowship Award in 1995. He was an Associate Editor for several IEEE transactions and was on the Board of Governors of the IEEE Circuits and Systems Society. He is the Founder of the International Conference on Electronics, Circuits, and Systems (ICECS), the Circuit and Systems (CAS) flagship conference for IEEE Region 8. He is the Founder and the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing. He is on the international advisory boards of several journals.
Mohammed Ismail (S'80–M'82–SM'84–F'97) received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in electronics and communications from Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt, in 1978 and 1979, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, in 1983.
He has over 25 years experience of R&D in the fields of analog, RF, and mixed-signal integrated circuits. He has held several positions in both industry and academia and has served as a corporate consultant to nearly 30 companies in the United States, Europe, and the Far East. He is a Professor of electrical and computer engineering and the Founding Director of the Analog Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) Laboratory, The Ohio State University, Columbus, and of the Radio and Mixed Signal Integrated Systems (RaMSiS) Group, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm, Sweden. He cofounded ANACAD-Egypt (now part of Mentor Graphics, Inc.) and Firstpass Technologies, Inc., a developer of CMOS radio and mixed-signal IPs for handheld wireless applications. His current research interests include fully integrated CMOS radios, BIST and digital self-calibration of RFICs, yield enhancement design, and power management solutions. He has authored or coauthored intensively in those areas and has been awarded 11 patents. He has advised the research work of 49 Ph.D. and over 90 M.S. students. He has coedited and coauthored several books, including Analog VLSI Signal and Information Processing (McGraw-Hill, 1994). His last book is Radio Design in Nanometer Technologies (Springer, 2007).
Prof. Ismail has been the recipient of several awards, including the US National Science Foundation Presidential Young Investigator Award, the US Semiconductor Research Corporation Inventor Recognition Awards in 1992 and 1993, the College of Engineering Lumley Research Award in 1992, 1999, 2002, and 2007, and a Fulbright/Nokia Fellowship Award in 1995. He was an Associate Editor for several IEEE transactions and was on the Board of Governors of the IEEE Circuits and Systems Society. He is the Founder of the International Conference on Electronics, Circuits, and Systems (ICECS), the Circuit and Systems (CAS) flagship conference for IEEE Region 8. He is the Founder and the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing. He is on the international advisory boards of several journals.View more
