Optoelectronic Systems (OPTO 2)
The aim of the course is to develop the basic knowledge to understand the behavior of basic optoelectronic components that use semiconductors: light emitting diodes, laser diodes, photodetectors, and solar cell. To do this, it will start from the analysis of the origin of optical processes in semiconductors, its application in micro and nanostructures to come to understand the basic technology found in these devices and the description of these important figures. Finally, it will examine the application of these devices in present and social use applications such as environment sensors and bio-photonics, and their use in medical applications.
TOPIC
1. Elemental and Compound Semiconductors
2. Electronic properties of semiconductors
3. Optical processes in semiconductors
4. Homo-unions and hetero-junctions
5. Light Emitting Diodes (LED)
6. Laser Diodes (LD)
7. Photodetectors
8. Optical Integrated Circuits
9. Surgical treatments with laser
10. Bio-photonics: Biosensors based on Optical Systems
11. Environment and Safety: Detection of contaminants, Combustion, etc…
Evaluation system
Exercises to be handed in weekly by students (35% of the marks), and final exam (65% of the marks).
Electronic Systems Laboratory (LSE 2)
1. Apply the basic principles of operation of the supporting technologies or applications based on intelligent systems.
2. Explain some of the technologies, systems or tools currently available as their strengths and weaknesses in detail.
3. Design, implement and evaluate a system, circuit or device related to technologies and applications for intelligent environments.
4. The ability to work together, collaborating on all aspects of project development.
The credits distribution involved in the subject depends on the progress of work and the needs of the group during the same, giving a greater emphasis on those concepts that specific students each year are less prepared. The topics covered in the course are:
- Design of the system architecture and design of interfaces between modules
- Development of an automated testing infrastructure
- Teamwork: share (repository), communicate and control (measure)
- Development of sensors and actuators
- Debugging systems development
- Programming of Microcontrollers with no operating system.
- Programming controllers for Linux
- Communication protocol between systems based on microcontroller
- Development of electronic systems applications over real-time requirements.
Teaching Methodology
Apply the principles of PBL in two possible meanings: "Project Based Learning" and "Problems Based Learning". Skills are acquired through the development of a team project related to the technologies and applications of electronic systems and embedded systems which try to highlight the problems faced by designers of electronic systems before explaining the solutions have been developed to solve them. Thus, the student who found the problem and has been in first person, is better and more motivated the teacher's explanation. Class attendance is mandatory and the course is mainly practical, supplemented with some fixed master classes and other on demand, depending on the group's evolution. The project used as main platform Raspberry Pi, following the work done in the course Embedded Systems. Additionally other microcontrollers will be used to implement external modules (PIC, AVR, ...). To guide students in the realization of the project the figure of the Guardian, who is a teacher with extensive experience in the topics covered, which proposes specific tasks and performs consulting work to develop skills in communication and integration teams.
The project is divided into tasks assigned to team members in pairs at each iteration (between 1 and 2 weeks). The couples will be adjusted at each iteration so that there is interaction between all team members. The development of the course work required by students outside the classroom schedule, which may assist the laboratory in its opening hours.
The feedback on the development of the project and how work will be done in iterations. Students may request tutoring for more feedback on the development of the project details, such as code structuring or adequacy of certain modules.
The evaluation was divided into 3 groups:
- Evaluation by peers, as members of a working group to jointly develop a project (20%)
- Evaluation by teachers (40%)
- Evaluation of the project as a group (40%)
Again, try to play as much as possible the real working environment that will face the student, which will be judged by his colleagues, by their bosses and customers.
In each iteration the team must present the work done and decisions made in the course of the iteration. It will present a technical report describing the system. The evaluation of the iteration will consider the system developed, the quality of development and report.
The final iteration will have a special value and will be presented on the final exam. Complete system is presented and delivered a final report, which will integrate the reports that have been presented in each iteration.
The final grade for the course will be half enters the final score and the median obtained by the student in iterations. The final grade will be normalized according to the student who obtains the highest score in the development of the subject.
Embedded Systems (SEMP 1)
This course covers two aspects simultaneously: computing and restrictions. It is clear that computer systems have a major impact on our lives, and it is clear that any engineer or scientist should have a basic knowledge of its inner workings. But why should we worry about the restrictions?
Embedded systems, like any computer system, they have to perform a function. But we also have to meet very strict restrictions often:
- Time constraints: The ABS of a car has to activate the brakes in a very short time to avoid accidents.
- A reduction in memory requirements and size means lighter devices, more portable and cheaper.
- Mobile phones, portable media devices and wireless sensor networks often have very strong restrictions on power consumption.
- Finally, with so few resources, security becomes a very difficult challenge.
In addition, an embedded system has to work in the worst case scenario, should be designed to meet the restrictions even in the worst case.
In this course students will learn to program microprocessor-based embedded systems and hardware design extensions to run in the worst case, considering all the constraints for the design and implementation. We begin with the most basic concepts to soon move to more advanced techniques.
This course provides the theoretical content required for the course "Electronic Systems Laboratory," which is taught in the second semester. The development environment and tools presented in this course will also be used in the laboratory. And this laboratory practices are designed to complement the approach taken in this subject.
We believe in learning by doing. There is no better way to learn how to build an embedded system to building it. Therefore, the course is organized around several projects using the Raspberry-Pi, a computer system the size of a credit card and very cheap that plugs into your TV and a keyboard.
At the end of the course, the student:
- Efficiently use the tools most widely used development (development tools from the GNU project): GCC compiler, GNU make, binutils, profilers and debuggers.
- Efficiently use the Linux operating system, including real-time extensions based Xenomai, and be able to describe the inner workings.
- Be able to write well-structured programs in C, formally correct and efficient, considering hard real-time constraints, memory constraints, and consumption constraints of physical security restrictions.
- Be able to design and implement complete embedded systems based on the Raspberry-Pi, connecting other hardware components.
Program description with approximate distribution of class hours per subject:
1. Introduction to embedded systems and basic concepts. 4h (11%)
Definition of embedded system. Cyber-physical systems. Basics architecture, compilers, operating systems for embedded systems. Introduction to the Raspberry-Pi and Linux for embedded systems.
2. Microprocessors and platforms for embedded systems. Programming embedded systems. 10h (26%)
Microprocessors, microcontrollers and peripherals. Data Path and segmentation. Development Environment. Elements of the toolchain, error analysis. Initialization kernel and user space.
3. Design and analysis of programs. Concurrent and real time systems. 8h (21%)
Planning multi-tasking software. Real-time systems. Cyclic Executives. Planning priorities. Methods of Analysis of the execution time in worst case. Shares. Calculation of maximum blockage. Priority ceiling protocols.
4. Systems design techniques. Modeling (models of computation). 4h (11%)
Models of computation. Invariant. Equivalence and refined. Reliability. Accessibility Analysis. Model Checking. Quantitative analysis programs. Runtime analysis in worst case.
5. Low Power Design. Consumption optimization. 4h (11%)
Basics consumption in integrated circuits. Models of high-level consumption. Consumption reduction techniques in hardware. Consumption reduction techniques in software.
6. Design techniques to reduce memory usage. Memory Optimization. 4h (10%)
Design patterns to reduce memory consumption. Memory hierarchies. Technical architectural memory optimization. Scratchpad memories. Loop buffers.
7. Security in embedded systems. 4h (10%)
Introduction to security in embedded systems. Logical security and physical security. Auxiliary channel attacks. Countermeasures and design recommendations.
Teaching Methodology
Proposal simple exercises embedded systems-based Raspberry Pi to approach different issues, making explicit the difficulties and challenges.
Classes theoretical exposition of the topics by the teachers.
Personal work to solve the exercises, delivered by the portal of the course moodle.
Pooling the results of the exercises and practical aspects of design and optimization.
Continued use of the forums moodle portal of the subject as basic communication mechanism.
• Proposed exercises throughout the course 50%
• Final exam without books or notes 50%
Advances in Electronic Systems Engineering (Seminar)
This seminar is a source of contact with the latest developments and applications of electronic systems in both academia and the business world. It is intended that students in the seminar are the source of knowledge and inspiration for the future development of their careers. Be promoted particularly contact with companies facing business experience and learn about different business models and explore the demand for professionals in these companies. The business experience will be complemented by experiences from the academic world in recent research advances in high-impact projects.
Skills development:
• Knowledge of the latest developments in electronic circuits and systems in the context of both academic and business
• Ability to apply the latest technologies from academia innovation in electronic systems.
The program will consist of one session every two weeks during the academic year in which they will be covering the various business and academic experiences throughout the course. As an example is presented below type a talk held last term:
Pedro Echeverría BBVA High Performance Computation for Financial Simualtion
Abstract
Financial simulation is one of the hotspots for High Performance Computation (HPC). Traditionally, financial simulation has relied on software solutions solutions based on grids and clusters of state of the art microprocessors. However, in the last years computational requirements has increased much faster than the performance improvements obtained with new microporcessor families opening financial simuation to new techonolgies related to Hardware acceleration as FPGAs and GPGPUs.
Teaching Methodology
The teaching methodology will consist of talks from industry experts (1h) boosted by teachers of the subject. The participation and interaction between the speaker and the students in a discussion following the lecture exposure (20-30 min). Such participation will be assessed in the evaluation of the subject.
The evaluation of the seminar will be based on:
- Mandatory attendance at all lectures (only allowed two absences) and participation in seminars (20%).
- Presentation of a paper to flesh out one of the issues addressed in the talks (June) at the option of the student during a testing session (80%). The delivery of this work consist of a written document about 10-15 leaves as well as the exhibition of the same for 12 minutes followed by 5 minutes of questions from teachers. The choice of topic should contact the team of teachers during the month of April and will require the approval of the same.
Methodology, Quality and Personal Abilities (MCHP 2)
In this Master's Degree, Electronic Systems Engineering takes a systematic and overall approach, as opposed to the traditional one which is more oriented to components or circuits, but this approach is also necessary and is present in some of the subjects taught. The main objective of electronic systems engineering is to apply an interdisciplinary approach to studying and understanding the needs that arise and, by adopting a systemic paradigm, to design, implement, validate, optimize and maintain complex electronic systems in multidisciplinary settings. In this process of structured creation and development, the quality metrics for the creation of the results, and very often the need to rely on the methodologies of systems' science and other disciplines of engineering to design and deliver tangible products that represent the implementation of these systems should be taken into account.
An Electronic Systems Engineer must currently face a very high complexity and considerable diversity of components that compound the systems with which he works: hardware, software, people, etc. to which the large number of necessary knowledge and of information available must be added. Moreover, all these components interact with each other and must respond to the growing requirements, posed by a variety of stakeholders: employers, customers, regulators, technology providers, market, economic and financing aspects, etc.
The "Methodology, Quality and Personal Skills" course is the mainstay of the multifunctional and interdisciplinary training that is intended to be offered to participants, both those who choose professional development of an industrial nature, and those who are in their doctoral training stage. The adopted approach aims to bring the students to an integral training, not purely technical, based on their ability to enhance innovation, communication, leadership, finding
relevant information and documentation, and understanding of the market, developing their creative abilities and learning throughout term.
Given the ambitious objective, the scope of the course will focus on going through the fundamental aspects of some of these dimensions, starting a path which everyone must take throughout their career. The course consists of three main blocks:
• Approach towards system engineering projects: project financing, development methodology, quality assurance and environment, management of intellectual and industrial property.
• Approach to information and documentation: documentation sources, services and documentation centers, search and document retrieval on the Internet, writing and publication of research and development and innovation projects, support techniques to the oral presentation for the defense of research projects.
• Approach to personal and professional skills: methods for accessing a job, methods of communication and negotiation, leadership, conflict management, time management.relevant information and documentation, and understanding of the market, developing their creative abilities and learning throughout term.
Given the ambitious objective, the scope of the course will focus on going through the fundamental aspects of some of these dimensions, starting a path which everyone must take throughout their career. The course consists of three main blocks:
• Approach towards system engineering projects: project financing, development methodology, quality assurance and environment, management of intellectual and industrial property.
• Approach to information and documentation: documentation sources, services and documentation centers, search and document retrieval on the Internet, writing and publication of research and development and innovation projects, support techniques to the oral presentation for the defense of research projects.
• Approach to personal and professional skills: methods for accessing a job, methods of communication and negotiation, leadership, conflict management, time management.relevant information and documentation, and understanding of the market, developing their creative abilities and learning throughout term.
Given the ambitious objective, the scope of the course will focus on going through the fundamental aspects of some of these dimensions, starting a path which everyone must take throughout their career. The course consists of three main blocks:
• Approach towards system engineering projects: project financing, development methodology, quality assurance and environment, management of intellectual and industrial property.
• Approach to information and documentation: documentation sources, services and documentation centers, search and document retrieval on the Internet, writing and publication of research and development and innovation projects, support techniques to the oral presentation for the defense of research projects.
• Approach to personal and professional skills: methods for accessing a job, methods of communication and negotiation, leadership, conflict management, time management.
To who is it addressed?
To the (Systems) Engineer:
Any engineer, by definition, is called to conceive and design systems that solve society’s problems. To carry out this task, is not enough to know the technological aspects, though this is often almost the sole focus that is put into their training. Reality must take into account many other factors such as:
• In the development is vital to follow an appropriate methodology to ensure that the product is obtained with the functionality specified in the time and cost agreed, that is, with quality, meeting environmental requirements, etc.
• The project must be carried out under reasonable cost parameters and must contribute to the viability of the company that puts it on the market (financial aspects).
• The project results should be protected as regards the intellectual property of the creator and at the same time may be published for dissemination to society.
• Similarly, and perhaps at an earlier stage, it is necessary to have all the documentary information necessary for the development of work.
• Engineers must be able to assess the importance of the documentary sources and select those that are most interesting in order to publish projects. In addition, engineers must have the ability to produce documents and prepare presentations that enable them to disseminate the results of his work.
• Finally, these activities are carried out by people, who form the fundamental value of any organization and, in many cases, turn out to be framed in a business environment. It iss key, therefore, to know aspects related to personal and professional skills.
The course is aimed, therefore, at any engineer, whose activity will typically be carried out in collaboration with others within an organization, be it a company, a university or an R&D center. Mainly, however, it is intended for engineers interested in keeping informed and trained to maintain their competence, strive to advance in the useful knowledge of their profession and provide professional development opportunities for themselves and their colleagues. In this sense, the system engineer to who takes this course must have a clear interest in promoting R&D tasks and participate in them within their professional environment, including, of course, those engineers who currently carry out scientific research in the development framework of their doctoral thesis.
Educational Objectives of the course
The objective pursued is to provide a first contact with this large set of issues, key to the development of professional life and that are usually relegated in the engineers' training.
For the variety of topics to be covered, only an overview of each will be provided, placing a certain emphasis on some important point.
The bibliography and documentation provided should serve as a starting point for further individual work for training that should continue throughout professional life.
Students who have studied this subject will get sufficient training to be proficient in:
• Describe the phases of a development methodology and operation of a system, as well as project management.
• Select and apply appropriate methodology to any project.
• Remember the standards and quality assurance models and the tools available.
• Describe the environmental management system and its evolution.
• Describe tools for the investment analysis and strategies and funding mechanisms.
• Analyze investment alternatives for the development of a draft business.
• Describe the management tools of intellectual and industrial property, as well as the technological patent reports as important levers of innovation and competitiveness.
• Search and retrieve documental information for the development of any work of R&D&I.
• Assess the importance of documentary sources and select those that are most interesting in publishing the projects.
• Develop documents and prepare presentations to enable them to disseminate the results of their research projects.
Describe the aspects that deal with people and their professional development in business or organizations: competency development, knowledge management and talent management.
• Apply the basic tools in the negotiation and management of conflicts.
• Understand and apply the techniques that make effective a communication, at a personal and professional level.
• Implement a skills-based approach in curriculum design and prepare, submit and effectively manage a job application.
The overall objective of the course is to focus on the skills of the participant who must be able to incorporate not exclusively technological aspects, which are important in the field of engineering systems, both electronic and any other kind.
Also, indirectly, seek to aim for the subject of handling a range of topics not strictly technical and the sources of information related to them, so the engineers are in a position to continue their work of self-training or training with courses having identified the importance of these subjects and develop the ability of bibliographic research, individual work, report writing and team work.
Topic 0 – Introduction to the subject. Opening lecture: "Competitiveness and Career Success: Some challenges of the twenty-first Century".
Topic 1 - Methodology of project development: A brief description of the life cycle phases of a system and the methodologies and techniques that are usually applied to both the development and management of the project will be presented.
Topic 2 - Quality Assurance and Environment: There will be a description of the principles, tools and usual practices to implement a system of quality management and environment in an organization, oriented towards continuous improvement.
Topic 3 – Project funding: Beyond the technical, organizational, human or institutional aspects it is always necessary to take into account the importance of the financial aspects of project development. It seeks to highlight the basic tools for effective financial management, financial feasibility analysis of a business or project, and environmental conditions. On the other hand, it aims to explain the principle of financial intelligence and discuss techniques to develop and use it effectively.
Topic 4 - Management of Intellectual and Industrial Property (IIP): Obtaining new knowledge and its subsequent operation are among the goals of both research groups from universities and innovation activities of enterprises. This knowledge can be obtained in many different ways, however in any case or procedure, knowledge can be protected, managed and acquired. The management of intellectual and industrial property is a key aspect for which records, procedures and institutions are available at a state and world level that has to be known both by university's research group and the company's innovation department.
Topic 5: Methodology and scientific documentation: Whether in an industrial/business environment as an academic/university environment, where tasks and R&D&I projects are is raised and carried out, the search and retrieval of documentary information is essential for the development of any project. In a series of lessons, it is sought therefore to prepare students to assess the significance of the documentary sources, select those that are the most interesting in publishing their work and produce documents and prepare presentations that enable them to disseminate the results of their work.
Topic 6: Methodology to access a job: The first stages in the search for a job include the need to communicate to the company to which the candidate wishes to join, his personal and professional background, knowledge, preferences, talents, abilities, skills or attitudes.
The means by which a candidate typically transfers these issues to a company is usually a covering letter, a resume (or CV) and one or more personal interviews. Knowing how to use these means adequately, contributes decisively at the time of accessing a job.
Good writing and quality in content and structure of a covering letter or a resume, as well as the good development of an interview, at the time of trying to get a job, are vital since they are very common and initially the only way to give the company requesting the new professional profiles, a first impression of the candidates.
Knowing and applying these tools optimally constitutes the aim of this lesson, and allows benefits to students in finding employment to be provided.
Topic 7: Communication: Communication is a competition that integrates many skills and attitudes such as speaking, declaring, listening and many other capabilities that we have never associated with communication and whose mastery is essential both at a personal and professional level.
To value the importance of communication is worth a mere thought, from the professional point of view on how to intervene in practically in all areas of business management: negotiating, selling, writing reports, communicate the team, make presentations, etc.
This lesson aims to show, ponder and debate those elements that conform the concept of communication in a broad sense, both from a theoretical point of view and through carrying out practical experience.
It is important to understand the elements that affect communication, verbal and nonverbal, and know the basics that make it effective, trying to improve the current abilities of students in this means of communication.
Topic 8: Negotiation: We consider negotiating as the relationship between two or more people, leading to reaching an agreement on a topic that hold different positions, trying to get the maximum benefit for all. Also, as a result of negotiations, it aims to achieve the compliance and satisfaction of all parties involved.
Negotiation is part of everyday activities, both personal and professional. From this standpoint, there are many examples where bargaining is essential, as in the relationship with suppliers, customers, others in the company, Public Bodies, etc.
It is a class objective that students understand the negotiating process through the knowledge and mastery of the key elements involved in it.
In short, it seeks to highlight the different aspects that influence effective negotiation, trying to improve this competence of the student, through a theoretical and practical learning.
Topic 9: Leadership, conflict management, time management and planning: In this last issue a review will be made of personal skills and professional competencies a systems engineer who intends to lead projects and research work, development and innovation in their work environment should have. An oral presentation is made on a list of keys to success for a professional in the sector, such as competitiveness and leadership in the twenty-first century, the relationship of change and people, skills development, knowledge management, talent management, "I" management and leadership, conflict management, time management and the importance of proper planning.
Laboratory of Electronic Circuits and Systems (LCSE 1)
The knowledge of digital electronics to the practical design of a digital medium of medi-um-high complexity is applied in this course. For this, it has to be able to reach a physical implementation from functional specifications following the methodology of synchronous digi-tal circuit design.
The emphasis of the laboratory is made in the use of CAD tools to design complex digital circuits using the VHDL description hardware language. By taking advantage of this scenar-io, other important practical issues will be also covered related to the design of complex digital systems. Validation of development is an important task to be performed by simulation, as in professional environments.
Throughout the course the student has to perform several practices by applying the different phases of a classic methodology of design:
1. Study of design CAD tools
2. VHDL specification and simulation techniques
3. Synthesis and implementation over FPGA
More specifically, the goals of the course can be described as follows:
− Experience in the development of complex digital systems
− Develop the analysis ability of a specification
− Use professional tools for synthesis and digital simulation
− Understand the importance of synchronous digital systems
− Learn techniques for debugging hardware systems through simulation
− Properly plan the developing stages of a complex system
− Address all phases of development until the final test in a real FPGA
Topic 1: The VHDL
Levels of abstraction
Data types and subtypes, conversions
Constants, signals and variables, attributes
Assignments, operators
Entities, ports and generics
Architectures, concurrent sentences
Processes and sensitivity lists, sequential statements
Reuse of components, packages and libraries
Test benches, wait and after
Topic 2: Practical considerations for design and simulation-verification
State machine description
Concept synthesizable code
Synthesis common Inferences
Combinational and sequential processes
Timing and simulation
Files restrictions
Topic 3: Common mistakes in the use of VHDL
Incomplete lists sensitivity
Appearance of latches
Combinational loops
Assigning multiple signal
Use of signals and variables
Token Initialization
Practice I: consists of guided exercises with the purpose of introducing the language VHDL hardware description of and familiar with software development tools, plus the design of a small module complexity that then become part of Practice II system.
Practice II: Design of specifications for a complete digital electronic system complexity average.
The aim of the proposed practice I is to familiarize students with development tools and to dis-cover the special features of digital hardware specification through high-level languages, since it is intrinsically different from the software programming, which they are very used to.
In this sense, they are asked to hand in the answers to the issues raised in Exercises 1 through 6 as well as the generated code for Exercise 7, which will be analyzed by teachers to determine the degree of competence acquired. Then, they will meet with the students to discuss the difficulties and correct deficiencies in the work methods and specification in order to facilitate the approach of Practice II.
The ultimate goal of the course consists of the implementation of the proposed system in Prac-tice II, reaching, if possible, the real testing on the prototyping board. Thus, the emphasis is more on the development of the specification skills, simulation and debugging, and less on the generation of documentation. Since the number of students is not very high, teachers carry out a very close monitoring of their work.
At the end of the course the students are asked to hand in all the generated code and a brief re-port of the work done in Practice II, including the following information:
− Decisions made on the chosen architecture
− Differences with the proponed scheme and justification
− Difficulties encountered and their solution
− Degree of achievement of the final prototype
The final evaluation is based on the information in the report together with the results of a practical oral examination that takes place between a teacher and each lab Group, where the students must demonstrate:
− Their knowledge about the system developed
− The achievement grade in it
− Their proficiency in the use of tools and methodologies
The teacher also observes the ability of the students to communicate technical information, knowledge, justifications, etc. effectively and concisely and to answer the questions they are posed.
Technology of Semiconductors (TS 1)
The objective of this course is for students to acquire a basic knowledge of the most important technological processes applied to semiconductor materials used primarily in the field of nano- and microelectronics. Furthermore, the main effects that these techno-logical processes have on the optical and electrical properties will be explained as well as their application in optoelectronic devices.
DEVELOPMENT OF THE COURSE AND METHODOLOGY
For the development of the course there will be theory participative classes and discus-sion sessions and resolution practical problems. A collaborative teaching methodology will be used, promoting student-teacher interaction in tutoring and student-student, through discussions.
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TOPIC |
Attendande hours |
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I.- Introduction to semiconductor materials |
4 |
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II. Manufacture of semiconductor materials |
2 |
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III. Epitaxy of semiconductor materials III.1 Liquid Phase Epitaxy technique (LPE) III.2 MOCVD technique III.3 MBE technique |
6 |
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IV. Doping techniques materials IV.1 Doping by diffusion IV.2 Doping by ion implantation |
4 |
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V. Thermal Oxidation |
2 |
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VI. Deposition in stage vapor (CVD) of insulating ma-terials |
2 |
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VII. Metallization |
2 |
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VIII. Chemical attacks wet and dry |
2 |
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IX. Optical lithography and electron beam |
2 |
First exam
The score is divided in several parts:
- First part of the course (exercises) : 10%
- Second part of the course (exercises) : 15%
- Third part of the course (exercises) : 15%
- Written exam including all subjects: 60%
Extraordinary exam
A unique written exam including all subjects.
Engineering of Analogical and Digital Systems (SEAD 1)
The objective of this course is to introduce students in the techniques and software tools for the design of integrated circuits and electronic systems, with applications in information processing, communications and instrumentation. Students will learn to design:
• Analog submodules based on operational amplifiers (OPA).
• Digital subsystems from high-level descriptions, including the making of
o Control machines
o Arithmetic-logic data paths
In both cases, students learn how to use design tools and to make flow design.
Set 1. Introduction to digital systems
1.1 General Purpose Elements: Microprocessors and DSPs
1.2 Specific purpose elements: ASICs and FPGAs
1.2.1 Design flow
1.2.2 Languages for description of HW: VHDL
Set 2. Digital design
2.1 Combinational logic
2.2 Sequential logic
2.3 Arithmetic Circuits and Data Paths
2.4 Design at register transfer level (RTL)
Set 3: Timing in Synchronous Systems
3.1 Bias sources (skew) and fluctuation (jitter)
3.2 Clock Distribution Techniques
3.3 Synchronization with PLL
3.4 Signal integrity
Set 4. Ideal Operational Amplifier
4.1 Nonlinearities of the Operational Amplifier
4.2 Static constraints
4.3 Dynamic constraints
4.4 Noise
4.4 Stability
Set 5. Analog subsystems
5.1 Nonlinear circuits
5.2 Signal generators
5.3 References and Voltage Regulators
Set 6. Advanced issues
6.1 Realization of PCBs
6.2 Testability
6.3 Precompiled cores (memories, processors...)
6.4 Consumption
6.5 Electromagnetic compatibility
6.6 A/D and D/A converters
Evaluation in the ordinary examination periods will be based on the following parameters:
• Participation in forums and activities in the virtual environment (5%)
• Assistance at lessons (10%). Class attendance will be evaluated in accordance with the tasks proposed and performed during lessons hours.
• Proposed exercises, individual work or teamwork (45%)
• Final exam (40%). A minimum of 5.0 points should be obtained (otherwise the final grade will be ‘fail’, regardless of other qualifications). It will consist of a short question examination without books and some exercise to be developed.
In the extra exams the proposed exercise will weigh 50% at the expense of participation.
From the above, a continuous monitoring of the course it is important as well as the use of the forums, hours of tutoring and lessons to leave no remaining doubts that could impede a regular progress.
The study of the matter that will be indicated before undertaking any practical work or, of course, a follow-up examination is also fundamental.
Sistemas Digitales II (SDG2)
El objetivo de esta asignatura es desarrollar un equipo electrónico complejo basado en un microcontrolador partiendo de una descripción y unas especificaciones básicas.
El curso se divide en dos secciones, una primera de prácticas guiadas en las que se enseña al alumno la teoría y práctica básicas y una segunda en la que se realiza el diseño de la práctica en base a los conocimientos adquiridos en la primera sección. Por lo tanto en la primera fase se sientan las bases teórico-practicas y en la segunda éste aprende a utilizarlas en un caso real.
Durante el transcurso de la asignatura, el alumno utilizará los medios disponibles en el laboratorio B-043 para realizar el desarrollo de la práctica, contando con la ayuda de los profesores y colaboradores docentes.
Competencias
CE-SE4 - Capacidad para aplicar la electrónica como tecnología de soporte en otros campos y actividades, y no sólo en el ámbito de las Tecnologías de la Información y las Comunicaciones
CE-SE5 - Capacidad de diseñar circuitos de electrónica analógica y digital, de conversión analógico-digital y digital-analógica, de radiofrecuencia, de alimentación y conversión de energía eléctrica para aplicaciones de telecomunicación y computación
CG7 - Trabajo en equipo
CG8 - Comunicación oral y escrita
Resultados de Aprendizaje
RA70 - Conocimientos de dispositivos, circuitos, equipos y sistemas electrónicos.
RA75 - Capacidad de especificar, implementar, documentar y utilizar equipos y sistemas electrónicos.
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Prácticas guiadas
- Introducción al entorno de desarrollo
- Introducción a C y manejo de punteros
- Manejo de la GPIO e implementación de máquinas de estados
- Interrupciones y temporización
- Ejemplo: Controlador de LCD y teclado
- Practica de diseño
Por defecto, los alumnos serán evaluados mediante evaluación continua. No obstante, los alumnos que lo deseen podrán ser evaluados mediante una única prueba final, siempre y cuando lo comuniquen por escrito al coordinador de la asignatura. Esta solicitud puede realizarse hasta la finalización del periodo de prácticas guiadas. La presentación de esta solicitud supondrá la renuncia automática a la evaluación continua (y a las calificaciones obtenidas). Aquellos alumnos que soliciten ser evaluados mediante prueba final, serán evaluados de la parte práctica y de la parte teórica los días habilitados al efecto.
La calificación de la asignatura, siguiendo la evaluación continua, se realizará del siguiente modo:
- Las prácticas guiadas suponen el 50% de la nota final, siendo necesario obtener más de un 4 (sobre 10 puntos) para que se pueda realizar la media.
- El ejercicio de diseño suponen el otro 50% de la nota final, siendo necesaria la obtención de más de un 5 (sobre 10 puntos) para que se pueda realizar la media.
- Ejercicio de suficiencia no computa en la nota final, pero ha de obtenerse más de un 5 (sobre 10 puntos) para que se pueda realizar la media de las pruebas anteriores y que conformarán la nota final
El examen final para los alumnos que hayan optado por la evaluación no continua, consistirá en un examen oral de conocimientos sobre el diseño de la práctica y de un examen escrito para valorar los conocimientos teóricos, siendo necesaria la obtención de al menos un 5 (sobre 10 puntos) en ambos exámenes.
Sistemas Digitales I (SDG1)
Esta asignatura trata fundamentalmente del estudio de los microprocesadores/microcontroladores y de su utilización en el diseño de sistemas electrónicos. Avanza, por tanto, en el estudio de los circuitos digitales con un caso no considerado en la asignatura de Electrónica Digital: los sistemas programables.
Tras una presentación de los conceptos básicos de arquitectura de ordenadores, la asignatura se estructura alrededor de un microcontrolador concreto, el Motorola ColdFire MCF5272, sobre el que se introducen los aspectos básicos presentes en cualquier sistema realizado con éste o con cualquier otro microcontrolador.
En la asignatura se tratan tanto los aspectos de conexión, utilización de periféricos, temporización, y gestión y aplicación de interrupciones, como de programación en lenguaje ensamblador de un sistema basado en un microcontrolador. El dominio de ambos aspectos resulta fundamental para el posterior laboratorio Sistemas Digitales II.
Presentación de la asignatura (0,1 créditos).
- El sistema microprocesador (0,3 créditos): Elementos de un sistema microprocesador. El mercado actual de los microprocesadores.
- Programación de la familia ColdFire (0,9 créditos): Programación en ensamblador. El modelo de programación del ColdFire. El juego de instrucciones del ColdFire: datos. El juego de instrucciones del ColdFire: control.
Enunciado problema 2.1
Simulador EASy68K Windows
Presentación EASy68K
Entorno de diseño EDColdFire v3.65 Windows
- Arquitectura hardware del MCF5272 (0,6 créditos): Arquitectura del sistema. Configuración del sistema de memoria.
- Excepciones en el sistema microprocesador (0,6 créditos): Excepciones. Interrupciones. Gestión del consumo.
- Entrada/Salida en el sistema microprocesador (0,5 créditos): Entrada/Salida. Entrada/Salida en paralelo. Entrada/Salida en serie.
- Módulos de temporización en el sistema microprocesador (0,9 créditos): Temporizadores programables. Modulación por anchura de pulso.
Enunciado problema 6.1
Enunciado problema 6.2
- Memorias en el sistema microprocesador (0,3 créditos): Memorias integradas VLSI. Memorias dinámicas.
- Repaso final (0,3 créditos)
Enunciado problema Febrero 2013
- El material docente suministrado NO es de dominio público. Sin embargo, se autoriza su uso tal como está para fines educativos, siempre y cuando se informe al coordinador de la asignatura, se referencie su procedencia y su uso no conlleve un beneficio económico.
En convocatoria ordinaria, los alumnos serán evaluados mediante evaluación continua. No obstante, los alumnos que lo deseen podrán ser evaluados mediante una única prueba final siempre y cuando así lo expresen mediante un correo electrónico dirigido al coordinador de la asignatura, no más tarde del 24 de octubre de 2014. El envío de este correo supondrá la renuncia automática a la evaluación continua.
CONVOCATORIA ORDINARIA: MODALIDAD EVALUACIÓN CONTINUA
La asignatura se aprobará cuando se obtenga una calificación mayor o igual a 5 puntos sobre un total de 10. Dicha calificación es la suma de las calificaciones correspondientes a las diferentes actividades de evaluación, con los siguientes pesos:
- Evaluación temas 1 a 3 (parcial): 25%
- Evaluación temas 4 a 7 e integración (convocatoria oficial): 55%
- Participación y entregas de problemas en clase: 20%
La evaluación de los temas 1 a 3 será liberada en caso de obtener una calificación N1a mayor o igual a 4 puntos. En caso de obtener menos de 4 puntos o desear subir nota, el alumno deberá presentarse a la recuperación en la convocatoria oficial de examen, obteniendo la nota N1b. La nota final del examen parcial para estos casos se calculará como N1a*0,2+N1b*0,8.
CONVOCATORIA ORDINARIA: EVALUACIÓN MEDIANTE UNA ÚNICA PRUEBA FINAL
El 100% de la calificación de los alumnos que presenten el escrito arriba referido se otorgará en función de una única prueba final a celebrar en la convocatoria oficial.
CONVOCATORIA EXTRAORDINARIA
La evaluación de la asignatura en su convocatoria extraordinaria se realizará mediante una única prueba final a celebrar en la fecha que determine Jefatura de Estudios, con independencia de la opción elegida en la convocatoria ordinaria. Por tanto, la nota de la evaluación continua no se guarda para la convocatoria extraordinaria.
MATERIAL EN LOS EXÁMENES
Todos los exámenes de la asignatura se realizan sin libros ni apuntes. Sin embargo, no se pretende que los alumnos conozcan todos los detalles del microcontrolador ColdFire. Por ello, aquella información del siguiente Resumen Básico del ColdFire MCF5272 que sea necesaria para la realización de un examen, será suministrada como parte del enunciado del mismo. Por tanto, es recomendable que el alumno se familiarice previamente con la forma de organización de la información en dicho documento, para así no perder tiempo en localizarla durante el examen.
