Program Overview

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Semiconductor Manufacturing Engineering Certificate

Program Type

Graduate Academic Certificate (G.A.C.)

Format

On Campus

Estimated Time to Complete

2 semesters

Credit Hours

9

Program Description

Invest in your career by completing nine credit hours of coursework to deepen your knowledge of semiconductor manufacturing. Choose three qualifying courses that best fit your path to ensure future success. This graduate academic certificate can be taken alone, added onto another M.S. or Ph.D. program at UNT, or used to transition into the Semiconductor Manufacturing Engineering M.S. program.

Requirements

• Complete nine credit hours of coursework
• Choose three qualifying courses

Marketable Skills

• Oral and written communication skills
• Engineering problem solving
• Data analysis in manufacturing
• Testing of semiconductor devices
• Troubleshooting semiconductor manufacturing processes

Program Highlights

• Gain hands-on experience with highly specialized equipment in the Center for Microelectronics in Extreme Environments at UNT
• Credits from this certificate can be applied to the Semiconductor Manufacturing Engineering MS program

Courses

• MTSE 5520 – Physical and Chemical Basis of Integrated Circuit Fabrication, 3 hours
  • Current requirements and future trends in processing technology for very large scale integrated circuits and related application
• MTSE 5500 – Electrical, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 3 hours
  • Intensive study of the properties of electronic, optical and magnetic materials
• MEEN 5020 – Design of Experiments, 3 hours
  • Study of industrial analytical techniques used to develop new products and new technologies
• MTSE 5530 – Integrated Circuit Packaging, 3 hours
  • Basic packaging concepts, materials, fabrication, testing and reliability, as well as the basics of electrical, thermal and mechanical considerations

Related Programs

• Semiconductor Manufacturing Engineering MS
• Materials Science and Engineering MS

Similar Areas of Study

• STEM
• College of Engineering

Location

UNT Discovery Park, 3940 N Elm St, Denton, TX 76207