Principal Investigator, Ohio TechNet Northeast Ohio (OTN-NEO) Semiconductor Workforce Consortium, supported by Intel via LCCC, 2024-2026. The following list shows project results.
- Provided scholarship for 11 students including 3 female students
- Created a Semiconductors Certificate jointly offered by the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and the Department of Physics and Astronomy.
- Offered “Digital VLSI Design I: Basic Subsystems” by an industry expert
- Course Description: CMOS process technologies, CMOS logic families, custom and semi-custom design. CMOS processing, delay, power and Interconnect. System design methods and VLSI design tools.
- Student Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to
1. Explain the basic principles of CMOS technology and its significance in VLSI design.
2. Design and analyze basic CMOS logic gates, including inverters, NAND, NOR, and complex gates.
3. Implement layout design rules and create stick diagrams for CMOS circuits.
4. Describe and analyze the I-V and C-V characteristics of MOS transistors.
5. Design, simulate, and verify combinational logic circuits using CMOS technology.
6. Design and analyze sequential circuits, including flip-flops, latches, and registers.
7. Apply structured design methodologies to partition and design VLSI systems.
8. Utilize computer-aided design (CAD) tools for the design, simulation, and verification of VLSI circuits.
- Developed learning/teaching modules for undergraduate studies on Semiconductors and AI
- Introduction to Generative AI for EECS4980/5980: Generative AI and LLMs
- Semiconductor Development for AI, AI-Driven Semiconductor Design & Fabrication
- AI Hardware Basics for EECS 1030: Introduction to Computer Science and Engineering and EECS2010: Introduction to AI
- Introduction to VLSI for EECS1000: Introduction to EE
- A slide deck of more than 100 slides for EECS1000: Introduction to EE, introducing general semiconductor technician skillsets, including semiconductor manufacturing process, clean room and gowning, ESD, electronics equipment (e.g. oscilloscope, multimeter, power supply, function generator, impedance analyzer, spectrum analyzer), soldering, and mechanical tools. The slide deck is available upon request.
- Introduction to Generative AI for EECS4980/5980: Generative AI and LLMs
- Trained ~60 eighth grade rising high school students during Toledo Excel summer programs using the microbit kits supported by this project
- Provided three Circuit Scribe Kits to award winners of the Code and Create – RocketHacks 2025 organized by UToledo on March 15th, 2025
Principal Investigator, Network Processing and Network Processors: Bridging Undergraduate Learning and Research in Software and Hardware, supported by the National Science Foundation, 2003-2006.
- CSE363: Network Systems Design (Spring 2005, Fall 2003, ISCA 2006 and HPSR 2005 tutorials)