Externally Funded Education Projects

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
  • Trained ~60 eighth grade rising high school students during Toledo Excel summer programs using the microbit kits supported by this project

Principal Investigator, Network Processing and Network Processors: Bridging Undergraduate Learning and Research in Software and Hardware, supported by the National Science Foundation, 2003-2006.

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