Graduate School - Catalog of Studies - University of Arkansas

The Graduate School: Departments and Course Descriptions
concepts of image processing; theory and applications. Covers digital methods of image restoration;
reformation, extraction and analysis. Corequisite: Drill component.
ELEG4713 Electromagnetic Transmission (Irregular) Steady state and transient
response of lossless and dissipative transmission lines. Wave guides and resonators.
Antennas and radiation. Prerequisite: ELEG 3703.
ELEG4723 Introduction to RF and Microwave Design (Irregular) An introduction
to microwave design principles. Transmission lines, passive devices, networks, impedance
matching, filters, dividers, and hybrids will be discussed in detail. Active microwave devices
will also be introduced. In addition, the applications of this technology as it relates to radar and
communications systems will be reviewed. Prerequisite: ELEG 3703.
ELEG487V Special Topics in Electrical Engineering (Irregular) (1-
3) Consideration of current electrical engineering topics not covered in other courses.
Prerequisite: senior standing. May be repeated for 6 hours.
ELEG4933 Minicomputer Applications (Irregular) Structure, implementation,
and application of minicomputer systems. Microcomputer hardware. Microprogramming.
Minicomputer software technology. Design and evaluation of minicomputer systems.
Corequisite: Drill component. Prerequisite: CENG 1123 or CSCE 1123.
ELEG4943 Digital Systems Design (Irregular) Number systems and codes, fundamentals
of switching algebra, analysis and design of sequential switching circuits and memory
elements. Prerequisite: junior standing.
ELEG4963 Field Programmable Gate Array Laboratory (Irregular) Field
Programmable logic devices (FPGAs/CPLDs) have become extremely popular as basic building
blocks for digital systems. They offer a general architecture that users can customize by
inducing permanent or reversible physical changes. This course will deal with the implementation
of logic options using these devices. Corequisite: Lab component. Prerequisite: ELEG
1913. (Same as CENG 4353)
ELEG4983 Introduction to Computer Architecture (Irregular) Design of a single
board computer including basic computer organization, memory subsystem design, periphereal
interfacing, DMA control, interrupt control, and bus organization. (Same as CENG 4213)
Prerequisite: ELEG 3923. (Same as CENG 4213)
ELEG5113 Stochastic Digital Signal Processing System Design (Irregular)
Design elements and trade-offs of stochastic DSP systems. Linear prediction, adaptive filters,
parametric spectral analysis, and speech applications. Design examples, random signal
basics, spectral decomposition, and noise. Prerequisite: ELEG 3133 and ELEG 3143.
ELEG5153 Real-Time Data Acquisition Systems (Irregular) The theory and
practice associated with taking measurements of the real world for use with computers.
Sampling and data analysis techniques. Prerequisite: ELEG 3923.
ELEG5163 Advanced Microcontroller Design Project (Irregular) Use of development
systems as an aid to microcontroller design; the student is expected to design, build,
and test a microcontroller-based system to perform a specified task. Corequisite: Lab component.
Prerequisite: ELEG 3923.
ELEG5173L Digital Signal Processing Laboratory (Irregular) Use of DSP integrated
circuits. Lectures, demonstrations, and projects. DSP IC architectures and instruction
sets. Assembly language programming. Development tools. Implementation of elementary
DSP operations, difference equations, transforms and filters. Prerequisite: ELEG 4603.
ELEG5183L DSP Digital Communications Laboratory (Irregular)
Implementation of digital communication techniques in the Texas Instruments C30 processor.
AM, FM, SSB, DSB modulation; data scramblers, bit error rate, PAM, QAM; echo cancellation,
full-duplex modems. Pre- or Corequisite: ELEG 4623.
ELEG5193L Advanced DSP Processors Laboratory (Irregular) Familiarization
with, and use of, advanced DSP processors. Parallel processor configurations, timing consideration,
specialized programming techniques, and complex pipelines. Prerequisite: ELEG
5173L.
ELEG5213 Integrated Circuit Fabrication Technology (Irregular) Theory
and techniques of integrated circuit fabrication technology; crystal growth, chemical vapor
deposition, impurity diffusion, oxidation, ion implantation, photolithography and medullization.
Design and analysis of device fabrication using SUPREM and SEDAN. In-process analysis
techniques. Student review papers and presentations on state of the art fabrication and device
technology. Prerequisite: ELEG 4203.
ELEG5233 Solid-State Electronics I (Irregular) Theoretical treatment of crystal
structures and lattices, quantum and statistical mechanics, thermal properties of crystals, freeelectron
theory of metals and quantum theory of electrons in periodic lattices. Prerequisite:
ELEG 4203 and PHYS 3614 and PHYS 3611L.
ELEG5243L Microelectronic Fabrication Techniques and Procedures (Sp,
Fa) The Thin-Film Fabrication course is designed to prepare students to use the thin-film
equipment and processes available at the Engineering Research Center’s thin-film cleanroom.
The process modules to be trained on include lithography, metal deposition and etching,
oxide deposition, growth and etching, reactive dry etching, tantalum anodization, photodefinable
spin-on dielectric and electroplating. The related metrology modules include microscope
inspection, spectrophotometric measurement of oxide, profilometry and four-point probe measurements.
Prerequisite: ELEG 5273.
ELEG5253L Integrated Circuit Design Laboratory I (Irregular) Design and layout
of large scale digital integrated circuits. Students design, check, and simulate digital integrated
circuits which will be fabricated and tested in I.C. Design Laboratory II. Topics include
computer-aided design, more indepth coverage of topics from ELEG 4233, and design of very
large scale chips. Prerequisite: ELEG 4233 and ELEG 4203.
ELEG5263L Integrated Circuit Design Laboratory II (Irregular) Students test
the I.C. chips they designed in I.C. Design Laboratory I and propose design corrections where
needed. Topics include gate arrays, bipolar design, I2L, memory design, and microprocessor
design. Prerequisite: ELEG 5253L.
ELEG5273 Electronic Packaging (Irregular) An introductory treatment of electronic
packaging, from single chip to multichip, including materials, substrates, electrical design, thermal
design, mechanical design, package modeling and simulation, and processing considerations.
Credit can not be earned for both MEEG 5273 and ELEG 5273. Prerequisite: (ELEG
3213 or ELEG 3913) and MATH 3404. (Same as MEEG 5273)
ELEG5283 Mixed Signal Test Engineering II (Irregular) Focus calibrations,
DAC testing, ADC testing, DIB design, Design for Test, Data Analysis, and Test Economics.
Prerequisite: ELEG 4283.
ELEG5293L Integrated Circuits Fabrication Laboratory (Irregular)
Experimental studies of silicon oxidation, solid-state diffusion, photolithographical materials
and techniques, bonding and encapsulation. Fabrication and testing of PN diodes, NPN transistors
and MOS transistors. Prerequisite: ELEG 5213.
ELEG5313 Power Semiconductor Devices (Irregular) Carrier transport physics;
breakdown phenomenon in semiconductor devices; power bipolar transistors, thyristors, power
junction field-effect transistors, power field-controlled diodes, power metal-oxide-semiconductor
field-effect transistors, and power MOS-bipolar devices. Prerequisite: ELEG 4203.
ELEG5323 Semiconductor Nanostructures I (Irregular) This course is focused
on the basic theoretical and experimental analyses of low dimensional systems encountered in
semiconductor heterojunctions and nanostructures with the emphasis on device applications
and innovations. Prerequisite: ELEG 4203 or Instructor Permission.
ELEG5333 Semiconductor Nanostructures II (Irregular) This course is a continuation
of ELEG 5323 Semiconductors Nanostructures I. It is focused on the transport properties,
growth, electrical and optical properties of semiconductor nanostructures, and optoelectronic
devices. Prerequisite: ELEG 5323 or Instructor Permission.
ELEG5403 Systems Theory (Irregular) A unified state-space approach to continuous
and discrete systems. System dynamics, local transition functions, reachability, observability,
and global behavior of systems. Prerequisite: ELEG 4403.
ELEG5413 Stochastic Control Systems (Irregular) Optimal estimation and control
of linear dynamic systems with uncertainties. Stochastic processes and models. Prediction,
filtering, and smoothing. The Kalman filter, Wiener-Hopf equations, separation principle, and
stochastic optimal control. Prerequisite: ELEG 4133.
ELEG5423 Optimal Control Systems (Irregular) Basic concepts, conditions for
optimality, the minimum principle, the Hamilton Jacobi equation, structure and properties of
optimal systems. Prerequisite: ELEG 4403.
ELEG5433 Digital Control Systems (Irregular) Signal processing in continuous-discrete
systems. System modeling using the z-transform and state-variable techniques. Analysis
and design of digital control systems. Digital redesign for continuous control. Prerequisite:
ELEG 4403.
ELEG5443 Nonlinear Systems Analysis and Control (Irregular) Second-order
nonlinear systems. Nonlinear differential equations. Approximate analysis methods. Lyapunov
and input-output stability. Design of controllers, observers, and estimators for nonlinear systems.
Prerequisite: ELEG 4403 or MATH 5303.
ELEG5453 Adaptive Filtering and Control (Irregular) Models for deterministic
systems. Parameter estimation. Adaptive control. Stochastic models. Stochastic state and
parameter estimation. Adaptive control of stochastic systems. Prerequisite: ELEG 3143 and
ELEG 4403.
ELEG5463 Chaotic Dynamical Systems (Irregular) Computer analysis of fixed and
periodic orbits and bifurcations. Symbolic dynamics approach to chaotic systems with applications
to convergence analysis of numerical algorithms and secure communications. Fractals
with applications to image compression. Julia and Mandelbrot sets. Prerequisite: senior or
graduate standing in Engineering, Math or Science.
ELEG5473 Intelligent Transportation Systems (Irregular) Engineering challenges
in current surface transportation. The ITS concept. Review of current electrical, communication,
and computer technologies. Applications to traffic surveillence, traveler information, traffic
management, transit management, incident management, automatic toll collection and smart
cars. Benefits to ITS. Prerequisite: senior or graduate standing in engineering.
ELEG5513 Electric Power Quality (Irregular) The theory and analysis of electric
power quality for industrial and commercial power systems. Specific topics include: grounding,
shielding, wiring considerations, instrumentation, site surveys and analysis, case studies,
specification and selection of power system components, and recommended design and
installation practice. Prerequisite: ELEG 3303 and MATH 3404.
ELEG5533 Power Electronics and Motor Drives (Irregular) V-1 characteristics
of insulated Gate Bipolar Transistors (IGBTs) and MOS-controlled Thyristors (MCTs), design
of driver and snubber circuits, induction-, permanent magnet-, and brushless dc-motor drives;
and resonant inverters. Prerequisite: graduate standing or (ELEG 3223 and ELEG 3303).
ELEG5543 Communication Networks for Motion/Industrial Control
(Irregular) An introduction to topics of current interest in motion control systems. Examples:
Open Control Automation, RS 485 Communication and RS 232 Communication as related to
motion control systems, Serial Real Time Communication Systems, Control Area Network,
Embedded Controllers, Motion Control Applications. Prerequisite: ELEG 3303 or graduate
standing.
ELEG5603 Wireless Data Communications (Irregular) Comprehensive course
in the emerging field of wireless data communications. Focused on upper layer protocols for
wireless data transmission. Topics include wireless cellular system infrastructures, wireless
circuit data, wireless packet data, mobile IP, and various existing and soon-to-be available
wireless data systems and technologies. Prerequisite: graduate standing.
ELEG5613 Introduction to Telecommunications (Irregular) Overview of public
and private telecommunication systems; traffic engineering; communications systems basics,
information technology, electromagnetics, and data transmission. Prerequisite: ELEG Graduate
Standing or ELEG 3133. (Same as CENG 5613)
ELEG5623 Information Theory (Irregular) Continuous and discrete source and
channel models, measure of information, channel capacity, noisy-channel coding theorem,
coding and decoding techniques. Prerequisite: ELEG 3143 or ELEG 4623.
ELEG5633 Detection and Estimation (Irregular) Binary and multiple decisions for
single and multiple observations; sequential, composite, and non-parametric decision theory;
estimation theory; sequential, non-linear, and state estimation; optimum receiver principles.
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
ELEG5643 Computer Communications Networks (Irregular) A study of various
current data communication techniques used in the computer world. Concepts of digital communications
theory as well as packets and protocols are studied. Prerequisite: CENG 2123
ELEG5653 Artificial Neural Networks (Irregular) Fundamentals of artificial neural
networks, both theory and practice. Teaches basic concepts of both supervised and unsuper-
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