2007-09 - Graduate School - The University of Alabama

Graduate Catalog: Section 11.6.6http://graduate.ua.edu/catalog/24300.htmlreceivers.ECE 538 Integrated Circuit Fabrication Principles. (3-0) Three hours.Prerequisite: ECE 333, MTE 271, or permission of the instructor.Study of the processing tools used in semiconductor device fabrication. Topics include semiconductor fundamentals,semiconductor device fabrication processes, interconnections and contacts, integrated circuit packaging, and chipyield. Oral presentation and advance analytical work required.ECE 545 Antennas. (3-0) Three hours.Prerequisite: ECE 340 or PH 332.Transmission and reception of power and information in free space; antennas as interface elements; impedance andradiation characteristics of modern antennas.ECE 546 Microwave Engineering. (3-0) Three hours.Prerequisite: ECE 340 or PH 332.Guided waves, scattering matrix description of microwave circuit elements, computer analysis, and optimization ofcascaded two-ports microwave integrated circuits.ECE 547 Electromagnetic Laboratory. (0-3) One hour.Prerequisite: ECE 340 or PH 332.Electrical measurements of electromagnetic waves and phenomena in the microwave region; slotted line techniques;and measurement of frequency, wavelength, power, impedance, VSWR, and antenna radiation patterns.ECE 548 Radar Systems. (3-0) Three hours.Prerequisite: ECE 340 or PH 332.The radar equation; detection of radar signals in noise; extraction of information and waveform design, CW, MTI, andpulse Doppler radar; and tracking radar.ECE 553 Electric Machines and Drives. (3-0) Three hours.Prerequisites: ECE 326 and ECE 350.Detailed study on the theory and operation of rotating electric machines. Introduction to power electronics andmachine drives.ECE 557 Power Systems II. (3-0) Three hours.Prerequisite: ECE 456. Not open to students who have earned credit for ECE 457.Economic operation, fault analysis, symmetrical components, system protection. Special projects are required.ECE 561 Quantum Electronics. (3-0) Three hours.Prerequisite: ECE 340 or PH 332.Matrix formulation of quantum mechanics; quantization of lattice vibrations and electromagnetic radiation;diamagnetism and paramagnetism; paramagnetic resonance and paramagnetism in crystals; and interaction ofradiation and atoms.ECE 575 Stochastic Processes.(3-0) Three hours. Same as GES 575.Prerequisite: GES 500.Engineering applications of probability theory. Problems on sequences of random variables, convergence, stochasticprocesses, stationarity, ergodicity, correlation function, spectral densities, linear systems with random inputs, designof filters and predictors, and Markov processes.ECE 577 Advanced Linear Control. (3-0) Three hours. Same as AEM/ME 577.Prerequisite: ECE 475.Modern techniques for the analysis and design of linear control systems. Matrix formulation; multivariable controlsystems; state-variable concepts; discrete-time systems; optimization; and statistical design methods.ECE 579 Digital Control Systems. (3-0) Three hours.Prerequisites: ECE 370, ECE 475, and either GES 451 or MATH 237.Frequency and time domain methods in discrete time control systems; sampling of continuous-time signals, stability,transform design techniques, state variable analysis, and design techniques.ECE 580 Digital Systems Design. (3-0) Three hours.Prerequisite: ECE 383.Corequisite: ECE 581.Digital systems design with hardware description languages, programmable implementation technologies, electronicdesign automation design flows, design considerations and constraints, design for test, system on a chip designs, IPcores, reconfigurable computing, digital system design examples and applications.ECE 581 Digital Systems Design Laboratory. (0-3) One hour.Prerequisite: ECE 383.Corequisite: ECE 580.Logic design and simulation via hardware description languages, use of electronic design automation tools, and CPU