Certificate in Semiconductor Engineering & Manufacturing

The semiconductor is the backbone of modern information technologies, which are needed for defense, critical infrastructure and emerging technologies of the future like AI. Therefore, a reliable source of semiconductors and the stability of the associated supply chain is crucial to the long-term national and economic security of the United States. A skilled and diverse pipeline of workers is critical to building a sustainable domestic semiconductor industry and to achieve economic and national security goals.

In the era of AI, on-shore semiconductor manufacturing and personal mobile platforms, there is growing interest in emerging and fast-paced semiconductor industries among students and engineers. The University of Houston offers a certificate program to address the critical demands in semiconductor education and training.

Program

The Graduate Certificate in Semiconductor Engineering & Manufacturing is offered for graduate students majoring in broad areas of engineering and natural science and is designed to meet the increasing demands of a highly talented and skillful workforce in the semiconductor industry in the US and Texas. This certificate will require a student to complete 9 credit hours (three courses) in the area of semiconductor engineering and manufacturing.

Audience

The certificate is designed for graduate students in diverse disciplines of engineering and natural science: Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Physics, and Chemistry. Applicants from industry with a suitable background in microelectronics will also benefit from this certificate.

Application

This certificate program is open for students who are already enrolled or plan to enroll in a MS or PhD program at UH. Students who are currently enrolled or planning to enroll in an MS or PhD program at the University of Houston can add the program as a concurrent certificate objective. Please register for the program using our application form and make an appointment to discuss details for course enrollment.

Individuals who are planning to enroll only for this certificate program:

• An online application must be completed with the graduate school ApplyWeb Application
• 1 official transcript should be mailed to one of the following addresses below:

• 1 unofficial transcript uploaded with ApplyWeb Application
• For further information on how to apply, please review the following website: How to Apply
• For further information concerning international applications, please review the following website: International Applicants

Admissions

Students pursuing an MS or PhD degree have already been admitted to UH and they will be enrolled in the Certificate program simply upon request.

Scholarship

Scholarship is available for U.S. citizens in the MS program pursuing the certificate program. For further information, please contact jryou [at] uh.edu (Dr. Jae-Hyun Ryou).

Curriculum

9 credit hours (three courses) required out of the following courses in semiconductor:

• MECE 6362 - Semiconductor Materials and Devices for Electronic and Photonic Applications
• ECE 6306 - Introduction to Nanotechnology
• ECE 6309 - Microlithography for Micro-and Nano-system Manufacturing
• ECE 6314 - Nanoscale Design & Fabrication
• ECE 6328 - CMOS Analog Integrated Circuits
• ECE 6346 - VLSI Design
• ECE 6348 - Material Science of Thin Films
• ECE 6384 - Micro-Nano-Electro-Mechanical Systems and Nano Devices
• ECE 7366 - Advanced Process Integration VLSI
• ECE 7349 - Advanced Topics in Microelectronics
• CHEE 6375 - Chemical Processing for Microelectronics
• CHEE 7387 - Plasma Processing Principles and Applications

Note that the course offering is subject to change and will be updated regularly.

Contact

Dr. Jae-Hyun Ryou
Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Email: jryou [at] uh.edu (jryou[at]uh[dot]edu)
Phone: 713-743-0858