Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics

Physics, microelectronics, electronics digital technic, system level design, sensors and actuators

A kötelező előtanulmányi rend az adott szak honlapján és képzési programjában található.

The laboratory practice covers the complete design flow of IC and MEMS co-design. A workgroup of students are designing a Smart System solution including MEMS sensors and actuators and the relevant CMOS circuitry. The laboratory practice is built on the lecture course of System Level Design. Up to date industry standard software CAD tools are utilized thanks to the EU and international support.

1. FEM basics I.:: nodes, elements, branching, solvers (ANSYS mechanical APDL)
2. FEM basics II.: Analysis of micromechanical problems (Beam stresses and deflections, Bending of a Solid Beam (Plane Elements) Large Deflection of a Cantilever), coupled field problems: electro-thermal domain
3. Work environment of FEM tools I: Workbench fundamentals – design modeler, import geometries, solution analysis (ANSYS Workbench)
4. Work environment of FEM tools II: Parameter sweeping, coupled field analysis: thermo-electro-mechanic effect (ANSYS Workbench)
5. Speeding up the simulation by the application of reduced order models (RoM-s) I.: model preparation, solution analysis, generate & use pass, geometry extension
6. Project work I: MEMS layout design, simulation and optimization by FEM tools I.
7. Project work II: MEMS layout design, simulation and optimization by FEM tools II.
8. Project work III: MEMS layout design, simulation and optimization by FEM tools III.
9. Digital design toolchain I.: VHDL-based RTL design and functional verification
10. Digital design toolchain II.: from RTL to silicon:  dynthesis and timing simulation
11. Project work IV: HDL design practice I.
12. Project work V: HDL design practice II.
13. Project work VI: HDL design practice III.
14. Project work VII: Integrated system testing

2 hours/week computer based demonstration with practical examples, case studies and hands-on tutorials. During the semester the students have to carry out a 3 phase project work individually.

In order to obtain credit for the subject the students have to participate in all of the laboratory practices and complete the predefined work, which is evaluated by the laboratory instructor.

In addition a written report about the design work must be filed at the end of the semester which is evaluated by the instructors.

If a student fails to turn up at any laboratory practices or does not complete the predefined tasks, then the missed/failed laboratory practice has to be repeated. Only two missed/failed laboratory practice can be repeated.

By appointment with the instructors.

Mandatory curriculum:

-        Periodically updated electronic tutorials by the instructors

-        Appointed chapters from the „Optional, auxiliary resources”

Optional, auxiliary resources

-        Joel A. Kubby: ”A Guide to Hands-on MEMS Design and Prototyping”, Cambridge University Press, 2011. ISBN 978-0-521-88925-4

-        Brand, Fedder, Hierold, Korvink, Tabata: „System-level Modeling of MEMS”, Wiley-VCH, 2013. ISBN 978-3-527-31903-9

-        Huei-Huang Lee: „Finite Element Simulations with ANSYS Workbench 15”, SDC Publications, 2014. ISBN 978-1585039074

-        Peter J. Ashenden, Jim Lewis: „The Designer's Guide to VHDL”, Elsevier Inc., 2008. ISBN 978-0-12-088785-9

-        Zainalabedin Navabi: „VHDL - Modular Design and Synthesis of Cores and Systems”, McGraw-Hill Professional, 2007. ISBN  978-0071475457

For Hungarian speaking students:

-        Kovács Ádám, Moharos István, Oldal István, Szekrényes András: „VÉGESELEM-MÓDSZER - Egyetemi tananyag”, Typotex Kiadó, 2011. ISBN 978-963-279-539-3

-        Hosszú Gábor, Keresztes Péter: „VHDL-alapú rendszertervezés”, Szak Kiadó, 2012. ISBN 978-963-9863-24-8