Integrated Circuit Design
Integrated Circuit Design covers bipolar and MOS devices in monolithic circuits, focusing on device physics, fabrication technology, and IC-design for linear and nonlinear circuitry.
Summary
Past student reviews · chirag gupta
The workload included a handful of homework assignments, three challenging but fair exams, and a significant final project.
What you’ll be able to do
Solve problems related to operation and fabrication of semiconductor devices (diodes, BJTs, MOSFETs)
Draw semiconductor band diagrams and apply these drawings to explain effects that appear at interfaces between materials such as differently doped semiconductors, semiconductor-metal interface
Analyze advanced effects that appear in MOSFETs when their size is reduced to nanometer scale
Develop and design device physics models using simulation platform such as TCAD
Source: UW Guide
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Prerequisites
Course mapE C E 335, graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students
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- Any of
- ECE 335
- graduate/professional standing
- member of Engineering Guest Students
Professors
Spring 2027No instructors recorded for this selection.
Historical instructors & teaching patterns
CHIRAG GUPTA is recorded teaching in Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
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Student experience
the class
Past student reviews · chirag gupta
Chirag Gupta taught this course with engaging lectures that prioritized building intuition over memorization, creating an easy-to-follow learning environment.
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.47 GPA, 76.5% A/AB (n=17 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.22 GPA, 63.0% A/AB (n=27 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.46 GPA, 75.0% A/AB (n=24 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Past student reviews · chirag gupta
The workload included a handful of homework assignments, three challenging but fair exams, and a significant final project.
Past student reviews · chirag gupta
Students appreciated how Chirag Gupta connected lecture topics to real industry design challenges in semiconductors, making the material more relevant.
Topics
- Bipolar and MOS devices in monolithic circuits
- Device physics and fabrication technology
- IC-design for linear and nonlinear circuitry
- Semiconductor band diagrams and material interface effects
Skills
- Solving problems related to the operation and fabrication of diodes, BJTs, and MOSFETs.
- Drawing semiconductor band diagrams to explain interface effects between materials.
- Analyzing advanced effects in nanometer-scale MOSFETs.
- Developing and designing device physics models using simulation platforms like TCAD.
Grades
Latest available · Fall 2025— not enough history to project Spring 2027.
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Model & dataset provenance
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