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Master of Science in Electrical Engineering
with Specialization in Integrated Circuits (Morning
Program)
Fall 2024 Admissions Open
ADMISSIONS OPEN
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Short Brochure: Download
Detail Brochure: Download
Detail MS Program: Download
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Note 1: GAT or GRE are not valid for MS
ICD Program
Note 2: FAST NU Admission test
2024 date will be announced Soon
Program
Note 3: The program has been modified to accommodate two graduate-level elective AI courses
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“A Training from Idea to
Product Design”
Salient Features:
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First dedicated Integrated
Circuits (IC) design program in Pakistan, supported and funded by the industrial
partners.
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First
time in Pakistan an academic opportunity for IC designing on Licensed Cadence Tool Suite.
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Established
collaboration with public and private industrial partners.
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25 fully industrial funded MS students already enrolled in Spring-2020, will, tape-out 8 group projects
on two ICs in Spring-2021.
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Offers
hands on design experience on TSMC
officially provided 65nm, 130nm
and 150nm CMOS process development kits (PDKs).
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Fully
developed ICD lab with
four full time faculty members with degrees in IC design and cumulative
experience of over a dozen IC tapeouts.
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Provides
a unique opportunity to fabricate
the designed ICs by offering “IC
Tapeout” from Spring 2021.
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The
IC Tapeout offers the opportunity of Testing/Verification of the
designed IC in real world.
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A
comprehensive experience from project conception to the working silicon microchip.
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A bridge between the industry‐and‐academia to pave the way to FAB‐less innovations resulting in commercialization IC design
houses.
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Bright
prospect of placement in public and private organizations after MS
completion
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To
establish the VLSI Design and Training Centre at FAST‐NU, Islamabad in cooperation with our Industrial
Partners.
Program Objectives:
This program is tailored to train human
resource for globally 500 Billion US$ semiconductor industry. The goal is to equip youth with
comprehensive integrated circuit (IC) design and verification expertise
including, theoretical in-depth knowledge, hands-on IC design tools skills,
and end-to-end IC design and verification training. Each student in this
program will design the real world IC’s from project conception to the
working silicon microchip under the guidance of faculty supervisor from
university and industry experts
Eligibility:
Bachelor’s degree in a relevant
engineering discipline (Electrical, Electronics, Telecommunications, or
Computer engineering, etc.), recognized by Pakistan Engineering Council
(PEC). Minimum CGPA of 2.0, Preferably 2.5 (on a scale of 4.0) or at least
60% marks.
Scholarships:
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Full
fee waiver for selected candidates
Tentative Road Map:
MS (Electrical Engineering – Specialization in Integrated
Circuits):
30 Credits MS Program
Core Courses for MS‐EE with Specialization in Integrated Circuits:
1.Research Methodology (03 Credits) (HEC Requirement)
2.Digital Integrated Circuits (03 Credits)
3.Analog & DT Integrated Circuits (03 Credits)
4.Mixed Signal Integrated Circuits (03 Credits)
Elective Courses (One must select minimum of 4 courses from
this list of Electives):
1. Signal Integrity, Packaging and SoC Design (03 credits)
2. Digital ICs Synthesis & Physical
Backend Design (03
Credits)
3. IC Design Project: From Schematic to
Chip Tapeout (03 credits)
4. Universal Verification Methodology
(UVM) (03
Credit)
5. RF Integrated Circuits (03 Credits)
6. Advance Microwave Engineering (03 Credits)
7. Advance Embedded Systems (03 Credits)
8. Advance Digital Signal Processing (03 Credits)
9. Advanced Wireless Communication (03 Credits)
10. IC Marketing and Business
Management (03
Credits)
Teaching
Faculty:
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Prof.
Dr. Rashad Ramzan
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Dr.
Hassan Saif
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Dr.
Shazad Saleem
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Dr.
Arshad Hassan
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Engr.
Hamza Atiq (MS EE)
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Engr.
Daniyal Ali (MS EE)
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Engr.
Ali Sabir
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Engr.
Usama Liaquat
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Visiting Faculty from Industry including the industrial
partners
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