Engineering, Sciences

Microelectronics and Automation

  • Duration

    3 years

  • Training Structure

    Polytech Montpellier

Overview

The Microelectronics and Automation (MEA) program trains versatile engineers (bac+5) with recognized expertise in electronics and microelectronics, automation and robotics, computer engineering, and industrial computing.

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The Benefits of the Training Program

A CUTTING-EDGE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE INDUSTRY

The education of MEA engineering students is provided by faculty members who are also engaged in research and technology transfer at the school’s partner research laboratories.

Much of this research is conducted in collaboration with industry.

They cover cutting-edge fields that future engineers will encounter: integrated circuit design and testing, sensor design, radio-frequency identification, space and nuclear radiation hardening, electron microscopy, acoustic microscopy, electrical power transmission, manipulation robotics, medical robotics, and mobile robotics

ALL OF THE SCHOOL'S TRAINING PROGRAMS ARE SUPPORTED BY A NETWORK OF STRONG PARTNERSHIPS WITH:

- the industrial sector (800 internships, 200 industrial projects, and 50 apprenticeship contracts per year),

- academic research (14 affiliated research laboratories),

- International partnerships (more than 100 partner universities worldwide).

 

ARE YOU INTERESTED IN AN APPRENTICESHIP?

If you’re more interested in a work-study program than a “traditional” academic track, POLYTECH Montpellier also offers an apprenticeship program in Embedded Systems (SE), which closely aligns with the topics covered in the MEA program.

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Expertise and Skills

Upon graduating from school, the MEA engineering student:

- Has acquired a solid scientific foundation in the fields of physics, electronics, automation, and industrial computing;

- Has a good understanding of the technologies specific to today's embedded systems, both hardware and software, and is proficient in the associated design tools (CAD);

- Has specialized in the field of integrated circuit design or robotics;

- Is able to manage the technical, human, and economic aspects of a project or activity in the fields of electronic and automated systems;

- Is mindful of issues related to sustainability, recycling, and eco-design.

He is qualified to perform the following duties:

- R&D Engineer

- Design and Consulting Engineer

- Process and Industrialization Engineer

- Operations and Maintenance Engineer

- Quality Engineer

- Technical Sales Engineer

- Business Engineer

- Project Manager

- Information Systems Administrator

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Organization

Internships, supervised projects

Internship

Required

Internship Abroad

Required

Engineering students complete several required internships at companies or in research laboratories:

- A 1- to 3-month internship at the end of thethird year;

- A 1- to 3-month internship at the end of the4th year;

- A 5- to 6-month internship at the end of the5th year.

In5th grade, they undertake a capstone industry project (300 hours) that places them in a professional setting and allows them to develop their independence.

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Program

MAIN SUBJECTS TAUGHT

- mathematics

- physics

- digital and analog electronics

- automatic

- computer science / industrial computer science

- signal processing

- microelectronics

- humanities and social sciences

- modern languages

A complete list of course units (UE) and available class hours is available at www.polytech-montpellier.fr, under the “Education / Microelectronics and Automation” section

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Select a program

  • Mathematics and Signals

    6 credits

    • Algebra

      1.5 credits

    • Signals

      1.5 credits

    • Probability and Statistics

      1.5 credits

    • Analysis

      1.5 credits

  • Digital Systems

    8 credits

    • S5 Logic Systems

      2.2 credits

    • Introduction to Networks

      1 credit

    • Computer Science

      4.3 credits

    • Introduction to Linux

      0.5 credits

  • Specialized Topics

    9 credits

    • Waves and Electrical Transmission

      2 credits

    • Mono Linear Systems

      3 credits

    • Introduction to Electronics

      3 credits

    • Component Physics

      1 credit

  • SHEJS and S5 Languages

    7 credits

    • S5 Remediation

    • DDRS

      1 credit

    • TOEIC 3A Prep Course

      0 credits

    • English S5

      2 credits

    • S5 Adhesives

    • Written and oral communication

      2 credits

    • Cross-Functional Project S5

      2 credits

  • SHEJS and Languages

    6 credits

    • Environ.éco. Businesses

      2 credits

    • Cross-Functional Project S6

      2 credits

    • English S6

      1 credit

    • TOEIC 3A Prep Course

    • S6 Adhesives

    • Remediation S6

    • Company Introduction Internship

    • Training in Transferable Skills

    • Optional

      • German

      • Chinese

      • Spanish

      • Italian

    • Choose 1 out of 6

      • Chinese

        1 credit

      • Beginner Spanish

        1 credit

      • German

        1 credit

      • French

        1 credit

      • Italian

        1 credit

      • Spanish

        1 credit

  • Digital Systems

    8 credits

    • Introduction to Microcontrollers

      1.8 credits

    • Discrete Event Systems

      1.9 credits

    • Databases

      0.9 credits

    • Digital Algorithm Modeling

      2.2 credits

    • Logic Systems

      2.2 credits

  • Linear Systems

    9 credits

    • Discrete Automatic Devices

      2.3 credits

    • Looped Electrical Systems

      2.1 credits

    • Introduction to AI Techniques

      1.4 credits

    • Design of Active Analog Filters

      3.2 credits

  • Introduction to Options

    7 credits

    • Analog Integrated Circuits 1

      1.5 credits

    • Introduction to Robotic Manipulation

      1.5 credits

    • Introduction to Mobile Robotics

      1.5 credits

    • Integrated Circuits No. 1

      1.5 credits

  • Choose one of the following two options:

    • Microelectronics S7

      5 credits

      • Analog Integrated Circuits 2

        2.5 credits

      • Digital Integrated Circuits 2

        2.5 credits

    • Manipulation Robotics

      5 credits

      • 3D Modeling and Control

        1.5 credits

      • S7 Robotics Project

        1.5 credits

      • Control in Free and Constrained Space

        1 credit

      • Perception 1

        1 credit

  • Automation and Processing

    8 credits

    • Information Theory

      1 credit

    • Multivariable Linear Systems

      3 credits

    • Discrete-Event Systems (DES)

      2 credits

    • Analog Filtering

      1 credit

    • Filtration and Treatment

      1 credit

  • Computer Science S7

    8 credits

    • Databases

      1 credit

    • VHDL Design

      2 credits

    • Real-Time Systems and Operating Systems

      2 credits

    • Object-Oriented Programming and Modeling

      3 credits

  • SHEJS and Languages S7

    9 credits

    • Optional

      • TOEIC Prep (Beginner Level)

    • Choose 1 out of 6

      • Chinese

        2 credits

      • French

        2 credits

      • Spanish

        2 credits

      • Italian

        2 credits

      • Spanish (Semi-Beginner)

        2 credits

      • German

        2 credits

    • Organization and Function

      1.5 credits

    • Professional Experience Verification

    • Cross-Functional Project S7

      2 credits

    • Employment Placement

      1.5 credits

    • English S7

      2 credits

    • TOEIC Prep

    • S7 Remediation

    • S7 Adhesives

  • Course 4A

    8 credits

  • Digital Architectures and Networks

    7 credits

    • Embedded Systems

      2 credits

    • Microprocessor Architecture

      0.8 credits

    • Automation and Networks

      2.4 credits

    • Cryptography and Hardware Security

      1 credit

    • Embedded Networks

      0.8 credits

  • SHEJS and Languages S8

    5 credits

    • Business and the Law

      0.7 credits

    • English S8

      1 credit

    • S8 Adhesives

    • TOEIC Prep

    • Cross-Functional Project S8

      2 credits

    • Remediation S8

    • Technology Internships

    • Project Management

      1.3 credits

  • Automatic and Electronic S8

    4 credits

    • Electronics Modulators

      1.6 credits

    • Analog Processing

      1.6 credits

    • Modeling, analysis

      0.8 credits

  • Choose one of the following two options:

    • Microelectronics

      6 credits

      • Analog Integrated Circuits 3

        2 credits

      • Integrated Circuit Testing

        2 credits

      • Digital Integrated Circuits 3

        2 credits

    • Mobile Robotics

      6 credits

      • Perception 2

        0.75 credits

      • Operational Safety in Robotics

        0.75 credits

      • Modeling and Control

        0.75 credits

      • Advanced Modeling and Control

        0.75 credits

      • S8 Robotics Project

        3 credits

  • Choose one of the following two options:

    • ROB Advanced Placement Course

      9 credits

      • Robotics Elective Module

        3 credits

      • Choose any 6 to 8 out of 8

        • Advanced Architecture of Digital Integrated Circuits

          1 credit

        • Statistics

          1 credit

        • Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)

          1 credit

        • Sensors and Microsystems

          1 credit

        • Mobile Development: Android Apps

          1 credit

        • Validation of Critical Embedded Systems

          1 credit

        • Graphs and Applications

          1 credit

        • Health Technology: A Study of Neuroprostheses

          1 credit

    • MIC Specialization Course

      9 credits

      • Choose any 6 to 8 out of 8

        • Advanced Architecture of Digital Integrated Circuits

          1 credit

        • Statistics

          1 credit

        • Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)

          1 credit

        • Sensors and Microsystems

          1 credit

        • Mobile Development: Android Apps

          1 credit

        • Validation of Critical Embedded Systems

          1 credit

        • Graphs and Applications

          1 credit

        • Health Technology: A Study of Neuroprostheses

          1 credit

      • Microelectronics Elective Module

        3 credits

  • Choose one of the following two options:

    • A5 MIC Insert

      4.5 credits

      • Specialized Courses - Microelectronics

      • Specialized Conferences

        4.5 credits

    • A5 ROB Insert

      4.5 credits

      • Specialized Courses - Robotics

      • Specialized Conferences

        4.5 credits

  • PIFE

    11 credits

    • Choose one of the following two options:

      • PFE CP

        11 credits

      • PFE

        11 credits

  • SHEJS and Languages S9

    5.5 credits

    • Occupational Health and Safety

      0.5 credits

    • Business Management

      1.5 credits

    • Sustainable Innovation & Responsible Entrepreneurship

      1.5 credits

    • Information Challenges in the Workplace

      0.5 credits

    • Quality Management

      0.5 credits

    • TOEIC 5A Prep

    • Labor Law

      1 credit

  • Choose one of the following two options:

    • End-of-Study Internship

      30 credits

    • CP End-of-Studies Internship

      30 credits

Admission

Admission Requirements

In3rd grade

- For students in preparatory classes for the grandes écoles (CPGE): admission through the POLYTECH entrance exam.

- For holders of a Bachelor's degree (L2), Master's degree (L3), DUT, BTS, or equivalent foreign degree: admission based on application materials and an interview.

- For PeiP2 students: after the program has been approved and national ranking has been determined.

In4th grade

For holders of an M1 or equivalent foreign degree: selection based on application materials and an interview.

Continuing Education

The Microelectronics and Automation program is also available as a continuing education program, under certain conditions, to employees who can demonstrate at least three years of professional experience in the field.

www.polytech-admission.org

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Employment Placement

TARGET INDUSTRIES

- Engineering and consulting firms.

- Semiconductor industry.

- Telecommunications and multimedia sectors.

- Healthcare sector.

- Transportation industry.

 

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