ECTS
10 credits
Training structure
Faculty of Science
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Image Processing
3 creditsIntroduction to Integrated Circuit Design
3 creditsPhysics of Electronic Components
4 credits
Image Processing
ECTS
3 credits
Training structure
Faculty of Science
Nowadays, image processing is ubiquitous in information technology: medicine, biology, agriculture, entertainment, culture, measurement, mechanics, etc.
Image processing involves applying mathematical transformations to images in order to modify their appearance or extract information from them. More generally, image processing aims to manipulate the underlying information contained in an image. While it has long been performed using electronic circuits, image processing is now carried out almost exclusively digitally, i.e., using algorithms generally programmed with an imperative language (C, C++, Java, Python, etc.).
This teaching unit aims to provide a solid foundation in image processing. It covers, among other things, image formation and acquisition, colorimetric transformations, morphological operations, geometric transformations, compression, frequency transformations, recognition and matching techniques, and an introduction to deep learning methods. The courses are supplemented by supporting videos.
The teaching unit consists mainly of 11 lectures covering the basics of the main areas of image processing and three practical sessions, with topics to be chosen from six proposals. Students can choose to carry out the work on images they bring in that are relevant to their field of study.
Introduction to Integrated Circuit Design
ECTS
3 credits
Training structure
Faculty of Science
Manufacturing processes
- Concept of technological stages
- Manufacturing masks
Analog circuit design:
- Basic CMOS cells
- CMOS amplifiers: 1 stage, 2 stages, 3 stages; advanced structures
- Electrical simulation of cells and AOPs
Digital circuit design:
- Simple logic gates - Complex ANDORI gates
- Domino logic
- Speed optimization
Physics of Electronic Components
ECTS
4 credits
Training structure
Faculty of Science
The course provides a progressive introduction to the main physical phenomena that enable students to understand how electronic components work and how they are used in electronic circuits. The first part introduces the physics of semiconductor materials, followed by the second part, which deals with the characteristics of materials at equilibrium. The third part explains the main electronic transport phenomena. Finally, the fourth and fifth parts present the most important electronic components: diodes and transistors.