Electronics Engineering, Master's Programme

Modern society depends on reliable and efficient electronics supporting a wide range of application areas such as broadband communications, high-speed computing, healthcare, automotive systems, artificial intelligence (AI), the internet of things (IoT), and more. This means that the demand for engineers with the knowledge required to lead the design of complex integrated circuits and systems will remain high for the foreseeable future.

The programme courses benefit from close research collaboration with many companies worldwide.  The program provides you with a competitive education in digital, analog and radio-frequency (RF) integrated circuits (IC) and system-on-chip (SoC) design, with applications in signal processing, machine learning, modern communication systems and radio transceiver design.

The first semester consists of a set of compulsory courses providing the necessary knowledge in digital and analog integrated circuits, computer architecture, RF electronics and design of digital systems.

Two specialisations

During the second and third semester it is compulsory for the student to follow one of the two specializations:

• Embedded digital systems with focus on digital system-on-chip design and embedded systems
• Microelectronics with emphasis on design of mixed analog/digital and radio-frequency integrated circuits

Project-based design courses using advanced CAD tools

Several project-based design courses provide excellent opportunities to strengthen your practical design skills. You will gain hands-on experience with state-of-the-art circuit and system design environments, as well as advanced CAD tools widely used in today’s industry. As an example, in the VLSI Design course, you will design real chips using standard CMOS technology. These chips are then sent for fabrication and later measured and evaluated in a follow-up course. Only a few select universities worldwide have the know-how and capability to provide such unique courses, and LiU is one of them.