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Gain experience in the practical issues of device-level design and system-level performance requirements

Get industry recognition with an accredited degree, awarded on behalf of the Engineering Council

Carry out an individual research project in an area of your interest

Course key facts

• Qualification

  • MSc

• Duration

  1 year

• Start date

  September 2025

• Study mode

  Full-time

• • £18,500 Home

  • £42,900 Overseas

• Delivered by

  • Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

• Location

  • South Kensington

Aimed at future integrated circuit (IC) designers, this course takes a balanced approach to both analogue and digital IC design.

Through a blend of lectures, tutorials and practical laboratory sessions, you'll develop your knowledge of analogue, mixed signal, and digital circuits.

You'll consider the practical issues of device-level design and system-level performance requirements, as well as examine low power circuits and embedded systems.

An individual research project forms the major component of this course, where you'll apply your skills to a practical problem in a research area of your interest.

This work gives you the opportunity to develop the knowledge and skills to become an integrated circuit designer within a range of industries, or go onto further research.

Structure

This page is updated regularly to reflect the latest version of the curriculum. However, this information is subject to change.

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Please note: it may not always be possible to take specific combinations of modules due to timetabling conflicts. For confirmation, please check with the relevant department.

Discover the analogue signal processing techniques that can be used to perform computation.

ADIC Laboratory Experiments

Develop advanced skills in utilising industry-strength electronic design automation tools for microelectronic design.

Develop a thorough understanding of high-performance and energy-efficient computer architecture.

Digital Signal Processing and Digital Filters

Gain a thorough grounding in the design of digital filters and in multirate signal processing techniques.

Hardware and Software Verification

Explore the techniques used to verify software and hardware, including formal verification tools, interactive theorem-provers and automatic software verification tools.

High Performance Analogue Electronics

Examine the design and implementation of high performance, analogue-integrated circuits and systems.

Instrumentation

Unravel electrical measurement theory and practice, especially at GHz frequencies, and understand measurement capabilities and limitations.

MEMS and Nanotechnology

Discover the underlying physical principles, methods of fabrication and applications of a broad range of micro- and nano-scale devices and systems.

Microwave Technology

Deepen your knowledge of the fundamental principles and applications of microwave technology.

Optical Communication

Analyse the structure, operating principles and underlying physical concepts of optical communication systems.

Optoelectronics

Gain an insight into the wide variety of modern optoelectronic devices, particularly those used in optical communications systems.

Radio Frequency Subsystems

Broaden your understanding of the terminology, concepts and basic methods of radio frequency design.

You'll also carry out an individual research project in an area of your interest.

The project is assessed by a written report and poster presentation.

You’ll have an academic mentor to support you throughout the project.