| Relevance of Course Objectives and Core Learning Outcomes(%) |
Teaching and Assessment Methods for Course Objectives |
| Course Objectives |
Competency Indicators |
Ratio(%) |
Teaching Methods |
Assessment Methods |
1. Understand optimization approaches to engineering design of microsystem.
2. Study the numerical optimization techniques for microsystem design.
3. Practice the systematic process on a semester-long project using CIC foundry service.
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| topic Discussion/Production |
| Exercises |
| Discussion |
| Lecturing |
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| Oral Presentation |
| Assignment |
| Quiz |
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| Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule |
| Week |
Course Content |
| Week 1 |
Formulation of optimization problems |
| Week 2 |
Optimization concepts using the graphical method |
| Week 3 |
Optimality conditions for unconstrained and constrained problems |
| Week 4 |
Use of Excel and MATLAB illustrating optimum design of practical problems |
| Week 5 |
Linear programming |
| Week 6 |
Numerical methods for unconstrained and constrained problems |
| Week 7 |
Theory and numerical methods for unconstrained optimization |
| Week 8 |
Theory and numerical methods for constrained optimization |
| Week 9 |
Introduction to microsystem design |
| Week 10 |
CMOS MEMS foundry service |
| Week 11 |
Design of microsensors and microactuators |
| Week 12 |
Mask layout |
| Week 13 |
DRC |
| Week 14 |
Analysis of microsystem |
| Week 15 |
Methods for discrete variable problems for MEMS |
| Week 16 |
Nature-inspired search methods for MEMS |
| Week 17 |
self-directed learning, topic: MEMS optimization |
| Week 18 |
self-directed learning, topic: MEMS optimization, submit a report to TA |
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| Evaluation |
| Homework 50%, Project 50% |
| Textbook & other References |
| J.S. Arora, “Introduction to optimum design 3rd edition”, Elsevier, 2012 |
| Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website |
| ilearning |
| Office Hours |
| Tuesdays 11 – noon |
| Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs |
| 09.Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure | include experience courses：N |
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