MICROELECTRONICS AND EMBEDDED SYSTEMS (MES)
The region’s growing industrial sector and the increasing demand for high technologies have brought the need for expertise in microelectronics to a critical level. The Master Program in Microelectronics, introduced in May 2000, responds to the needs of countries in Southeast Asia, many of which are in transition from labor-intensive to high-tech industries. The curriculum focuses on the design and IC packaging aspects for specific applications. Fabrication, including prototyping of chips, is included in the curriculum and is featured in partnership with microelectronics industries and collaborating universities overseas. Currently, courses in Bio-Nano Materials Science and Engineering are being added to the offerings of the field.
Programs leading to the award of AIT’s Doctor of Engineering, Doctor of Technical Science, Master of Engineering, Master of Science, diploma and certificate are offered.
Preferred Background
For Master Program
Undergraduate degree in electronics, electrical engineering, physics, computer engineering and other closely related engineering disciplines.
For Doctoral Program
Master degree in any of the above disciplines.
Course Structure
August Semester
| Course Code | Title | Course Credit | Type | Instructor/s |
| AT72.01 | Deterministic Optimization Models | 3(3-0) | General | Dr. Huynh Trung Luong |
| AT72.02 | Production and Operations Management | 3(3-0) | General | Adjunct Faculty |
| AT72.03 | Statistical Models and Design of Experiments | 3(3-0) | General | Dr. Huynh Trung Luong |
| AT72.04 | Engineering Economy | 3(3-0) | General | Dr. Huynh Trung Luong, Adjunct Faculty |
| AT72.05 | Quality Control and Management | 3(3-0) | General | Dr. Huynh Turung Luong |
| AT73.03 | Engineering Metrology | 3(2-3) | General | Dr. Pisut Koomsap |
| AT73.05 | Eco-Design and Manufacturing Systems | 3(2-3) | General | Adjunct Faculty |
| AT73.16 | CAE & CAM for Product Development | 3(2-3) | General | Adjunct Faculty |
| AT73.19 | Advanced E-Design | 3(2-3) | General | Adjunct Faculty |
| AT73.20 | Additive Manufacturing and Reverse Engineering | 3(3(-0) | General | Dr. Pisut Koomsap |
| AT73.9009 | Selected Topic: Communications and People Skills Development for Engineering Leaders | 3(15-60) | General | Dr. Pisut Koomsap |
| AT74.01 | Kinematics and Dynamics of Mechanisms and Robots | 3(2-3) | General | Adjunct Faculty |
| AT74.03 | Sensing and Actuation | 3(2-3) | General | Prof. Manukid Parnichkun |
| AT74.04 | Digital and Analog Circuit Design | 3(2-3) | General | Adjunct Faculty |
| AT74.10 | Control Theory | 3(3-0) | General | Prof. Manukid Parnichkun |
| AT81.01 | Microelectronics Fabrication Technology | 3(3-0) | General | Adjunct Faculty |
| AT81.05 | Analog Integrated Circuit Design | 3(2-3) | General | Adjunct Faculty |
| AT81.06 | VLSI Design | 3(2-3) | General | Adjunct Faculty |
| AT81.07 | Micro-Electro Mechanical Systems | 3(3-0) | General | Dr. Mongkol Ekpanyapong |
| AT81.15 | Embedded Systems Architecture | 3(3-0) | Required | Dr. Mongkol Ekpanyapong |
| AT79.02 | Impact of Nanotechnology on the Society | 2(30-0) | General | Dr. Gabriel Louis Hornyak |
| AT79.03 | Intellectual Property Rights for Technology Development and Management | 2(30-0) | General | Adjunct Faculty |
| AT79.05 | Fundamentals of Chemistry | 2(15-30) | General | Adjunct Faculty |
| AT79.06 | Catalysis | 2(30-0) | General | Dr. Gabriel Louis Hornyak |
| AT79.09 | Colloids and Nanoparticles | 3(15-45) | General | Dr. Tanujjal Bora |
| AT79.10 | Microelectronics Fabrication Technology | 3(45-0) | General | Dr. Tanujjal Bora/Adjunct Faculty |
| AT79.9002 | Selected Topic: Nanotechnology for Biomedical Applications | 1(15-0) | General | Dr. Tanujjal Bora/Adjunct Faculty |
| AT79.9003 | Selected Topic: Fundamentals of Bionanotechnology | 3(45-0) | General | Dr. Gabriel Louis Hornyak |
| AT79.9004 | Selected Topic: Nanomechanics | 2(30-0) | General | Adjunct Faculty |
| AT79.9005 | Selected Topic: Nanometrology | 2(30-0) | General | Dr. Tanujjal Bora |
| AT79.9006 | Selected Topic: Nanotechnology for the Life Sciences | 3(45-0) | General | Dr. Tanujjal Bora |
| AT79.9007 | Selected Topic: Nanotechnology for Solar Cells | 2(30-0) | General | Dr. Tanujjal Bora |
| AT84.01 | Nano-Micro Fabrication Technologies | 3(45-0) | General | Dr. Tanujjal Bora |
| AT84.02 | Fundamentals of Bionanotechnology | 3(30-45) | General | Adjunct Faculty |
| AT84.03 | Catalysis, Enzyme Kinetics and Thermodynamics | 3(45-0) | General | Dr. Tanujjal Bora/Prof.Dieter Trau,Adjunct Faculty |
January Semester
| Course Code | Title | Course Credit | Type | Instructor/s |
| AT72.08 | Stochastic Decision Models | 3(3-0) | General | Dr, Huynh Trung Luong |
| AT72.09 | Inventory and Logistic Management | 3(3-0) | General | Adjunct Faculty |
| AT72.10 | Scheduling and Sequencing | 3(3-0) | General | Adjunct Faculty |
| AT72.11 | Modelling and Simulation of Discrete Event Systems | 3(3-0) | General | Adjunct Faculty |
| AT72.9014 | Selected Topic: Applied Data Analytics | 3(3-0) | General | Dr. Huynh Trung Luong |
| AT73.06 | Product Design and Development | 3(2-3) | General | Dr. Pisut Koomsap |
| AT73.07 | Industrial Packaging Design and Technology | 3(3-0) | General | Adjunct Faculty |
| AT74.05 | AI and Neuro-Fuzzy Theory | 3(3-0) | General | Prof. Manukid Parnichkun |
| AT74.06 | Pattern Recognition and Image Processing | 3(2-3) | General | Dr. Mongkol Ekpanyapong |
| AT74.07 | Automation Technology | 3(2-3) | General | Adjunct Faculty |
| AT74.11 | Haptics | 3(2-3) | General | Adjunct Faculty |
| AT74.12 | Nonlinear Dynamics and Control | 3(3-0) | General | Adjunct Faculty |
| AT81.16 | Real Time Systems | 3(2-3) | General | Dr. Mongkol Ekpanyapong |
| AT81.17 | Embedded Systems Design | 3(2-3) | Required | Dr. Mongkol Ekpanyapong |
| AT81.9001 | Selected Topic: Deep Learning for Computer Vision | 3(30-45) | General | Dr. Mongkol Ekpanyapong |
| AT79.01 | Self Assembly and Molecular Manufacturing | 2(30-0) | General | Dr. Gabriel Louis Hornyak |
| AT79.04 | Solid State Physics for Nanotechnology | 2(30-0) | General | Adjunct Faculty |
| AT79.07 | Nano Thermodynamics | 2(30-0) | General | Adjunct Faculty |
| AT79.08 | Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology | 3(45-0) | General | Dr. Tanujjal Bora |
| AT79.11 | Microelectromechanical and Nanoelectromechanical Systems | 2(30-0) | General | Adjunct Faculty |
| AT79.12 | Characterization Tools in Nanotechnology | 3(30-45) | General | Dr. Tanujjal Bora |
| AT79.13 | Advanced Seminars in Nanotechnology | 2(30-0) | General | Dr. Gabriel Louis Hornyak |
| AT79.9001 | Selected Topic: Fundamentals of Bionanotechnology | 2(30-0) | General | Dr. Gabriel Louis Hornyak |
| AT79.9008 | Selected Topic: Nano-Electrochemistry | 2(30-0) | General | Dr. Tanujjal Bora/, Dr. Gabriel Louis Hornyak |
| AT84.04 | Characterization Tools in Nanotechnology | 3(45-0) | General | Dr. Tanujjal Bora |
| AT84.05 | Colloids and Nanoparticles | 3(30-45) | General | Dr. Tanujjal Bora |
| AT84.06 | Biomimetics | 3(30-45) | General | Adjunct Faculty |
| AT84.07 | Biosensors and Bioelectronics | 3(30-45) | General | Dr. Tanujjal Bora, Prof. Dieter Trau |
General Information:
MASTER’S PROGRAM
During the first two semesters, master’s students are expected to complete the coursework requirement.
In summary, a master’s student in Microelectronics and Embedded Systems follows:
Duration: 4 semesters and 1 Inter-Semester Period (22 months)
| Thesis Option | Research Option | |
| Required Courses | 6 credits | 6 credits |
| Elective Courses | 18 credits | 32 credits |
| Option | 24 credits | 10 credits |
| Total | 48 credits | 48 credits |
DOCTORAL PROGRAM
Doctoral students in Microelectronics and Embedded Systems are required to take a minimum of 84 credits that comprise 12 credits of coursework including a maximum of 3 credits of special study and 72 credits of dissertation. The composition of courses taken by a doctoral student requires the consent of his/her dissertation advisor.