PURPOSE
Electronics engineering technology is a technological field of specialization that requires the application of scientific and engineering knowledge and methods combined with technical skills in support of electrical/electronics engineering activities. The electronics engineering technologist is a member of the electronics engineering team that consists of electronics engineers, electronics engineering technologists, and electronics engineering technicians.
The electronics engineering technologist is applications oriented, and builds upon a background of applied science and mathematics including the concepts and applications of calculus. Using state-of-the-art technology, the electronics engineering technologist is able to produce practical, workable, and safe results quickly and economically, to install and operate technical systems, to configure hardware for unique applications, to develop and produce products, to service machines and systems, to manage manufacturing processes, and to provide customer support to technical products and systems.
DEGREES
The faculty in the Department of Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology offer the B.S. degree in Electronics Engineering Technology (B.S./EET). Four options are available: computer systems, electronic systems, microelectronics, and telecommunications.
The computer systems option combines applied electronics and computer hardware-software concepts and applications. It has been formulated to meet the needs of persons who wish to engage in digital and computer systems applications as a career focus.
The electronic systems option is aimed at preparing persons for careers in instrumentation, control, and power systems applications. This option allows a student to develop a broad-based knowledge of electrical/electronic fundamentals with an applications perspective. The Department of Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology has had a concentration in electronic systems or instrumentation and systems control for many years. The course patterns in support of these emphasis areas have been well developed and continue to provide strong support for the electronic systems option under the B.S./EET program.
The microelectronics (UET) option combines applied electronics, monolithic and hybrid integrated circuit processing and applications, device and component fabrication, and manufacturing. The objective of this option is to prepare persons to assume positions in the area of microelectronics manufacturing with immediately applicable knowledge as well as to develop a strong foundation of electronic fundamentals and methods. Students should be interested in the design, fabrication, and manufacture of imprinted circuitry, monolithic integrated circuits (bipolar and MOS), and hybrid thick film and thin film circuitry, components, and systems. The continuing explosion in semiconductor and related technologies and their applications to electronic and computer-related products offers unique and challenging opportunities. Graduates of this program option secure positions in processing, manufacturing operations, and applications areas in industry as members of the diverse scientific engineering team.
The telecommunications option has been structured to take advantage of the recent changes in the telecommunications industry. The program encompasses the fundamentals of information and signal processing, modern bandwidth-efficient digital radio analysis with RF and microwave circuits and systems. Applications include telephone pulse code modulation, cable TV, fiber optic links, and satellite transmission circuits and systems.
A Master of Technology degree program with a concentration in electronics engineering technology is available for qualified B.S. graduates. The undergraduate program options are supported as emphasis areas in the master’s degree program. See the Graduate Catalog for more information.
Electronics Engineering Technology—B.S.
The departmental curriculum is organized into two categories, technical studies and General Studies. Technical studies consist of core areas and the option specialty area. General Studies consist of courses selected to meet the university General Studies requirement (see “General Studies”) as well as the math/science requirement of TAC of ABET. Note that all three General Studies awareness areas are required. Consult your advisor for an approved list of courses.
A minimum of 50 upper-division hours is required, including at least 24 semester hours of EET, CET, or UET upper-division hours to be taken at ASU. A minimum of 128 semester hours with a 2.00 cumulative GPA is required for graduation. Complete program of study guides with typical four-year patterns are available from the department.
The General Studies portion of the B.S./EET curriculum has been carefully structured to meet the specific requirements of the university and to include the content required by TAC of ABET, the professional accrediting agency for such curricula.
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
In addition to the courses listed for First-Year Composition and university General Studies, the following courses are required.
Engineering Technology Core
The following courses are required as part of the engineering technology core:
| ETC 100 | Languages of Technology N3 (4) |
| ETC 211 | Applied Engineering Mechanics: Statics (3) |
| ETC 340 | Applied Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer (3) |
| Total: 10 |
Electronics Engineering Technology Core Requirements
| CET 150 | Digital Systems and Microprocessors N3 (3) |
| CET 256 | C Programming for Engineering Technology (3) |
| CET 354 | Microprocessor Principles (4) |
| EET 208 | Electric Circuit Analysis I (4) |
| EET 301 | Electric Circuit Analysis II (4) |
| EET 310 | Electronic Circuits I (4) |
| EET 372 | Communication Systems (4) |
| EET 396 | Professional Orientation* (1) |
| EET 407 | Electrical Power Systems (4) |
| EET 410 | Electronic Circuits II (3) |
| UET 331 | Electronic Materials (3) |
| UET 415 | Electronic Manufacturing Engineering Principles (3) |
| Total: 40 |
| * | Students must take EET 396 the semester in which they are enrolled in the 87th hour of credit (ASU plus transfer hours). If this occurs in summer session, students should take EET 396 the prior spring semester. |
Computer Systems
| CET 452 | Digital Logic Applications (4) |
| CET 456 | Assembly Language Applications (3) |
| CET 457 | Microcomputer Systems Interfacing (4) |
| CET 473 | Digital/Data Communications (4) |
| CET 483 | UNIX Utilities Using C Language (3) |
| Approved technical electives (5) | |
| Total: 23 | |
Electronic Systems
| CET 483 | UNIX Utilities Using C Language (3) |
| EET 406 | Control System Technology (4) |
| EET 430 | Instrumentation Systems (4) |
| EET 460 | Power Electronics (4) |
| Approved technical electives (8) | |
| Total: 23 | |
Microelectronics
| CHM 116 | General Chemistry S1/S2 (4) |
| UET 416 | Monolithic Integrated Circuit Devices (3) |
| UET 417 | Monolithic Integrated Circuit Laboratory (2) |
| UET 418 | Hybrid Integrated Circuit Technology (4) |
| UET 421 | Applied Device Physics (3) |
| UET 432 | Semiconductor Packaging and Heat Transfer (3) |
| Approved technical electives (4) | |
| Total:23NBR | |
Telecommunications
| CET 473 | Digital/Data Communications (4) |
| EET 304 | Transmission Lines and Waveguides (4) |
| EET 401 | Digital Filters and Applications (3) |
| EET 470 | Communication Circuits (4) |
| Approved technical electives (8) | |
| Total: 23 | |
First Semester
| CET 150 | Digital Systems and Microprocessors N3 (3) |
| ENG 101 | First-Year Composition (3) |
| MAT 170 | Precalculus N1 (3) |
| PHY 111 | General Physics S1/S21 (3) |
| PHY 113 | General Physics Lab S2/S21 (1) |
| Total: 13 |
Second Semester
| ENG 102 | First-Year Composition (3) |
| ETC 100 | Languages of Technology N3 (4) |
| MAT 260 | Technical Calculus I N1 (3) |
| PHY 112 | General Physics S1/S22 (3) |
| PHY 114 | General Physics Laboratory S1/S22 (1) |
| Total: 17 |
First Semester
| CET 256 | “C” Programming for Engineering Technology (3) |
| CHM 113 | General Chemistry S1/S2 (4) |
| ECN 111 | Macroeconomic Principles SB (3) |
| EET 208 | Electric Circuit Analysis I (4) |
| MAT 261 | Technical Calculus II (3) |
| Total: 17 |
Second Semester
| EET 301 | Electric Circuit Analysis II (4) |
| ETC 200 | Impact of Communications Technology on Society L1 (3) |
| ETC 211 | Applied Engineering Mechanics: Statics (3) |
| MAT 262 | Technical Calculus III (3) |
| HU, SB, and awareness area course (3) | |
| Total: 16 | |
| 1 | Both PHY 111 and 113 must be taken to secure S1 or S2 credit. |
| 2 | Both PHY 112 and 114 must be taken to secure S1 or S2 credit. |
STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
The department hosts one of the local chapters of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the International Society for Hybrid Microelectronics (ISHM), and the Instrument Society of America (ISA). Students may also be elected to membership in Tau Alpha Pi, the national honor society for engineering technology.
Omnibus Courses: See omnibus courses that may be offered.
1998–99 General Catalog Table of Contents
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