Teaching ASIC design in electrical/electronics engineering technology programs

Journal of Engineering Technology, Fall 2001 by Anwar, Sohail, Guran, Yolanda, Campbell, Eric

References

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2. Herbst, L. J. Integrated Circuit Engineering: Establishing a Foundation. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1996.

3. Needham, W. M. A Designer's Guide to Testable ASIC Devices. New York, NY: Von Nostrand Reinhold, 1991.

4. Guran, Y., and E. Campbell. "Should We Teach Chip Design in Electronics Engineering Technology Programs." Proceedings of the 1997 ASEE Annual Conference, Session 3548, June 1997, Milwaukee, WI: Available, CD-ROM.

Sohail Anwar holds a Ph.D. degree in Industrial and Vocational Education from The Pennsylvania State University and a M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington. He completed additional graduate coursework in control theory and applied mathematical sciences at the University of Texas at Arlington. He is currently serving as an associate professor of Engineering and the program coordinator of Electrical Engineering Technology at The Pennsylvania State University, Altoona College. Since 1996, he has also served as an invited professor of Electrical Engineering at IUT Bethune, France.

Yolanda Guran is a professor of electronics at Oregon Institute of Technology and the curriculum coordinator for the Electronics Engineering Technology program at the Portland Campus of OIT. Her professional interests focus on analog integrated circuit design and engineering education improvement techniques. She is a registered professional engineer in Oregon.

Eric Campbell received a B.S. degree in Electronics Engineering Technology from OIT. Presently, he is a senior technical writer at Analogy, Inc., where he develops documentation for the SABER Mixed Signal Simulation.