Electrical Engineering (EE)

A general overview of the field of electrical engineering. Preparation for successful completion of the Electrical Engineering (EE) program at Cal Poly. 1 lecture. Not required for students with transfer credit for EE 211 or EE 241.

Introduction to basic circuit analysis. Resistive circuits, voltage and current sources, network theorems. Course may be offered in classroom-based or online format. 2 lectures.

Basic circuit analysis and basic electronics manufacturing. Resistive circuits, voltage and current sources, op-amps, network theorems. Practical electronics manufacturing expanded through concepts such as CAD/CAM design, Design for Manufacture (DFM), documentation requirements, deposition and etching processes, prototyping, and production planning. PCB design and assembly. 3 lectures.

DC analysis of two-terminal electrical devices and electrical circuits, including resistors, diodes, switches, relays, photo-cells, batteries and more. KCL, KVL. Multi-component networks and their two-terminal equivalents. Two-port devices for actuation and waveform manipulation. 3 lectures.

Number systems, Boolean algebra, Boolean functions, and function minimization. Analysis and design of combinational and sequential digital logic circuits. Hardware Description Language (HDL) concepts and applications digital design and synthesis in FPGAs. Course may be offered in classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Crosslisted as CPE/EE 133.

Use of electrical and electronic test equipment. Introduction to engineering design flow (design, simulate, build, test). PCB design and manufacturing. 1 laboratory.

Lab experiments for two-terminal electrical devices and electrical DC circuits, including resistors, diodes, switches, relays, photo-cells, batteries and more. KCL, KVL. Multi-component networks and their two-terminal equivalents. Two-port devices for actuation and waveform manipulation. 1 laboratory.

A variety of hands-on experiments and demonstrations in electrical engineering, providing background and motivation for successful completion of the Electrical Engineering (EE) program at Cal Poly. Not open to students with credit for EE 241. 1 laboratory.

Individual investigation, research, studies or surveys of selected problems. Total credit limited to 4 units, with a maximum of 2 units per quarter.

Application of fundamental circuit laws and theorems to the analysis of DC, and steady-state single-phase and three-phase circuits. Not for electrical engineering majors. Course may be offered in classroom-based or online format. 3 lectures.

Continuation of basic circuit analysis. Op-amp circuits. Energy storage elements, RC and RL circuits, and AC steady state analysis. 3 lectures.

AC power, 3-phase circuits. Mutual inductance, series and parallel resonance and two-port networks. Frequency response, including Bode plots. 3 lectures.

Time and frequency domain analysis of linear circuits. Laplace transforms, s-Domain circuit analysis. Network functions, frequency response, Fourier series. Active filter design. 3 lectures.

Continuous-time systems analysis, with emphasis on linear time-invariant (LTI) systems. Classifications of continuous-time systems. Convolution and its application to LTI systems. The Laplace transform, Fourier transform, and Fourier series, and their application to the analysis of LTI systems. 4 lectures.

Design and implementation of digital computer circuits via CAD tools for programmable logic devices (PLDs). Basic computer design with its datapath components and control unit. Introduction to assembly language programming of an off-the-shelf RISC-based microcontroller. Not open to students with credit in CPE/EE 229. Course may be offered in classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Crosslisted as CPE/EE 233.

Use of electrical and electronic test equipment. Experimental verification of circuit analysis concepts including Kirchhoff's Laws, Thevenin's Theorem, maximum power transfer and superposition. 1 laboratory.

Observation of transient and steady-state phenomena, phase-shift circuits, resonance. Use of phasor diagrams. 1 laboratory.

Lab projects dealing with dynamic circuits in the frequency-domain and the time domain. Frequency domain analysis of two-port circuits. Laplace transforms, s-Domain circuit analysis. Network functions, frequency response, Fourier series. Passive and active filter design. 1 laboratory.

Techniques of measurement of DC and steady-state AC circuit parameters. Equivalent circuits, nonlinear elements, resonance. 1 laboratory.

Fundamentals of electromechanical energy conversion. Magnetic circuits and electromagnetic devices. Theory of operation and operating characteristics of transformers, and AC induction and synchronous machines. 3 lectures.

Introduction to the C Programming Language with an emphasis on microprocessor implementation and applications. Not open to students with credit in CPE/CSC 357 or CPE/EE 329. 1 laboratory.

Introduction to the C++ Objected Oriented Programming Language with an emphasis on Microprocessor Implementation and applications. 1 laboratory.

Directed group study of selected topics. The Class Schedule will list topic selected. Total credit limited to 8 units. 1 to 4 lectures.

Directed group laboratory study of selected topics. The Class Schedule will list topic selected. Total credit limited to 6 units. 1 to 2 laboratories.

Single-phase and three-phase transformers. Starting of rotating machines, evaluation of characteristics of rotating machines. 1 laboratory.

Introduction to feedback control systems. System modeling. Transfer functions. Graphical system representation. System time response, stability. Root Locus. Frequency response. Compensation. 3 lectures.

Internal operation, semiconductor physics, terminal characteristics, models and application of diodes (LEDs, solar cells, and photo-diodes) and transistors (field-effect and bipolar). 3 lectures.

Analysis, design, application and interfacing of integrated logic circuits, including NMOS, CMOS, TTL, ECL, and other logic families. 3 lectures.

Analysis and design of integrated circuits for use in analog applications. Gain, frequency response, and feedback of linear small-signal amplifiers. 3 lectures.

Analog modulation, including: double-sideband modulation, amplitude modulation, single-sideband modulation, frequency modulation, phase modulation. Performances of such systems in the presence of white Gaussian noise. Implementations of transmitters and receivers. Course may be offered in classroom-based or online format. 3 lectures.

Digital electronics circuit design using MOSFETs. Design of one and two transistor amplifiers. Applications of transistor for interfacing analog signals to digital circuits. Review of circuits and electronics fundamentals. Designing interface circuits for small analog signals, noise reduction and protection. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory.

Semiconductor devices and circuits. Instrumentation amplifiers, power control rectifiers, feedback, pulse circuits, digital logic circuits. Not for Electrical Engineering majors. 3 lectures.

Microcontroller history and computer systems overview. Introduction to basic electrical circuits and computer programming concepts. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Fulfills GE Area Upper-Division B (GE Areas B5, B6, or B7 for students on the 2019-20 catalog).

Signal and system description and analysis, with emphasis on discrete-time signals and linear time-invariant (LTI) systems. Sampling theorem. Frequency spectrum, Convolution and its application to LTI systems. The z transform, discrete-time Fourier transform, and discrete Fourier transform. Introduction to digital filters. 3 lectures. Crosslisted as CPE/EE 327.

Discrete-time systems and analysis, with emphasis on linear time-invariant (LTI) systems. Sampling theorem. Classification of discrete-time systems. Convolution and its application to LTI systems. The z transform, discrete-time Fourier transform, and discrete Fourier transform. Introduction to digital filters. Not open to students with credit in CPE 327. 3 lectures. Crosslisted as CPE/EE 328.

Design, implementation and testing of microcontroller-based systems. Hardware and C software for embedded systems to sense and actuate external devices. I/O common embedded systems to interface I/O devices and protocols. Analysis of power consumption. Ethics. Not open to students with credit in CPE/EE 336. Course may be offered in classroom-based or online format. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Crosslisted as CPE/EE 329.

Maxwell's equations. Plane wave propagation in free space. Static electric and magnetic fields. Distributed-circuit concepts and transmission line parameters. Reflections and standing waves. The Smith chart and its applications. Transmission line measurements and impedance matching techniques. 4 lectures.

Introduction to microcontrollers and integrated microprocessor systems. Hardware/software trade-offs, system economics, and functional configurations. Interface design, real-time clocks, interrupts, A/D conversion, serial and parallel communications, watch-dog timers, low power operation, event-based inter-peripheral communication, and assembly and higher-level language programming techniques. Architecture and design of sampled data and low-power systems. Not open to students with credit in CPE/EE 329. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Crosslisted as CPE/EE 336.

Laboratory work pertaining to classical control systems, including servo control, transient and frequency responses, stability, and computer-aided analysis of control systems. 1 laboratory.

Experimental determination of device characteristics and models. 1 laboratory.

Computer simulation and experimental investigation of the characteristics, applications and interfacing of different logic families. 1 laboratory.

Design, simulation, construction and testing of solid state amplifiers and sub-circuits to meet stated specifications. 1 laboratory.

Instrumentation amplifiers, feedback, rectifiers and power control, pulse and digital logic circuits. 1 laboratory.

Laboratory work pertaining to discrete-time signals and linear systems; including frequency response and Fourier spectral analysis, signal sampling and aliasing, digital signal processing techniques, and digital filter design and implementation. 1 laboratory. Crosslisted as CPE/EE 367.

Laboratory work pertaining to linear systems, including Fourier analysis, time and frequency responses, and system transfer function. Not open to students with credit in CPE 367. 1 laboratory. Crosslisted as CPE/EE 368.

Transmission line and passive component measurements at microwave frequencies. Response to pulse excitation using time domain techniques and sinusoidal excitation using frequency domain techniques. Application of the Smith Chart and network analyzers in transmission line characterization and impedance matching techniques. 1 laboratory.

Individual investigation, research, studies, or surveys of selected problems. Total credit limited to 5 units.

Maxwell's equations and plane wave propagation in materials. Reflection and transmission of normal and oblique incidence plane waves at planar boundaries between different media. Wave guides. Antennas. 4 lectures.

Introduction to modern fiber optics and photonics. Lens systems, photodiodes, LEDs, laser diodes, transmitter and receiver design, diffraction, interference, optical signal processing, propagation of light in optical fibers. 3 lectures.

Design of modern electronic amplifiers and amplifier systems with advanced techniques. UHF and microwave small signal amplifier design utilizing microstrip transmission lines, S parameters of GaAs FET, and bipolar transistors. Low noise, broadband, and power amplifier designs. Oscillator designs. 3 lectures.

Introduction to electric power systems. Representation of power systems and its components including transmission lines, synchronous machines, transformers and loads. One line diagrams and per unit calculations. symmetrical faults. Load flow analysis. 4 lectures.

Symmetrical components, unbalanced faults, power system stability, system protection, relays and relay systems, power system instrumentation and measurement techniques, economic operation. 4 lectures.

Design of electronic systems and subsystems using analog and digital integrated circuits. Design principles and techniques. Analysis and design of feedback amplifiers; operational amplifier applications. Design of analog/digital and digital/analog converters. Power supply design. Emphasis on IC implementation. 3 lectures.

Introduction to power electronic converters and power semiconductor devices. Steady state analysis, performance study, and design of uncontrolled and controlled rectifiers, non-isolated and isolated DC-DC converters, AC voltage controllers, and single-phase inverters. Use of commercially available software. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory.

Switching trajectory, switching losses, and Safe Operating Area of solid-state switches. Analysis and design of snubber circuits. Synchronous rectification. Steady-state analysis and operation of resonant DC-DC converters. Power quality and harmonics. Operation of HVDC transmission lines, introduction to flexible AC transmission system (FACTS) controllers, multilevel and three-phase inverters. Use of commercially available software. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory.

Application of linear integrated circuits to data acquisition problems: transducer interfacing, linear and nonlinear preprocessing, phase-locked loops, and high performance quantization and recovery (A/D, D/A conversion). 3 lectures.

Advanced design of electronic circuits and subsystems, including sustainability and design as a process. Automated testing with GPIB instruments. Implementation of specific design projects, including team-based projects. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory.

Integration of sensors, actuators, chassis, and Linux-based computational platforms into functioning autonomous robotic systems. Embedded Linux system programming, inter-process software communication, basic sensor fusion techniques, Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) motor actuation, and web-based interfacing for remote system way-pointing and monitoring. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Crosslisted as CPE/EE 414.

Design of modern wireline and wireless electronic communication and telemetry systems. Emphasis: practical implementation and comparative evaluation of various communication systems. 3 lectures.

Baseband (PCM, PAM, DM) signals and transmission. Bandpass (PSK, FSK, ASK) modulation and demodulation techniques. Digital communication signals in the presence of noise and detection of signals in Gaussian noise. Other topics such as: quantization, multiplexing and multiple access, spread spectrum techniques, coding, synchronization. 3 lectures.

Alternating current machines. Generalized, operational and dynamic analysis. Steady-state and transient operation of synchronous machines and linear induction machines. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory.

Modern optical design with emphasis on the use of computers to design simple optical systems and to evaluate existing optical designs. Paraxial and exact ray tracing through thin and thick lenses, mirrors, and prisms. Radiometry and photometry. Electro-optic, acousto-optic, and magneto-optic modulators and their applications. Thermal detectors, semiconductor detectors, and charge coupled device (CCD) arrays. 3 lectures.

Review of Z-transform, convolution and discrete Fourier Transform. Digital filter design. Fast Fourier Transform. Theory and applications of digital signal processors. 3 lectures.

Electrical engineering aspects of photovoltaic and wind power generation and usage, and electrochemical energy conversion. Power control, processing, and quality for grid-connected and stand-alone systems. Distribution and storage of electric energy. Hydrogen and synthetic fuels. Distributed generation. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory.

Experimental procedures in polymer electronics. Investigation of the characteristics of a polymer electronic device. 1 laboratory. Crosslisted as EE/PHYS 422.

Fabrication science and technology for creating micro and nano scale devices. Explore basic processes such as oxidation, diffusion, ion implantation, etching, chemical and physical vapor deposition, photolithography. Develop an understanding of the science of each process and how to select the right steps for fabricating electronic, photon and micro-electro-mechanical systems devices. 3 lectures. Crosslisted as BMED 434/EE 423/MATE 430.

Radiation characteristics, sensor technology and platforms, satellite systems, system design tradeoffs, collection and transmission of radio-metric data, GPS, thermal remote sensing, active radar and microwave remote sensing, interpretation and exploitation of remotely sensed data for various applications. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory.

Approximation Theory. All pole filters. Frequency transformations. Elements of passive synthesis. Time delay filters. Theory and design of active filter. Sensitivity analysis. 3 lectures.

Introduction to the concepts of 2D and 3D computer vision: low-level image processing methods such as filtering and edge detection; feature extraction; segmentation and clustering; stereo vision; appearance-based and model-based algorithms. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Crosslisted as CPE/EE 428.

Design of VLSI circuits using state-of-the-art CAD software. Design issues and algorithms related to design using CAD. Full custom design through automated design and a major multi-week chip design project in lab. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Crosslisted as CPE 441/EE 431.

Theory and applications of digital computers in linear control systems. Analysis and design of microprocessor-based controls. Introduction of continuous and discrete transform methods for design of closed-loop dynamic systems. Applications in robotics, automotive, aircraft and industrial process control. 3 lectures. Crosslisted as CPE/EE 432.

Design of magnetic components. Fundamentals of magnetics, magnetic cores, design of power transformer, three-phase transformer, dc inductor, ac inductors, dc-dc converter transformer design, actuators. Use of commercially available software. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory.

Multidisciplinary investigation of automotive renewable fuels and electric/hybrid vehicles. Analyze and design related technologies and systems. Methods for complete-cycle energy and GHG analysis. Comparative emissions, efficiency, power output, and infrastructure requirements. Laboratory projects converting engines and vehicles to operate on alternative fuels or electric propulsion. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Crosslisted as BRAE/EE 434.

Introduction to programmable automation controllers including custom developed functions, electrical hardware interfaces, communications networking to intelligent electronic devices, and machine operator interface terminals. Applications of industrial power control and automation systems including protection equipment, motor controllers, renewable energy, and sensors. 1 laboratory.

Theory, design and implementation of real-time operating system-based embedded systems. Scheduling algorithms, operating system resources, peripheral device interfacing and embedded system architecture. Resource management issues in a resource-limited (microcontroller-based) environment. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Crosslisted as CPE/EE 439.

Wireless microwave system design and analysis. RF transmission lines, microwave networks, receiver design, modulation techniques, and mixer characterization and realizations. Noise and distortion, RF oscillators and frequency synthesizers, filter design. Radiating systems and electromagnetic wave propagation, microwave amplifier design. 3 lectures.

Theory, design and implementation of modern embedded systems. Scheduling algorithms and operating system resources. System on Chip (SoC) design issues such as interfacing with custom hardware description language (HDL) peripherals, high-performance chip interconnect standards, energy use, area, and hardware versus software performance trade-offs. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Crosslisted as CPE/EE 442.

Experimental study of optical fibers, optical lens systems, fiber amplifiers, light sources, and optical detectors. Simulation of a simple fiber optical network using CAD tools. Design, build, and test of fiber optic and free-space optical communication systems. 1 laboratory.

Protective relaying, coordination, and relay calibration. Power control using transformers, parallel operation of generators, and computer simulation of power systems. 1 laboratory.

Experimental investigation employing advanced techniques. Design of high-frequency electronic amplifiers utilizing S-parameters of bipolar transistors, network analyzers, and computer simulation techniques. 1 laboratory.

Hardware and software fault tolerance concepts: fault models, coding in computer systems, module and system level fault detection mechanisms, reconfiguration techniques for general purpose processors and ASICs, and software fault tolerance techniques such as recovery blocks, N-version programming, checkpointing, and recovery. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Crosslisted as CPE/EE 446.

Acoustics, sound production, and transducer design in the context of stringed musical instruments. Introduces music theory, scales and temperament, sound radiation, structural dynamics of stringed instruments. Integrates engineering topics including frequency spectrum analysis, electromagnetics, properties of materials, digital and analog circuit design. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Crosslisted as CPE/EE 447.

Design of electronic systems and subsystems using integrated circuits. 1 laboratory.

Engineering principles, design, and installation of solar photovoltaic power systems including grid-tie and off-grid systems. Photonic energy conversion, solar module engineering, solar power electronics, photovoltaic site planning, mechanical and structural considerations, permit processes, government incentives, and analysis of financial and investment issues. Field trips required. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Crosslisted as BRAE/EE/HNRS 450.

Advanced laboratory study of LC and VCO oscillators, phase detectors, phase-locked loop circuits, transducer interface circuits, noise sources and signal-to-noise determination, ADC and DAC for data conversion. Formal experiments and computer SPICE simulation. 1 laboratory.

Advanced laboratory study of sensitivity and stability of active networks prescribed for realization of transfer functions by active network synthesis techniques. Formal experiments and individual project work. 1 laboratory.

Methods of digital modulation and demodulation. Emphasis on spectral analysis, bandwidth requirements and other practical considerations of modulation and demodulation. 1 laboratory.

Experimental investigation of the techniques used in processing optical signals. Formal experiments on electro-optic modulation, acousto-optic modulation. Construction of an RF spectrum analyzer. Analog processing of optical signals, and charge-coupled array devices. 1 laboratory.

Experiments in digital filter design and digital signal processing emphasizing various areas of application. Formal experiments and individual project work, including DSP algorithm and digital filter analysis, design and implementation using Matlab, and real-time implementations using C on an embedded DSP processor. 1 laboratory.

Introduction to teamwork and team-oriented project execution. Project planning, scheduling and analysis. Usage of tools for project management including Gantt and Pert Charts. Project development, cost and time estimation using top-down and bottom-up approaches. Ethics and ethical issues as they pertain to the conduct of engineering. Development of senior project proposal. 1 lecture, 1 laboratory.

Investigation and design of a project under faculty supervision. Projects typical of problems which graduates must solve in their fields of employment. Project results are presented in a formal report.

Continuation and completion of a project under faculty supervision. Projects typical of problems which graduates must solve in their fields of employment. Project results are presented in a formal report.

Investigation and design of a project under faculty supervision. Projects typical of problems which graduates must solve in their fields of employment. Project results are presented in a formal report. Not open to students with credit in EE 461. 2 laboratories.

Continuation and completion of a project under faculty supervision. Projects typical of problems which graduates must solve in their fields of employment. Project results are presented in a formal report. Not open to students with credit in EE 462. 2 laboratories.

Directed group study of selected topics for advanced students. Open to undergraduate and graduate students. The Class Schedule will list topic selected. Total credit limited to 8 units. 1 to 4 lectures.

Directed group laboratory study of selected topics for advanced students. Open to undergraduate and graduate students. The Class Schedule will list topic selected. Total credit limited to 8 units. 1 to 4 laboratories.

Design and programming of microprocessor-based digital controls for electro-mechanical plants. Topics include digital control laws, translation of transfer functions into algorithms, assembly language programming, real-time software design, sample rate selection, finite word-length considerations. 1 laboratory. Crosslisted as CPE/EE 472.

Application of basic processes involved in microfabrication: cleanroom protocol, oxidation, diffusion, photolithography etching and sputtering. Explore process development through fabrication of electronic, photonic or microfluidic devices. Each student will be part of a team that will fabricate and test a device. 1 laboratory. Crosslisted as BMED 435/EE 473/MATE 435.

Methods of wireline and wireless communication networks and systems. Emphasis on TCP/IP wired networks and modern mobile communication standards. 1 laboratory.

Wireless microwave system design and analysis. RF transmission lines, microwave networks, receiver design, modulation techniques, and mixer characterization and realizations. Noise and distortion, RF oscillators and frequency synthesizers, filter design. Radiating systems and electromagnetic wave propagation, microwave amplifier design. 1 laboratory.

Part-time work experience in business, industry, government, and other areas of student career interest. Positions are paid and usually require relocation and registration in course for two consecutive quarters. Formal report and evaluation by work supervisor required. No major credit allowed; total credit limited to 6 units. Credit/No Credit grading only.

Full-time work experience in business, industry, government, and other areas of student career interest. Positions are paid and usually require relocation and registration in course for two consecutive quarters. Evaluation by work supervisor required. Credit/No Credit grading only. No major credit allowed; total credit limited to 24 units.

Full-time work experience in business, industry, government, and other areas of student career interest. Positions are paid and usually require relocation and registration in course for two consecutive quarters. Formal report and evaluation by work supervisor required. Major credit limited to 4 units; total credit limited to 12 units.

Advanced study planned and completed under the direction of a member of the department faculty. Open only to graduate students who have demonstrated ability to do independent work. Enrollment by petition. Total credit limit at discretion of graduate advisor, not to exceed 9 units.

Passive and active microwave/millimeter wave system theory, design and project construction. Microwave components such as power splitters, filters, mixers, detectors, oscillators, modulators, and amplifiers are designed, fabricated and tested. Components are combined for system-level functionality projects. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory.

Introduction to software defined radios, including architectures of software defined radio receivers and transmitters, design principles and trade-offs, signal processing techniques, and applications of the technologies. 3 seminars, 1 laboratory.

Theory, design, and applications of biologically inspired computational paradigms, including artificial neural networks, evolutionary computation, swarm intelligence, and hybrid intelligent systems. 4 seminars.

Advanced topics in electric machines theory. Introduction to Park's transformation. Analysis of electric machines using Kron's generalized concept. Vector control of induction machines. 4 seminars.

State representation of dynamic systems. Mathematical models of physical devices, controllability and observability. Design of closed-loop systems. Optimal control theory. 4 seminars.

Summary course covering five selected graduate-level topics in automatic control theory and practice; implementation issues in digital control, nonlinear control theory and design, LQ and time optimal control, variable structure control, and fuzzy logic/model-free control. 4 seminars.

Advanced topics in filter design and implementation. Emphasis placed on current applications and on the processing of real signals. Topics may include signal analysis via spectral estimation, short time Fourier transforms, and spectrograms. Effects of coefficient quantization, and limits of practical filters. State space realization. Optimal and adaptive filters for signal prediction, system identification, and noise cancellation. Techniques implemented in programming assignments. 4 seminars.

Fundamental topics in statistical pattern recognition including Bayesian decision theory, Maximum-likelihood and Bayesian estimation, non-parametric density estimation, feature selection, dimension reduction, and clustering, with application to image pattern recognition. 3 seminars, 1 laboratory.

Unsymmetrical faults. Protection fundamentals. Instrument transformers. Power system grounding. Generator protection, transformer protection, busbar protection, line and motor protection. 3 seminars, 1 laboratory.

Advanced power system stability analysis, numerical methods in power system analysis. 4 seminars.

Solar radiation and insolation variability. Solar cell theory. Photovoltaic module and array design. Interfacing PV generators with various kinds of loads. Power processing circuits and systems. Energy storage options. Stand-alone and grid-connected systems. Life Cycle Assessment and Recycling of Solar PV equipment. Economic, policy and sustainability issues. 4 seminars.

Organization of modern general purpose, high speed digital computer systems. Design of arithmetic units, control units, memories and memory subsystems. Cost, power and speed trade-offs in the design of such systems. 3 seminars, 1 laboratory. Crosslisted as CPE/EE 521.

Define and implement a microcontroller-based Real-Time Operating System (RTOS). Advanced real-time concepts, kernel structure, task and time management, various intertask communication constructs including semaphores, queues and mailboxes. Scheduler design, memory management and shared resource management in a resource-constrained microcontroller environment. 3 seminars, 1 laboratory. Crosslisted as CPE/EE 522.

Full-custom design and analysis of digital circuits using full CMOS, pass-transistor and dynamic circuit topologies. Transistor sizing for minimizing power consumption, delay and other design criteria. 3 seminars, 1 laboratory. Crosslisted as CPE/EE 523.

Physical theory of solid-state devices. Properties of metal-semiconductor junctions and p-n junctions. Derivation of properties of diodes, transistors, and four-layer devices from basic physical and mathematical considerations. 3 seminars.

Probability and stochastic processes used in random signal analysis. Response of linear systems to random inputs. Auto-correlation and power spectral densities. Applications in signal processing using the discrete Kalman filter. 4 seminars.

Modern digital communication systems. M-ary signals. Vector space representation of signals. Optimum receiver principles. Common signal sets. Signal space dimensionality versus time-bandwidth product. 4 seminars.

Selected advanced topics in power electronics such as dc-dc converters, phase-controlled rectifiers, switched-mode inverters, ac and dc drives, HVDC transmission, or utility applications of power electronics. 4 seminars.

Processing and interpretation of images by computer. Emphasis on current applications with real images used in programming assignments. Topics include intensity transformation, histogram equalization, spatial filtering, frequency-domain filtering, image restoration, Wavelet and other image transforms, image compression, morphological operations, intro to object recognition. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory.

Emphasis on device theory of operation, fabrication techniques and circuit principles of active microwave solid-state devices, their noise aspects and systems applications. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory.

Approach to the design and analysis of optical systems using linear communication theory, including Fourier analysis. Analysis of two-dimensional signals and systems, foundations of scalar diffraction theory. Fresnel and Fraunhofer diffraction. Wave-optics analysis of coherent optical systems, frequency analysis of optical imaging systems, holo-graphy.4 seminars.

Advanced Very Large Scale Integrated (VLSI) design using state-of-the-art software. Advanced topics in digital, analog and mixed signal circuit design to enable a quarter-long design project culminating in a tapeout-ready integrated circuit design. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Crosslisted as CPE 541/EE 531.

Characterization, testing and documentation of custom-fabricated Very Large Scale Integrated (VLSI) circuits. Use of specialized test equipment. 1 laboratory. Crosslisted as CPE/EE 532.

Principles of antenna theory. Antenna parameters, radiation integrals. Duality and reciprocity theorems. Wire antennas. Antenna arrays. Traveling wave antennas. Broadband and frequency independent antennas. Aperture and reflector antennas. Microstrip antennas. Antenna design. 4 seminars.

Design, implementation, and characterization of advanced photonic systems including optical sensors, holography, optical coherence tomography (OCT), and light detection and ranging (LIDAR) systems. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory.

Experimental measurement in waveguide and microstrip circuits employing the advanced Network Analyzer. Design of both passive and active microwave circuits using microstrip. Graphical and analytical design techniques as well as the use of computer-aided design codes. 2 laboratories.

Advanced study and application of modern embedded systems. Memory bandwidth matching, clock-domain crossing, IP creation and verification, and student-led lectures on modern System on Chip (SoC) design topics. Building a prototype embedded system. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Crosslisted as CPE/EE 542.

Experimental procedures in solid-state electronics and integrated circuits. Investigation and improvement of the characteristics of solid-state electronic devices and integrated circuits. 1 laboratory.

Current developments in the fields of electrical and electronic engineering. Participation by students, faculty and guest lecturers. Open to graduate students with a background in electrical or electronic engineering. Credit/No Credit grading only. Total credit limited to 3 units. Course may be offered in classroom-based or online format. 1 seminar.

Directed group study of selected topics for advanced students. Open to graduate students and selected seniors with electrical and electronic engineering background. The Class Schedule will list topic selected. Total credit limited to 8 units. 1 to 4 seminars.

Directed group laboratory study of selected topics for advanced students. Open to undergraduate and graduate students. The Class Schedule will list topic selected. Total credit limited to 8 units. 1 to 4 laboratories.

Advanced study analysis and full-time work experience in student's career field; current innovations, practices, and problems in administration, supervision, and organization of business, industry, and government. Must have demonstrated ability to do independent work and research in career field. Credit/No Credit grading only. Total credit limited to 24 units.

Advanced study analysis and full-time work experience in student's career field; current innovations, practices, and problems in administration, supervision, and organization of business, industry, and government. Must have demonstrated ability to do independent work and research in career field. A fully-developed formal report and evaluation by work supervisor required. Total credit limited to 12 units.

Each individual or group will select, with faculty guidance and approval, a topic for independent research or investigation resulting in a thesis or project to be used to satisfy the requirement for the degree. An appropriate experimental or analytical thesis or project may be accepted.