ELT-22216 Electronics Materials, 5 cr
Additional information
Suitable for postgraduate studies.
Person responsible
Donald Lupo, Mikko Valkama
Lessons
| Implementation | Period | Person responsible | Requirements |
| ELT-22216 2017-01 | 2 |
Donald Lupo |
Class participation (including exercises on initial lectures), term paper and presentation to class (45 minutes) based on term paper. |
Learning Outcomes
After completing the course, the student can explain the structure of an atom. The student recognises the bonds between atoms and molecules and can explain how these affect to the structure of materials. The student can define the basic material groups: metals, ceramics, polymers and composites. He/she recognises the mechanical, thermal and chemical properties of the above mentioned materials and recognises how these properties affect the materials and their use in electronic applications. The student is also able to explain what conductors, semiconductors and insulators are. He/she recognises the operating principles of semiconductors and recognises the most common semiconductor materials. Furthermore, the student recognises commonly used joint, printed circuit board, coating and encapsulation materials in electronics. The student can define the ways how materials are selected for different electronic applications and how these selections affect the properties, operation and reliability of the final product. The student also recognises the basic manufacturing methods of materials.
Content
| Content | Core content | Complementary knowledge | Specialist knowledge |
| 1. | Basic materials and their properties: semiconductors, conductors and insulators. | Electronics miniatyrisation and integration. | |
| 2. | Knowledge of the use and manufacturing methods of electronic materials. | Clean rooms | |
| 3. | Substrate materials and their mechanical and electrical properties. Joining materials: solders and adhesives. | Joining and packaging in electronics. Manufacture of substrates. | Miniatyrisation technologies |
| 4. | Selection of materials for different applications. The effect of the selection for electronics reliability. | Failure mechanisms. | Failure analysis. |
Instructions for students on how to achieve the learning outcomes
The course will be offered as a self-taught reading course with a book exam.
Assessment scale:
Numerical evaluation scale (0-5)
Partial passing:
Study material
| Type | Name | Author | ISBN | URL | Additional information | Examination material |
| Book | Electronic Materials & Processes Handbook | Charles A. Harper | McGraw-Hill, 3. painos, 2003 | No | ||
| Book | Materials Science for Electrical and Electronic Engineers | Ian P. Jones | 978-0-19-856294-8 | Yes | ||
| Lecture slides | Lecture slides | Lupo | Yes | |||
| Other literature | The student will research the topic and the bibliography will be part of the course material. | No |
Correspondence of content
| Course | Corresponds course | Description |
| ELT-22216 Electronics Materials, 5 cr | ELT-22210 Electronics Materials, 5 cr |