A master’s degree to make Catalonia a benchmark in the semiconductor sector
Photo of yesterday’s presentation of the master’s degree. Photo: Andreu Puig, Ministry of Research and Universities
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(05/04/2024)
The University of Barcelona (UB), the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), the Rovira i Virgili University (URV) and the Barcelona Institute of Microelectronics (IMB-CNM, CSIC) have joined forces to offer the new interuniversity master's degree in Semiconductor Engineering and Microelectronic Design, which will be offered from the academic year 2024-2025. Coordinated by the UPC, the master's degree aims to train professionals in this field, which is considered strategic for the future of Catalonia.
Photo of yesterday’s presentation of the master’s degree. Photo: Andreu Puig, Ministry of Research and Universities
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Institutional
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Academic
05/04/2024
The University of Barcelona (UB), the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), the Rovira i Virgili University (URV) and the Barcelona Institute of Microelectronics (IMB-CNM, CSIC) have joined forces to offer the new interuniversity master's degree in Semiconductor Engineering and Microelectronic Design, which will be offered from the academic year 2024-2025. Coordinated by the UPC, the master's degree aims to train professionals in this field, which is considered strategic for the future of Catalonia.
The master’s degree was presented yesterday at the Department of Business and Employment of the Government of Catalonia, in the presence of the Catalan ministers of Business and Employment, Roger Torrent, and Research and Universities, Joaquim Nadal, as well as the rectors of the UB, Joan Guàrdia, the UPC, Daniel Crespo, the UAB, Javier Lafuente, and the URV, Josep Pallarès.
Torrent stressed that the master's degree is essential “to position Catalonia in the semiconductor sector, to attract investment, to boost its ecosystem in our country and to be one of its poles of reference in Europe”. Moreover, Nadal stressed that “it responds to a specific message to the government from the companies and research and innovation agents involved in the Semiconductor and Chip Alliance of Catalonia”.
The master’s degree consists of sixty ECTS credits, will offer thirty places and will be taught in English.
Torrent stressed that the master's degree is essential “to position Catalonia in the semiconductor sector, to attract investment, to boost its ecosystem in our country and to be one of its poles of reference in Europe”. Moreover, Nadal stressed that “it responds to a specific message to the government from the companies and research and innovation agents involved in the Semiconductor and Chip Alliance of Catalonia”.
The master’s degree consists of sixty ECTS credits, will offer thirty places and will be taught in English.
The creation of the master’s degree resulted from the urgent need to train professionals in this field.
The programme has two specialisations:
- Semiconductor Engineering, in which students will be trained to use microelectronic chip technologies in different areas, such as clean room manufacturing, encapsulation, characterisation and reliability analysis.
- Microelectronic Design, which aims to train students in the design of integrated, digital and analogue microelectronic circuits and systems in advanced technologies.