Research partners (description)

Technical University of Lodz

Department of Microelectronics and Computer Science

The Technical University of Lodz came into being on the 24th of May 1945. Today University occupies the area of about 200,000 square meters and amount to seventy independent and separate buildings. The majority of them lie within the main area of the Technical University of Lodz premises. In 1969 the new branch of the Technical University of Lodz was established in Bielsko Biala.

The Technical University of Lodz provides teaching courses in over 20 different disciplines with 60 specialisation. Since October 1993 there has been introduced a new teaching course: Electromechanical Engineering, Organisation and Management and Telecommunications, where teaching is conducted in English. Since October 1997 there has been introduced a new teaching course where teaching is conducted in French: "Gestion et Technologie". It has been organised jointly by Polish and French authorities.

The main fields of research are equivalent to the teaching specialisation at particular institute and departments. Master theses and doctor's dissertations are strictly connected with the current lines of research carried out at the Technical University of Lodz. Some of the research work is financed by the Committee of Scientific Research or by the industry. There are many research themes carried out in close co-operation with the universities abroad, and they are partly sponsored by international foundations. The overall numbers of students amounted to 20.400.

Faculties of the Technical University of Lodz:

• Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
• Faculty of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
• Faculty of Chemical
• Faculty of Textile Engineering
• Faculty of Food Chemistry and Biotechnology
• Faculty of Civil Engineering , Architecture and Environment Engineering
• Faculty of Technical Physics, Computer Science and Applied Mathematics
• Faculty of Organisation and Management
• Faculty of Process Engineering and Environment Protection
• International Faculty of Engineering
• Institute of Papermaking and Paper Machines

The Faculty of Electrical and Electronic Engineering covers a wide spectrum of knowledge, among them microelectronics, computer science and power electronics. In this project the Department of Microelectronics and Computer Science headed by prof. Andrzej Napieralski will contribute in Microsystems Design and Simulation taking into account the 3-dimensional and multi-domain modelling of sensors and microelectronic structures, particularly from the temperature point of view.

Main areas of scientific activities of the Department include:

• Full-custom design and HDL synthesis of modern ASIC-VLSI circuits.
• Computer Aided Design and Modelling of modern power devices and Smart Power circuits.
• Thermal and Electrothermal simulation of power devices and VLSI circuits.
• Application of infrared thermography for practical verification of temperature distribution in semiconductor devices and circuits.
• Full-custom design and fabrication of neural networks.
• Micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) design with application of VHDL-AMS simulations tools.
• Power Electronics.

Teaching activities include Electronics and Telecommunication, Computer Science and Electrical Engineering branches. The Department has modern educational laboratories created during 5 TEMPUS projects: JEP 2031 and 4343, JEN 02031-93, CME-01059-95 and SJEP-09159. As an effect of the latter, the ASIC Design Centre (ADEC) has been created, with the purpose of technology transfer for small and medium enterprises.

The Department has the leading position in Poland in VLSI design and Microsystems technology and organises the yearly international conference "MIXED DESIGN OF INTEGRATED CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS - MIXDES".

Since 1991, DMCS has been the EUROCHIP and later the EUROPRACTICE member. Since 1994, it has participated in the international scientific projects: ESPRIT - BARMINT (Basic Research for Microsystems Integration), NATO grant: "Advanced computer tools for thermal analysis of power cables", and two COPERNICUS projects: "New Methods for Thermal Investigation of Integrated Circuits - (THERMINIC)" and "Promotion of System Design Training and Information Centres in CCE/NIS - (SYTIC)". In addition, currently the Department takes part in eleven research projects with grants from Polish Committee of Scientific Research (KBN).

Since 1991, the Department has co-operated with Motorola, involving several scientific contracts. The most spectacular effect of this co-operation was the scientific thermal measurements and simulation laboratory and educational microprocessor laboratory, both established in 1995.

The international co-operation of the Department involves participation in scientific committees of many international conferences, membership of the IEEE, and the co-operation with universities and research centres in Belgium (Univ. of Ghent), Canada (Ontario Hydro and Université Trois Rivieres), Czech Republic (Motorola Ro nov), Denmark (Technical University of Denmark), England (York University and Bournemouth University), Estonia (Tallin Technical University), France (LAAS-CNRS, ENSEEIHT, AIME and INSA in Toulouse, ECL and ECAM in Lyon, ENST, ISEP and Université "Pierre et Marie Curie" in Paris, University of Nantes (IRESTE) in Nantes and TIMA/INPG in Grenoble), Finland (VTT Helsinki, Helsinki and Lappeenranta University of Technology), Germany (TU Darmstadt, Technische Universitaet Muenchen and Univ. Karlsruhe), Holland (Eindhoven Univ. of Technology), Hungary (TU Budapest and Semiconductor Physics Laboratory Rt. (SEMILAB)), Ireland (NMRC Cork), Italy (Univ. of Pavia), Scotland (University of Strathclyde), Spain (UPC, CNM, Semiconductors S.A and UB in Barcelona and Universitat de Seville in Seville), Sweden (University of Kalmar), Ukraine (State University of Lvov), USA (CFDRC Huntsville, Alabama, University of Arizona, Carnegie Mellon University) and Yugoslavia (University of Nis).


The responsible person is prof. Andrzej Napieralski