NE 454ANano-Electronics Laboratory 1
- Units
- 0.25
- Faculty
- Engineering
- Subject
- Nanotechnology Engineering
When it runs
- F24
- W25
- S25
- F25
- W26
- S26
- F26
- W27
- S27
Ran in 3 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
Application of experimental tools and techniques in nano-electronics. Experimental exercises may involve circuit simulation and design, circuit prototyping, design of a driver circuit for a quartz crystal microbalance (QCM), printed circuit board (PCB) design and layout optimization, and the use of various characterization instrumentation.
Prerequisites
- Complete all of the following
- Students must be in level 4A
- Enrolled in H-Nanotechnology Engineering
Antirequisites
None listed.
Leads to
Fall 2026 sections
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Meets |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAB 001 | 4862 | 12 / 12 | Sep 29 08:30–14:20 Oct 6 08:30–14:20 Sep 22 08:30–14:20 |
| LAB 002 | 4863 | 10 / 12 | Oct 1 08:30–14:20 Oct 8 08:30–14:20 Sep 24 08:30–14:20 |
| LAB 003 | 4864 | 12 / 12 | Oct 27 08:30–14:20 Nov 3 08:30–14:20 Oct 20 08:30–14:20 |
| LAB 004 | 4865 | 11 / 12 | Oct 29 08:30–14:20 Nov 5 08:30–14:20 Oct 22 08:30–14:20 |
| LAB 005 | 4866 | 12 / 12 | Nov 17 08:30–14:20 Nov 24 08:30–14:20 Nov 10 08:30–14:20 |
| LAB 006 | 4867 | 12 / 12 | Nov 19 08:30–14:20 Nov 26 08:30–14:20 Nov 12 08:30–14:20 |
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This is the first part of the nanoelectronics lab and you end off the lab by making a PCB schematic that can be assembled for the next lab course (455A). You start by simulating circuits and then testing some of them experimentally as well by making them with breadboards, before creating an oscillator circuit that can be used to detect even the smallest amount of mass. I had a lot of fun and found it really interesting.
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Engineering design of a QCM (quartz cyrstal microbalance). If you brush up on your linear circuit (primarily OP amps) and breadboarding skills, you should have no problem following instructions and lab procedure to do well in this lab. You'll also learn some very cool skills involving the jankiest program in the world, LTSpice for circuit simulations, and AutoDesk Eagle for PCB designing.
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