Electronic Engineering
Introduction
The Department of Electronic Engineering was founded in
1990. One of its main missions is to educate students as high-tech
electronic engineers ready for future challenges. The fast growing pace
in domestic electronic industries and the operation of the Tainan
Science-Based Industrial Park dramatically increase the demand of the
manpower in the field of electronic engineering. To fulfil this demand,
the Department started a technique-oriented education program and a
master program in 1996 and 1997, respectively. The courses given by the
Department are mainly concentrated on three areas: Integrated Circuit
Design & Fabrication, computer & Wireless Communications, and Signal
Processing. To complete his/her study, an undergraduate student needs to
take at least 144 credits.
The student in the technique-oriented education program has to complete
at least 72 credits before graduation, while in the master program the
minimum requirement is 30 credits. The faculty of the Department
consists of 4 professors,14 associate professors and 5 assistant
professors, all holding Ph.D. degree, and 1 lecturer. Meanwhile, the
Department has been constantly searching candidates of senior professors
to join the faculty, pool in hope of promoting the quality in teaching
and research. The ratio of the number of the teachers to that of the
students in the Department are controlled at about 1:20.
Teaching and Research
As to the teaching, the courses given in the Department
stress the balance between hand-on experiments and theoretical work.
With this arrangement, we expect that the graduates of the Department
may have a smooth transition to the job market. In the undergraduate
program, it is
mandatory for a student to take 6 core courses of experiments. They
include Electronic Measurement, IC Design, Applications of
Microprocessors, Microprocessor Interface Design, Computer Networking,
and Control Systems. Since the fall of 1995, three more hand-on
courses-Industrial Electronics, CAD Circuit Design, and
Communications-have been added to the requirement list.
In addition to core courses, the Department also encourages students to
work on self-initiated projects. In 1994, 1995, and 1996, our students
had won the first prize in the national competition of mouse-in-maze
design. All of these efforts together with optional practical training
and frequent field trips to local industries, including the Yieh-Loong
Group will prepare our students more competitive in the current and
future job market.
Besides teaching, the faculty members of the Department have been
extremely active in
many research projects, supported by National Science Council, Ministry
of Education, and other government agencies and private cooperates. Most
of the research results have been published in international journals or
conferences. The Department is also committed to hosting technical
conferences at least once a year. Thiscommitment will ensure the
exposure of our faculty members and students to the state-of-the-art
research. Recently, the department is planning to start its Ph.D.
program in the next few years in order to recruit research manpower of
higher level.
Curriculum and Facility
The Department recognizes the key to success in teaching and research which is closely related to the up-to-date instrument and equipment. The main sector of the Department budget every year has been therefore allocated to expanding and updating software/hardware, instrument, and equipment of each laboratory.
Career Development
Employment opportunities for the graduates of the Department are
wide-ranging. On average, 85% of the graduates have entered the job
market in the areas of IC design & fabrication, telecommunications,
signal processing, and control, while the rest have continued their
studies in the graduate programs at domestic or foreign universities.
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