Educational and R&D Activities at the Faculty of Electronics, the Technical University of Sofia

1. Educational and R&D Activitiesat the Faculty of Electronics, the Technical University of Sofia Prof. Dr. Marin Hristov Assoc. Prof. Dr. Emil Manolov Technical University of Sofia Bulgaria

2. Who Are We? TU - Sofia

3. THE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA (TUS) is a major educational and research center in Bulgaria. It is the largest higher engineering school with more than 60 years of experience. 20 000 students are being educated by 2000 academics in the University. Who Are We?(cont.)

4. Main Faculties of TUS Faculty of Automatics Faculty of Electronics Faculty of Electrical Engineering Faculty of Power Engineering Faculty of Computer Systems Faculty of Communications Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Faculty of Machine Technology Faculty of Management Faculty of Transport Faculty of Applied Mathematics and Informatics Who Are We?(cont.)

5. Foreign Education Programme Divisions Faculty of German Engineering Education and Industrial Management English Language Department of Engineering French language department of electrical engineering Who Are We?(cont.)

6. Faculty of Electronics The Faculty of Electronics was established in 1987. It has over 30 educational laboratories and 10 research laboratories. There are 1200 full-time and part-time students and 51 PhD students. The academic staff consists of 92 professors and assistant professors, 18 technical support personnel. Who Are We?(cont.)

7. Specialisations: 1. Electronic Medical Equipment Engineering, taught by the Department of Electronic Engineering 2. Electronic Control Systems, taught by the above department; 3. Microelectronics, taught by the Department of Semiconductor and Microelec-tronic Elements Design and Technology 4. Power Electronics, taught by the department of the same name. Who Are We?(cont.)

8. Courses in the Faculty The Bachelor degree course in Electronics is 4 years of study The Master degree course in Electronics is 1,5 years of study after; Bachelor; PhD degree course is 3 years of study. Who Are We?(cont.)

9. Curriculum Mathematics/Calculus Physics Programming Theory of Electrical Engineering Signals and Systems Semiconductor Devices Analog and Digital Circuit Design Introduction to Computer Systems Microprocessor System Design CAD in Electronics Who Are We?(cont.)

10. Curriculum (cont.) Microelectronics Telecommunications Computer Architecture Microprocessor control of electromechanical systems Computer simulation of electrical systems CAD/САМ systems Computer systems for testing Who Are We?(cont.)

11. Main Research Areas of the Faculty Analog and Digital VLSI and IP modules. Embedded Systems Integrated Electronic Systems for Measurement and Control Biomedical engineering Specialised power supply units Measurement and control of Power engineering Electrical energy converters and regulators of alternated current and direct current energy Microelectronic devices and hybrid integrated circuits Who Are We?(cont.)

12. Who Are We?(cont.) ECAD laboratory

13. The ECAD Laboratory is a National research, information and training centre in the fields of Electronics and Microelectronics design, prototyping and eLearning. Who Are We?(cont.)

14. More than 20 international research projects as contractors/coordinators A series of designed and prototyped integrated circuits Training and retraining of industrial staff, academics and PhD students What We Did

15. International Projects TEMPUS SJEP 03038-92 – Development of Professionally Accredited Pilot Modular-Based Degree Course in Electronic Engineering Geared to Answer the Needs of the Bulgarian Industry; TEMPUS JEN 03038-BG-95 - Development of Professionally Accredited Pilot Modular-Based Degree Course in Electronic Engineering Geared to Answer the Needs of the Bulgarian Industry; TEMPUS Complementary Measured Project 01160-95 – Feasibility Study for Implementation of Computerised Administration Management System in Bulgarian Universities; INCO COPERNICUS - SYTIC 960170-98 – Promotion of System Design Training and Information Centres in CCE/NIS. What We Did (cont.)

16. What We Did (cont.) POWER ELECTRONICS

17. What We Did EDUCHIP

18. What We Do Digital Design SYNOPSYS (VHDL) Analog and Mixed-Signal Design CADENCE, Mentor Graphics Design of ICs at ECAD Lab Tests and Verification at TU - Sofia Manufacturing via EC Foundries

19. Design and implementation of wireless communication circuits in collaboration with Tampere University of Technology, Finland What We Do (cont.)

20. What We Do (cont.) Design and Investigation of Integrated Passive Devices for RF Circuits

21. What We Do (cont.) Inductor Models (Illustration) Conventional symmetrical inductor Symmetrical inductor model

22. What We Do (cont.) Inductor Models (Illustration) Double-layer square spiral Double-layer square spiral model

23. What We Do (cont.) Design and Investigation of RF Power Amplifiers

24. What We Do (cont.) Design and Investigation of DC – DC Convertors

25. What We Do (cont.) RF Design

26. Model Research Topics Elaboration/simplification of a commercial device model (BSIM, EKV) to better fit design/research specific tasks. Implementation of improved models in a public math platform (open source simulator). What We Do (cont.)

27. What We Do (cont.) Matlabmodel

28. Searching of analogy between macrobiomolecules (proteins) and silicon IC What We Do (cont.)Bioelectronics Integrated Circuit Polypeptide structure

29. 1. Nature of Hydrogen Bond – polar H-s and lone pairs What We Do (cont.)Hydrogen Bonding Networks (HBN)in model system and in proteins

30. 2. HBN – “chaining of HB-s” (cooperative effects) and What We Do (cont.)Hydrogen Bonding Networks (HBN)in model system and in proteins

31. What We Do (cont.)Hydrogen Bonding Networks (HBN)in model system and in proteins3. H+T mechanism in bacteriorhodopsin

32. What We Do (cont.) Methods of Simualation • Protein Electrostatics – our task determination of HBN and EP at each member of HBN as f(pH)) • Quantum Mechanics of long HB-chains HB coupling and super-polarization of long HBN • Group / Graph theory determination branching properties of HBN-s • Neuron Network Analysis self-trained dynamic HBN via “water switches” • IC modeling and simulation – IC design knowledge as a reverse task of a TCAD analysis

33. MINOS-EURONET– “MIcro-NanOSystems EUROpean NETworking for promoting/ pursuing integration of NMS and ACC in ERA Network of Excellenceof Distributed Energy Resources Laboratoriesand Pre-Standardisation What We Do (cont.)

34. Melexis (Be, USA) AMIS (Be, USA) Fab-less (Fr) EPIQ (Be) IBM – microelectronic area Cooperation Activities in BG

35. Cooperation Activities in BG

36. Cooperation Activities in BG Motor Driversand Actuators

37. Cooperation Activities in BG EPIQ Electronic Assembly Ltd The new Bulgarian force in Electronic Assembly Market

38. Cooperation Activities in BG EPIQ EA Toolshop, Sofia The 1500 m2 production facility features: conventional machines, CNC machines, erosion machines, tool assembly capabilities

39. FYR of Macedonia Serbia and Monte Negro Turkey Greece Romania Cooperation Activities in the Balkan Region

40. UK France Belgium Finland Germany Poland Slovakia Czech Republic The Netherlands, etc. Cooperation Activities in Europe

41. Analog RF and mixed-signal designs Modeling of submicron devices Digital complex system design Bioelectronics Nanotechnologies and nano devices e-learning What We Can Do With You

42. For Contacts Prof. Dr. Marin Hristov Head of the ECAD Laboratory Rector of the Technical University of Sofia, Technical University of Sofia 1000 Sofia BULGARIA Tel.: +359 2 965 3115 Fax: +359 2 965 2220 E-mail: mhristov@ecad.tu-sofia.bg http://ecad.tu-sofia.bg

43. For Contacts Assoc. Prof. Dr. Emil Manolov Vice Dean of the Faculty of Electronic Technologies, Technical University of Sofia 1000 Sofia BULGARIA Tel.: +359 2 965 3269 Fax: +359 2 965 2220 E-mail: edm@tu-sofia.bg

44. Thank you very much for your attention!