Microelectronics is a wide technological sector for the development of Integrated Circuits (CHIPS!!). Chips need to be designed, fabricated, tested and assembled. They can be further combined in electronic systems, which shall be powered and animated with the soul of software. The ability of these systems to manage or exchange information with their environment sustains the interaction between the physical and digital worlds, bringing smartness all around.

In recent years this sector has experienced incredible progress. This is the result of improved microelectronics and integration technologies that open the possibility to increase present applications and to create new ones, as well. Microelectronics provides miniaturization and production in high numbers, so electronic systems can be deployed in multiple scenarios, from inside our bodies to outer space. Some cases are related to telecom (with better communication systems), to automotive (with electric cars and autonomous driving), or to biomedical devices (supporting human weaknesses, allowing minimally invasive surgery, and more generally improving prevention and diagnosis).

Via lectures, demonstrations and interactive activities, the program will introduce some of the possibilities offered by present microelectronics devices and foreseen future applications, showing the many facets of the fascinating world of microelectronics.

The program will cover four main topics:

• Semiconductor technology

• Integrated Circuits design

• Digital systems and Embedded Intelligence

• Integration
   

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