The course is focused on the analysis and design of the main applications of power electronics. The goal is to gain an understanding of the principles of power electronics, have an overview of power electronic circuits, and be able to select appropriate circuits for specific applications, and ultimately be able to analyze and design circuits.
The course provides, together with the state-of-the-art CMOS technology, currently dominating the market of integrated circuits, and the issues related to the scaling of these devices, specific knowledge on properties and technology of novel materials such as graphene, carbon nanotubes, as potential building blocks for realizing a new generation of dense, fast, and low power consuming integrated circuits. The course will cover also advanced fabrication and characterisation techniques of nanodevices and nanostructures.