ICDA aims to cultivate R&D talent for Taiwan's Integrated Circuit Design (ICD) and Electronic Design Automation (EDA) industries. The program's goals are as follows:
Develop Professionals with ICD and EDA Skills:ICDA encompasses both ICD and EDA sub-fields, which complement each other for maximum benefit. Students will gain essential competencies in both areas, selecting one as their primary research focus.
Foster Industry Collaboration to Address Emerging Needs:The Graduate School of Advanced Technology emphasizes increased industry participation in students' thesis work, ensuring that research topics address future challenges anticipated in the next five to ten years. Additionally, the required internship course's objectives, content, schedule, and expected outcomes are co-developed by the instructor and industry partners.
Promote a System-Level Perspective:With the rapid evolution of emerging applications, system-level design is crucial for shortening the development timeline of electronic systems. Through curriculum planning and university-industry expertise sharing, ICDA will equip students with a system-level view of electronic systems. This foundation will prepare future R&D leaders and high-level managers, thereby enhancing the competitiveness of Taiwan's semiconductor industry.
Focus on Booming Emerging Application Fields:The ICDA program's research themes target the thriving fields of 5G/6G, automotive electronics, artificial intelligence, medical electronics, and information security. Specific areas of focus include:
- Integrated Circuit Design: Digital circuit design, artificial intelligence, analog/mixed-signal circuit design, in-memory computing, RF front-end circuits, and software-defined hardware.
- Electronic Design Automation: AI for EDA, EDA for AI, heterogeneous integration, and EDA for emerging technologies.