Research Facilities
The extensive departmental computing facilities include a network
of workstations supporting a variety of operating systems
and applications. The Solid State Laboratory is the only
one of its kind in Louisiana for interdisciplinary research
in the areas of semiconductor material growth, characterization,
device fabrication, and measurements. This laboratory includes
a Class-100 clean room for photolithography. Departmental
faculty are also involved with the Center for Advanced Microstructures
and Devices (CAMD).
The VLSI Systems Design Laboratory is used for instruction
and research, both for designing smart silicon VLSI chips
and for VLSI device modeling. Designs can be sent via electronic
mail to silicon foundry (MOSIS) for chip fabrication. The
laboratory is fully equipped with VLSI CAD tools and high-speed
data acquisition system for digital, analog/mixed-signal
designs.
The Systems Laboratory, and the Communications and Signal
Processing Laboratory, house several high-powered SUN work
stations, personal computers, data acquisition, high speed
audio signal capturing hardware and software, dynamic system
prototypes and advanced system simulation, and signal processing
software. The Power Electronics Laboratory offers students
hands-on experience with several power electronic devices-such
as AC to DC converters, AC voltage controller, and new power
electronic circuit designs capable of handling large amounts
of power.
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