The main topics of interest will be:



Materials, Technologies and Structures

semiconductor and dielectric materials, high and low κ dielectrics, quantum heterostructures, MS, MSM, MIS structures, nanostructures and nanotubes, low-dimensional structures



Semiconductor Devices and Nanodevices

physics of semiconductor devices, Si-based heterostructure devices, III-V and III-N heterostructure devices; quantum and resonance devices, microwave and mm-wave devices, nanodevices, lasers and photodetectors; particle detectors



Modelling and Characterization

2-D and 3-D process, structure and device simulation, heterostructure device modelling structural, optical and electrical characterization of materials, structures and devices, reliability evaluation and modelling



Microsystem Technology and Fabrication

advanced concepts in the lithography, plasma etching and deposition techniques; surface and bulk micromachining; micro(nano)mechanical structures; Micro(Nano)ElectroMechanical Systems (MEMS, NEMS) design, fabrication and simulation