Various annual and technical reports for some of our research contracts and grants.
You can obtain more information about the former students who authored the work below by visiting our "TN-Exes" page .
Tom Linton, dissertation title: "Analysis of Three-Dimensional Effects
in Advanced VLSI Devices," May, 1989.
Robert L. Rogers, dissertation title: "A
Study of Slot and Dipole Antennas on Layered Electrically Thick Dielectric
Substrates for Far Infrared and Millimeter Wave Imaging Arrays,"
May, 1989.
Vijay Kesan, dissertation title: "Quantum
Well Devices for Microwave and Millimeter Wave Oscillator Applications,"
May, 1989.
Stuart Wentworth, dissertation title: "Far
Infrared Microbolometer Detectors," May, 1990.
Philip Cheung, dissertation title: "Coplanar Waveguide Phase-Shifters,"
Aug, 1990.
Shiaw-Jong Chen (ME) (co-supervisor: Ilene Busch-Vishniac, Dept. Of ME),
dissertation title: "Magnetic Suspension Driven, Automated, Contact
Analytical Prober," Dec., 1992.
Alwin Tsao, dissertation title: "Molecular
Beam Epitaxial Growth and Fabrication of Microwave and Photonic Devices
for Hybrid Integration on Alternative Substrates, " May, 1993.
Jason Lewis (MS&E), dissertation title: "Far-Infrared
and Sub-Millimeter Microbolometer Detectors, " May, 1994.
Vijay Reddy, dissertation title: "Characterization
of High Frequency Oscillators and Varactor Diodes Grown by Molecular Beam
Epitaxy," May, 1994.
Saiful Islam, dissertation title: "Modeling
and Experimental Studies of Schottky-Contacted Coplanar Waveguide Transmission
Lines on Semiconductor Substrates," Aug. 1994.
Kiran Kumar Gullapalli, dissertation title: "Heterostructure
Device Simulation using the Wigner Function," Aug. 1994.
Youngmin Kim, dissertation title: "Application
of Micromachining Techniques for Fabry-Perot Cavity Based Microsensors,"
Aug. 1995.
Emre Tuncer, dissertation title: "Extraction
of Parameters for High Speed Digital Interconnects," Dec. 1995.
Byron Krauter (co-supervisor with L. T. Pileggi), dissertation title: "Formulating
Sparse Partial Inductance Matrices," Dec. 1995.
Li-Chung Wang (co-supervisor with M. R. Mercer), dissertation title: "Reducing
Defective Parts Levels Via Unbiased Tests," May 1996.
Jaeheon Han, dissertation title: "Fabry-Perot Pressure and Chemical
Sensors by Silicon Micromachining Techniques," Aug. 1996.
Beom-Taek Lee, dissertation title: "Efficient
Series Impedance Extraction Using Effective Internal Impedance,"Aug.
1996.
Olin Hartin, dissertation title: "Quantum Transport Simulations of Novel Compound Semiconductor Devices," May, 1998.
Sangwoo Kim, dissertation title: "Multiconductor Transmission Line Analysis Using Surface Ribbon Method (abstract),"Aug. 1999. Link to complete dissertation .
Robert J. Friar, dissertation title: “Analysis, Design, and Measurement of On-Wafer Transmission Line Test Structures,” May 2000.
Seung-JinYoo, dissertation title: "Micromachined Wavelength Selective Microbolometer Sensors Operating at Room Temperature," December 2000.
Young-Soo Sohn, dissertation title: “MEMS
Based Microfluidic Structure for Biological and Chemical Sensor Array,”
May 2001.
Vijay Kesan, thesis title: "Quantum Well Devices," Fall 1986.
Rodney Greene, thesis title: "Contactless Characterization of Thin
Layers on Semi-insulating GaAs by a Microwave Impedance Technique,"
Spring 1987.
Stuart Wentworth, thesis title: "High Frequency Characteristics of
Tape Automated Bonding (TAB) Interconnects," Summer 1987.
Jeffrey Meitz, thesis title: "Plasma Etching of Semiconductor Materials,"
Summer 1987.
Philip Cheung, thesis title: "A Preliminary Study of an Optically Controlled
Coplanar Waveguide Phase Shifter," Fall 1987.
Douglas Miller, thesis title: "Micro Computer Implementation of a Comprehensive
Process Characterization Test Station," Spring 1988.
David Leason, thesis title: "Characterization of Thin Films on Semi-insulating
GaAs via Microwave Reflectometry," Spring 1989.
Vijay Reddy, thesis title: "Molecular Beam Epitaxial Growth of AlAs/GaAs
Double Barrier Resonant Tunneling Diodes," Spring 1990.
Saiful Islam, thesis title: "Optically Controlled Tunable Coplanar
Waveguide Resonator," Spring 1990.
John Heston, thesis title: "Development of Twin Slot Antenna Structures
for Millimeter Wave Imaging Applications," Summer 1990.
M. Garrett Neaves, thesis title: "MOS Capacitor Evaluation in the Microelectronics
Fabrication Teaching Laboratory," Summer 1990.
Kristel Wickham, thesis title: "Fabrication and Testing of Thin Film,
High Temperature, DC Squids," Summer 1990.
Youngmin Kim, thesis title: "Fabrication and Characterization of a
New Position Sensitive Photodetector," Fall 1990.
John E. Post, Jr., thesis title: "An Investigation of the Accuracy
of Thin Layer Characterization Using Microwave Reflectometry," Spring
1991.
Kiran Kumar Gullapalli, thesis title: "Simulation of Electron Transport
in Double Barrier Diodes," Summer 1991.
Shiva Javalagi, thesis title: "High Power and High Efficiency Quantum
Well Oscillators," Fall 1991.
Emre Tuncer, thesis title: "Modeling of High Speed Digital Interconnects,"
Summer 1992.
Vikas Gupta, thesis title: "Design
of a Proximity Sensor using Inductors, Compatible with Integrated Circuit
Fabrication," Summer 1995.
Sangwoo Kim, thesis title: "Compact Equivalent Circuit Modeling for
the Skin Effect", Spring 1996.
Robert Friar, thesis title: "High Frequency Capacitance Measurements of On-Wafer Comb Structures Filled with Low-K Dielectrics," Spring 1997.
Seung-Jin Yoo, thesis title: "Modeling and Fabrication of Micromachined Inductors," Summer 1997.
- link to Table of Contents and abstract
- link to thesis .
Huei_Ching You, thesis title: "An
Interface Integrated Circuit of the Inductive Proximity Sensor,"
Summer 1998.
Chris Seams, report title: "Gettering in Silicon Wafers," Spring
1988.
Nhiem Vinh Nguyen, report title: "The Development of a Gallium Arsenide
Wafer-Level Functional Test Facility," Spring 1988.
David Fun, report title: "Crosstalk in High Speed Interconnects,"
Summer 1988.
Brett Gerhardt, report title: "Silicon Doping in Aluminum Films,"
Spring 1989.
Shih-Yao Lin, report title: "A re-evealuation of employing spectral
domain approach to lossy media," Dec. 1991.
Ashish Vijay Gokhale, "BiCMOS Technology: A Comparison in Terms of
Performance and Feasibility," Summer 1992.
Jeffrey Saitas, report title: "Potential Use of Electronic and Optical
Devices for the Measurement of Environmental Pollutants," Fall 1994.
Asad M. Sattar, report title: "Flip Chip Packaging in Multichip Modules,"
Fall 1995.
Faisal Saleem, report title: "Process and Material Issues in Tape Automated Bonding," Spring 1997.
Javed Emdad, report title: "Nonvolatile Semiconductor Memories," Summer 1997.