The Microelectronics and Physics course covers a wide range of topics in electronics and physics, particularly in semiconductor physics, with emphasis upon their practical applications and utilities. It trains students in methods of design and development across a broad range of electronic, microelectronic and computer engineering applications. It aims to develop students’ analytical and logical thinking skills.

The Microelectronics and Physics course offered in the Microelectronics and Physics Division is well equipped with a wide range of hardware and software facilities to enhance students’ learning.

This course aims to produce applied oriented microelectronic graduates majoring in both microelectronics and physics. The course is so designed that graduates are trained to the professional level, specialising in electronic systems design, IC design, embedded systems design, digital signal processing and telecommunications. The microelectronics and physics course are strongly supplemented by the physics studies in semiconductor physics, optics, thermodynamics, quantum physics, electromagnetism and scientific & industrial instrumentation.

With the opportunity for students to go for six months industrial training, students will be exposed to real-life industrial problems, which will be both challenging and rewarding in terms of the invaluable experience that they will gain. Students are trained to improve their problem solving skills so that they would be able to blend into the workforce easily.

The Advanced Diploma in Science (Microelectronics and Physics) is recognised as suitable for progression to a Liverpool John Moores University (JMU), UK degree with prior credit. Advanced Diploma graduates of this programme can obtain the BEng (Hons) Microelectronics Engineering Degree from JMU by completing the final semester of the programme at the university.

The Advanced Diploma in Science cum BS Degree course is designed to meet the increasing employment demands and opportunities due to the rapid development of the microelectronic and semiconductor technology particularly in microelectronic design, development and manufacturing industries as well as scientific and engineering manufacturing industries. Graduates can be employed as IC designers, microelectronic engineers, scientific engineers, research & development engineers, industrial engineers etc.