Prospective Students

The Master's programme in "Nanoelectronic Systems" is research-oriented.
The programme includes compulsory modules with the following topics:

• Semiconductor Technology
• Integrated Analog Circuit Design
• Hardware/Software Co-Design
• Principles of Dependable Systems
• Estimation and Detection
• Academic and Scientific Work

The range of elective modules includes the following priorities

• Technology
• Design
• Applications

The topics of the modules are materials and technologies for nanoelectronic systems, in particular memory technology, nanotechnology, optoelectronics and molecular electronics, design methods and techniques for the realization of nanoelectronic systems, such as high- and low-level synthesis, characterization and modelling of electron devices, advanced integrated circuit and system design and computer arithmetic, applications for embedded nanoelectronic systems, in particular, design, construction and use of software systems, modelling and simulation techniques, operational and economic issues, and German language and culture.

Graduates of the Master's programme in "Nanoelectronic Systems" are familiar with methods, techniques and tools for the design and manufacture of nanoelectronic devices and for the application of these systems in selected application areas. The graduates are able to apply this knowledge. They will be able to analyse problems from these areas and to develop efficient solutions. They recognize the relationships and dependencies of these areas and can take them into account when finding solutions. The graduates are familiar with the latest research and developments in these subject areas and can participate constructively in the process.

Through their broad technical knowledge and their acquired familiarity with the worldwide research community in the areas of design, manufacture and application of nanoelectronic systems, the graduates are qualified to manage varied and complex tasks in the design, manufacture or use of nanoelectronic systems in professional practice after an appropriate training period.

The degree programme is organized as a 2-year-/4-semester-degree-programme. During the last semester, the students undertake their Master's thesis.

The courses of the degree programme are organized in modules. In each semester 30 credits (cr) can be earned with the modules or with the Master's thesis and its defense. 

Since 2014, the degree programme has two branches of studies

• Nanoelectronics for students that study at the TU Dresden for the two years
• Nanoscience and Nanotechnology for students of the Erasmus Mundus Master Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (EMM-nano) with the specialization Nanoelectronics. These students study at the KU Leuven during the first year and at the TU Dresden during the second year.

This table shows the distribution of the compulsory modules over the four semesters for the students of the branch of study Nanoelectronics.

As elective modules we offer a list of modules that are divided into four directions: Technology, Design, Applications and Nontechnical Modules. This list can be changed by the study commission from semester to semester. Each student of the branch of study Nanoelectronics has to select modules of at least 39 credits in total. EMM-nano students have to select modules of at least 16 credits in total, but the amount of credits the student has earned for modules/courses at KU Leuven and TU Dresden has to be at least 120 credits.  

This table lists all current modules with the proposed semesters and the acquirable credits. The modules for the EMM-nano students with specialization Nanoelectronics at the TU Dresden (branch of study Nanoscience and Nanotechnology) are marked.

The winter semester starts in October and ends in March of the following year. The summer semester starts in April and ends in September.

The first four months of a semester are the teaching period followed by a 4-week-examination-period. 

Dates of the academic calendar

No tuition fees are charged for the programme.

Students have to pay an administrative charge (the so-called semester fee) of about 280 EUR per semester (including ticket for public transport), see the web pages of the international office for further information (re-registration and semester fees).

You can find general information on scholarships on the web pages of the international office of the TU Dresden or on the web page of the DAAD. The TU Dresden supports powerful and most dedicated students with a scholarship from the national scholarship programme Deutschlandstipendium.  
The DAAD Zuse School of Excellence in AI SECAI offers scholarships for excellent students to support their studies.