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Date
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Lecture
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Module
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PDF
(marked)
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Reading
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Video
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| 1
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Jan. 19
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Administrative Information, MEMS Roadmaps, Benefits of Miniaturization
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Module1
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Lecture1w
Lecture1m
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Video
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| 2
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Jan. 21
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Benefits of Scaling I: faster speed (transistors, micromechanical resonators)
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Module2
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Lecture2m
Lecture2w
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Video
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| 3
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Jan. *26
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Benefits of Scaling II: lower power consumption (micro-ovens)
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Module3
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Lecture3m
Lecture3w
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Video
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| 4
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Jan. *28
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Benefits of Scaling III: higher sensitivity (gas sensors)
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Module4
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Lecture4
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Video
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| 5
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Feb. 2
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Fabrication Process Modules I: oxidation, film deposition, lithography
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Module5
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Lecture5
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Video
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| 6
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Feb. 4
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Fabrication Process Modules II: etching, ion implantation, diffusion
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Lecture6m1
Lecture6m2
Lecture6m3
Lecture6w
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Video
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| 7
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Feb. 9
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Surface Micromachining I: basic polysilicon process flow, release, sacrificial & structural material choices
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Lecture7m1
Lecture7w
Surface Micromachining
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Video
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| 8
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Feb. *11
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Surface Micromachining II: 2nd order issues, stiction, residual stress, electroplating, 3D out-of-plane MEMS
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Lecture8m1
Lecture8w
Etch Rates
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Video
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| 9
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Feb. 16
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Surface Micromachining III: MUMPS, design rules, Summit
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Module6
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Lecture9m1
Lecture9m2
Lecture9w
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Video
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| 10
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Feb. 18
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Bulk Micromachining: wet etch-based, dissolved wafer process, SOI MEMS, Scream, Hexsil MEMS, sealed cavity deep RIE
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Module7
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Lecture10m1
Lecture10m2
Lecture10w
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Video
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| 11
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Feb. 23
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Mechanics of Materials for MEMS I: stress, strain, material properties, measurement & characterization of mechanical parameters.
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Lecture11m1
Lecture11w
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Video
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| 12
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Feb. 25
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Mechanics of Materials for MEMS II: acoustic velocity, strength, quality factor
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Module8
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Lecture12m1
Lecture12m2
Lecture12w
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Video
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| 13
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Mar. 1
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Beam Bending: cantilever stiffness, practical stress
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Lecture13w
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Video
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| 14
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Mar. 3
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Beam Combos I: series & parallel springs, folded flextures
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Lecture14m
Lecture14w
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Video
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| 15
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Mar. 8
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Beam Combos II: spring circuit problems, tensioned beam analysis
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Lecture15m
Lecture15w
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Video
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| 16
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Mar. 10
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Energy Methods I: virtual work, energy formulations, tapered beam example
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Module9
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Lecture16m
Lecture16w
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Video
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| 17
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Mar. 15
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Energy Methods II: clamped-clamped beam example, large deflection analysis, estimating resonance frequency
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Module10
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Lecture17m1
Lecture17m2
Lecture17w
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Video
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Mar. 17
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Midterm Exam
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Mar. 22
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Spring Break
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Mar. 24
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Spring Break
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| 18
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Mar. 29
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Equivalent Circuits I: dynamic mass, stiffness, and damping, example: free-free beam, lumped mass-spring-damper circuit
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Module11
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Lecture18w
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Video
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| 19
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Mar. 31
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Equivalent Circuits II: electromechanical analogies, lossless transducers
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Lecture19m1
Lecture19m2
Lecture19w
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Video
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| 20
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Apr. 5
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Lossless Transducers I: capacitive transducers, charge control, voltage control, spring suspended C, parallel-plate capacitive transducer, pull-in, linearization
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Module12
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Lecture20w
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Video
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| 21
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Apr. 7
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Lossless Transducers II: electrical stiffness, comb drive, levitation
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Lecture21m
Lecture21w
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Video
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| 22
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Apr. 12
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Equivalent Circuits III: input modeling, force-to-velocity relationship & circuit, intro. to gyroscopes
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Module13 |
Lecture22m1
Lecture22m2
Lecture22w
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Video
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| 23
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Apr. 14
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Equivalent Circuits IV: output modeling, input-to-output transconductance, complete equivalent circuit
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Module14
Module15
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Lecture23m1
Lecture23m2
Lecture23w
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Video
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| 24
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Apr. 19
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Sensing Circuits I: ideal op amps, velocity sensing, position sensing
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Lecture24m1
Lecture24w |
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Video
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| 25
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Apr. 21
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Sensing Circuits II: differential position sensing, MEMS/transistor integration
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Module16
Module17
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Lecture25m1
Lecture25m2
Lecture25m3
Lecture25w
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Video
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| 26
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Apr. 26
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Sensing Circuits III: non-ideal op amps, noise
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Lecture26m
Lecture26w
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Video
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| 27
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Apr. 28
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Gyro Minimum Detectable Signal (MDS)
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Lecture27m
Lecture27w
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Video
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May 3
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Reading/Recitation/Review Day - No Lecture
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May 5
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Reading/Recitation/Review Day - No Lecture
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May 12
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Final Exam: Thursday, May 12, 8-11 a.m. (Exam Group 13)
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