ENEL491-26S1 (C) Semester One 2026

Nano Engineered Devices

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 16 February 2026
End Date: Sunday, 21 June 2026
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 1 March 2026
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 10 May 2026

Description

Micro- and nano-electronic device design and fabrication technology. Physics of electronic materials. Advanced semiconductor devices. Solar cells design and fabrication. Future trends in nano-electronics. Micro- and nano-fluidics and their applications.

Prerequisites

Timetable 2026

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 16:00 - 17:00 E14 Lecture Theatre
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
Lecture B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Wednesday 17:00 - 18:00 E14 Lecture Theatre
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
Lecture C
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Thursday 13:00 - 14:00 E14 Lecture Theatre
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
Lab A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Wednesday 15:00 - 16:30 Elec 102 Nano Lab
27 Apr - 24 May
02 Wednesday 10:00 - 11:30 Elec 102 Nano Lab
27 Apr - 24 May
03 Thursday 11:30 - 13:00 Elec 102 Nano Lab
27 Apr - 24 May
04 Tuesday 12:00 - 13:30 Elec 102 Nano Lab
27 Apr - 24 May
05 Tuesday 10:00 - 11:30 Elec 102 Nano Lab
27 Apr - 24 May
06 Thursday 15:00 - 16:30 Elec 102 Nano Lab
27 Apr - 24 May
07 Thursday 09:30 - 11:00 Elec 102 Nano Lab
27 Apr - 24 May
08 Wednesday 13:00 - 14:30 Elec 102 Nano Lab
27 Apr - 24 May

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Test 25%
Lab Report 25%
Scientific Paper Presentation 25%
Scientific Paper Referee Report 25%

Textbooks / Resources

Recommended Reading

Folch i Folch, Albert; Introduction to bioMEMS ; CRC Press, 2013.

Geschke, Oliver. , Klank, Henning., Telleman, Pieter; Microsystem engineering of lab-on-a-chip devices ; 2nd rev. and enl. ed; Wiley-VCH, 2008.

Sze, S. M. , Lee, M. K; Semiconductor devices, physics and technology ; 3rd ed; Wiley, 2012.

Additional Course Outline Information

Mahi ā-Ākonga | Workload (expected distribution of student hours, note 15 points = 150 hours):

Contact Hours

Lectures: 36 hours
Tutorials: 0 hours
Workshops: 0 hours
Laboratories: 9 hours

Independent study

Review of lectures: 30 hours
Test and exam preparation: 30 hours
Assignments: 40 hours
Tutorial preparation: 0 hours
Laboratory calculations: 5 hours

Total 150

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,344.00

International fee $6,488.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

Limited Entry Course

Maximum enrolment is 60

For further information see Electrical and Computer Engineering .

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