Sandipan Pramanik

Professor, Faculty of Engineering - Electrical & Computer Engineering Dept

Contact

Professor, Faculty of Engineering - Electrical & Computer Engineering Dept
Email
spramani@ualberta.ca
Phone
(780) 492-9210
Address
13-332 Donadeo Innovation Centre For Engineering
9211 116 St
Edmonton AB
T6G 2H5

Overview

Area of Study / Keywords

Spintronics Microsystems and Nanodevices Solid State Electronics


Research

Our research is on the topic of "spintronics" or "spin-based electronics". Spintronics is a sub-area under solid-state electronics, which aims to control the spins of electrons (instead of or in addition to its charge) to realize data storage or information processing functions. Tiny, nanoscale structures play a crucial role in spintronics, because such restricted geometries often offer additional control on spins. In this context, our recent work focuses on spin phenomena in chiral (left- or right-handed) materials and two-dimensional Van der Waals materials, which hold promise for future spintronics.

Courses

ECE 202 - Electrical Circuits I

Circuit element definitions. Circuit laws: Ohm's, KVL, KCL. Resistive voltage and current dividers. Basic loop and nodal analysis. Dependent sources. Circuit theorems: linearity, superposition, maximum power transfer, Thevenin, Norton. Time domain behavior of inductance and capacitance, energy storage. Sinusoidal signals, complex numbers, phasor and impedance concepts. Magnetically coupled networks. Single phase power and power factor. Prerequisites: MATH 101, 102. Credit may be obtained in only one of ECE 202, E E 240, ECE 209 or E E 239, unless approved by the Department.


ECE 210 - Introduction to Digital Logic Design

Boolean algebra, truth tables, Karnaugh maps. Switching devices and their symbology with an introduction to NAND and NOR logic. Number systems, codes, minimization procedures, synthesis of combinational networks. Synchronous sequential circuits, flip-flops, counters. Arithmetic circuits. Introduction to computer-aided design and simulation tools for digital design and implementation. Requires payment of additional student instructional support fees. Refer to the Tuition and Fees page in the University Regulations section of the Calendar. Credit may be obtained in only one of ECE 210, E E 280 or CMPUT 329.


ECE 547 - Fundamentals of Solid State Devices

Review of semiconductor fundamentals. Analysis of metal-semiconductor (MS), metal-insulator-semiconductor (MIS) and semiconductor heterojunctions including band diagram, depletion approximation, C-V and I-V characteristics. Advanced MOSFETs including short channel effects and scaling theory. Introduction to III-V FETs.


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