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Quick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Course Overview
The ‘Fabrication Techniques for MEMs-based sensors: clinical perspective’ online course is provided on the online education portal, Swayam by the ministry of education in India. This course is a faculty development program accredited by the AICTE and is developed and offered by the National Program for Technology Enhanced Learning(NPTEL) in partnership with the Indian Institute of Science(IISC), Bangalore.
The fabrication techniques program is an elective course that is scheduled for a period of twelve weeks and is part of the electrical, electronics, and communications engineering domain. The students of this course will get an opportunity to explore the aspects of fabrication and microengineering. The course instructor for this undergraduate-level training program is Prof. Hardik Jeetendra Pandya from the department of electronics systems engineering in the division of electrical sciences.
In this course, the students will gain an experiential understanding of the techniques and principles while also receiving the three credit points and the Swayam course certificate that consists of the logos of NPTEL and IISC.
The Highlights
- Online mode
- Twelve weeks program
- Free course access
- Elective course
- Three credit points
- Undergraduate level
- IISC faculty
- Course certificate
- NPTEL and IISC logos
Programme Offerings
- course videos
- Lectures
- Recordings
- Modules
- Books
- references
- Free access
- Credit Points
- Professional Guidance
- course certificate
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Fees Informations | Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|---|
| INR 1000 | yes | IISc Bangalore |
The ‘Fabrication Techniques for MEMs-based sensors: clinical perspective’ online training is available for free to the students but they will have to pay the registration fee for the final exam and avail the course certificate.
Fabrication Techniques for MEMs-based sensors: clinical perspective fee structure
| Description | Amount in INR |
| Course fee | Nil |
| Exam fee | Rs 1000 |
Eligibility Criteria
The students are required to have a basic knowledge of electronics to apply for the ‘Fabrication Techniques for MEMs-based sensors: clinical perspective’ online course.
Certificate qualifying details
The students should have a minimum score of 25% which is 10/25 in the assignments and a minimum score of 75% which will be 30/75 in the final certification exam to be eligible for the Swayam E-Verifiable course certificate.
What you will learn
The students who take the ‘Fabrication Techniques for MEMs-based sensors: clinical perspective’ classes gain an understanding of the concepts of fabrication and the process of fabricating the sensors and comprehend the electronic aspects of sensors and biomedical applications. The microengineering technology is explored further and the significance of the necessary flow for microheaters in gas sensors.
This online training enables the understanding of principles attached to the fabrication of microfluidic platforms, micro-cantilevers, flexible force sensors, inter-digitated electrodes, polymer-glass bonding, etc. for clinical research.
Who it is for
This ‘Fabrication Techniques for MEMs-based sensors: clinical perspective’ syllabus is framed for the individuals who are associated with the domain of engineering, such as students, graduates, and the faculty members of engineering colleges. The course benefits those in the field of electrical engineering and electronics engineering. Candidates working as a Teacher can also take this course.
Admission Details
The admission to the ‘Fabrication Techniques for MEMs-based sensors: clinical perspective’ online certification course is done online through the Swayam website.
Step 1: Go to the course page on the official website using the following link
https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc21_ee60/preview
Step 2: Click on the registration link on the course page.
Step 3: Fill in the relevant information and complete the registration.
Application Details
For the registration, the applicants will have to enter their details like name, email address, etc, or can choose to sign up for the course using their Google, Facebook, or Microsoft account ID.
The Syllabus
- Introduction to microengineering devices and their applications
- Cleanroom, contaminants, wafer cleaning processes (DI water, RCA, metallic impurities, etc.).
- Introduction to the microheater, force sensors, microfluidic devices, their specifications, and applications.
- Masks: Types of masks, Types of Photoresists, Spin Coaters Lithography process: optical lithography, x-ray, and e-beam lithography, lift-off techniques, soft lithography, Use of resists (spin coating, positive and negative photoresists), photoresist pre-baking, exposure, and development.
- Etching: Isotropic/anisotropic, selectivity, wet, and plasma-assisted etching.
- Types of wafers and orientations. Techniques of metallization: PVD [(Sputtering – DC, RF, and Magnetron), thermal evaporation, e-beam evaporation].
- Chemical Vapor Deposition: Dielectric films (Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition (PECVD)), Atomic Layer Deposition
- Understanding and designing the process flow for fabricating microengineering devices. Process flow for microheater, force sensors, and microfluidic devices.
- Wafer dicing and bonding techniques. Microfluidic Chips
- Process Flow for Fabricating Flexible Force Sensors and Force Sensors on Silicon, Process Flow for Fabricating VOC sensors, Biochips
- Clinical Research: Problems and Solutions using Microengineering Device
- Visit non-conventional Class 10000 Clean Room and discussing few types of equipment within
Evaluation process
- To receive the Swayam course certificate, the students of the ‘Fabrication Techniques for MEMs-based sensors: clinical perspective’ will have to take the final certification exam held in designated centers for the students.
- The students should clear the exam with marks equal to or more than 30/75 which is 75% and the registration for the exam is done online through the Swayam website.
Instructors
IISc Bangalore Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
The online Fabrication Techniques for MEMs-based sensors: clinical perspective is offered by NPTEL and IISC as part of the Swayam initiative by the ministry of education in India.
The course is conducted for twelve months.
The applicants are required to have prior knowledge of basic electronics.
Yes, the course can be accessed for free from the Swayam website.
The students will receive three credit points after this course completion.