A basic understanding of the technologies and methods used for this can help to make the mostly unknown world of integrated circuits "comprehensible".

The master's program "Integrated Systems and Circuits Design" at the Carinthia University of Applied Sciences deals with the topic of microelectronics and integrated circuits both in teaching and in research projects. In the student laboratory, the development steps and manufacturing methods of an integrated circuit are learned using various examples. The core of the lab is a 3-semester project in which students work in small groups to develop an integrated ADC from concept through circuit design and physical design (mask layout) to fabrication. Finally, this circuit is measured and characterized in the laboratory.