MCCCD Program Description

Major: 3505 Catalog Year: 2023-2024 Effective Term: 2016 Fall Last Admit Term: 2017 Fall Award: AAS Total Credits: 60-63 CIP Code: 15.1399	Primary College: Mesa Community College Initiating College: Mesa Community College Program Availability: Not Found Program Availability: College-Specific Program Availability: College Specific Field of Interest: Not Found Instructional Council: Drafting (24), Applied Technology (57) GPA: 2.00
SOC Code: 17-3019?

Description: The Associate in Applied Science (AAS) in Micro Circuit Mask Design program prepares students in the microcircuit design field. The program emphasizes current technological trends in the industry and is designed both for those planning to enter a career in the field as well as for those already working in the field who want to advance and update their knowledge and skills. The curriculum combines coursework in microcircuit mask design with a general education component.

Required Courses

DFT110 Technical Drafting I 3
+ DFT245AA Integrated Circuit Design-CMOS IA 3
+ DFT245AB Integrated Circuit Design-CMOS IB 3
+ DFT252AA Computer Aided Drafting I: AutoCAD 3
+ DFT254AA Computer Aided Drafting II: AutoCAD 3
+ ELE105 Algebra-Trigonometry for Technology 5
+ ELE111 Circuit Analysis I 4
+ ELE112 Circuit Analysis II 4
+ ELE121 Solid-State Devices and Circuits I 4
+ ELE131 Digital Logic and Circuits 3
ELE181 Computer Programming for Technology 3
DFT240 Cadence Virtuoso XL 3

Credits: 41

Restricted Electives
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General Electives
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General Education Requirements

General Education Requirement	Credits: 19-22

General Education Core	Credits: 9-12

First-Year Composition	Credits: 6
+ ENG101 First-Year Composition (3) OR ENG107 First-Year Composition for ESL (3) AND ENG111 Technical and Professional Writing (3)

Oral Communication	Credits: 3
COM100 Introduction to Human Communication (3) OR COM110 Interpersonal Communication (3) OR COM230 Small Group Communication (3)

Critical Reading	Credits: 0-3
CRE101 College Critical Reading and Critical Thinking (3) OR Equivalent as indicated by assessment. 0-3

Mathematics	Credits: 0
Met by ELE105 in Required Courses area.

General Education Distribution	Credits: 10

Humanities, Arts and Design	Credits: 3
Any approved general education course from the Humanities, Arts and Design area.

Social-Behavioral Sciences	Credits: 3
Any approved general education course from the Social-Behavioral Sciences area.

Natural Sciences	Credits: 4
CHM130 Fundamental Chemistry (3) AND CHM130LL Fundamental Chemistry Laboratory (1)

Program Competencies
1. Prepare drawings using drafting instrument/equipment such as drafting machine, triangles, scales (English and Metric), templates, bow compass, lettering guide and mechanical pencils. (DFT110) 2. Prepare bipolar integrated circuit diagrams and drawings to stated design rules. (DFT245AA) 3. Prepare Complementary Metal Oxide Silicon (CMOS) integrated circuit diagrams and drawings to stated design rules. (DFT245AB) 4. Set up and operate CAD system to generate drawings. (DFT252AA) 5. Set up and operate CAD system to generate three-dimensional drawings. (DFT254AA) 6. Demonstrate an ability to solve linear algebraic equations. (ELE105) 7. Use algebraic and trigonometric functions to solve electronic problems. (ELE105) 8. Apply Ohm`s and Kirchhoff`s laws to the solution of alternating current (AC) and direct current (DC) circuits and networks. (ELE111, ELE112) 9. Apply small signal analysis to bipolar and field-effect transistor circuits, and multistage amplifiers. (ELE121) 10. Apply the concept of Boolean algebra to the generation and reduction of logic circuits. (ELE131) 11. Use computer programs to solve technology related problems. (ELE181) 12. Use assembly language to program a microprocessor. (DFT240)
+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites. ++ indicates that any suffixed course may be selected. MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: June 28, 2016

All information published is subject to change without notice. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information presented, but based on the dynamic nature of the curricular process, course and program information is subject to change in order to reflect the most current information available.