Graduate Institute of Electronics Engineering
National Taiwan University
The guidelines hereto are set forth according to National Taiwan University’s Academic Policies, National Taiwan University Guidelines for Ph.D. and Master Degree Examination, and National Taiwan University Guidelines for the Implementation of Ph.D. Candidate Qualifying Examination.
The following graduate degrees are offered:
Prospective students may find general information at the international degree student admission website:
https://oia.ntu.edu.tw/en/
Candidates for the M.S. degree in Electronics Engineering are required to complete 24 credit hours. Each student should choose a particular area of interest from the three specialized groups: the Integrated Circuits and Systems (ICS) Group, the Nanoelectronics (NE) Group, or the Electronic Design Automation (EDA) Group, and take at least one core course from the specialized group. These core courses are listed below:
| Group | Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| ICS | None | ||
| Nanoelectronics | 921 U7110 | Semiconductor Devices and Physics | 3 |
| 921 U0880 | Solid-State Physics I | 3 | |
| 921 U7120 | IC Engineering | 3 | |
| 943 U0680 | Advanced IC Devices and Technologies | 3 | |
| 943 U0690 | Schematic MOS Devices | 2 | |
| EDA | 921 U2110 | Algorithms | 3 |
| 943 U0240 | Computer-Aided VLSI System Design | 3 | |
| 943 U0010 | VLSI Testing | 3 | |
| 921 U1980 | Computer Aided Analysis & Optimization of Integrated Circuit | 3 | |
| 943 U0280 | Physical Design for Nanometer ICs | 3 | |
| 943 U0300 | Logic Synthesis and Verification | 3 | |
| 942 U0640 | Convex Optimization | 3 |
At least 12 credit hours should be taken in the courses from one’s specialized group, which needs to be approved by one’s thesis advisor.
Seminar, Special Project, Colloquium I, Colloquium II and Thesis are required, yet not included in the 24 credit hours. Foreign languages are not required courses, and they cannot be counted in the 24 credit hours for degree fulfillment. Further information is as follows:
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours | Course Note |
| 943 M0010 | Thesis | N/A | The oral defense result represents half of the assessment. |
| 943 M0020 | Seminar | 0 | Required for every semester until four semester seminars are successfully passed. |
| 943 M0030 | Special Project | 1 | Required for every semester; for those study over four semesters except for the final semester upon graduation. |
| 943 M0040 | Colloquium I | 1 | Required for one semester. |
| 943 M0050 | Colloquium II | 1 | Required for one semester. |
There are two types of Ph.D. candidates in Electronics Engineering: general Ph.D. candidates and direct entry Ph.D. candidates from B.S. or M.S. degree.
General Ph.D. Candidates are required to complete 18 credit hours. Each student should choose a particular area of interest from the three specialized groups: the Integrated Circuits and Systems (ICS) Group, the Nanoelectronics (NE) Group, or the Electronic Design Automation (EDA) Group, and take at least 9 credit hours in the courses, which need to be approved by one’s thesis advisor, from one’s specialized group.
Direct entry Ph.D. Candidates from B.S. or M.S. degree, on the other hand, should complete at least 36 credit hours. No less than 18 credit hours of courses, which need to be approved by one’s thesis advisor, should be taken from their specialized group. These candidates also need to choose a particular area of interest from ICS group, NE group, or EDA group.
Both types of Ph.D. candidates are required to take Seminar, Special Project, Colloquium I, Colloquium II and Thesis. Yet these courses are not included in the obligatory 18 (general) / 36(direct entry) credit hours. Foreign languages are not required courses, and they cannot be counted in the obligatory 18 (for general Ph.D. candidates) / 36 (for direct entry Ph.D. candidates) credit hours for degree fulfillment. Further information is as follows:
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours | Course Note |
| 943 D0010 | Thesis | N/A | The oral defense result represents half of the assessment. |
| 943 D0020 | Seminar | 0 | Required for every semester until six semester seminars are successfully passed. |
| 943 D0030 | Special Project | 1 | Required for every semester except for the final semester upon graduation. |
| 943 D0040 | Colloquium I | 1 | Required for one semester. |
| 943 D0050 | Colloquium II | 1 | Required for one semester. |
The qualifying exam includes reviews and written exams. The reviews are executed by the academic committee of admission. The written exams are held by GIEE with the results as a part of the review for the academic committee of admission.
The written exams are comprised of the general subjects(基本科目)and GIEE subjects (本所科目). GIEE subjects are those graduate subjects listed on GIEE course lists in five years.
The general subject tests include four categories:
Each specialized group has its own regulations on the written exams, which are specified below:
| ICS Group | General subject: 2 categories GIEE subject: 3 subjects |
| NE Group | General subject: 1 category GIEE subject: 3 subjects NE subjects: Semiconductor Devices and Physics, Solid-State Physics I, IC Engineering, Advanced IC Devices and Technologies, Schematic MOS Devices (take one out of five) |
| EDA Group | General subject: 2 categories GIEE subject: 3 categories |
Doctoral candidates can apply for the dissertation review with the application form signed both by the applicant and the dissertation advisor.
There are two ways of dissertation review:
(1) Dissertation Credit Review: A qualified dissertation should have at least 8 points of credit. At least one of the papers should attain four points of credit. The credits for dissertation are counted under the following measure:
| Full papers | Short, concise papers, Letters, Communications, Correspondences | Conference/Symposium papers | Patents | |
| International Level | 6 | 2-6 | 4 | 2 |
| General Level | 3 | 1-2 | 0.5 | 1 |
Please note that “Graduate Institute of Electronics Engineering” should be specified as the affiliation in the paper, or else the credits will not be counted.
(2) Contribution Review: The officer of academic affairs along with the dissertation advisor may invite one to five professors in GIEE to form a review panel. The review panel may have the contribution reviewed via:
a. foreign scholars and experts,
b. scholars affiliated with GIEE or other domestic institutes, or
c. an open contribution display to teachers and students in GIEE following with a vote by secrete ballot. Please note the review panel should not only join but also invite more than five other fellow (associate) professors to participate. The review passes with three-fourths of the participants’ votes.
Should the Ph.D. candidate fail to pass the contribution review, he/she can apply for another review with more qualified achievements after six months.
1: How should I know if my conference paper is of international or general level?
A: A conference paper, for example, is one under full paper review. You may ask the officer of academic affairs as he/she is responsible for the dissertation credit review. However, ambiguity or controversy over un-classified journals may be reviewed by the academic committee of admission.
2: I have seven papers and they have 8 credit hours in total. Can I pass the dissertation credit review?
A: You can apply for the dissertation credit review only if one of them gets four credit hours or above.
3: I have finished my courses and my recent paper is under the full paper review. When it is accepted I will have more than eight credit hours in total for my dissertation. Can I apply for the dissertation credit review now to save some time?
A: You can ask your supervisor to help with the pre-review process. Yet please note each professor has only two pre-review quotas. You may need to ask if your advisor still has a slot and if you have completed all other requirements.