The Master of Electronics and Mechanical Engineering (EME) Is a One-Year Study Program

1. Introduction

The Master of Electronics and Mechanical Engineering (EME) is a one-year study program entirely taught in English. This program includes science of materials, structural dynamics, acoustics, electronic devices,…. Emphasis is placed on a variety of subjects such as materials for electronics, biomaterials, nanotechnologies, mechanics, design, numerical modeling, reliability, life cycle analysis, processing and instrumentation, and so on.

This is an interdisciplinary program in Electronics and Mechanical Engineering provided through the collaboration of two Engineering Schools, namely INSA Centre Val de Loire and Polytech’ Tours, as well as the University of Tours.

Research worksare carried out by the Laboratory of Mechanics & Rheology (LMR) and the Research Group on Materials, Microelectronics, Acoustics and Nanotechnologies(GREMAN),as well asassociate research centers including:CEROC, CERMEL, CERTEMPlus.

Majors in both science and engineering are catered for and close contact withbusiness and industrycould be provided through off-campus work assignments through internships. The objective of this programis to produce highly qualified scientists and engineers capable of responding to both industrial and academic environments.

Actually, EME aims at preparing future scientists and engineers capable of taking on major challenges in the following areas:

-Principles of materials/structural dynamic/acoustic sciencesto undertake advanced engineering and/or research projects;

-Analysis of a variety of engineering materials (including metals, piezoelectrics, semiconductors, ceramics, polymers, and composites), and the relationships among processing, structures, properties, and performance;

-Modeling and simulation ofcomplex problems, especially those involving both materials and electronic devices, structures interacting with acoustic media, or materials exhibiting a thermo-mechanic behavior.

‘Soft skills’ are an integral part of the course. These include:

- Communication and team-work skills;

-Manipulation of modern engineering tools for modeling, characterizing and analyzing complex systems;

- Sense of responsibility professionally but also towards the society at large including the global context.

Keywords: Materials Science, Advanced Materials in Electronic and Mechanical Industries, Surface Treatment, Modeling, Heat Transfer, Acoustics and Vibrations, Fatigue of Materials, Power Electronics.

2. Program / Courses

Each student will be required to enroll in U.E.1, U.E.2, U.E.3, U.E.4 (see below). Non-French speakers will be also required to enroll in U.E.5.

INSA students could be dispensed from enrolling in two U.E. (max) among U.E.1, U.E.2, U.E.3, U.E.4, provided they have already validated these U.E.s in previous studies.

Each student will have to choose one U.E. among U.E.6a, U.E.6b and U.E.6c, and one U.E. among U.E.7a, U.E.7b and U.E.7c.

Mandatory courses:

U.E.1: Mechanical Properties of Advanced Materials– ECTS 5

Lectures: 7h – Tutorials: 9h – Practicals: 9h

Mechanical properties of materials.

Functional steels, titanium alloys, shape memory alloys, intelligent materials.

Software for materials selection.

U.E.2: Piezoelectric Materials and their Applications – ECTS 5

Lectures: 10h – Tutorials: 9h – Practicals: 6h

Ferroelectric and piezoelectric materials, fabrication process, properties and functional characterization.

Elastic waves in isotropic solids, energy considerations, guided waves.

Ultrasonic imaging techniques, non destructive testing and evaluation (NDT, NDE).

Ultrasonic flowmeters, design and modeling of ultrasonic transducers.

Piezoelectric sensors and actuators.

U.E.3: Heat Transfer – ECTS 5

Lectures: 10h – Tutorials: 6h – Practicals: 9h

Fundamentals of heat transfer according to conduction, convection and radiation.

U.E.4: Acoustics and Vibrations – ECTS 5

Lectures: 10h – Tutorials: 9h – Practicals: 6h

Propagation phenomena (fundamental laws of propagation, reflection, transmission, attenuation). Acoustic radiation (acoustic impedance, vibrating sphere, scalar diffraction theory).

Introduction to non-linear acoustics and its applications.

Experimental vibrations.

Fluid-structure interactions: numerical approaches (finite elements), modal synthesis.

Acoustic radiation of vibrating structures.

U.E.5: French Language and French Culture, Job Training – ECTS 6

Lectures: 10h – Tutorials: 10h – Practicals: 10h.

French language and culture (common with other courses at Polytech Tours).

Students attending the EME master program will have to succeed to an English Level Test and to French Level Test.

Electives:

U.E.6a: Power Devices and Systems– ECTS 4

Lectures: 7h – Tutorials: 9h – Practicals: 9h

Power electronic systems.

Power devices and application requirements.

Power device technologies in Si (>99 % of market): Power diodes, Thyristors, Bipolar Junction Transitors, Power MOSFETs, Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistors (IGBTs).

U.E.6b: Behaviour of Polymers and Elastomers – ECTS 4

Lectures: 7h – Tutorials: 9h – Practicals: 9h

Mechanical behavior of polymers and elastomers.

Viscoelastic and thermo-elastic behaviors.

Monney-Rivlin constitutive laws.

U.E.6c: Material Fatigue – ECTS 4

Lectures: 7h – Tutorials: 9h – Practicals: 9h

Fatigue of materials, endurance limit, mean stress effects, low cycle fatigue, stress concentration effects.

Miner’s law.

Introduction to fracture mechanics, plastic zone and fracture toughness.

Fatigue crack propagation.

U.E.7a: Materials and Technologies for Microelectronics – ECTS 5

Lectures: 10h – Tutorials: 6h – Practicals: 9h

This course deals with processes of semiconductor devices fabrication:

- functionalities (doped well, bipolar junctions, ohmic and rectifying contacts, insulating layers, ...)

- fabrication processes (doping diffusion, implantation, oxidation, deposition, surface cleaning, wet and plasma etching, lithography…)

- electrical and optical characterization for the determination of semiconductor properties and device performances.

Impacts of processes are discussed in terms of overdoping, defect generation and cross contamination on the performance of electronic device.

Practical works will be done in the microelectronic center of the University of Tours (CERTeM) in connection with the STMicroelectronics Company.

Knowledge of technologies for electronic components and microcircuits fabrication.

U.E.7b: Numerical Modeling of Materials and components– ECTS 5

Lectures: 10h – Tutorials: 6h – Practicals: 9h

- Electronics program: Designof analogical and bipolar circuits. Power electronic components and MEMS. Specific projects with cadence design systems.

- Mechanical program: Finite element modeling for metals and polymetic applications. CAO using CATIA software and FEM using ANSYS software.

U.E.7c: Surface Engineering – ECTS 5

Lectures: 10h – Tutorials: 6h – Practicals: 9h

Mechanical and physical properties of thin films/coatings for advanced applications.

Relation between structure and properties.

Surface treatment and analysis techniques.

Internship:

U.E.8: Research Internship: 6 months – ECTS 25

Internship in a research laboratory or in an industrial environment. Literature survey, presentation and carrying out of the project under a project tutor. A final project report will be presented before an examination board.

Total ECTS credits:60

3. Admission requirement

Each applicant is required to validate an equivalence of 240 European credits (ECTS) to undertake the Master. This corresponds, generally, to a four-year undergraduate study level.

Minimum B1 level in English language is required (see admission form).

4. Internship

Each student attending the Master will be required to follow a 6-month internship period. Fees of 2700 Euros apply for students intending to undertake their internship in one of the research laboratories of INSA Centre Val de Loire (either LMR or GREMAN).

5. Tuition fees (may be subjected to slight changes)

-International students: 5200 Euros (those fees include a 6-month internship period in one of the research laboratories of INSA Centre Val de Loire).

-Students who were registered at INSA Centre Val de Loirein fourth year and following the Master in double degree courses: 170 Euros(those fees do not include a 6-month internship period in one of the research laboratories of INSA Centre Val de Loire).

-Students having validated a M1 Master’s level in France : 250 euros (those fees do not include a 6-month internship period in one of the research laboratories of INSA Centre Val de Loire).

Contact:

Pr. Jean-Mathieu Mencik

Institut National des Sciences Appliquées Centre Val de Loire

Campus de Blois

3 rue de la chocolaterie

CS 23410

41034 Blois Cedex, France

Email:

Phone: 33.2.54.55.84.65

Useful links:

- INSA CVL:

- Polytech’Tours:

- LMR – Laboratory of Mechanics & Rheology:

- GREMAN – Research Group on Materials, Microelectronics, Acoustics and Nanotechnologies: