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elcome to the Division of Circuits and Systems. As a student-centric, design- and research-intensive division, we are creating tomorrow's leaders and developing new knowledge in electronics and integrated circuit design. The Division supports teaching and research activities in the areas of circuits and systems for both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. At the graduate level, it conducts one part-time Master of Science programme in Integrated Circuit Design and one full-time Joint Master of Science programme in Integrated Circuit Design with the Technical University of Munich, Germany.

Its research activities are focused mainly on RF integrated circuits & systems, mixed-signal IC & applications, and VLSI design & embedded systems with strong emphasis on low-voltage low-power IC design. The division has currently 23 faculty members, 2 adjunct professors, 3 teaching fellow, 18 researchers, about 100 research students and 140 M.Sc. students.

IC design is a high value added activity to the electronic industry, which increasingly employs designers with higher degrees. A very significant portion of research outputs and research expertise are contributed by the silicon industry. Singapore has already established an excellent legal framework on IP protection, so moving into more discovery, design and development (DDD) activities is necessary to sustain Singapore’s future economic growth. In addition to reducing Singapore’s water and energy dependency, low-power IC design is in line with the increasing global awareness of environmental concerns. New knowledge and unexpected discovery will also be created through the many DDD activities spearheaded by the division.

The Division works closely with EDB on various IC design specialist manpower training schemes to support our teaching and research programmes. It has also been active in providing professional services to industry by offering continuing education courses and technical consultation to the electronics, semiconductor and IC design industry. The Division has fostered a strong link with several renowned universities such as Rice University, California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Georgia Institute of Technology, Purdue University, the Technical University of Munich, the University of Electronics, Science and Technology of China (UESTC), University of Toronto, University of Waterloo, and McMaster University. All the activities in the division are supported by 22 technicians in two research centres – Centre for Integrated Circuits & Systems (CICS) and Electromagnetic Effects Research Lab (EMERL), 1 joint laboratory with Advanced RFIC, and 8 laboratories which are grouped into 2 clusters