Microelectronics

Starting your Research

Starting your Research

Encyclopedias, handbooks and subject specific dictionaries will help provide useful background information, as well as terms to use when searching the databases. For example:

Gerlach, G., Dötzel, W. (2008). Introduction to microsystem technology: A guide for students. Chichester, West Sussex; Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley & Sons.	Luryi, S., Xu, J., & Zaslavsky, A. (2007). Future trends in microelectronics: Up the nano creek. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Interscience.
Mano, M. M., & Ciletti, M. D. (2007). Digital Design. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice-Hall.	Hsu, T. R. (2008). MEMS and microsystems: Design, manufacture, and nanoscale engineering. Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley & Sons.

A GOOGLE search can also help find background information and suggestions for more keywords.

Keywords & OPAC

Keywords & OPAC

Use OPAC (Online Public Access Catalogue) to find books, journal titles and audio-visual materials in the Library. When searching for information, you need to use keywords. See below for some suggestions.

Electronic circuit design	Integrated circuits	Integrated circuits – Design and construction
Integrated circuits - Very large scale integration	Lithography, Electron beam	Mechatronics
Microelectromechanical systems	Microelectronic packaging	Microactuators
Microelectronics	Microfabrication	Miniature electronic equipment
Molecular electronics	Multichip modules (Microelectronics)	Printed circuits
Semiconductors – Design and construction	Semiconductor wafers	Spintronics
Thick films	Thick-film circuits	Vacuum microelectronics

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Finding Articles Online

Finding Articles Online

The articles inside magazines, journals & periodicals are very useful sources of information. Articles are different from books because:

• they are much more up-to-date
• they are shorter (less to read!)
• they concentrate on topics or specific aspects of topics
• there are many articles being published all the time so you have more choice.

The library catalogue, OPAC, does NOT tell you what articles the Library has, only which journals or periodicals, so the easiest way to find articles is to use the online databases.

• Academic Search Premier

• ProQuest Science Journals

• ScienceDirect Subject Collections

Newspaper Articles

Newspaper articles are also very useful sources of information, and can be found in the LexisNexis Academic and the Factiva databases.

• Factiva (Dow Jones)

• LexisNexis Academic

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Click here for a list of all the databases subscribed to by TP Library.

Recommended Websites

Recommended Websites

A*Star Institute of Microelectronics - for news, research highlights and events in Singapore to do with the topic of microelectronics.

International Microelectronics and Packaging Society - provides industry news, events, and searchable publications for the purposes of communication, education and interaction.

Solid State Technology Magazine - semiconductor industry news covering semiconductor manufacturing, mems manufacturing, wafer news, itrs, microlithography and more.

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