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Division of Electronics for Informatics
What are the goals of the Division of Electronics for Informatics?
Advancements in information science and technology, such as the Internet and mobile phones, have been supported by the innovation of hardware technology, as shown in the development of new materials and devices. The Division of Electronics for Informatics focuses on research into devices based on novel concepts to be developed with new materials, structures and principles required of the next-generation information processing systems. The Division also aims to study circuits and system architectures that have incorporated the essence of such devices in a comprehensive and integrated manner.
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Teaching staff
What research activities are under way?
The Division of Electronics for Informatics features the creation and development of innovative hardware technology that will become the foundation for information and communication processing systems for future generations. The main research fields are the comprehensive research and development of materials, devices, circuits, system architectures, and optical and terahertz network systems; the creation of nanostructures, nanomaterials and other new material groups; the development of new electronic and optical devices using quantum phenomena; the development of functional electronic and optical circuits and integrated systems using various devices; and hardware development with information processing architectures and logical design for next-generation system architectures in mind.
Major research fields
What characteristics do the research groups have?
The Division of Electronics for Informatics has three research groups. The Research Group of Integrated Systems Engineering pursues comprehensive research concerning new integrated hardware and application systems. The Research Group of Advanced Electronics turns to the creation of electronic and optical devices based on new principles and research into applied technologies for circuits and systems. The Research Group of Quantum Electronics and Informatics consists of laboratories belonging to the Research Center for Integrated Quantum Electronics and the Research Institute for Electronic Science, and strives to create new electronics for quantum informatics based on the principles of quantum mechanics.
Research Group of Integrated Systems Engineering
Research Group of Advanced Electronics
Research Group of Quantum Electronics and Informatics (Cooperation Chair)
Research content
Research Group of Integrated Systems Engineering
Research Group of Advanced Electronics
Research Group of Quantum Electronics and Informatics (Cooperation Chair)
What education is provided?
The Division of Electronics for Informatics is characterized by its comprehensive and integrated practice and promotion of leading-edge research and education concerning next-generation device technologies as well as circuit and system architecture technologies. The Division's curriculum, which is based on advanced academic research, allows students to acquire research abilities, not to mention a wide range of advanced knowledge about electronics, device technology and information & communication technology. In addition, the faculty provides its full support to master's and doctoral thesis research. Through these far-reaching yet detailed research and educational activities, students will be able to conceive flexible ideas and develop excellent executive ability, enabling them to take the initiative in disseminating new information in science and technology, and in promoting industrial research and development.
