An SDRAM test education package that embeds the factory equipment into the e-learning server

Authors

  • Jose M. M. Ferreira University of Porto, FEUP, Portugal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijoe.v4i0.583

Keywords:

remote labs, e-learning, sdram testing

Abstract


SDRAM (Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory) demand has grown exponentially since the 1980s, as a result of technological factors and new areas of application, particularly concerning communication and consumer electronics. The SDRAM market represented in 2007 c. 20% of the total semiconductor business and is seen as a strategic area, justifying private and public investment in the western and far-eastern economic communities. SDRAM test education is therefore an important subject, but very high purchase and maintenance costs keep test equipment beyond reach of most university test courses. This paper presents a pilot project addressing an SDRAM test education course developed jointly by Qimonda and the University of Porto (FEUP), where the company offers remote access to one if its Advantest SDRAM automatic test equipments. Access to this remote tester was embedded into the Moodle e-learning server that supports a new course entitled Electronic Systems Testing (TSEL), which is part of the Integrated Masters degree on Electrical and Computer Engineering at FEUP. The excellent feedback received from students encouraged us to extend this cooperation into an educational network, which is also introduced in this paper.

Author Biography

Jose M. M. Ferreira, University of Porto, FEUP, Portugal

J. M. Martins Ferreira received his MSc / PhD degrees from the University of Porto (FEUP) respectively in 1987 and 1992. He is currently an Associate Professor (Professor Associado com Agregação) at the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of FEUP. He is the author of one book on Digital Systems Design (ISBN 972-752-032-4). Research interests: Remote / mixed-reality experimentation in e-learning. Reconfigurable computing. Design for test. Academic rank: Associate Professor

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Published

2008-07-15

How to Cite

Ferreira, J. M. M. (2008). An SDRAM test education package that embeds the factory equipment into the e-learning server. International Journal of Online and Biomedical Engineering (iJOE), 4, pp. 6–10. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijoe.v4i0.583

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Special Focus Papers