Tampere, Finland
DURATION
2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Request application deadline *
EARLIEST START DATE
Aug 2025
TUITION FEES
EUR 12,000 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* Application for studies starting in autumn 2025 begins 11 December 2024 and ends 3 January 2025
** per academic year for non-EU/EEA students
Key Summary
Introduction
System-on-Chips run the world!
System-on-Chips run the world everywhere as the heart of phones, computers, data centers, buildings, factories, and anywhere data is processed. Tampere region has a very strong industrial cluster in intelligent machines, embedded systems, and telecommunications demanding state-of-the-art chips, and the need for experts in the field of SoC is great.
The most advanced design key to success
Nokia designs the most advanced chips in Europe for 5G on the latest IC technology nodes in Finland. SoC Hub collected Tampere University and companies to create very large SoCs, for example, the Headsail SoC with 330M transistors in 2023. The success is based on a three-decade expertise in FPGA and DSP-based multiprocessor system designs in Tampere.
System-on-Chip Design is a special program to make professional engineers create the most demanding SoCs in the world. The education is organized in collaboration with the companies that offer trainee positions, career and skills mentoring, open-door visits, student events throughout the studies, and positions for the Master Thesis work. Tampere University offers the most current design tools and courses bringing the latest research results and hot industrial topics to the students.
Previous knowledge and way of expertise
As a student, we expect you to know the basics of electronics, digital logic, processors, computer architecture, and programming. Having prior learning in computer networks, wireless communications, or signal processing is recommended.
After completing the program, you will be qualified to pursue a wide range of career opportunities in different fields of System-on-Chip design. You will have the knowledge and skills to pursue a career in industry or continue your studies towards a doctorate.
Check out in Computing Sciences blog on how to become a System-on-Chip design expert. This degree program opens the door to world-class chip-making expertise! Please see information on research conducted in the field of embedded systems at Tampere University.
System-on-Chip Design (MSc Tech) is one of the engineering specializations in the Master’s Programme in Computing Sciences and Electrical Engineering.
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Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Tampere University Tuition Fee Scholarships
Tampere University tuition fee scholarship is an exclusive opportunity awarded to a limited number of the best-performing applicants in each programme.
Tampere University tuition fee scholarships awarded at admission cover 50% of the tuition fees for the programme duration.
Early bird offer
While Tampere University scholarships are available to a limited number of applicants, the early bird offer is available at admission to all fee-paying students. The early bird offer gives a 1500 € reduction on the programme tuition fee during the first year of studies.
Curriculum
Detailed information on the content and structure of the studies is included in the curriculum.
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Tampere University educates most embedded system experts in Finland. As an expert in embedded systems, you will have a variety of career opportunities. There are numerous fascinating applications and interesting companies in the market. The global embedded systems market is worth over 200 billion USD and growing rapidly. There is a high demand for experts both in SW and HW design areas. In practice, many students have been recruited as part-time trainees by companies during their studies. This is a long tradition in Finland and makes students move from university to company very smoothly.
After completing the program, you will have the knowledge and skills to pursue a career in industry or continue your studies towards a doctorate (Ph.D.) in Finland or abroad.
Co-operation with other parties
Tampere University is a well-known institute among the companies in the Tampere area, Finland, and abroad. The university has a good reputation and has had a lot of co-operation with the companies during the years. This certainly helps the students to find valuable thesis-work opportunities in the companies, and most often, those students are employed by these companies once graduate.
In addition to studies in one’s program, students may take full advantage of the teaching offered by the Tampere higher education community ranging from technical to vocational studies in various fields.