A PhD program in Integrated Circuit Science and Engineering is a research-intensive interdisciplinary field focused on advancing fundamental knowledge and developing innovative technologies in integrated circuits, semiconductor devices, and microelectronic systems. The program emphasizes original research in areas such as semiconductor physics, microelectronics, analog and digital circuit design, very large-scale integration (VLSI), electronic design automation, nanoelectronics, and advanced semiconductor technologies. Through theoretical analysis, device and circuit modeling, computational simulation, experimental fabrication, and performance evaluation, doctoral researchers develop high performance, energy efficient, reliable, and scalable integrated systems that enable advances in computing, communications, artificial intelligence, consumer electronics, and emerging technologies.