Letter of Motivation

Dear Sir/Madam,
With this letter, I would like to express my interest in studying in MSc (Integrated Circuit
Design) at the Technische Universitat Munchen, Asia. I am currently studying in B.Eng.
(Electrical & Electronic) at INTI International College with collaboration with University of
Bradford program which is going to finish in July 2016.
The undergraduate curriculum in my current school, introduced me to a wide variety of
engineering subjects. Various courses like RF and Microwave Circuit Design, Advanced
Embedded System, Digital Design with HDL, Power Devices and Application, Mobile Satellite
Communication, Signals and Systems and so on which provided me a strong footing in the
theoretical concept of Electrical and Electronic circuit design. In addition to theoretical
knowledge I have done many projects. For instance, in the course Embedded System, besides
learning the basic concept of managing RTOS (Real-Time Operating System) I have designed an
Air-Traffic Controller using ARM processor. Similarly, in the course RF & Microwave Design, I
have Designed a 1.6GHz Low Noise Amplifier using ADS by Agilent and in Digital Design
using HDL course, I have designed an implementation of TEA (Tiny Encryption Algorithm)
using VHDL programming language. Other than that, I also designed Automatic Collision
Avoidance System for Automobiles in Sensor and Actuators course, H-bridge Motor Driver
using MOSFET for DC Motor in Power Electronics course and a Robotic Vacuum Cleaner in
Embedded System course.
Furthermore, as a part of my undergraduate studies, I have done a 4 months training
program at USAINS Infotech Sdn. Bhd., where I worked in R&D department. During this
period, I have designed a RFID based Current Monitoring System (software), Low Power
Wireless Temperature monitoring system (hardware) and Industry Standard multilayer PCB
design using ALTIUM Design and Cadence PCB Design software. One of my main job
description during my internship was testing and troubleshooting and proposing solution. I have
spent long hours in collecting results in the lab, analyzing them and recollecting them. I have
used software like PSpice, LTSpice, Multisim, Quartus 15.0 and so on for simulation and
verification. Since my company works also in IC design, I had access to a lot of reading

materials on UVM methodologies, transaction-based modelling, functional prototyping and

assertions-based design. My supervisor has inspired me a lot. I want to explore Integrated Circuit
Design after my graduation. Since my major is in embedded system I would like to work on
building an embedded system based protocol either communication or network based.
My interest to study IC Design is buoyed by two reasons Firstly, to gain expertise
particularly Nano Electronics and SoC Design. Secondly, to provide training and design services
in Bangladesh which is a fast growing developing country and offering great opportunities for
electronic engineers especially in IC Design industry. By getting a MSc in IC Design, I hope to
become an accomplished IC Design frontend or backend engineer and able to solve real-life
Computer Aided Design problems and deliver high-performance or low power solutions.
In my opinion, German education system is the best in the world, specially in terms of
electrical and electronic engineering. I am much eager to adopt and know new technologies. I am
also really enthusiastic to attend a Master of IC Design in order to understand different analog,
RF and digital IC Design concepts because after my internship, I realized every sector in the
electronic industry somehow associated with IC Design weather its analog, communication,
digital or optoelectronics. Good reputation of high quality education standards, extremely
distinguished research facilities of both NTU and TUM are the factors which have motivated me
to choose for my M.Sc. at your university. In addition to that, the IC Design program course
structure matches my areas of interest. I am positive that the knowledge I have acquired during
my undergraduate studies coupled with the internship experience would help me do my best in
excelling at your masters program and bring credit to this esteemed university. I will be happy to
provide any further information or documents if required. I hope that you will consider my
application.
Thank you for your time and considering my application. I look forward to your positive
response.

Yours faithfully,

--------------------------------Md Tanvirul Islam