The laboratory course consisted of four different mini sessions, in order to give the student some hands‐on experience on various aspects of silicon sensors and related integrated electronics. The four experiments were: 1. Characterisation of silicon diodes for particle detection 2. Study of noise performance of the Viking readout circuit 3. Study of the position resolution of a silicon microstrip sensor 4. Study of charge transport in silicon with a fast amplifier The data in the following were obtained during the ICFA school by the students. © 2003 American Institute of Physics