Course Description: This course will cover basic solid
state physics concepts involving crystal structure, and the principles of
quantum physics as it applies to semiconductor devices. It will cover the
essentials of semiconductor physics including band diagrams, electrons and
holes, density of states, Fermi statistics, carrier drift and diffusion.
It will apply these concepts to pn junction diodes and metal-semiconductor
junctions. This course will provide an overview of MOS and bipolar devices
in terms of current-voltage and capacitance-voltage behavior, as well as
scaling issues. We will cover basic circuit models and reliability
physics. The course will also describe the operation and design issues of
Si integrated circuits, point out applications and discuss some process
integration, reliability and testing issues. It will also describe the
operation and design issues of optoelectronic detectors and sources.
Course Objectives: Provide a review about the basics
of crystal structure and quantum mechanics; Discuss semiconductor physics
concepts including bandstructure, drift-diffusion transport, doping, and
effective mass of electrons and holes; Discuss pn junction current-voltage
and capacitance-voltage behavior; Discuss metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS)
capacitance-voltage characteristics, MOSFET current-voltage behavior,
short channel effects and applications; Cover bipolar device physics
including emitter injection efficiency, base transport factor, and Ebers
Moll models; Provide an overview of optoelectronic devices including
photodetectors and light emitting diodes.
Course Outline by Topical Areas:
| Semiconductors; crystal structure
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| Growth of semiconductor crystals
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| Quantum concepts; potential wells
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| Atomic structure and periodic table
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| Bonding forces; energy bands
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| Fermi statistics; carrier concentrations
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| Optical absorption; luminescence
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| P-N junction in equilibrium
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| Current flow at a junction
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| Transient and a-c conditions
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| Deviations from the simple theory
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| Metal-semiconductor and heterojunctions
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| Introduction to bipolar transistors
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| Terminal currents; generalized biasing
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