Note: The following provides a suggested course description, objectives, and an outline. These may be modified pending discussion with the Faculty Chairs, proposing faculty, and other curriculum reviewers.

Course Description: Principles of materials growth and characterization in electronic and photonic industries. Bulk and epitaxial growth technologies, corresponding characterization methods for evaluation and quality control. Theoretical bases for these techniques.

Course Objectives: To gain an understanding of the principles involved in the generation and evaluation of semiconductor materials used in the electronics and photonics industries.

Course Outline by Topical Areas:

• Bulk growth
• Epitaxial deposition methods
• Hetroepitaxy
• Characterization of epitaxial materials
• Synthesis of device structures