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Introduction to Physics of Semiconductor Devices
X402 (1 semester unit in EE)
An elective in the Professional Sequence in Integrated Circuit Design and Techniques
The instructor takes semiconductor industry terms such as "energy bandgaps" and "minority carriers," and transforms them into powerful concepts to reveal the mysterious behavior of semiconductor devices. Topics include: intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors, carrier transport, PN junction, and metal-semiconductor contact. An individual research project covers controversial subjects: ultimate limits of integrated electronics, and integrated strategy for confronting commoditization in the foundry industry. You can apply those concepts to many applications, including CMOS, BJT, LED, lasers and sensors.
Note: this course features an English language web presentation accompanied by both an English language or Mandarin language soundtrack. The student can choose either soundtrack option at any time during the course. Mandarin-speaking students with limited English language skills may successfully complete the course.
Course outline:
Intrinsic Semiconductors
- Intro to Semiconductor Materials and Applications
- Bond Model vs. Energy Bands
Extrinsic Semiconductors
- Doping of Semiconductors: Donors and Acceptors
- Principles for Analyzing Compensated Semiconductors
Carrier Transport Phenomenon
- Carrier Transport Phenomenon: Drift Current
- Carrier Transport Phenomenon: Diffusion Current
PN and Metal Semiconductor Junctions
- Fundamental Physical Concepts of pn Junction
- Electrostatic and Quantitative Analysis of Depletion Region
- Minority Carrier Distributions: Concepts and Applications
- PN Junction Characteristics under Forward and Reverse Bias
- Electrostatics of Junction Capacitances
- Small-Signal Modelling Parameters
- Metal-Semiconductor Junction
- Zener Diodes and Junction Breakdown
Individual Research Project
- Ultimate Limits of Integrated Electronics
- Integrated Strategy for Foundry Industry
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VINCENT CHANG, Ph.D., is the founder and CEO of Knowledge Master Inc., an online education company specializing in development of new distance learning models designed for technical and business professionals in the high-tech industry. He has more than 20 years of experience teaching electrical engineering courses in both Taiwan and in the United States. He has taught microelectronics courses to more than 30,000 college students and working professionals in Taiwan. He has published more than 40 international journal and conference papers, as well as three patents.
HAN BIN LIN, Ph.D., is an educator and researcher in electrical engineering. He has published numerous journal papers in IEEE Journal of Quantum Mechanics and IEEE Photonic Technology Letters. He has 18 years of teaching experience and is now a professor at Lunghwa University of Science and Technology in Taiwan.
- Online course: Internet access required
- Enroll anytime: You have 6 months to complete
- $190 (EDP 307777)
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