ECE 606: Solid State Devices - Professors Muhammad A. Alam and Mark Lundstrom
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Week 1: Introduction / Geometry of Crystals
Lectures
- Reading Assignment: Advanced Semiconductor Fundamentals, 2nd ed., R.F. Pierret, pp. 10-17
- Lecture 1: Introduction
- Lecture 2: Geometry of Periodic Crystals
Homework
References and Supplementary Information
Week 2: Quantum Mechanics / Schrodinger Equation (ASF 22-45)
Lectures
- Reading Assignment: Advanced Semiconductor Fundamentals, 2nd ed., R.F. Pierret, pp. 22-45
- Lecture 3: Elements of Quantum Mechanics
- Lecture 4: Solution of Schrodinger Equation
Homework
References and Supplementary Information
Week 3: Energy Bands / Energy Bands in 3D Crystals
Lectures
- Reading Assignment: Advanced Semiconductor Fundamentals, 2nd ed., R.F. Pierret, pp. 51-77
- Lecture 5: Energy Bands
- Lecture 6: Energy Bands (continued)
- Lecture 7: Energy Bands in Real Crystals
References and Supplementary Information
Exam / Solutions
- Exam Documents
- Solutions
Week 4: Density of States / Fermi-Dirac Statistics
Lectures
- Reading Assignment: Advanced Semiconductor Fundamentals, 2nd ed., R.F. Pierret, pp. 88-105
- Lecture 8: Density of States
- Lecture 9: Fermi-Dirac Statistics
Homework
References and Supplementary Information
Week 5: Doping / Equilibrium Statistics / Carrier Conc.
Lectures
- Reading Assignment: Advanced Semiconductor Fundamentals, 2nd ed., R.F. Pierret, pp. 101-118-128
- Lecture 10: Additional Information
- Lecture 11: Equilibrium Statistics
- Lecture 12: Equilibrium Concentrations
Homework
References and Supplementary Information
Week 6: Recombination-Generation, Bulk and Surface
Lectures
- Reading Assignment: Advanced Semiconductor Fundamentals, 2nd ed., R.F. Pierret, pp. 134-167
- Lecture 13: Recombination-Generation
- Lecture 14: Bulk Recombination
- Lecture 15: Surface Recombination/Generation
Exam
- Solutions
References and Supplementary Information
Week 7: Carrier Transport / Semiconductor Equations
Lectures
- Reading Assignment: Advanced Semiconductor Fundamentals, 2nd ed., R.F. Pierret, pp. 190-210
- Lecture 16: Carrier Transport
- Lecture 17: Hall Effect, Diffusion
- Lecture 18: Continuity Equations
- Lecture 19: Numerical Solution of Transport Equation
Homework
References and Supplementary Information
Week 8: PN and MS Diode Electrostatics / I-V Characteristics
Lectures
- Reading Assignment: Semiconductor Device Fundamentals, 2nd ed., R.F. Pierret, pp. 195-259, 477-501
- Lecture 20: Electrostatics of P-N Junction Diodes
- Lecture 21: P-N Diode I-V Characteristics
- Lecture 13a: Fermi Level Differences for Metals and Semiconductors
- Lecture 25: Schottky Diode I
- Lecture 26: Schottky Diode II
Homework
References and Supplementary Information
Week 9: PN Junctions - non-ideal / AC Resp. / Trans
Lectures
- Reading Assignment: Semiconductor Device Fundamentals, 2nd ed., R.F. Pierret, pp. 260-346
- Lecture 22: Non-ideal Effects
- Lecture 23: AC Response
- Lecture 24: Large Signal Response
Exam
- Documents
- Solutions
References and Supplementary Information
Week 10: Bipolar Transistors
Lectures
- Reading Assignment: Semiconductor Device Fundamentals, 2nd ed., R.F. Pierret, pp. 371-433
- Lecture 27: Introduction toBipolar Transistors
- Lecture 28: BJT Design I
- Lecture 29: BJT Design II
Homework
References and Supplementary Information
- slides
Week 11: Heterojunctions and HBTs
Lectures
- Reading Assignment: Semiconductor Device Fundamentals, 2nd ed., R.F. Pierret, pp. 371-429
- Lecture 30: Heterojunction Bipolar Transistors I
- Lecture 31: Heterojunction Bipolar Transistors II
EXAM
- NO HOMEWORKS OR QUIZZES ASSIGNED FOR THIS WEEK.
- Exam Documents
References and Supplementary Information
Week 12: MOS Electrostatics
Lectures
- Reading Assignment: Semiconductor Device Fundamentals, 2nd ed., R.F. Pierret, pp. 563-599
- Lecture 32: MOS Electrostatics I
- Lecture 33: MOS Electrostatics II
- Lecture 34: MOSCAP Frequency Response
Homework
References and Supplementary Information
- Additional online lectures on MOS electrostatics:
Week 13: MOSFETS: Ideal
Lectures
- Reading Assignment: Semiconductor Device Fundamentals, 2nd ed., R.F. Pierret, pp. 611-637.
- Lecture 35: MOSFET I-V Characteristics I
- Lecture 36: MOSFET I-V Characteristics II
Homework
References and Supplementary Information
- Additional online lectures on MOSFET IV characteristics:
Week 14: MOSFETS: Nonideal
Lectures
- Reading Assignment: Semiconductor Device Fundamentals, 2nd ed., R.F. Pierret, pp. 645-683 and pp. 691-709.
- Lecture 37a: Nonideal Effects in MOSFET I
- Lecture 37b: Nonideal Effects in MOSFET II
- Lecture 38: Modern MOSFET
Exam
- Solutions
References and Supplementary Information
- Additional online lectures on MOS nonidealities:
Week 15: Course Wrap-up
Lectures
- Lecture 39: Reliability of MOSFET
- Lecture 40: Looking Back and Looking Forward
Homework
- Solutions
References and Supplementary Information
Finals Week
Exam
- The Final Exam is not comprehensive - Exam 6 is much like Exams 1-5.