Recitation Series for Semiconductor Education

By Gerhard Klimeck

Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

In This Series

  1. ABACUS Tool Suite Overview and Crystal Structures (Fall 2023)

    Online Presentations | 15 Aug 2023 | Contributor(s): Gerhard Klimeck

    In the first recitation session, Dr. Klimeck will briefly discuss a new initiative, Chipshub.org, then move into an overview of ABACUS and demonstrate the Crystal Viewer Tool. This tool allows students to start with the visualization of a standard silicon text book unit cell, then expand the...

  2. ABACUS Tool Suite and Bandstructure and Band Models (Fall 2023)

    Online Presentations | 22 Aug 2023 | Contributor(s): Gerhard Klimeck

    In the third session, Dr. Klimeck will give a brief overview of ABACUS and demonstrate several bandstructure tools. With these, students can explore the Standard Periodic Potential aka Kronig-Penney model as well as bandstructure formation by transmission through finite barriers....

  3. ABACUS Tool Suite and Bulk Semiconductors (Fall 2023)

    Online Presentations | 01 Sep 2023 | Contributor(s): Gerhard Klimeck

    In the third session, Dr. Klimeck will give a brief overview of ABACUS and demonstrate the Drift-Diffusion-Lab. Students can experiment with a semiconductor slab under bias and/or light illumination....

  4. ABACUS Tool Suite and PN Junctions (Fall 2023)

    Online Presentations | 18 Oct 2023 | Contributor(s): Gerhard Klimeck

    Dr. Klimeck will give a brief overview of ABACUS and demonstrate the PN Junction Lab. With the PN Junction Lab, students can explore band edge diagrams and charge distributions as a function of bias.

  5. ABACUS Tool Suite and Bipolar Junction Transistors (Fall 2023)

    Online Presentations | 18 Oct 2023 | Contributor(s): Gerhard Klimeck

    In the fifth session, Dr. Klimeck will give a brief overview of ABACUS and demonstrate the Bipolar-Junction-Transistor-Lab. Students can experiment with npn and pnp BJTs in ideal textbook 1D geometries as well as realistic 2D geometries.

  6. ABACUS Overview and Crystal Structures (Spring 2022)

    Online Presentations | 04 May 2022 | Contributor(s): Gerhard Klimeck

    In the first session, Dr. Klimeck will briefly overview ABACUS and demonstrate the crystal viewer tool. With crystal viewer, students can start with the visualization of a standard Silicon textbook unit cell, then expand the view to a larger crystal and immerse themselves into the various...

  7. ABACUS Bandstructure Models (Spring 2022)

    Online Presentations | 05 May 2022 | Contributor(s): Gerhard Klimeck

    In the third session, Dr. Klimeck will give a brief overview of ABACUS and demonstrate several bandstructure tools. With these, students can explore the Standard Periodic Potential aka Kronig-Penney model as well as bandstructure formation by transmission through finite barriers....

  8. ABACUS PN Junctions (Spring 2022)

    Online Presentations | 05 May 2022 | Contributor(s): Gerhard Klimeck

    In this session, Dr. Gerhard Klimeck will give a brief overview of ABACUS and demonstrate the PN Junction Lab. With the PN Junction Lab, students can explore band edge diagrams and charge distributions as a function of bias...

  9. ABACUS Drift-Diffusion-Lab with Bias and Light (Spring 2022)

    Online Presentations | 05 May 2022 | Contributor(s): Gerhard Klimeck

    In the fourth session, Dr. Klimeck will give a brief overview of ABACUS and demonstrate the Drift-Diffusion-Lab. Students can experiment with a semiconductor slab under bias and/or light illumination...

  10. ABACUS Bipolar Junction Transistors (Spring 2022)

    Online Presentations | 08 Jun 2022 | Contributor(s): Gerhard Klimeck

    In the fifth session, Dr. Klimeck will give a brief overview of ABACUS and demonstrate the Bipolar-Junction-Transistor-Lab. Students can experiment with npn and pnp BJTs in ideal textbook 1D geometries as well as realistic 2D geometries....

  11. ABACUS MOS Capacitors (Spring 2022)

    Online Presentations | 08 Jun 2022 | Contributor(s): Gerhard Klimeck

    In the sixth session, Dr. Gerhard Klimeck will give a brief overview of ABACUS and demonstrate the MOS Capacitor Lab. Students can experiment with the fundamental component of a MOSfet that is any computer chip...

  12. ABACUS MOSFETs (Spring 2022)

    Online Presentations | 24 Jun 2022 | Contributor(s): Gerhard Klimeck

    In the seventh session, Dr. Gerhard Klimeck will give a brief overview of ABACUS and demonstrate the MOSFET Lab. Students can experiment with the classical scaling of a traditional 2D MOSFET....

  13. ABACUS Overview and Crystal Structures (Winter 2021)

    Online Presentations | 08 Dec 2021 | Contributor(s): Gerhard Klimeck

    In the first session, Dr. Klimeck will briefly overview ABACUS and demonstrate the crystal viewer tool. With crystal viewer, students can start with the visualization of a standard Silicon textbook unit cell, then expand the view to a larger crystal and immerse themselves into the various...

  14. ABACUS Bandstructure Models (Winter 2021)

    Online Presentations | 21 Dec 2021 | Contributor(s): Gerhard Klimeck

    In the third session, Dr. Klimeck will give a brief overview of ABACUS and demonstrate several bandstructure tools. With these, students can explore the Standard Periodic Potential aka Kronig-Penney model as well as bandstructure formation by transmission through finite barriers...

  15. ABACUS PN Junctions (Winter 2021)

    Online Presentations | 13 Dec 2021 | Contributor(s): Gerhard Klimeck

    In this session, Dr. Gerhard Klimeck will give a brief overview of ABACUS and demonstrate the PN Junction Lab. With the PN Junction Lab, students can explore band edge diagrams and charge distributions as a function of bias...

  16. ABACUS Drift-Diffusion-Lab with Bias and Light (Winter 2021)

    Online Presentations | 19 Jan 2022 | Contributor(s): Gerhard Klimeck

    In the fourth session, Dr. Klimeck will give a brief overview of ABACUS and demonstrate the Drift-Diffusion-Lab. Students can experiment with a semiconductor slab under bias and/or light illumination...

  17. ABACUS Bipolar Junction Transistors (Winter 2021)

    Online Presentations | 25 Jan 2022 | Contributor(s): Gerhard Klimeck

    In the fifth session, Dr. Klimeck will give a brief overview of ABACUS and demonstrate the Bipolar-Junction-Transistor-Lab. Students can experiment with npn and pnp BJTs in ideal textbook 1D geometries as well as realistic 2D geometries. Different experiments with variations in doping profiles,...

  18. ABACUS MOS Capacitors (Winter 2021)

    Online Presentations | 31 Jan 2022 | Contributor(s): Gerhard Klimeck

    In the sixth session, Dr. Gerhard Klimeck will give a brief overview of ABACUS and demonstrate the MOS Capacitor Lab. Students can experiment with the fundamental component of a MOSfet that is any computer chip...

  19. ABACUS MOSFETs (Winter 2021)

    Online Presentations | 08 Feb 2022 | Contributor(s): Gerhard Klimeck

    In the seventh session, Dr. Gerhard Klimeck will give a brief overview of ABACUS and demonstrate the MOSFET Lab. Students can experiment with the classical scaling of a traditional 2D MOSFET....