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ECE 695A Lecture 8R: Review Questions
Online Presentations | 01 Feb 2013 | Contributor(s):: Muhammad Alam
What is the distinction between BTI and NBTI phenomena?What does it mean that a process is thermally activated?What is the difference between parametric failure and catastrophic failure? Give examples. What are the time-characteristics of trapping, BTI, and NBTI?Which device will have poorer NBTI...
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ECE 695A Lecture 7: Trapping in Pre-existing Traps
Online Presentations | 29 Jan 2013 | Contributor(s):: Muhammad Alam
Outline:Pre-existing vs. stress-induced trapsVoltage-shift in pre-existing bulk/interface trapsRandom Telegraph Noise, 1/f noiseConclusion
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ECE 695A Lecture 7A: Appendix - Theory of Stochastic Distribution
Online Presentations | 29 Jan 2013 | Contributor(s):: Muhammad Alam
Supplemental information for Lecture 7: Trapping in Pre-existing Traps
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ECE 695A Lecture 7R: Review Questions
Online Presentations | 29 Jan 2013 | Contributor(s):: Muhammad Alam
Review Questions:Why are there more types of defects in crystals than in amorphous material?From the perspective of Maxwell’s relation, how does H reduce defect density?Why is HfO2 so defective --- and why do you want to use it?Which type of traps involve faster trapping/detrapping, Pb center or...
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ECE 695A Reliability Physics of Nanotransistors
Courses | 17 Jan 2013 | Contributor(s):: Muhammad Alam
This course will focus on the physics of reliability of small semiconductor devices. In traditional courses on device physics, the students learn how to compute current through a device when a voltage is applied.
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ECE 695A Lecture 1: Reliability of Nanoelectronic Devices
Online Presentations | 11 Jan 2013 | Contributor(s):: Muhammad Alam
Outline:Evolving Landscape of ElectronicsPerformance, Variability, and ReliabilityClassification of ReliabilityCourse InformationConclusions
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Engineering Disorder in Opto-Electronics
Online Presentations | 05 Dec 2012 | Contributor(s):: Jacob B. Khurgin
GaN is a wide bandgap material which can on one hand withstand high power and high temperature operating conditions, and on the other hand has high saturation velocity needed for high frequency operation. This tremendous potential has not been fully realized yet and in this talk it will be shown...
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ECE 606 Lecture 25: Modern MOSFETs
Online Presentations | 03 Dec 2012 | Contributor(s):: Gerhard Klimeck
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Notes on the Solution of the Poisson-Boltzmann Equation for MOS Capacitors and MOSFETs, 2nd Edition
Teaching Materials | 24 Oct 2012 | Contributor(s):: Mark Lundstrom, Xingshu Sun
These notes are intended to complement the discussion on pp. 63 – 68 in Fundamentals of Modern VLSI Devices by Yuan Taur and Tak H. Ning [1]. (Another good reference is Semiconductor Device Fundamentals by R.F. Pierret [2].) The objective is to understand how to treat MOS electrostatics without...
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nanoHUB-U NT Nanoscale Transistors: Scientific Overview
Online Presentations | 03 Aug 2012 | Contributor(s):: Mark Lundstrom
For details see http://nanohub.org/uNanoscale Transistors has been refined and condensed into a five-week online course that develops a unified framework for understanding essentials of nanoscale transistors without the need for admission, registration, or travel. This online course can be taken...
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Nanoscale Transistors: Scientific Overview
Online Presentations | 19 Jul 2012 | Contributor(s):: Mark Lundstrom
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Nanoscale Transistors Lecture 1: The Most Important Invention of the 20th Century?
Online Presentations | 19 Jul 2012 | Contributor(s):: Mark Lundstrom
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Nanoscale Transistors Lecture 2: IV Characteristics - traditional approach
Online Presentations | 19 Jul 2012 | Contributor(s):: Mark Lundstrom
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Nanoscale Transistors Lecture 3: Controlling Current by Modulating a Barrier
Online Presentations | 19 Jul 2012 | Contributor(s):: Mark Lundstrom
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Nanoscale Transistors Lecture 4: MOS Electrostatics
Online Presentations | 19 Jul 2012 | Contributor(s):: Mark Lundstrom
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Nanoscale Transistors Lecture 5: Transport - ballistic, diffusive, non-local, and quantum
Online Presentations | 19 Jul 2012 | Contributor(s):: Mark Lundstrom
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Nanoscale Transistors Lecture 6: Ballistic Model
Online Presentations | 19 Jul 2012 | Contributor(s):: Mark Lundstrom
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Nanoscale Transistors Lecture 7: Comparison to Experimental Results
Online Presentations | 19 Jul 2012 | Contributor(s):: Mark Lundstrom
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Nanoscale Transistors Lecture 8: Connection to Traditional Model
Online Presentations | 19 Jul 2012 | Contributor(s):: Mark Lundstrom
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Nanoscale Transistors Lecture 9: Scattering and Transmission
Online Presentations | 19 Jul 2012 | Contributor(s):: Mark Lundstrom