Fundamentals of Semiconductor Devices
An introduction to the operation and fabrication of the most important semiconductor devices used in integrated circuit technology together with device design and layout. At the end of the course students will have a basic understanding of pn diodes, bipolar transistors, and MOSFETs, light emiong and light detecting devices such as photodiodes, LEDs and solar cells. Students will also receive an introduction to the fundamental concepts of semiconductor physics such as doping, electron and hole transport, and band diagrams. In the laboratory they learn how to lay out both bipolar and MOS devices and design small (2-3 transistor) circuits. Students experimentally evaluate the operation of amplifier and gate circuits fabricated with discrete devices. This course gives the student the understanding of the operation and fabrication of the devices necessary for high-performance analog and digital circuit design.
Identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying engineering fundamentals, basic science and mathematics.Develop and conduct appropriate experimentation and/or simulation, analyze and interpret data, assess and evaluate findings, and use statistical analyses and objective engineering judgment to draw conclusions.Acquire and apply new knowledge; and practice self, lifelong and other learning strategies.Design, model and analyze an electrical, electronic, microwave and optical system or component for a specific ICT application and identify the tools required to optimize this design.Analyze analog and digital electronic circuits and systems using appropriate mathematical, numerical, and computer-based models and techniques.Assess and evaluate the characteristics, performance, cost benefit analysis failure of components, systems’ reliability and processes to solve engineering problems, often based on limited and possibly contradicting information