SUBJECT
Title
Physics of semiconductor and electronic devices
Type of instruction
lecture
Level
master
Faculty
Part of degree program
Credits
3
Recommended in
Semester 3
Typically offered in
Autumn semester
Course description
The aim of the course is to provide comprehensive knowledge on the theoretical and physical basis of semiconductor devices used in modern information and communication systems.
Topics:
types and manufacture of semiconductors; P-N and metal–semiconductor junctions; type of diodes (tunnel, backward, varicap, Gunn, ...); BJT devices, Ebers-Moll equations; types and operation of MOS transistors; applications of semiconductors: CCD, solar cells, CPU, types of semiconductor memories (RAMs, Flashes, SSD, ...); semiconductor sensors.
Readings
- J. P. Colinge, C. A. Colinge, Physics of Semiconductor Devices (2002, Kluwer Academic Publishers)
- Kwok K. Ng, Complete Guide to Semiconductor Devices (2002, Wiley-IEEE Press) S.M. Sze, Physics of Semiconductor Devices, (Wiley-Interscience, 1969)
- Aldert van der Ziel, Solid State Physical Electronics (Prentice Hall, 1975)