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Review of electron and photon properties. Electrons in 1-D potential well and potential barrier. Fundamentals: hydrogen atoms, bonds, crystal structures, concept of band theory of solids, effective mass, and the Fermi energy. Conduction in semiconductors: intrinsic extrinsic, drift, mobility, diffusion, recombination, Hall effect. Junctions: metal/semiconductor, p/n, breakdown, MOS capacitor. Brief introduction to transistors: MOSFET, JFET. Brief introduction to IC fabrication: layer formation, photolithography, layout. (Not for students who have taken ELEG2510 or ESTR3204.)
Single-phase and three-phase electrical systems; principles and methods of electric power conversion; semiconductor power switches; rectification of utility input; DC-to-DC converters; switch-mode DC power supplies; synthesis of AC voltages for motor drives and uninterruptible power supplies; power factor correction circuits; power electronics in clean energy generation systems. (Pre-requisite: ELEG2202 or BMEG2300 or with the consent of the instructor.)
Wireless systems and international communication standards. Antenna fundamentals. Design principles of Dipole antenna, Monopole antenna, Reflector antenna, Patch antenna and Antenna arrays. Practical antennas for mobile communication system. Antenna measurement techniques. Wave propagation basics: free space path loss, atmospheric absorption and multi-path fading. Introduction to modern wireless technologies: radar, satellite and RFID systems. (Not for students who have taken ELEG3330 or ESTR3202.)
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Faculty Package Article Count: 2
Foundation Science Courses Article Count: 7
Foundation Mathematics Courses Article Count: 3
Major Required Courses Article Count: 10
Major Elective Courses Article Count: 53
