Objective

This course is designed for students to gain an in-depth understanding in physics of semiconductor devices and the related technical issues. Through this course, students will learn the essentials of typical semiconductor devices and how different devices are designed and engineered. Recent advances in selected topics will also be discussed.

Syllabus

• Review of semiconductor physics
• Basic device structures in IC: reverse P-N junction and MOS capacitors
• Basic device structures in IC: metal-semiconductor contact, Schottky diode
• Advanced MOS devices and technologies
• Introduction to materials and technology for advanced semiconductor devices
• Photonic devices: LED, semiconductor lasers, photodetectors, and solar cells
• Introduction to organic light emitting diodes
• Heterojunction concepts and devices
• Special microwave devices: tunnel devices, transfer electron devices
• Recent developments in semiconductor devices

Learning Outcome

By the end of the course, students should be able to

• Have an overall picture of the history, progress, and importance of semiconductor devices, and understand their advantages and limitations.
• Understand the physical principles and technologies of different types of devices applied in an electric/photonic circuit and/or system, including p-n diodes, MOS transistors, advanced MOS technologies,  SOI, TFTs, CCD, flash memory devices, solar cells, OLEDs.
• Perform quantitative analysis for MOS transistors and metal-semiconductor contacts.
• Understand different technologies used in contemporary semiconductor industry.
• Properly handle MOS capacitors and perform simple quality evaluation by C-V measurement.

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