ECE 745: Solid State Electronics

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ECE 745 Solid State Electronics, Fall08 (1) Sections: 301, 001

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Catalog Description: 745 Solid State Electronics. I; 3 cr. Physical principles underlying the action of semiconductor devices, chemical bonding and energy band structure, Boltzmann transport theory, optical and high frequency effects, diffusion and drift, interfaces, properties of elemental and compound semiconductors. P: Cons inst.
Course Prerequisite(s)

See catalog description above.
Prerequisite knowledge and/or skills

Recommended (not required): familiarity with quantum mechanics, device physics and/or solid state physics. Some proficiency in programming is recommended. The course is self-contained, and provides a few weeks of introduction to quantum mechanics.
Textbook(s) and/or other required material

N.W. Ashcroft and N. D. Mermin, Solid State Physics, International Thomson Publishing, 1976.
M. Lundstrom, Fundamentals of Carrier Transport, Cambridge University Press, 2000.
Detailed lecture notes.
Course objectives

Gain understanding of the quantum physics underlying the operation of semiconductor devices. Emphasis is on the electronic bandstructure of zincblende semiconductors, as well as on scattering of electrons in these crystals with phonons, impurities etc., and the ways these microscopic properties affect device output characteristics.
Topics covered

See current syllabus on instructor's webpage.
Class/laboratory schedule

Fall 2008: MW 2:25-3:40 pm, EH 3418
Person(s) who prepared this description

Irena Knezevic

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