EE
360: Introduction to Semiconductor Devices
Spring
2008
Instructor:
Prof. J. Todd Hastings
office:
352 ASTeCC Building
phone: 859-218-6544
e-mail: hastings@engr.uky.edu
office hours: Mondays and Thursdays, 2:00pm
– 3:00pm, or by appointment.
TA:
Rui
Zhu
office:
tba
office
hours: tba
e-mail:
tba
Web-site: http://courses.engr.uky.edu/ECE/ee360/
Listserv: ee360-Sp08-L
Class Meeting: 1:00pm – 1:50pm, Monday, Wednesday, and
Friday, RGAN 203
Texts:
Semiconductor
Device Fundamentals
by Robert F. Pierret, Addison-Wesley
Publishing Company, 1996. ISBN:
0-201-54393-1
Grading:
Homework 15%
Exam #1 25%
Exam #2 25%
Final Exam 35%
Prerequisites:
PHY 232 (General University Physics) and
CHE 105 (General College Chemistry I) are required prerequisites.
Objectives and Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course students
should demonstrate the ability to:
1. Understand
the electronic properties of semiconductor materials.
2. Calculate
carrier concentrations and currents in semiconductor devices.
3. Understand
the fabrication technologies used to fabricate integrated circuits.
4. Understand the physics and models of
semiconductor devices including diodes, bipolar junction transistors, and
field-effect transistors.
5. Analyze
various device structures and calculate their model parameters.
Homework:
Homework is essential to understand the material
presented in this course. Students will
typically have one week to complete homework assignments. Assignments will distributed on the course
website. Assignments will be collected in
class, and no late homework can be accepted because solutions will be made
available immediately. If a student will
be absent from class, he or she should submit the homework early or make
arrangements for another student to submit it.
Solutions will be available online after the due date.
Students are allowed and encouraged to
work together on the homework, but each student must submit an individual
solution set. If a student learns the
solution to a problem from another source (human, printed, electronic, etc.),
this should be documented in the submitted homework. Directly copying a solution from another
student or source is not permitted.
Computer Usage:
Certain homework problems will be most
readily solved using a computer. MATLAB
is the recommended, but not required, software package for solving these
problems, and all solutions will be provided in MATLAB format. The textbook also recommends MATLAB for
solving its computer based exercises. The
textbook’s author has made some useful files available. These can be obtained from the course website
or from the Mathworks at ftp://ftp.mathworks.com/pub/books/pierret/. MATLAB is available in the following computer
laboratories: Civil Engineering Lab,
Agriculture Lab, Anderson Hall Lab, and Chemistry Physics Lab.
MATLAB is in widespread use both in education
and industry. Its combination of a
straightforward scripting language, a large library of compiled functions, and powerful
graphics capabilities allows one to rapidly write useful code. You will find knowledge of MATLAB to be helpful
for other courses as well as your future career.
Exams:
There will be two in-class tests and a
final exam. Failure to take a test or
exam will result in a grade of zero for that test. Permission to take a test at a different time
may be granted if and only if the student contacts the instructor before the exam date.
Class
Attendance:
Students are responsible for all
business conducted during scheduled class periods. Announcements concerning homework, exams, and
schedules will be made during class.
Academic
Offenses:
Cases of cheating or plagiarism will be
handled according to the rules in the