Instructor: Prof. J. Todd Hastings (Office Hours: Mondays and Thursdays 2pm-3pm)
TA: Yugu Yang (office ASTeCC 345)
Time and Place:Lecture: 10:00am – 10:50am, MWF, CB 231
Class Notes
Date Topic OutlineLecture Notes 01/09/08Introduction and Semiconductor Materials (PDF) (PPT) 01/11/08Crystal Structure (PDF) (PDF) (PPT) 01/14/08Introduction to Quantum Mechanics (PDF) 01/16/08Potential Wells and Barriers (PDF) 01/18/08The Kronig-Penney Model and Band Theory (PDF) 01/21/08MLK Day - Class does not meet 01/23/08Electron Motion and Effective Mass (PDF) 01/25/081D Currents, and 3D Band Structure 01/28/08Energy Distribution of Carriers (PDF) 01/30/08Energy Band Diagrams and Doping 02/01/08Equilibirum Carrier Concentrations 02/04/08Calculating Carrier Concentration and Fermi Level 02/06/08Recombination and Generation 02/08/08Class does not meet 02/11/08Recombination and Generation - Quantitative 02/13/08Exam 1 Review 02/15/08Exam 1- Covers Material through 02/13/08 02/18/08Carrier Drift 02/20/08Carrier Diffusion and Continuity Equations 02/22/08Minority Carrier Diffusion Equations and Solutions 02/25/08pn-Junction Electrostatics 02/27/08pn-Junction IV Characteristics 02/29/08Non-ideal pn-Junction Characteristics 03/03/08Non-ideal pn-Junction Characteristics 03/05/08pn-Junction Breakdown 03/07/08pn-Junction Small Signal and Transient Response (PDF) (PPT) 3/10/08-3/15/08 Spring Break 03/17/08BJT Intro and Conceptual Operation 03/19/08BJT Steady State Operation 03/24/08BJT Non-idealities and Ebers-Moll Model 03/26/08Exam Review 03/28/08Exam 2 - Covers Material Through 03/23/08 03/31/08BJT Models and Small Signal Response 04/02/08Metal-Semiconductor Contacts and Shottkey Diodes (PDF) (PPT) 04/04/08Metal-Semiconductor Contacts and Shottkey Diodes 04/07/08MOS Introduction and Electrostatics 04/09/08MOS CV Relationship 04/11/08MOS Nonidealities 04/14/08MOSFET Introduction 04/16/08MOSFET Quantitative 04/18/08MOSFET Nonidealities 04/21/08MOSFET Small Signal Response 04/23/08MOSFET Short Channel Effects MOSFET Scaling (PDF) (PPT) 04/25/08Overall Review (PDF) (PPT) 05/01/08Final Exam - 8:00am
Homework Set #1 - Due 01/23/08 Homework Set #1 Solutions Homework Set #2 - Due 01/30/08 Homework Set #2 Solutions Homework Set #3 - Due 02/08/08 Homework Set #3 Solutions Homework Set #4 - Not due Homework Set #4 Solutions Homework Set #5 - Due 02/27/08 Homework Set #5 Solutions Homework Set #6 - Due 03/07/08 Homework Set #6 Solutions Homework Set #7 - Due 03/26/08 Homework Set #7 Solutions Homework Set #8 - Due 04/11/08 Homework Set #8 Solutions Homework Set #9 - Due 04/23/08 Homework Set #9 Solutions
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