EEE 532
Semiconductor Device Theory II
Objective: The objective of this course is an advanced understanding of semiconductor physics and the physics and operation of advanced semiconductor devices: charge-coupled devices, memories, light emitting diodes, lasers, photodiodes, solar cells, quantum devices, and microwave devices. Wherever possible the emphasis will be on the conceptual understanding of device operation.
Instructor: Dr. D.K. Schroder
Office: ERC-111;
Telephone: (480) 965-6621
FAX: (480) 965-8118
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Textbook:S.M. Sze and K.K. NgPhysics of Semiconductor Devices, 2nd Ed. Wiley,
New York, 2007. I will not follow this book closely but will distribute additional material and will assign papers from time to time for additional reading.
Homework:Homework should be done neatly and is due at lecture time.
Late Homework will not be accepted.
Computers:Use of software (e.g., MathCad, Matlab, Mathematica, Spreadsheet, TK Solver, etc.) to solve homework problems is recommended because it makes life easier for you.
Exams:Except for a conflict with another examination or for students who have four or moreexaminations on one day, no changes can be made in the final examination schedule without prior approval of the Dean. I will not support such requests unless they involve circumstances beyond a student’s control. Airline reservations and work schedules are within the student’s control.
Final Grade:Intermediate Exams: 50%
Final Exam:30%
Homework: 20%
Academic Integrity/Cheating:Students should abide by the Student Academic Integrity Policy and ASU’s Student Code of Conduct:
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The highest standards of academic integrity are expected of all students. The failure of any student to meet these standards may result in suspension or expulsion from the university andother sanctions as specified in the academic integrity policies of the individual colleges. Violationsof academic integrity include, but are no limited to, cheating, fabrication, tampering, plagiarism,or facilitating such activities.
Under no circumstances will violations of academic integrity be tolerated. Penalties include
reduced or no credit for submitted work, a failing grade in the class, a note on your official transcriptthat shows you were punished for cheating, suspension, expulsion and revocation of already awardeddegrees. If you are not sure if something is allowed or not allowed, you should ask the course instructor.The university requires that, should the instructor implements any penalty for violation of the academic integrity policy, the instructor reports the matter to the Dean’s office.
Acknowledgment: This section on Academic Integrity has been adopted from Prof. Rida Bazzi, Computer Science & Engineering, ASU.
Course Outline
• MOS Capacitors
• Charge-Coupled Devices
• Memories
• Light Emitting Diodes
• Lasers
• Photodiodes
• Solar Cells
• Tunnel Diodes
•IMPATT's
• Transferred-Electron Devices
• Quantum Devices