Solid State Devices

Catalog description

Introduction to semiconductor materials and devices, with an emphasis on silicon devices. Electrical properties of semiconductors, energy band theory, equilibrium and non-equilibrium conditions. Semiconductor junction theory and the diode. Bipolar junction transistors. Field effect transistors. Optical devices including light-emitting diodes, solar cells, photodiodes, and semiconductor lasers. Prerequisite(s): PHYS 203 , PHYS 280 , or EE 280 .