Semiconductor and Nanotech Overview

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This course is an overview of the semiconductor and nanotechnology production and tailoring of the materials used in nanofabrication. It covers the essential foundations required to understand the operation of semiconductor devices such as transistors, diodes, solar cells, light-emitting devices, and more.The course will cover semiconductors and nanomaterials processing, including modules on the basics of silicon manufacturing backend chip processing, integration into electronics and high technology applications. The course will include tours of actual semiconductor and electronics manufacturing facilities industry as well as thin film and materials laboratories at local universities. It will also cover physical and chemical vapor deposition techniques such as sputtering, oxidation, and thermal and electron beam evaporation. The course gives students experience in producing a wide variety of materials tailored for their mechanical, electrical, optical, magnetic, and biological properties.