Fundamentals of Semiconductor Devices

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This course will introduce the fundamentals of semiconductor devices, which are the basic building blocks of all modern electronics. The course covers semiconductor physics and the operational principles of devices. Semiconductor physics topics include quantum mechanical concepts, crystallography, semiconductor bands, intrinsic/extrinsic properties, holes, effective mass, Fermi statistics, electron/hole concentrations, drift and diffusion currents, mobility, generation/recombination, lifetimes, diffusion lengths, and quasi-Fermi levels. Devices that are covered include p-n junctions (diodes), bipolar junction transistors (BJTs), metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs), light-emitting diodes (LEDs), photodiodes, sensors, laser diodes, power diodes, power MOSFETs, and integrated gate bipolar transistors (IGBTs).