PRINCIPLES OF ACTIVE AND PASSIVE DEVICES.

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This course covers electric and magnetic properties of solid materials with applications in the design and fabrication of active and passive devices. Topics include charge carriers, drift and diffusion currents, electrostatics, magnetostatics, dielectric/conductor/semiconductor properties, magnetic domain, Hall effects, passive circuit elements, electronic energy band diagrams, p-n junction, diode, FET, LED, semiconductor lasers, sensor and device applications. Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in both CHEM 1465 and PHYS 1444 .