SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES.

Catalog description

Introduction to semiconductors in terms of atomic bonding and electron energy bands. Equilibrium statistics of electrons and holes. Carrier dynamics; continuity, drift, and diffusion currents; generation and recombination processes, including important optical processes. Introduction to P-N junctions, metal-semiconductor junctions; bipolar junction transistors, junction and Metal-Oxide Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistors (MOSFETs). Introduction to optoelectronic devices, including LEDs, lasers, detectors, solar cells, modulators, etc. Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in EE 3407 .