PEP 562 Solid State Electronics for Engineering II

This course introduces operating principles and develops models of modern semiconductor devices that are useful in the analysis and design of integrated circuits. Topics covered include: charge carrier transport in semiconductors; diffusion and drift, injection and lifetime of carriers; p-n junction devices; bipolar junction transistors; metal-oxide-semiconductor field effect transistors; metal-semiconductor field effect transistors and high electron mobility transistors; microwave devices; light emitting diodes, semiconductor lasers and photodetectors; integrated devices.

Credits

3

Cross Listed Courses

EE 562, MT 562

Prerequisite

(EE 561 or MT 561 or PEP 561) and (Grad Student or (Junior or Senior))

Distribution

Department of Physics Electrical Engineering Program Materials Science and Engineering Program

Typically Offered Periods

Spring Semester