EE 203 Solid State Devices

The emphasis is on the fundamentals of semiconductor electronic device operation. The goal is to prepare students for research in solid state device related areas. The approach is to give students the fundamental tools and concepts to understand and analyze a wide variety of devices.

Text: Fundamentals of Modern VLSI Devices, Y. Taur and T. H. Ning, Cambridge University Press, 1998.
References:
1. Volume VI, Advanced Semiconductor Fundamentals, Modular Series on Solid State Devices, R. F. Pierret, Addison Wesley, 1987.
2. Physics of Semiconductor Devices, 2nd ed., S. M. Sze, Wiley, 1981.
3. Semiconductor Statistics, J. S. Blakemore, Dover Publications, 1987. 


Syllabus (MWord)
Equation Sheet  
Final 2001    
Final 2002    


Homework

HW 1  Due Mon. April 21
HW1 Solutions


HW2 Due Mon. 5/5
HW2 Solutions

HW3 Due Mon. 5/12
HW3 Solutions


HW4 Due Mon. 5/19
HW4 Solutions


HW5 Due Mon. 5/26
HW5 Solutions      


HW6 Due Mon 6/2
HW6 Solutions      

Lecture notes of Prof. Y. Taur.

Semiconductor Fundamentals  
The MOSFET  
MOSFET Scaling, CMOS Circuits, and Interconnects  
The Bipolar Transistor  

Notices:

Links

International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors (ITRS)
Semiconductor bandgaps and lattice constants (gif) (from SRI)
Semiconductor valence band offsets (gif) (frm SRI)

The semiconductor applet service
Educational Java Applet Service (JAS) provides a collection of educational applet programs and associated educational materials (such as exercise and quiz questions, tutorials etc.) in the area of solid state materials and devices.