| | Standard Course Syllabus | Course Supervisor | Date of Approval |
| | Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering | Ringel | 2/05 |
| | 730 | Fundamentals of Semiconductors for Microelectronics and Optoelectronics |
| | 2. | CATALOG DESCRIPTION |
| | Crystal structure, semiconductor energy band structure, electron transport and carrier recombination, heterostructures, |
| | optical and dielectric properties, optical semiconductor devices. |
| | Quarters of Offering | Credits | | Level | Class Meeting |
| | Au Qtr. | 3 | U G | 3 cl. |
| | Course Prerequisites |
| | Prereq: 432 or equiv. |
| | 3. | PREREQUISITES BY TOPIC |
| | PN junction device physics; semiconductor physics; diodes, bipolar devices, field effect devices |
| | Courses that require this as a direct prerequisite |
| | 830, 831, 832, 894L |
| | 4. | Text(s) and Other Course Materials | Author(s) | Publisher |
| | Semiconductor Optoelectronic Devices, 2nd Ed., 1996 | Pallab Bhattacharya | Prentice-Hall |
| | References (supplemental reading) |
| | [1] Robert F. Pierret, Modular Series on Solid State Devices Vol. VI: Advanced Semiconductor Fundamentals, Addison |
| | Wesley, 1989. |
| | 5. | COURSE OBJECTIVES |
| | 1. Students become knowledgeable of various technologically important semiconductor materials beyond silicon. (Criterion |
| | 3(a)) |
| | 2. Students learn advanced semiconductor physics. (Criterion 3(a)) |
| | 3. Students learn electronic and optical properties of semiconductors and heterostructures. (Criterion 3(a)) |
| | 4. Students learn about quantum effects and engineered properties of semiconductors. (Criterion 3(k)) |
| | 5. Students learn how advanced properties are used in state of the art microelectronics and optoelectronics. (Criteria 3(k),(i)) |
| | 6. | TOPICS AND (# OF LECTURES) |
| | Overview of semiconductor materials and crystalline properties (3) |
| | Electronic material properties (8) |
| | Optical material properties (6) |
| | Homojunctions and heterojunctions (4) |
| | Light emitting diodes (3) |
| | Photodiodes and optoelectronic integrated circuits (3) |
| | 7. | CLASS MEETING PATTERN | (For example, "3cl." means 3 48-min classes per week.) |
| | 3 cl. |
| | Wednesday, April 23, 2008 05:24 PM |
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