Drexel University
ECE Department
ECEE 302 Electronic
Devices
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ECEE 302: Electronic Devices
Lecture 1A. Course Overview
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Drexel University
ECE Department
ECEE 302 Electronic
Devices
What are Electronic Devices?
• Classes of Active Devices
– Thermionic (Tubes)
– Solid State <--- focus of this course
• Types of Devices
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Diodes
Bi-Polar Transistors
Field Effect Transistors (FETs)
Integrated Circuits (ICs)
Solid State Lasers
Solid State Switches
Negative Resistance (IMPATT, TRAPATT, GUNN Effect)
• Physics of Devices
– Crystal Growth
– Band Theory of Solids
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Conductors
Insulators
Semi-contuctors
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Why is the Study of Electronic Devices
Important?
• Modern Basis for:
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Computers
Telecommunications
Radar
Automotive emission control
High Reliability Devices
High Density Packaging
Robotic Devices
Bio-Medical Devices
Etc
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• 10% GWP
• Electronics industry
exceeds automotive
industry
• Semiconductor market will
exceed steel within the next
few years
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Metal
semiconductor
contact (1874)
P-n Junction
(1949)
Monolithic
integrated
circuit
(1959)
IMPATT
diode
(1965)
Resonant
tunneling
diode (1974)
SSI
(1958-64)
Brief History
Light
emitting
diode (1907)
Crystal
rectifier
(1906-16)
Thyristor
(1952)
MOSFET
(1960)
MESFET
(1966)
LEDs
(1975)
MSI
(1964-68)
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Solar Cell
(1954)
Quantum
theory
(1925)
Non-volatile
semi-conductor
memory
(1967)
DRAM
(1967)
MODFET
(1980)
Room temperatur
single-electron
memory cell
(1994)
LSI
(1968-75)
VLSI
(1975-90)
Bi-Polar
Transistor
(1947)
Quantum
theory
of Solids
(1930-1940)
Heterojunction
polar
transistor
(1957)
Heterostructure
laser
(1963)
Laser
(1962)
ECEE 302 Electronic
Devices
Tunnel
diode
(1958)
Hybrid
integrated
circuit
(1959)
Transferredelectron
diode (TED)
(1963)
CCD
(1970)
Blue
LEDs
(2000)
CMOS
(1963)
4004 MicroProcessor
(1971)
20 nm
MOSFET
(2001)
VHSIC
(1980-1990)
Bio-Chips
(???)
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Develop an Understanding of the Physical Properties of Solid State Devices to be
able to read Device Physics Literature
Develop of Physical Principals that form the basis for Solid State Physics
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Conductors
Insulators
Semi-conductors
Study of Devices
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Course Objectives
ECEE 302 Electronic
Devices
Diodes
Bi-Polar Transistors
Field Effect Transistors
Integrated Circuits
Lasers
LEDs
Solid State Switches
Negative Resistance Devices
Specific Course Objectives
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Understand the key characteristics of device types
• Physical
• Electrical/Electronic
– Understand how devices can be made to do useful functions
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Lecture
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Course Outline
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Date
23 Sept
30 Sept
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28 Oct
4 Nov
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ECEE 302 Electronic
Devices
Topic
Text Reading
Course Overview &Crystal Properties
pp. 1- 25
Physics Background
pp. 28- 52
Band Theory and Semiconductors
pp. 55-104
Columbus Day - Drexel Holiday
Excess Carriers and Properties. 1st Exam pp. 108-138
Junctions-Part 1.
pp. 142-185
Junctions-Part 2 (Diodes and Contacts)
pp. 185-232
Field Effect Transistors.
pp. 241-316
BiPolar Transistors. 2nd Exam
pp. 322-374
Optoelectonic Devices and
pp. 379-410
Integrated Circuits
pp. 415-483
Negative Resistance Devices,
Power Devices and Review
pp. 486-518
Final Exam - Covers all Material
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ECE Department
ECEE 302 Electronic
Devices
Course Information
• Instructor:
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Barry Fell
BAE Systems Incorporated
305 Richardson Road
Lansdale PA 19446
Phone:
(215) 996-2765 (work), 267-716-2702 (cellular)
email:
barry.fell@baesystems.com
Meeting Time: 6 to 9pm every Friday,
Recitation Time: Included in Class. Additional Periods as
required
Room: TBD
Office Hours: by appointment
Textbook:
Ben G Streetman and Sanjay Banerjee, Solid State
Electronic Devices, Prentice-Hall (2000) - 5th Edition
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ECEE 302 Electronic
Devices
Grades
• Homework
• 2 In-class Examinations
20%
30%
– Crystal Properties/Physics of Semiconductors
– Semiconductor Junctions, Diodes, FETs
• Final Examination
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Physics of Semiconductors
Junctions, Diodes,
FETs, Bipolar Devices, Optoelectronic Devices
ICs, Negative Resistance Devices
• Lab
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ECEE 302 Electronic
Devices
Selected References
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Introductory
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Advanced
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Historical
C. Kittel, Elementary Solid State Physics, John Wiley (1962)
A. van der Ziel, Physics of the Solid State, Prentice Hall, 3rd Edition (1976)
L. Brillouin, Wave Propagation in Periodic Structures, Dover (1953)
W. Harrison, Solid State Theory, McGraw-Hill (1970)
W. Jones and N. March, Introduction to Solid State Physics, Vol 1 & 2, WileyInterscience (1973)
C. Kittel, Introduction to Solid State Physics, John Wiley, 4th Edition (1971)
M. Sachs, Solid State Physics, McGraw-Hill (1963)
F. Seitz, The Modern Theory of Solids, McGraw-Hill (1940)
W. Shockley, Electrons and Holes in Semi-Conductors. D van Nostrand (1950)
S. Sze, Physics of Semi-Conductor Devices, John Wiley, 2nd Edition (1981)
S. Sze, Semiconductor Devices - Physics and Technology, John Wiley, 2nd
Edition (2002)
J. Ziman, Phonons and Electrons, Oxford (1960)
J. Ziman, Solid State Physics, Cambridge (1972)
IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory & Techniques, 50th Anniversary
Issue, Volume 50, Number 3, March 2002
S. Sze, Semi-Conductor Devices: Pioneering Papers, World Scientific (1991)
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Devices
Personal Information
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