ENGIN 351 Fundamentals of Semiconductor Devices (3 credits)
Professor Greg Sun
Office: S-3-116
Email: greg.sun@umb.edu
Tel: 617-287-6432
Course Description
The course will cover topics including semiconductor materials, basic device physics, pnjunctions, metal-semiconductor junctions, and both bipolar and metal-oxidesemiconductor (MOS) transistors.
Course objectives
Computer Integrated circuits permeate every aspect of our present day lives. This course
introduces the basic concepts of the operation of the semiconductor devices that comprise
today’s integrated circuits. The objectives for this course are for the students to:
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demonstrate knowledge in the basic semiconductor properties, especially charge
carrier densities and charge carrier movement due to drift and diffusion;
understand the limitations placed upon semiconductors by such phenomena as
generation and recombination in the bulk and at surfaces and interfaces;
be able to calculate static and dynamic characteristics of a pn junction diode; and
determine current-voltage characteristics of other diodes such as Schottky barrier
diodes;
apply the concepts of charge carrier density and transport and behaviors of pnjunctions to comprehend semiconductor bipolar and MOS transistor properties.
Offer Frequency
Once a year.
Requisites
Have taken or concurrently taking ENGIN 365 (Electronics I with lab).
Textbook
D. A. Neamen, Semiconductor Physics and Devices, 3rd Ed., McGraw Hill, 2003.
References
S. M. Sze, Physics of Semiconductor Devices, 2nd Ed., John Wiley & Sons, 1981.
B. G. Streetman, Solid State Electronic Devices, 5th Ed., Prentice Hall, 2000.
R. S. Muller, Device Electronics for Integrated Circuits, 3rd Ed., John Wiley & Sons, 2002.
S. O. Kasap, Principles of Electrical Engineering Materials and Devices, McGraw Hill, 2000.
Organization:
Website:
Exams:
Lecture notes will be provided on wikispace.
Two midterm exams will be given during the semester and one final exam
will be given during the final exam period.
Homeworks: There will be weekly homework assignments. Solutions will be posted as
well as discussed in class.
Quizzes:
There will be roughly one quiz every two weeks that will be based on the
homework problems.
Grading
The grade distribution is as follows: 10% Class Participation, 30% homework, 30%
midterm exams (2), 10% quizzes, 20% final exam.
Syllabus
Week 1:
• Overview of course and expectation
• Crystal structure
• Energy band structure
• Density of states
Week 2:
• Equilibrium distribution functions
• Carrier statistics in equilibrium
• Intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors
Week 3:
• Drift and diffusion current
• Hall effect
Week 4:
• Excess carriers
• Generation and recombination of carriers
Week 5:
• pn junction
• Electrostatic analysis
Week 6:
• Current in pn junction
• Junction breakdown
Week 7:
• Schottky diode
• Electrostatic analysis
Week 8:
• Current in Schottky diode
• Ohmic contact
Week 9:
• Current in Schottky diode
• Ohmic contact
Week 10:
• Bipolar junction transistor
• Operating principle
Week 11:
• MOS structure analysis
• MOS under bias
Week 12:
• MOS transistor
• Operating principle
Week 13:
• MOS threshold
• MOS circuits
Week 14:
• Optoelectronic devices
Week 15:
• Review
Accommodations
The University of Massachusetts Boston is committed to providing reasonable
academic accommodations for all students with disabilities. This syllabus is
available in alternate format upon request. If you have a disability and feel you will
need accommodations in this course, please contact the Ross Center for Disability
Services, Campus Center, Upper Level, Room 211 at 617.287.7430.
http://www.umb.edu/academics/vpass/disability/ After registration with the Ross
Center, a student should present and discuss the accommodations with the
professor. Although a student can request accommodations at any time, we
recommend that students inform the professor of the need for accommodations by
the end of the Drop/Add period to ensure that accommodations are available for
the entirety of the course.
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