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EE321
Lecture Note
Semiconductor Engineering
Introduction
Daewon Kim
Novel Electronics and Energy Laboratory (NEED Lab)
Course Overview
 Goal
─ To understand device physics and operational principle of semiconductor
devices, especially,
˃ p-n junction diode
˃ metal-oxide-semiconductor field effect transistor
˃ bipolar junction transistor
 Prerequisite
─ College Mathematics (including differential equations)
─ College Physics
─ Electromagnetics
─ Physical Electronics
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Detailed Course Information
 Semiconductor Engineering, EE321
 Class Hour and Place
─ Tue. / Thu. 15:00 – 16:15
 Class Website
─ e-campus
 Teaching Assistant
─ Geunchul Kim (김근철), geunchul.kim at khu.ac.kr
─ Sangmin Lee (이상민), sangmin.lee@khu.ac.kr
 Office Hour
─ None
─ If you want to ask, please email me for arranging the date of meeting.
 Exam
─ 75 minutes, offline, closed book
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Textbook
 Main textbook
─ Semiconductor Physics and Devices
─ By Donald A. Neaman
─ 4th Edition
 Supplementary
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Weekly Plans
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Additional Notices
 The weekly plan may be delayed by one or two weeks.
 There will be no make-up classes.
 Please note that any absence during the midterm or final exam will
not be permitted.
 Recording or audiotaping any content from this class is strictly
prohibited.
─ Any violation may result in legal action.
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Grading Policy
 Assignments (5 sets)
─ 25% (5% each)
 Midterm and Final
─ 30% and 45%
 Class participation
─ 0%
 Activity and attitude
─ Additional Credit
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Grading Policy
 The scope of the exam will always cover material from the
beginning of the lecture up to just before the exam.
 Students will receive an F grade,
─ if a student is absent more than three times,
─ if proxy attendance is detected,
─ or if cheating is caught during an exam.
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