ECE 615: Semiconductor Devices I
MW 10:00-11:20 am, KIDD 278
Winter 2013
Instructor: Dr. A. X. Wang (737-4247, KEC 3097, wang@eecs.oregonstate.edu)
Office hours: M & W, 11:30am-12:30pm, 3097 KEC or by appointment.
Recommended Prerequisites:
1. ECE 317 Intro to Semiconductor and Semiconductor Devices Physics, or equivalent
2. ECE 417/517 Basic Semiconductor Devices, or equivalent
3. ECE 514 Advanced Semiconductor Physics
Text: Simon Sze and Kwok Ng, Physics of Semiconductor Devices, 3rd ed. (Wiley, 2007).
Other useful texts:
1. R.F. Pierret, Semiconductor Device Fundamentals (Addison-Wesley, 1996).
2. R.F. Pierret, Advanced Semiconductor Fundamentals (Prentice-Hall, 2003).
3. Y. Tsividis and C. McAndrew, Operation and Modeling of the MOS Transistor, 3rd ed.
(Oxford University Press, 2011), Chs. 1-2.
4. C.C. Hu, Modern Semiconductor Devices for Integrated Circuits, (Prentice Hall, 2010).
5. D.A. Neamen, Semiconductor Device Physics and Devices: Basic Principles (Irwin, 1992).
Course Outline: Discussion of the following topics is planned
Topic
1.
2.
3.
4.
p-n junctions
Metal Semiconductor Contacts
MOS capacitors
Heterojunctions
Reading
Approx. # lectures
Sze & Ng Ch. 2
7
Sze & Ng Ch. 3
3
Sze & Ng Ch. 4
4
Sze & Ng pg. 124-9
3
Grading (exams are closed book / closed notes; bring calculator):
1. Homework (5 sets)
2. Midterm (in class, Feb. 4th)
3. Final (comprehensive, Wednesday, March 20th, 9:30-11:30 AM, KIDD 278)
35%
30%
35%
Misc.
1. Class will follow loosely the flow of Sze & Ng.
2. There may not be enough time to cover all the above topics.
3. Cell phones may not be used during lectures (this includes texting, etc.). Please turn
computers off unless you are using them to take notes on the lecture. Your cooperation
is appreciated.