Course Schedule
ECSE-6230 – Semiconductor Devices and Models I
1. Brief Review of Semiconductor Physics
Lectures
1 – 4
Reading Assignments: Introduction and Chapter
1-3
2. Diodes and Contacts. Gunn Diodes. p-n junctions. Schottky diodes. Ohmic contacts. Basic
technology and characterization of these device building blocks. SPICE models.
Gunn diodes
Lectures
5-8
Reading
Assignments: Chapter 4.
3. MOSFETS,
FET
principle of operation. Family tree of FETs - from slow TFTs to fast HEMTs. Lectures
9-10
Reading
Assignments: Chapter 6 and notes
Lectures
9-10
4. MIDTERME PRESENTATIONS, PROBLEM
SOLVING SESSION
Lectures
11- 14
5. MOSFET Models, CMOS
Charge
control models. MOSFET threshold voltage. MOSFET modeling. SPICE models. FET
small signal equivalent circuit. CMOS. Physical constraints on MOSFET
performance
Lectures
15-16
6. Thin Film Transistors
Amorphous
silicon and polysilicon. Amorphous Silicon Thin Film Transistors. Polysilicon Thin
Film Transistors. Organic TFTs. Liquid Crystal and other Displays.
Lectures
17-22
Reading
Assignments: Chapter 7 and Section 8-7.
7. Presentations of Final Projects.
Lectures
25- 28
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Semiconductor Devices and Models I |
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Professor Michael S. Shur |
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THURS 6:00 PM -8:50 PM |
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Lectures |
Date |
Topic (*) |
Assignments/Tests |
Lecture Sections (*) |
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1 |
1,2 |
28-Aug-06 |
Semiconductor Physics |
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1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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4-Sep-06 |
LABOR DAY NO CLASSES |
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2 |
3,4 |
11-Sep-06 |
Semiconductor Physics |
Hw 1 assigned |
6, 7, 8, 9, 10 |
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3 |
5,6 |
18-Sep-06 |
Diodes Contacts |
Topics for final projects selected |
11, 12, 13 |
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4 |
7,8 |
25-Sep-06 |
Heterostructures, Gunn, IMPATT |
Hw 1 is due, hw 2 assigned |
14, 15, 16 |
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5 |
9,10 |
2-Oct-06 |
MOSFETs |
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17,18,19, 20 |
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6 |
11, 12 |
9-Oct-06 |
Midterm presentations |
Hw 2 is due; hw 3 is assigned |
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7 |
13, 14 |
16-Oct-06 |
PROBLEM SOLVING SESSION |
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8 |
15, 16 |
23-Oct-06 |
MOS models, CMOS |
Hw 3 is due; hw 4 is assigned |
21,22,23,24,25,26 |
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9 |
17,18 |
30-Oct-06 |
a-Si TFTs and poly-TFT |
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10 |
19,20 |
6-Nov-06 |
poly-Si TFTs |
Hw 4 is due, hw 5 is assigned |
27, 28 |
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11 |
21,22 |
13-Nov-06 |
Nano TFTs, Organic TFTs, Simulation |
29, 30 |
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12 |
23, 24 |
20-Nov-06 |
Review |
hw 5 is due |
31 |
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13 |
25,26 |
27-Nov-06 |
Final presentations |
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14 |
27,28 |
4-Dec-06 |
Final presentations |
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12/11/2006 |
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FINAL PAPER IS DUE |
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