Description
An introducTon to the operation and fabrication of the most important semiconductor devices used in integrated circuit technology together with device design and layout. At the end of the course students will have a basic understanding of pn diodes, bipolar transistors, and MOSFETs, light emiong and light detecting devices such as photodiodes, LEDs and solar cells. Students will also receive an introduction to the fundamental concepts of semiconductor physics such as doping, electron and hole transport, and band diagrams. In the laboratory they learn how to lay out both bipolar and MOS devices and design small (2-3 transistor) circuits. Students experimentally evaluate the operation of amplifier and gate circuits fabricated with discrete devices. This course gives the student the understanding of the operation and fabrication of the devices necessary for high-performance analog and digital circuit design.
