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School of Engineering and TechnologyA Purdue University School IUPUI (Indianapolis)

ECE 305000 Syllabus, page 1

Course: ECE 30500Semiconductor Devices revision: 27Jan14

Section #: 31807

Spring semester 2014

Text: Robert F. Pierret, Semiconductor Device Fundamentals, 1996(required)

Pre-requisites: ECE 255, MATH 262, PHYS 251

Days/Time: Monday & Wednesdays, 9:00 am until 10:15 am

Classroom: ET 327video help desk 812-856-2020

Instructor: Dr. Peter J. Schubert, P.E.

Office: EL-228 (new building, east of Library)

Phone: 317-278-0812

e-mail: pjschube@iupui.edu

Office Hours: Monday & Wednesday 10:30-11:30 am

Friday 8:00-10:00 amOther times by appointment only (inquire by e-mail)

Instructor out: 20 Feb6 March 2014Fulbright Specialist project in Malta

Policies: Respect the learning process. Be considerate of other students. Read your text!

Oncourse: Select lectures will be recorded and available on-line

AdobeConnect: Certain office hours may be held live on-line

MATLAB: Will be very helpful for some homework assignments, but not required

Grader: TBA

Grading: Best 4 out of 5 Quizzes 60%

Final Exam 40%

Objectives: Develop qualitative understanding of semiconductor device physics with sufficient

mathematical skills to derive practical models of device performance.

Course Lectures:

Lecture 1 13Jan Course instructions, war stories, relevance, phenomenological backstory

Lecture 2 15Jan Chapter 1visualization of crystal lattices, materials science background

MLK 20Jan NO CLASSES

Lecture 3 22Jan Chapter 2energy bands, charge carriers and their properties

Lecture 4 27Jan Chapter 3ways charge carriers move, get created/destroyed

Lecture 5 29Jan Chapter 3 (continued)equations of state, resistivity, current density

Lecture 6 3Feb Chapter 4fabrication of semiconductor devicesimpact on performance

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ECE 305000 Syllabus, page 2

QUIZ #1 5Feb Open book quiz covering chapters 1,2,3,4

Lecture 8 10Feb Chapter 5p-n junctionseverything about diodes before applying voltage

Lecture 9 12Feb Chapter 6the most basic semiconductor devicethe p-n diodehow it works

Lecture 10 17Feb Chapter 7p-n diodes a.c. response to small signals superposed on d.c. bias

Lecture 11 19Feb Chapter 8turn-on and turn-off characteristics of p-n junction diode

Lecture 12 24Febon-line in Oncourse (no office hours)Chapter 9photodiodes, solar cells, LEDs

QUIZ #2 26Feb Proctored open book quiz covering chapters 5,6,7,8,9

Lecture 14 3Mar on-line in Oncourse (no office hours)Chapter 10bipolar junction transistor

Lecture 15 5 Maron-line in Oncourse (no office hours)Chapter 11BJT fundamentals

Lecture 16 10Mar Chapter 12BJT small signal modelhigh frequency performance

QUIZ #3 12Mar Open book quiz covering chapters 10,11,12

SPRING BREAK 17Mar NO CLASSES (read your text)

SPRING BREAK 19Mar NO CLASSES (this is a really great book, everything makes sense if you read it)

Lecture 18 24Mar Chapter 13multi-junction devicespractical power electronics

Lecture 19 26Mar Chapter 14metal-semiconductor interfacesSpecial GUEST LECTURE!

QUIZ #4 31Mar Closed book quiz covering chapters 13 & 14

Lecture 21 2Apr Chapter 15the field effectfirst semiconducting effect ever discovered

Lecture 22 7Apr Chapter 16Metal-Oxide-Siliconthe foundation of modern microprocessors

Lecture 23 9Apr Chapter 16 (continued)understanding capacitance vs. voltage for MOS

Lecture 24 14Apr Chapter 17MOS Field Effect Transistorsour first 2-dimensional treatment

Lecture 25 16Apr Chapter 17 (continued)small signal a.c. responsehigh frequency effects

QUIZ #5 21Apr Open book quiz covering chapters 15,16,17

Lecture 27 23Apr Selections from Chapters 18, 19important real-world considerations

Lecture 28 28Apr Use of MATLAB to solve semiconductor problems

Lecture 29 30Apr Review p-n junction diodes and BJTs

Lecture 30 5 May Review field effect devices

FINAL EXAM TBA (between 3 and 10 March 2014)

Anticipated Exam Content:

1 formula derivation involving calculus

2 complex computation questions

5 questions calling for you to sketch energy bands or device curves

5 essay questions to test your qualitative understanding

3 interpretation questions such as you might get asked in a job interview

Course notes:

1. We use methods of calculus such as separation of variables and integration by parts. Review.2. Cheating is taken very seriously. Second chances are not provided. Cheaters earn an F grade.

a. If you use a phone calculator in quizzes/final, and the proctor sees any text, youre out.3. Buy the text early. Read it often. I read it front-to-back during fall semester 2013. Great book!

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