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INEL 6055 Solid State Electronics

The first transistor, made on 1947 at Bell Laboratories.

This course emphasizes understanding semiconductor devices from a device modeling perspective. The textbook I have chosen is Understanding Semiconductor Devices, by Sima Dimitrijev. Starting with the phenomenological statement of physical processes, the operation of a device is derived from fundamental principles and the device's materials and design. Emphasis is given to understanding the physics behind SPICE parameters and their measurement. Subjects include the motion of charge carriers in solids, equilibrium statistics, the electronic structure of solids, doping, non-equilibrium states, the pn junction, the junction transistor, the Schottky diode, the field-effect transistor, the light-emitting diode, and the photodiode. In my opinion, this textbook provides a relatively friendly introduction to the subject of device physics from the point of view of electrical engineering at a graduate level. Quantum mechanical concepts are used only when needed.

To see the course syllabus (spring 2006), click here (html) or here (pdf)

To download handouts and slides, click here.

You can use the free Microsoft's PowerPoint Viewer to view/print the PowerPoint slides.

The textbook

UNDERSTANDING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
by Sima Dimitrijev
Oxford University Press, 2000
ISBN 0-19-513186-X.

can be obtained from many places. including Amazon and Barnes and Noble.

To see the author's webpage for this textbook, go to http://www.gu.edu.au/school/mee/PPages/Sima/

In addition to the textbook, I recommend the following references:

Physics of Semiconductor Devices, by S.M. Sze (2^nd Edition)
Advanced Semiconductor Fundamentals, by R. F. Pierret (2^nd Edition)
Device Electronics for Integrated Circuits, by R. Muller and T. Kamins (3^rd Edition)

Electronic Textbook used by professor Bart Van Zeghbroeck from the University of Colorado: http://ece-www.colorado.edu/~bart/book/contents.htm