Calendar

This section contains the various schedules for the course. The session number is provided as a means of linking across the calendars.

Lecture Schedule

LEC # SES # TOPICS
Fundamentals
1 1 Introduction
2 2 Electrons, Photons and Phonons
3 3 Carrier Statistics in Equilibrium
4 4 Carrier Statistics in Equilibrium (continued)
5 5 Carrier Generation and Recombination
6 6 Carrier Generation and Recombination (continued), Carrier Drift and Diffusion
7 7 Carrier Drift and Diffusion
8 9 Carrier Drift and Diffusion (continued)
9 11 Carrier Drift and Diffusion (continued)
10 12 Carrier Drift and Diffusion (continued), Carrier Flow
11 13 Carrier Flow (continued)
12 16 Carrier Flow (continued)
13 17 Carrier Flow (continued)
Metal-Semiconductor Junction
14 18 Carrier Flow (continued), Metal-Semiconductor Junction
15 20 Metal-Semiconductor Junction (continued)
16 21 Metal-Semiconductor Junction (continued)
17 22 Metal-Semiconductor Junction (continued)
p-n Junction
18 24 p-n Junction
19 25 p-n Junction (continued)
20 26 p-n Junction (continued)
21 27 p-n Junction (continued)
Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Structure
22 28 The Si Surface and the Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Structure
23 30 The Si Surface and the Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Structure (continued)
24 31 The Si Surface and the Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Structure (continued)
25 32 The Si Surface and the Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Structure (continued)
MOS Field-Effect Transistor
26 34 The Si Surface and the Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Structure (continued), The "Long" Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor
27 35 The "Long" Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor (continued)
28 37 The "Long" Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor (continued)
29 38 The "Long" Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor (continued)
30 39 The "Long" Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor (continued)
31 41 The "Short" Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor
32 42 The "Short" Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor (continued)
33 43 The "Short" Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor (continued)
34 45 The "Short" Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor (continued)
Bipolar Junction Transistor
35 46 Bipolar Junction Transistor
36 47 Bipolar Junction Transistor (continued)
37 48 Bipolar Junction Transistor (continued)
38 49 Bipolar Junction Transistor (continued)
39 50 Bipolar Junction Transistor (continued)
40 52 Bipolar Junction Transistor (continued)

Recitation Schedule

RECITATION # SES # CONTENTS
1 6 Carrier Statistics in Equilibrium; Generation and Recombination
2 9 Carrier Dynamics; Drift and Diffusion
3 14 Non-Uniform Doping Distribution; Quasi-Fermi Levels
4 19 Majority Carrier Situations; Minority Carrier Situations: Statics and Dynamics
5 25 Metal-Semiconductor Junction; Schottky Diode
6 29 pn Junction; pn Diode
7 33 MOS Structure
8 40 Long MOSFET
9 44 Short MOSFET
10 51 Invited Lecture by Prof. Tuller
11 53 BJT

Homework Schedule

HOMEWORK # CONTENT ISSUED SES# DUE SES#
1 Carrier Statistics in Equilibrium 4 7
2 Generation and Recombination 7 10
3 Drift and Diffusion; Non-Uniform Doping Distribution 10 15
4 Majority and Minority-Carrier Situations: Statics and Dynamics 15 20
5 Metal-Semiconductor Junction; Schottky Diode 24 26
6 pn Junction; pn Diode 26 30
7 MOS Structure 30 34
8 Long MOSFET 38 41
9 Short MOSFET; Bipolar Transistor 48 50
Device Characterization Project 1 pn Diode 4 8
Device Characterization Project 2 MOSFET 24 28
Device Characterization Project 3 BJT 41 47
Design Project: Short-Channel MOSFET 39 48

Quiz and Exam Schedule

SES # EXERCISE MATERIAL
23 Quiz #1 Fundamentals
36 Quiz #2 Metal-Semiconductor Junction, p-n Junction, Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Structure
58 Final Exam All, but emphasis on MOS Field-Effect Transistor and Bipolar Junction Transistor