| TOPIC |
No. of lectures |
| Introduction |
1 |
| Evolution and uniqueness of Semiconductor Technology |
1 |
Equilibrium carrier concentration
Thermal Equilibrium and wave particle duality
Intrinsic semiconductor ø Bond and band models
Extrinsic semiconductor ø Bond and band models
|
5 |
Carrier transport
Random motion
Drift and diffusion |
2 |
Excess carriers
Injection level
Lifetime
Direct and indirect semiconductors |
2 |
Procedure for analyzing semiconductor devices
Basic equations and approximations |
1 |
P-N Junction
Device structure and fabrication
Equilibrium picture
DC forward and reverse characteristics
Small-signal equivalent circuit
Switching characteristics
Solar cell |
6 |
P-N Junction
Device structure and fabrication
Equilibrium picture
DC forward and reverse characteristics
Small-signal equivalent circuit
Switching characteristics
Solar cell |
6 |
Bipolar Junction Transistor
History
Device structures and fabrication
Transistor action and amplification
Common emitter DC characteristics
Small-signal Equivalent circuit vEbers-Moll model
SPICE model |
6 |
MOS Junction
C-V characteristics, threshold voltage, body effect |
3 |
Metal Oxide Field Effect Transistor
History
Device structures and fabrication
Common source DC characteristics
Small-signal equivalent circuit
SPICE level-1 model
Differences between a MOSFET and a BJT |
8 |
| Junction FET and MESFET |
2 |
Recent Developments
Heterojunction FET
Hetrojunction bipolar transistor |
2 |
| Summary |
1 |
| Total number of lectures |
40 |
