F5520 Principles of semiconductor devices

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2020
Extent and Intensity
3/0. 3 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Milan Líbezný (lecturer), doc. RNDr. Petr Mikulík, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Josef Humlíček, CSc.
Department of Condensed Matter Physics – Physics Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Petr Mikulík, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Condensed Matter Physics – Physics Section – Faculty of Science
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
Basics of semiconductor physics, carrier generation and recombination, P-N junction, bipolar transistors, MOS devices. The aim of this course is to provide basics of semiconductor physics and good understanding of the device operation for the most common semiconductor devices.
Syllabus
  • 1. Basics of semiconductor physics, charge carrier kinetics 2. Electrons and holes in non-equilibrium state, generation and recombination 3. P-N junction, I-V characteristics, P-N junction breakdown mechanisms 4. Metal-semiconductor contact, Schottky diode 5. Bipolar transistor - classical model, limits and modifications of the classical model, breakdown voltages, high-frequency properties, heterojunction bipolar transistor 6. Basics of MOS device physics 7. MOS transistor, basic characteristics, MOS transistor breakdowns, MOS scaling, short-channel MOS transistor
Literature
  • SZE, S. M. Semiconductor devices : physics and technology. 2nd ed. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2002, viii, 564. ISBN 0471333727. info
Teaching methods
Lectures. Discussions.
Assessment methods
Several themes are selected during the semester for discussion. The credits are erwarded after passing an oral exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation, Autumn 2001, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2005, Spring 2008, Spring 2010, Spring 2012, spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2014, Autumn 2016.
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