Lecture 1

EE-205
Semiconductor Devices

Instructor
Dr. Ahsan Sarwar Rana
 Information related to the course (1)
 Textbook and Material

1. Robert F. Pierret, Semiconductor Devices Fundamentals, Addison

Wesley, 1996. ISBN 0201543931 (Required)
2. J. Neamen, Semiconductor Physics and Devices, 3rd Edition.
(Required)
3. Floyd, Electronic Devices: Conventional current version

 Reference Material
1. Jaeger & Blalock, Microelectronic Circuit Design (4th edition),
McGraw Hill, 2010.
2. Kanan Kano, Semiconductor devices

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CLOs and their corresponding PLOs

Understand major properties of semiconductor materials,
explain energy band diagrams and connections with the
CLO 1 device structures and properties PLO 1 C1

Understand and utilize the basic governing equations to

analyze semiconductor devices; design semiconductor
CLO 2 devices and calculate device characteristics PLO 1 C1

CLO 3 quantitatively evaluate limitations in design of circuits based PLO 2 C2

on specific semiconductor devices;

CLO 4 Understand and outline major steps of semiconductor device PLO 3 C3

fabrication and microelectronic industry trends

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 Assessment Breakdown
 Assignments 15%

 Quizzes 10%

 Complex Engineering Problem 5%

 Midterm Exam 25%

 End Semester Exam 45%

 Total 100%

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 Important Instructions
 Strict actions against plagiarism.
 A minimum of 2 assignments per credit hour. At least 6 for 3 credit
hour course.
 A minimum of 2 quizzes per credit hour. At least 6 for 3 credit hour
course.
 Maintain class decorum at all cost.
 Assignments should be submitted in time. Marks will be deducted for
late submission. Maximum time frame for late submission will be one
week.

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 What is a semiconductor?
 A substance that conducts electricity is called a conductor
 A substance that does not conduct electricity is called an insulator.
 Semiconductors are substances with properties somewhere between
them.
Characterization through resistivity

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 Basic composition of semiconductors (1)
 The semiconductor family of materials includes,
1. Elemental semiconductors,
2. Compound semiconductors, and
3. Alloys.

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 Basic composition of semiconductors (2)
 Although these many numbers of semiconductors may seem large at
first, but they are not when considering elements in the periodic table.

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 Applications of semiconductor devices
 The vast majority of discrete devices and integrated circuits (ICs).
Including the central processing unit (CPU) in microcomputers and the
ignition module in modern automobiles, are made from Silicon.
 GaAs exhibiting superior electron transport properties and special
optical properties, is employed in a significant number of applications
ranging from laser diodes to high-speed ICs.

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 Purity
 When an impurity atoms called “dopants” are added in
semiconductors, their electrical conductivity can be increased.
 Usually dopants range from 1 atom per 108 to 103 atoms of
semiconductor material.
 Another way to change the electrical conductivity in semiconductors is
by increasing their temperature.
• Silicon becomes sufficiently conductive at 902 K or 629˚C.

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