TON DUC THANG UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF ELECTRICAL AND

ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING

402057

ELECTRONIC MATERIALS
.Tam Nguyen Kieu, MSc
 LEARNING OUTCOMES
 Remember the fundamentals of electronic
materials and their applications.
 Understand the principle of individual electronic
devices.
 Analyze the role and the operation of electronic
devices in the circuits and the outcome.
 Apply to design electronic circuits as required.

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 COURSE CONTENT
 Fundamentals of Electronics materials
 Fundamentals of the Physics of Solids
 Electromagnetic properties of solids and their
application
 Semiconductor properties
 Intrinsic semiconductor
 Extrinsic semiconductor
 Electric characteristics of semiconductor in different
working regimes

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 COURSE CONTENT (cont.)
 Semiconductor devices
 Diode
 Transistors (BJT, JFET and MOSFET)
 Other semiconductor devices

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 GRADING POLICY
EXAMS:
 Mid-term exam: 20% - Problem solving.
 Final exam: 50% - Problem solving and multiple choice
questions.
IN-CLASS AND HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS:
 In-class quizzes: 10% (Week 3-4 & 7-8)
 In-class test: 10% – (Anytime)

Bonus points for students who actively participate in class

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 REQUIREMENTS
 Students must attend at least 80% of class
lectures. Absent 2 lectures or more –
PROHIBITED TO TAKE THE FINAL EXAM.
 Read and master the information given in Course
syllabus (download from Library web site)
 Read lecture notes/slides, textbook and references
before coming to class. Frequently use library
 Take the lecture seriously, actively participate in
class activities proposed by the instructor.
 Submit assigned homeworks and projects in time.

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 TEXTBOOKS AND REFERENCES

TEXTBOOKS:
[1]. S. O. Kasap, [2006], Principles of
Electronic Materials and Devices,
McGraw-Hill

[2]. Robert L. Boylestad, Louis Nashelsky,

[2013], Electronic device and circuit
theory, 11th edition, Pearson Education,
Inc.

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 TEXTBOOKS AND REFERENCES

RECOMMENDED REFERENCES:
[3]. Michael Tooley BA [2006], Electronic circuits:
fundamental and application, 3th edition. Elsevier
Ltd.
[4]. Nguyễn Tấn Phước, [2011], Linh kiện điện tử,
Nhà xuất bản Hồng Đức, Tp.HCM.

OTHER REFERENCES:
[5]. Klaus Beuth, [2012], Linh kiện điện tử. Nhà xuất bản giáo
dục, Hà Nội.

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 PROBLEM

 Student is not active in learning

 Most of them attend the class to earn credits
 Cannot realize the relationship between the
theoretically knowledge and practical
situations

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 PROBLEM

 Don’t remember related previous courses

 Forgot everything after examination

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 SOLUTION

 Analysis the role of power electronics in

modern society
 Emphasis on applications
 Introduce software for simulation
 Introduce practical circuits
 Introduce topics for course project 1 and 2
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 LEARNING STRATEGY
 Read the class notes
 Read the textbook
 Watch a YouTube videos
 Look up other online resources
 Create a mind map
 Teach someone what you’ve learned
 Do practice problems from a variety of
sources
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