Semiconductor Devices

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Courses

• Semiconductor Physics

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  4 weeks long, 12 hours worth of material

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  This course can also be taken for academic credit as ECEA 5630, part of CU Boulder’s Master of Science in Electrical Engineering degree.
  
  This course introduces basic concepts of quantum theory of solids and presents the theory describing the carrier behaviors in semiconductors. The course balances fundamental physics with application to semiconductors and other electronic devices.
  
  At the end of this course learners will be able to:
  1. Understand the energy band structures and their significance in electric properties of solids
  2. Analyze the carrier statistics in semiconductors
  3. Analyze the carrier dynamics and the resulting conduction properties of semiconductors

• Diode - pn Junction and Metal Semiconductor Contact

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  4 weeks long, 15 hours worth of material

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  This course can also be taken for academic credit as ECEA 5631, part of CU Boulder’s Master of Science in Electrical Engineering degree.
  
  This course presents in-depth discussion and analysis of pn junction and metal-semiconductor contacts including equilibrium behavior, current and capacitance responses under bias, breakdown, non-rectifying behavior, and surface effect. You'll work through sophisticated analysis and application to electronic devices.
  
  At the end of this course learners will be able to:
  1. Analyze pn junction at equilibrium and under bias, capacitance and current characteristics, and breakdown behavior
  2. Analyze metal-semiconductor contact at equilibrium and under bias, capacitance and current characteristics, non-rectifying contact and surface effects

• Transistor - Field Effect Transistor and Bipolar Junction Transistor

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  3 weeks long, 12 hours worth of material

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  This course can also be taken for academic credit as ECEA 5632, part of CU Boulder’s Master of Science in Electrical Engineering degree.
  
  This course presents in-depth discussion and analysis of metal-oxide-semiconductor field effect transistors (MOSFETs) and bipolar junction transistors (BJTs) including the equilibrium characteristics, modes of operation, switching and current amplifying behaviors.
  
  At the end of this course learners will be able to:
  1. Understand and analyze metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) device
  2. Understand and analyze MOS field effect transistor (MOSFET)
  3. Understand and analyze bipolar junction transistor (BJT)