ECEE 302 Electronic Devices Drexel University ECE Department BMF-Lecture Page -1 Copyright © 2002 Barry Fell 23 September 2002 ECEE 302: Electronic Devices Lecture 1A. Course Overview 23 September 2002 Revision 2, 27 September 2002

ECEE 302 Electronic Devices Drexel University ECE Department BMF-Lecture Page -2 Copyright © 2002 Barry Fell 23 September 2002 What are Electronic Devices? Classes of Active Devices –Thermionic (Tubes) –Solid State <--- focus of this course Types of Devices –Diodes –Bi-Polar Transistors –Field Effect Transistors (FETs) –Integrated Circuits (ICs) –Solid State Lasers –Solid State Switches –Negative Resistance (IMPATT, TRAPATT, GUNN Effect) Physics of Devices –Crystal Growth –Band Theory of Solids Conductors Insulators Semi-contuctors

ECEE 302 Electronic Devices Drexel University ECE Department BMF-Lecture Page -3 Copyright © 2002 Barry Fell 23 September 2002 Why is the Study of Electronic Devices Important? Modern Basis for: –Computers –Telecommunications –Radar –Automotive emission control –High Reliability Devices –High Density Packaging –Robotic Devices –Bio-Medical Devices –Etc 10% GWP Electronics industry exceeds automotive industry Semiconductor market will exceed steel within the next few years

ECEE 302 Electronic Devices Drexel University ECE Department BMF-Lecture Page -4 Copyright © 2002 Barry Fell 23 September 2002 Brief History Quantum theory (1925) Quantum theory of Solids ( ) Bi-Polar Transistor (1947) Laser (1962) VLSI ( ) VHSIC ( ) Bio-Chips (???) LEDs (1975) Blue LEDs (2000) Metal semiconductor contact (1874) Light emitting diode (1907) Crystal rectifier ( ) P-n Junction (1949) Thyristor (1952) Solar Cell (1954) Heterojunction polar transistor (1957) Tunnel diode (1958) MOSFET (1960) Heterostructure laser (1963) Transferred- electron diode (TED) (1963) IMPATT diode (1965) MESFET (1966) Hybrid integrated circuit (1959) Monolithic integrated circuit (1959) CMOS (1963) Non-volatile semi-conductor memory (1967) DRAM (1967) CCD (1970) SSI ( ) MSI ( ) LSI ( ) Resonant tunneling diode (1974) MODFET (1980) Room temperatur single-electron memory cell (1994) 20 nm MOSFET (2001) 4004 Micro- Processor (1971)

ECEE 302 Electronic Devices Drexel University ECE Department BMF-Lecture Page -5 Copyright © 2002 Barry Fell 23 September 2002 Course Objectives Develop an Understanding of the Physical Properties of Solid State Devices to be able to read Device Physics Literature Develop of Physical Principals that form the basis for Solid State Physics –Conductors –Insulators –Semi-conductors Study of Devices –Diodes –Bi-Polar Transistors –Field Effect Transistors –Integrated Circuits –Lasers –LEDs –Solid State Switches –Negative Resistance Devices Specific Course Objectives –Understand the key characteristics of device types Physical Electrical/Electronic –Understand how devices can be made to do useful functions

ECEE 302 Electronic Devices Drexel University ECE Department BMF-Lecture Page -6 Copyright © 2002 Barry Fell 23 September 2002 Course Outline LectureDateTopic Text Reading 123 SeptCourse Overview &Crystal Properties pp SeptPhysics Backgroundpp OctBand Theory and Semiconductorspp OctColumbus Day - Drexel Holiday 421 OctExcess Carriers and Properties. 1st Exam pp OctJunctions-Part 1. pp NovJunctions-Part 2 (Diodes and Contacts)pp NovField Effect Transistors. pp NovBiPolar Transistors. 2nd Exam pp Nov Optoelectonic Devices andpp Integrated Circuitspp Dec Negative Resistance Devices, Power Devices and Reviewpp DecFinal Exam - Covers all Material

ECEE 302 Electronic Devices Drexel University ECE Department BMF-Lecture Page -7 Copyright © 2002 Barry Fell 23 September 2002 Course Information Instructor:Barry Fell BAE Systems Incorporated 305 Richardson Road Lansdale PA Phone:(215) (work), (cellular) Meeting Time: 6 to 9pm every Friday, Recitation Time: Included in Class. Additional Periods as required Room: TBD Office Hours: by appointment Textbook: Ben G Streetman and Sanjay Banerjee, Solid State Electronic Devices, Prentice-Hall (2000) - 5th Edition

ECEE 302 Electronic Devices Drexel University ECE Department BMF-Lecture Page -8 Copyright © 2002 Barry Fell 23 September 2002 Grades Homework 20% 2 In-class Examinations 30% –Crystal Properties/Physics of Semiconductors –Semiconductor Junctions, Diodes, FETs Final Examination25% –Physics of Semiconductors –Junctions, Diodes, –FETs, Bipolar Devices, Optoelectronic Devices –ICs, Negative Resistance Devices Lab25%

ECEE 302 Electronic Devices Drexel University ECE Department BMF-Lecture Page -9 Copyright © 2002 Barry Fell 23 September 2002 Selected References IntroductoryC. Kittel, Elementary Solid State Physics, John Wiley (1962) A. van der Ziel, Physics of the Solid State, Prentice Hall, 3rd Edition (1976) AdvancedL. Brillouin, Wave Propagation in Periodic Structures, Dover (1953) W. Harrison, Solid State Theory, McGraw-Hill (1970) W. Jones and N. March, Introduction to Solid State Physics, Vol 1 & 2, Wiley- Interscience (1973) C. Kittel, Introduction to Solid State Physics, John Wiley, 4th Edition (1971) M. Sachs, Solid State Physics, McGraw-Hill (1963) F. Seitz, The Modern Theory of Solids, McGraw-Hill (1940) W. Shockley, Electrons and Holes in Semi-Conductors. D van Nostrand (1950) S. Sze, Physics of Semi-Conductor Devices, John Wiley, 2nd Edition (1981) S. Sze, Semiconductor Devices - Physics and Technology, John Wiley, 2nd Edition (2002) J. Ziman, Phonons and Electrons, Oxford (1960) J. Ziman, Solid State Physics, Cambridge (1972) HistoricalIEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory & Techniques, 50th Anniversary Issue, Volume 50, Number 3, March 2002 S. Sze, Semi-Conductor Devices: Pioneering Papers, World Scientific (1991)

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