1. A Digression: The Vast Field of Electrical Engineering But, each small field can consume one’s entire life So, how can one be a good device engineer??? Chuang Tzu: My life is limited while knowledge is unlimited. Pursuing the unlimited with the limited, it is just hopeless! 莊子： 吾生也有涯 而知也無涯 以有涯逐無涯 殆矣 Solid- state physics Device physics circuits Transistor level Higher level Information theory Control theory chemistry Semiconductor physics Materials science Semiconductor processing Economics Core knowledge body of the device engineer

2. A Digression: The Vast Field of Electrical Engineering Solid- state physics Device physics circuits Transistor level Higher level Information theory Control theory chemistry Semiconductor physics Materials science Semiconductor processing Economics Core knowledge body of the device engineer How can one be a good device engineer??? The big picture! This course is about the big picture. It willed be tailored to suit your research interest; we have a small class after all. And, life-long learning!

3. Syllabus Course Objective: To provide students with an understanding of device physics and advanced semiconductor device concepts. Topics Review of Semiconductor physics -Crystal structure, band structures, band structure modification by alloys, heterostructurs, and strain -Carrier statistics -Scattering, defects, phonons, mobility, transport in heterostructures Device concepts -MOSFETs, MESFETs, MODFETs, TFTs -Heterojunction bipolar transistors (HBT) -Semiconductor processing -Photodiodes, LEDs, semiconductor lasers -(optional) resonant tunneling devices, quantum interference devices, single electron transistors, quantum dot computing,... -Introduction to nanoelectronics √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

4. Recommended book: Rainer Waser (Ed), Nanoelectronics and Information Technology: Advanced Electronic Materials and Novel Devices, Wiley-VCH, 2003.