EE 4314/5314 – Solid State Devices

EE 4314: Solid State Devices (3:3:0). Prerequisite: EE 3312 and 3341. Principles and properties of semiconductor devices and optical devices. Thyristors and other switches. Integrated circuit devices. Device Modeling.

Textbook:

B. Streetman, Solid State Electronic Devices, Forth Edition

Instructor:

Tim Dallas, Ph.D. Assistant Professor

EE 240, 742-4753, tim.dallas@coe.ttu.edu, http://www.ee.ttu.edu/ee/ee_home.htm (Faculty / Dallas)

Office Hours: Tuesday/Thursday 2:00 – 3:00; Wednesday 10:00 – 12:00

Objectives:

Upon completion of this course students should be able to describe and analyze the operation of semiconductor devices such as BJT’s, MOSFET’s, and others using device physics. Students should be able to use computer simulation tools.

Prerequisites:

All engineering skills learned in the first three years may be utilized.

1. Semiconductor Materials and Crystallography

2. Atomic Physics and Band Theory of Solids

3. Charge carriers in semiconductors

4. The p-n junction and junction diodes

5. BJT’s

6. FET’s

7. MOSFET and other CMOS devices

8. Quantum effect and other devices

9. Optical devices: solar cells, LED’s, photodetectors

10. Solid state switches

11. Device applications and current research

12. Tests and reviews

Class schedule:

Class meets 15 weeks, 2 times per week for 80 minutes.

Grading:

35% Final

30% Homework

Professional Component:

This course prepares students for engineering practice through the application of models to real devices in the classroom. This course also includes further experience in computer software and modeling. This course includes engineering topics.

PHYS 5335 – Semiconductor Physics

Instructor:

Email: cmyles@gordian.phys.ttu.edu.

Textbook:

The 1^st treats mainly electronic & optical properties. The 2^nd focuses on transport properties.

NOTE: There are many books on semiconductor physics and devices at various levels of depth and difficulty (see p. 5). In Rm. 18, I have shelves full of them! The library has many more. Mine are available to look at and to be checked out. Just ask! In a graduate course, I expect you to go to sources other than the text to obtain different treatments of the material! I may sometimes lecture from outside the text (e.g. from the literature). Both texts have extensive bibliographies for each chapter. USE THEM! See pp 3&4 for a discussion of web resources.

Come to class prepared, do the homework, read the material before I lecture over it, and keep up as we go along.

Objectives:

To introduce students to basic semiconductor MATERIALS physics.(Microscopic properties!). This is NOT a semiconductor device course! If you want such a course, this is NOT it! (PHYS 5336 IS a device course. Take it!) NOTE: This course is NOT designed to replace PHYS 5304, Solid State Physics, and should NOT be taken instead of 5304! Instead, this course is designed to complement and supplement PHYS 5304.

Prerequisites:

All engineering skills learned in the first three years may be utilized.

This is not meant to be rigid, but to give us an idea where we are going. Some topics in some chapters may be omitted; some topics from outside sources will be included. For some topics I will try to arrange "guest" lectures (& lab tours!) by faculty with more expertise than I have

Class schedule:

11:00-11:50 am, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, Science Room 112

Grading:

In the spirit of special topics/seminar courses, no exams will be given! Grades are based on homework, a paper, and a presentation. Homework: (Note the high %!) Will be assigned regularly. Doing it is your best means of learning physics! It is impossible to do this without working problems! Homework is due the beginning of class, on the due date. To keep up, do assignments as soon as the material is covered. No late homework will be accepted. Homework may be done individually or in consultation with others in the course. I encourage the latter; this is how scientists work in real situations! (No consultation with those who have had the course previously is allowed!). Library Research Paper and Presentation: On an advanced topic or application of semiconductor physics that we do not have time for in class. The paper is due sometime near the end of the semester. Oral presentations on the same subject will also take place then. You should have the topic picked by mid-semester (Oct 25). Topics must be approved by me before you begin. The paper should be 5 to 10 typed pages and written in the style of a scientific paper, with all sources properly cited. You should have several sources. The presentation should be about one half hour long.

Course is designed both for students in the MS-Internship (MSI) program and for those in other MS & Ph.D. programs who are doing semiconductor research. This includes Electrical Engineering students, who are welcome. This is a graduate course. It would help (but it is not vital) if you already had (at least) a senior level solid state course similar to our PHYS 4309. The texts are at a level between some undergrad. texts and some graduate texts.

Math Level:

The math is at the level of a senior physics course. Some math is necessary for understanding the details of semiconductor physics. Both books are mathematical in places, but physical concepts and understanding will be emphasized over math. I will skip many math details in favor of discussing the physics of results. This is NOT a math course. If necessary, I will attempt to fill in gaps in your background. If there is a math point you don't understand, please ask about it and read about it on your own! It is important that you not let the math get over your head to the extent that you lose sight of the PHYSICS.

PHYS 5330 – Semiconductor Processing

PHYS5330: Semiconductor and Materials Processing(3:3:0). Survey of semiconductor materials depositions, characterization, and processing techniques with emphasis on the fundamental physical interactions underlying device processing steps.

Instructors:

Dr. Henryk Temkin
Office Address: Room 241
Department of Electrical Engineering
Texas Tech University, MS 43102
Lubbock, TX 79409
Office Phone: (806) 742-1264
Email Address: HTemkin@coe.ttu.edu

Dr. Mark Holtz
Office Address: Room 42
Department of Physics
Office Phone: (806) 742-3782
Email Address: Mark.Holtz@ttu.edu

Office Hours/Virtual Office Hours: (to respond to discussion groups): TBA

Textbook:

1. "The Science and Engineering of Microelectronic Fabrication" by Stephen A. Campbell

Objectives:

An overview of semiconductor processing techniques, including thermal oxidation, diffusion, etching, lithography, thin film growth, deposition and ion implantation. Statistical process control and design of experiments are included. The course will have a significant process modeling component.

Grading:

Students will be graded through tests, quizzes and projects. There will be two equally-weighted exams, midterm and final. The final exam will be comprehensive.