EE116, Spring 2015 Prof. E. Pop Stanford University Dept. of Electrical Engineering Page 1 of 2 General information Course: EE 116, Semiconductor Device Physics Term: Spring 2015 Units: 3 Lecture Time: Mondays and Wednesdays, 12:50 – 2:05 pm Location: Gates B12 General description The fundamental operation of semiconductor devices and overview of applications. The physical principles of semiconductors, both silicon and compound materials. Operating principles and device equations of nano- to microscale semiconductor devices such as diodes, LEDs, transistors and photodetectors. Introduction to quantum effects and band theory of solids. Prerequisite: ENGR 40. Co-requisite: 101B. Instructor Prof. Eric Pop E-mail: [email protected]Office: Allen-X 335 Office hours: Monday 3-4 pm and other times by appointment Teaching Assistant Ching-Ying Lu E-mail: [email protected]Office hours: Thursdays 3-5pm in Packard 106 and other times by appointment. Textbook Required: B. Van Zeghbroeck, http://ecee.colorado.edu/~bart/book/contents.htm (free!) Strongly Recommended: C.C. Hu, http://www.eecs.berkeley.edu/~hu/Book-Chapters- and-Lecture-Slides-download.html (also free!) More References: 1. D.A. Neamen, Semiconductor Physics and Devices, 4th ed., McGraw Hill, 2011. 2. B. Streetman & S. Banerjee, Solid State Electronic Devices, 6th ed., Prentice Hall, 2005. 3. R.F. Pierret and G.W. Neudeck, Modular Series on Solid State Devices, Vol. I – IV. 4. S.M. Sze, Physics of Semiconductor Devices, 2 nd ed., Wiley Interscience, 1981. 5. Britney Spears’ Guide to Semiconductor Physics, http://britneyspears.ac/lasers.htm Grading 30% Homework 30% Midterm 40% Final Honor code http://www.stanford.edu/dept/vpsa/judicialaffairs
EE116, Spring 2015 Prof. E. PopStanford University Dept. of
Electrical Engineering
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General information Course: EE 116, Semiconductor Device Physics
Term: Spring 2015 Units: 3 Lecture Time: Mondays and Wednesdays,
12:50 2:05 pm Location: Gates B12 General description The
fundamental operation of semiconductor devices and overview of
applications. The physical principles of semiconductors, both
silicon and compound materials. Operating principles and device
equations of nano- to microscale semiconductor devices such as
diodes, LEDs, transistors and photodetectors. Introduction to
quantum effects and band theory of solids. Prerequisite: ENGR 40.
Co-requisite: 101B. Instructor Prof. Eric Pop E-mail:
[email protected] Office: Allen-X 335 Office hours: Monday 3-4 pm
and other times by appointment Teaching Assistant Ching-Ying Lu
E-mail: [email protected] Office hours: Thursdays 3-5pm in Packard
106 and other times by appointment. Textbook Required: B. Van
Zeghbroeck, http://ecee.colorado.edu/~bart/book/contents.htm
(free!) Strongly Recommended: C.C. Hu,
http://www.eecs.berkeley.edu/~hu/Book-Chapters-and-Lecture-Slides-download.html
(also free!) More References: 1. D.A. Neamen, Semiconductor Physics
and Devices, 4th ed., McGraw Hill, 2011. 2. B. Streetman & S.
Banerjee, Solid State Electronic Devices, 6th ed., Prentice Hall,
2005. 3. R.F. Pierret and G.W. Neudeck, Modular Series on Solid
State Devices, Vol. I IV. 4. S.M. Sze, Physics of Semiconductor
Devices, 2nd ed., Wiley Interscience, 1981. 5. Britney Spears Guide
to Semiconductor Physics, http://britneyspears.ac/lasers.htm
Grading 30% Homework 30% Midterm 40% Final Honor code
http://www.stanford.edu/dept/vpsa/judicialaffairs
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Web site
https://coursework.stanford.edu/portal/site/Sp15-EE-116-01 The
course is Sp15-EE-116-01 Homework is due by 5:00 pm on Fridays at
box outside Allen 329X. No late homework is accepted, but we will
drop your lowest homework score. Guidelines and advice for
homeworks and exams:
Explain your train of thought, so we can follow along, give
partial credit, etc. Write clearly; if we cant read it, we cant
give credit! If the final answer is numerical, please always state
the units Do a unit check (e.g. V/A = , C/s = A, FV = C, and so on)
Use units consistent with those in class (nm, m or cm, not m; eV
instead of J) Avoid computer notation like 1e15, use 1015 instead
Significant figures are determined by least precise input. Ex: 12.5
+ 1.3295 = 13.8 You can seek advice on homeworks, but must turn in
your own work
Other advice:
Be comfortable with exponentials and logarithms Be comfortable
drawing and reading data from log axes Have basic knowledge of
Matlab (recommended) or Excel for plotting
Ultimate goal of class: have a good physical understanding of
the workings of modern nanoscale devices and electronics including
transistors, LEDs, diodes and solar cells.
