Syllabus for Semiconductor Electronics

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Syllabus

  • 5 credits
  • Course code: 1TE039
  • Education cycle: Second cycle
  • Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Technology A1N, Quantum Technology A1N

    Explanation of codes

    The code indicates the education cycle and in-depth level of the course in relation to other courses within the same main field of study according to the requirements for general degrees:

    First cycle

    • G1N: has only upper-secondary level entry requirements
    • G1F: has less than 60 credits in first-cycle course/s as entry requirements
    • G1E: contains specially designed degree project for Higher Education Diploma
    • G2F: has at least 60 credits in first-cycle course/s as entry requirements
    • G2E: has at least 60 credits in first-cycle course/s as entry requirements, contains degree project for Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science
    • GXX: in-depth level of the course cannot be classified

    Second cycle

    • A1N: has only first-cycle course/s as entry requirements
    • A1F: has second-cycle course/s as entry requirements
    • A1E: contains degree project for Master of Arts/Master of Science (60 credits)
    • A2E: contains degree project for Master of Arts/Master of Science (120 credits)
    • AXX: in-depth level of the course cannot be classified

  • Grading system: Fail (U), Pass (3), Pass with credit (4), Pass with distinction (5)
  • Established: 2010-03-16
  • Established by:
  • Revised: 2022-10-20
  • Revised by: The Faculty Board of Science and Technology
  • Applies from: Autumn 2023
  • Entry requirements:

    120 credits in science/engineering including Electronics I / Analogue Electronics and Quantum Physics/Quantum Physics F/Solid State Physics/Modern Physics. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.

  • Responsible department: Department of Electrical Engineering

Learning outcomes

On completion of the course the student shall be able to:

  • describe physical phenomena and calculate physical quantities in semiconductor physics,
  • overview quantum physical phenomena in semiconductor devices,
  • explain the principles of today's semiconductor devices such as diodes and transistors in particular their I-V (current-voltage) and C-V (capacitance-voltage) characteristics,
  • critically analyse scientific articles and literature on the subject.

Content

Fixed and mobile charges and doping. Generation and recombination of charge carriers. The theory of current transport in semiconductors. PN junction and metal-semiconductor junction. MOS capacitor. MOS transistor. The semiconductor manufacturing technology. Piezoelectricity, Peltier and Seebeck effect, solar cells.

Instruction

Lectures, tutorials and laboratory exercises.

Assessment

Written exam at the end of the course (4 credits); Laboratory excersises (1 credit).

If there are special reasons for doing so, an examiner may make an exception from the method of assessment indicated and allow a student to be assessed by another method. An example of special reasons might be a certificate regarding special pedagogical support from the disability coordinator of the university.

Syllabus Revisions

Reading list

Reading list

Applies from: Autumn 2023

Some titles may be available electronically through the University library.

  • Hu, Chenming. Modern semiconductor devices for integrated circuits

    Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice Hall, c2010

    Find in the library

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