ELEC-E3220 - Semiconductor Devices, Lecture, 7.1.2025-12.2.2025

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LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the completion of the course, the student will be able to

  • understand the significance and the perspective of the semiconductor device industry
  • explain relevant physics behind e.g. metal-semiconductor interfaces, pn-junctions and metal-oxide-semiconductor structures
  • apply these basic building blocks to construct different devices
  • explain the most common silicon fabrication technologies and apply them in device fabrication

Credits: 5

Schedule: 07.01.2025 - 12.02.2025

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Hele Savin, Ville Vähänissi

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    This course provides the student essential background on semiconductor devices based on silicon technology. The course starts by covering three basic building blocks of the semiconductor devices: metal- semiconductor interface, pn-junction and metal-oxide-semiconductor structure. These building blocks are then extended to selected major silicon devices, such as, solar cells, detectors and field effect transistors. The course provides suitable background required both in semiconductor industry and in related academic research.

Assessment Methods and Criteria

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    The final course grade will be based on the following tasks:

    1. lecture exercises
    2. calculation exercises
    3. discussion exercise

    Alternatively, the course can be completed by taking a separate final exam.

Workload

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    • studying the course material (independently)
    • watching lecture recordings
    • solving lecture exercises
    • attending discussion sessions
    • solving calculation exercises and attending the exercise sessions
    • attending oral exercise

DETAILS

Study Material

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    • Chenming Calvin Hu "Modern Semiconductor Devices for Integrated Circuits", Pearson Education (2010) - chapters 3-6 (https://www.eecs.berkeley.edu/~hu/Book-Chapters-and-Lecture-Slides-download.html)

    • https://www.pveducation.org/ - chapters 1, 3-6, 8

    • Simon Sze Semiconductor Devices Physics and Technology, 3rd ed, Wiley 2013 chapter 10.1.

    • Lecture videos and slides

Substitutes for Courses
Prerequisites
SDG: Sustainable Development Goals

    7 Affordable and Clean Energy

    9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Teaching Language: English

    Teaching Period: 2024-2025 Spring III
    2025-2026 Spring III

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