ECTS - Physics of Semiconductor Devices
Physics of Semiconductor Devices (PHYS516) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Physics of Semiconductor Devices | PHYS516 | Area Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | Technical Elective Courses |
| Course Level | Natural & Applied Sciences Master's Degree |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Team/Group. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | The main objective of this course is to provide students understanding of the physical principles of basic semiconductor devices. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Energy bands and carrier concentration in thermal equailibrium, carrier transport phenomena, p-n junction, bipolar transistors and related devices, MOS capacitor and MOSFET; MESFET and related devices, light emitting diodes and lasers, photodetectors and solar cells |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | Semiconductor Materials Basic Crystal Structures Valence Bonds Energy Bands Intrinsic Carrier Concentration Donors and Acceptors | Chapter 1 |
| 2 | Carrier Drift Carrier Diffusion Generation and Recombination Processes Continuity Equation | Chapter 2 |
| 3 | Thermionic Emission Process Tunneling Process Space Charge Effect High-Field Effects | Chapter 2 |
| 4 | Thermal Equilibrium Condition Depletion Region Depletion Capacitance | Chapter3 |
| 5 | Current-Voltage Characteristics Charge Storage and Transient Behavior Junction Breakdown Heterojunction | Chapter 3 |
| 6 | Transistor Action Static Characteristics of Bipolar Transistor Frequency Response and Switching of Bipolar Transistor | Chapter 4 |
| 7 | Nonideal Effects Heterojunction Bipolar Transistors | Chapter 4 |
| 8 | Midterm | |
| 9 | Ideal MOS Capacitor SiO2-Si MOS Capacitor | Chapter 5 |
| 10 | Carrier Transport in MOS Capacitors Charge-Coupled Devices MOSFET Fundamentals | Chapter 5 |
| 11 | Metal-Semiconductor Contacts MESFET MODFET | Chapter 7 |
| 12 | Radiative Transitions and Optical Absorption Light-Emitting Diodes | Chapter 9 |
| 13 | Various Light Emitting Diodes Semiconductor Lasers | Chapter 9 |
| 14 | Photodetectors Solar Cells Silicon and Compound Semiconductor Solar Cells | Chapter 10 |
| 15 | Third Generation Solar Cells Optical Concentration | Chapter 10 |
| 16 | Projects |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Semiconductor Devices – Physics and Technology, 3rd edition, S.M.Sze and M.K. Lee (John Wiley & Sons, 2012) |
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| Other Sources | 2. "Physics of Semiconductor Devices” S.M. Sze and Kwok K. Ng, 3rd edition, (John Wiley & Sons, 2002) |
| 3. “Semiconductor Physics and Devices” Donald A. Neamen, 3rd edition, McGrawHill, 2003 |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | 6 | 35 |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | 1 | 35 |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 30 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | - | - |
| Toplam | 8 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 100 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 0 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | |
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| Major Area Courses | X |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Acquiring core knowledge of theoretical and mathematical physics together with their research methodologies. | X | ||||
| 2 | Gaining a solid understanding of the physical universe together with the laws governing it. | X | ||||
| 3 | Developing a working research skill and strategies of problem solving skills in theoretical, experimental, and/or simulation physics. | X | ||||
| 4 | Developing and maintaining a positive attitude toward critical questioning, creative thinking, and formulating new ideas both conceptually and mathematically. | X | ||||
| 5 | Ability to sense, identify, and handle the problems in theoretical, experimental, or applied physics, or in real-life industrial problems. | X | ||||
| 6 | Ability to apply the accumulated knowledge in constructing mathematical models, determining a strategy for its solution, making necessary and appropriate approximations, evaluating and assessing the correctness and reliability of the procured solution. | X | ||||
| 7 | Ability to communicate and discuss physical concepts, processes, and the newly obtained results with the colleagues all around the world both verbally and in written form as proceedings and research papers. | X | ||||
| 8 | Reaching and excelling an advanced level of knowledge and skills in one or more of the disciplines offered. | X | ||||
| 9 | An ability to produce, report and present an original or known scientific body of knowledge. | X | ||||
| 10 | An ability to make methodological scientific research. | X | ||||
| 11 | An ability to use existing physics knowledge to analyze, to determine a methodology of solution (theoretical/mathematical/experimental) and to solve a problem. | X | ||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | 6 | 3 | 18 |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 12 | 12 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | |||
| Total Workload | 126 | ||