Number of hours
- Lectures 14.0
- Projects 0
- Tutorials 18.0
- Internship 0
- Laboratory works 0
ECTS
ECTS 1.0
Goal(s)
Knowing the physical phenomena which appear in semiconductor materials and which are used for the comprehension of sensors or croelectronics components operation.
Understand the basic models of the main icroelectronics components (MOSFET transistor, MOS capacitor, PN junction ...). Understand the specific effects of miniaturization
Content(s)
• Elementary properties of semiconductors at equilibrium (structures, energy bands, electron and hole concentration, doping...)
• Poisson equation
• MIS structures (ideal or real), MOS operation and parameters extraction; CCD
• Field effect transistors: MOSFET, operation, models and parameter extraction.
• Introduction to JFETand MESFET transistors
• p-n junction; ideal and real models;
Prerequisites
Semiconductor physics lectures
Test
Written exam / 90%
Continuous Control / 10%
Examen Ecrit/ 80%
Contrôle Continu/ 20%
Additional Information
Course list
Curriculum->Alternance MT->Semester 5
Bibliography
• Vapaille et R. Castagné : Dispositifs et circuits intégrés (Dunod, 1987)
• H. Mathieu : Physique des semiconducteurs et des composants électroniques (Dunod, 2004)
• S.M. Sze : Semiconductor devices: Physics and Technology (2nd Ed., J. Wiley, 2002).