Phelma Formation 2022

Semiconductor physics 2 - 3PMKSC21

  • Number of hours

    • Lectures 10.0
    • Projects 0
    • Tutorials 12.0
    • Internship 0
    • Laboratory works 0

    ECTS

    ECTS 1.5

Goal(s)

To understand the physical phenomena which appear in semiconductor materials and are used in microelectronic devices or sensors.

Contact Nathalie MATHIEU

Content(s)

• Energy bands and charge carriers in semiconductors (crystal lattices, energy bands, effective mass concept, electrons and holes)
• Semiconductor properties at equilibrium (intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors, carrier concentrations, evolution with temperature)
• Introduction to semiconductor devices (carrier transport, conductivity and mobility, diffusion, example PN junction)



Prerequisites
  • Basics in physics : Physics course PET-PMP S5
  • Differential equations

Test

Session 1 : written final exam (2h)
Note Session 1 = 100% Exam
Session 2 : written exam (1h30)
Note Session 2 = 100% Exam Session 2

Session 1 if confinement: Continuous Assessment + written final exam (30mn MCQ + 1h written exam)
Note Session 1 = 20% CA + 80% Exam
Session 2 if confinement : written exam 1h30(ZOOM and camera requested)
Note Session 2 = 100% Exam Session 2



Session 1 : Examen final écrit (2h)
Note Session 1 = 100% Examen (formulaire fourni avec le sujet)
Session 2 : Examen écrit (1h30)
Note Session 2 = 100% Examen Session 2 (formulaire fourni avec le sujet)

Session 1 confinée : Contrôle continu + Examen final (30mn QCM + 1h examen écrit, tous documents autorisés)
Note Session 1 = 20% CC + 80% Examen
Session 2 confinée : Examen écrit 1h30 (surveillance sur ZOOM, tous documents autorisés)
Note Session 2 = 100% Examen Session 2

Additional Information

Course list
Curriculum->1Y Core Curriculum->Semester 6
Curriculum->Common courses->Semester 6

Bibliography

Henry Mathieu, Hervé Fanet, Physique des semiconducteurs et des composants électroniques, Editions Dunod, 2009
Christian Ngô, Hélène Ngô, Physique des semiconducteurs, Editions Dunod, 2012
Ben G. Streetman, Sanjay K. Banerjee, Solid state devices, Pearson Prentice Hall, 2014
Simon M. Sze, Kwok K. Ng , Physics of semiconductore devices, Wiley 2006