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A Digression: The Vast Field of Electrical Engineering chemistry Economics Semiconductor processing Materials science Information theory Solid- Semiconductor Device state physics physics physics circuits Transistor level Higher level Control theory Core knowledge body of the device engineer • But, each small field can consume one’s entire life • So, how can one be a good device engineer??? Chuang Tzu: My life is limited while knowledge is unlimited. Pursuing the unlimited with the limited, it is just hopeless! 莊子： 吾生也有涯 而知也無涯 以有涯逐無涯 殆矣 A Digression: The Vast Field of Electrical Engineering chemistry Economics Semiconductor processing Materials science Information theory Solid- Semiconductor Device state physics physics physics circuits Transistor level Higher level Control theory Core knowledge body of the device engineer How can one be a good device engineer??? The big picture! And, life-long learning! This course is about the big picture. It willed be tailored to suit your research interest; we have a small class after all. Syllabus Course Objective: To provide students with an understanding of device physics and advanced semiconductor device concepts. Topics • Review of Semiconductor physics - Crystal structure, band structures, band structure modification by alloys, heterostructurs, and strain √ - Carrier statistics √ - Scattering, defects, phonons, mobility, transport in heterostructures √ • Device concepts - MOSFETs, MESFETs, MODFETs, TFTs √ - Heterojunction bipolar transistors (HBT) √ - Semiconductor processing √ - Photodiodes, LEDs, semiconductor lasers √ - (optional) resonant tunneling devices, quantum interference devices, single electron transistors, quantum dot computing, ... - Introduction to nanoelectronics √ Recommended book: Rainer Waser (Ed), Nanoelectronics and Information Technology: Advanced Electronic Materials and Novel Devices, Wiley-VCH, 2003.