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In the last 50 years, solid state devices like transistors have evolved from an interesting laboratory experiment to a technology with applications in all aspects of modern life. Making transistors is a complex process that requires unprecedented collabor

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    ECE 606 Lecture 38: Modern MOSFET

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    ECE 606 Lecture 40: Looking Back and Looking Forward

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    ECE 606 Lecture 39: Reliability of MOSFET

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    ECE 606 Lecture 37a: Nonideal Effects in MOSFET I

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    ECE 606 Lecture 36: MOSFET I-V Characteristics II

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    ECE 606 Lecture 37b: Nonideal Effects in MOSFET II

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    ECE 606 Lecture 33: MOS Electrostatics II

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    ECE 606 Lecture 34: MOSCAP Frequency Response

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    ECE 606 Lecture 35: MOSFET I-V Characteristics I

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    ECE 606 Lecture 31: Heterojunction Bipolar Transistors II

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    ECE 606 Lecture 30: Heterojunction Bipolar Transistors I

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    ECE 606 Lecture 29: BJT Design II

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    ECE 606 Lecture 14: Bulk Recombination

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    Outline:Derivation of SRH formulaApplication of SRH formula for special casesDirect and Auger recombinationConclusion

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    ECE 606 Lecture 19: Numerical Solution of Transport Equation

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    Outline:Basic Transport Equations Gridding and finite differencesDiscretizing equations and boundary conditions Conclusion

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    ECE 606 Lecture 28: BJT Design I

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    ECE 606 Lecture 27: Introduction to Bipolar Transistors

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    ECE 606 Lecture 25: Schottky Diode I

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    ECE 606 Lecture 18: Continuity Equations

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    OutlineContinuity EquationExample problems Conclusion

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    ECE 606 Lecture 24: Large Signal Response

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    ECE 606 Lecture 23: AC Response

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    ECE 606 Lecture 20: Electrostatics of P-N Junction Diodes

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    ECE 606 Lecture 21: P-N Diode I-V Characteristics

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    ECE 606 Lecture 22: Non-ideal Effects

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    ECE 606 Lecture 17: Hall Effect, Diffusion

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    Outline:Measurement of mobilityHall Effect for determining carrier concentrationPhysics of diffusionConclusions

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    ECE 606 Lecture 13: Recombination-Generation

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    Outline:Non-equilibrium systemsRecombination generation eventsSteady-state and transient responseDerivation of R-G formulaConclusion

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    ECE 606 Lecture 12: Equilibrium Concentrations

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    Outline:Carrier concentrationTemperature dependence of carrier concentrationMultiple doping, co-doping, and heavy-dopingConclusion

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    ECE 606 Lecture 11: Equilibrium Statistics

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    Outline:Law of mass-action & intrinsic concentration Statistics of donors and acceptor levelsConclusion

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    ECE 606 Lecture 10: Additional Information

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    Outline:Potential, field, and chargeE-k diagram vs. band-diagramBasic concepts of donors and acceptorsConclusion

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    ECE 606 Lecture 9: Fermi-Dirac Statistics

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    Outline:Rules of filling electronic statesDerivation of Fermi-Dirac Statistics: three techniquesIntrinsic carrier concentrationConclusion

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    ECE 606 Lecture 8: Density of States

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    Outline:Calculation of density of statesDensity of states for specific materialsCharacterization of Effective MassConclusions

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    ECE 606 Lecture 7: Energy Bands in Real Crystals

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    Outline:E-k diagram/constant energy surfaces in 3D solidsCharacterization of E-k diagram: BandgapCharacterization of E-k diagram: Effective MassConclusions

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    ECE 606 Lecture 5: Energy Bands

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    Outline:Schrodinger equation in periodic U(x)Bloch theoremBand structureProperties of electronic bandsConclusions

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    ECE 606 Lecture 6: Energy Bands (continued)

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    Outline:Properties of electronic bandsE-k diagram and constant energy surfacesConclusions

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    ECE 606 Lecture 4: Solution of Schrodinger Equation

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    Outline:Time-independent Schrodinger EquationAnalytical solution of toy problemsBound vs. tunneling statesConclusionsAdditional Notes: Numerical solution of Schrodinger Equation

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    ECE 606 Lecture 3: Elements of Quantum Mechanics

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    Outline:Why do we need quantum physicsQuantum conceptsFormulation of quantum mechanicsConclusions

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    ECE 606 Lecture 2: Geometry of Periodic Crystals

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    Outline:Volume & surface issues for BCC, FCC, Cubic latticesImportant material systemsMiller indices ConclusionsHelpful software tool: Crystal Viewer in the ABACUS tool suite.

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    ECE 606 Lecture 1: Introduction

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    Outline:Course information Current flow in semiconductors Types of material systems Classification of crystals

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    ECE 606 Lecture 32: MOS Electrostatics I

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    ECE 606 Lecture 26: Schottky Diode II

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