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ENPH 336 Solid State Devices Units: 3.25
This course deals with the fundamental concepts of solid state materials and the principles of operation of modern electronic and optoelectronic devices. Topics in materials include crystal structure, energy bands, carrier processes and junctions. Topics in device operation include p-n junction diodes, bipolar junction transistors, field-effect junction transistors, metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors, and optoelectronic devices.
(Lec: 3, Lab: 0, Tut: 0.25)
(Lec: 3, Lab: 0, Tut: 0.25)
Requirements: Prerequisites: ELEC 252, ELEC 280 or ENPH 239 (PHYS 239)
Corequisites:
Exclusions: PHYS 335
Offering Term: W
CEAB Units:
Mathematics 0
Natural Sciences 18
Complementary Studies 0
Engineering Science 21
Engineering Design 0
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Have a conceptual understanding of semiconductor physics and semiconductor devices.
- Apply semiconductor physics to a system with numerical results.
- Apply basic quantum mechanics to semiconductor systems.
- Determine the properties of a pn-junction with numerical results.
- Understand the operation of a bipolar junction transistor and calculate expected performance with possible design enhancements.
- Understand the operation of field effect transistors (i.e.MOSFETs), and calculate expected performance with possible design enhancements.