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Course Catalog 2013-2014
FYS-6106 Basic Semiconductor Technology, 5 cr |
Additional information
Suitable for postgraduate studies
Person responsible
Mircea Guina, Antti Tukiainen, Tapio Rantala
Lessons
Study type | P1 | P2 | P3 | P4 | Summer | Implementations | Lecture times and places |
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Requirements
Passed exam in English (text book chapters 1-5 and 8).
Completion parts must belong to the same implementation.
Completion parts must belong to the same implementation
Principles and baselines related to teaching and learning
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Learning Outcomes
The student learns different aspects (terms, theory, basic working principles of devices, and applications) of the semiconductor technology related to the contents of the course and is able to apply this knowledge to the extent that is required in the examination.
Content
Content | Core content | Complementary knowledge | Specialist knowledge |
1. | The basic properties and fabrication technologies of semiconductor materials (Si, GaAs) | ||
2. | Energy bands of electrons in semiconductors. Charge carriers in semiconductors. Charge carrier lifetime, recombination, balance, diffusion and photoconductivity | ||
3. | Semiconductor junctions and phenomena taking place at the junctions. Working principle of field-effect transistor. | ||
4. | Optoelectronic components: photodiode, LED, semiconductor laser, solar cell |
Instructions for students on how to achieve the learning outcomes
Course assessment is based on how well the student performs in the exam.
Assessment scale:
Numerical evaluation scale (1-5) will be used on the course
Partial passing:
Study material
Type | Name | Author | ISBN | URL | Edition, availability, ... | Examination material | Language |
Book | Solid state electronic devices | B.G. Streetman & S. Banerjee | 978-0-13-149726-9 | Yes | English |
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Correspondence of content
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