Graduate course: ELEC785001 Properties of Semiconductor Devices
2018 1
stsemester
Instructor: Hongsik Park
School of Electronics Engineering
2
Textbook
[1] S Sze, Physics of Semiconductor Devices (3rd Ed)
[2] Yuan Taur, Fundamentals of Modern VLSI Devices (2nd Ed)
[3] D. K. Schroder, Semiconductor Material and Device Characterization (2nd Ed)
Objectives of this class
Understanding the operation and characterization of electrical and optical
semiconductor devices (modern field-effect transistors, memory devices,
photodetectors, optical modulators, solar cells) and their practical applications.
Class overview
Previous relevant semiconductor classes
1) Undergrad. 2nd year (2nd semester): Physics of semiconductors (물리전자) 2) Undergrad. 3rd year (1st semester): Electronic devices (전자소자)
3) Undergrad. 4th year (2nd semester): Semiconductor devices (반도체소자) 4) Grad. 2017 2nd semester: Material properties of semiconductors (전자물성)
5) Grad. 2017 2nd semester: Semiconductor material and device characterizations (반도체특성평가) 6) Grad. 2015 2nd semester: MOS devices (MOS소자 이론)
and many other graduate classes …
Our discussion in this class will be focused on
Review of important concepts and parameters of semiconductors (for practical applications)
Review of important semiconductor device parameters (for practical applications)
Principles of practical semiconductor devices
Practical applications of semiconductor devices and low-dimensional semiconductors
Material/device characterization methods (for practical applications)
Key word: PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS
Class overview
ELEC428-001: Semiconductor Devices
MOSFET
(metal-oxide-semiconductor field effect transistor) The most important device element of modern ICs
for logic, memory, and sensor applications
Single crystalline Semiconductors Insulator
Polycrystalline Semiconductors
Conductors (metal) Conductors (metal)
To understand material properties, parameters, and characterization methods (focused on semiconductors)
4
… Continued
MOSFET
(metal-oxide-semiconductor field effect transistor)
ELEC428-001: Semiconductor Devices
Semiconductor-semiconductor junction Metal-semiconductor junction Metal-insulator-semiconductor junction
The most important device element of modern ICs for logic, memory, and sensor applications
To understand junction properties, parameters, and characterization methods [focused on metal-(insulator)-semiconductors]
5
… Continued
Si – MOSFET
ELEC428-001: Semiconductor Devices
SRAM
DRAM array
Flash memory CMOS inverter Ring oscillator
6
To discuss many applications of basic semiconductor device components
[focused on applications of transistors]
… Continued 7
Si – MOSFET
ELEC428-001: Semiconductor Devices
CNT Graphene
Nanowires
CNT RO, Science, (IBM, 2005) Graphene modulator, Nature, (Berkley, 2011)
Graphene RF mixer, Nature Comm. (IBM, 2014)
To discuss emerging nano-material/devices and their potentials and limitations
8
1
- Class overview
- Review of semiconducting material parameters - Review of semiconductor device parameters 2 - Review of semiconductor physics
- Drawing and understanding band diagrams
3 - Metal-semiconductor junctions and characterization
- Semiconductor-semiconductor junctions and characterization 4 - Metal-oxide-semiconductor junctions
5 - Field-effect transistors (1) 6 - Field-effect transistors (2) 7 - CMOS technology
8 In-class midterm exam
9 - CMOS performance factors and scaling issues 10 - Review of memory device technology
- Volatile memory devices 11 - Nonvolatile memory devices
12 - Nano devices based on low-dimensional materials such as graphene and CNT 13 - Optical devices: photodetectors
14 - Optical devices: solar cells, semiconductor optical modulators 15 In-class final exam
