ENGR6300: Semiconductor Devices and Simulation

Physics, models, and simulation of modern semiconductor devices. PN-junction, Metal-Semi junction, MOSCAP, and MOSFET. Presents information about a wide variety of devices including solar cells, LEDs, and nanoscale transistors. Systematically develops the analytical tools needed to solve practical device problems. Energy band formation, semiconductor carrier statistics, and carrier transport including recombination and generation mechanisms. Physical operation and design of metal-semiconductor contacts, pn-junction diodes, MOS capacitors, and MOSFETs with both analytical and numerical approaches. Scaling rules, short-channel effects.