Syllabus

Module-1 (3 hours)
Classification of Materials, Conductivity, Importance of Semiconductors, Applications of semiconductors, Current trend of semiconductor science and technology

Module-2 (7 hours)
Semiconductor structure, Origin of optical and electronic properties in silicon, Germanium, Silicon carbide, II-VI and III-V semiconductors, Metal chalcogenide semiconductors, Variation of properties of semiconductors with dimension, Quantum confinement, Quantum structure

Module-3 (9 hours)
Bandgap theory, Density of states, Position of Fermi level, Intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors, Drift and diffusion current, Carrier concentration and mobility, Einstein relation, Carrier generation and recombination, Semiconductor junctions, Built in potential, Depletion width, homo and hetero junctions, Types of heterojunctions, Metal-semiconductor junction, Metal oxide semiconductor (MOS)

Module-4 (9 hours)
Physics of semiconductor devices: pn junction diode, FET, LED, Solar cell, Photo detectors, Charge coupled devices, High frequency and high power devices, MEMS

Module-5 (8 hours)
Physics of semiconductor processes: Semiconductor growth, Oxidation, Diffusion, Ion Implantation, Thin film deposition, Lithography, Etching, Wire bonding and packaging

The classification of semiconducting materials according to their properties

Science of carrier generation, recombination and transport in semiconductors

Basic understanding of semiconductor junctions

Fundamentals of semiconductor devices

5. Physics of Semiconductor processes

At the end of course, students will be able to:

CO1: Understand origin of semiconducting properties in solids

CO2: Know variation of properties of different semiconductors

CO3: Understand the mechanism of carrier generations and transport in semiconductors

CO4: Know the concept of Semiconductor Devices

CO5: Understand the science of semiconductor processing

D. A. Neamen, Semiconductor Physics and Devices, Tata McGraw-Hill , (2002)

B. G. Streetman, S. K. Banerjee, Solid State Electronic Devices, Pearson , (2015)

S. M. Sze, M. K. Lee, Semiconductor Devices Physics and Technology, Wiley India , (2016)

S. A. Campbell, The Science and Engineering of Microelectronic Fabrication, Oxford University Press , (2012)