Electronic devices

Course Code 18EC33

Syllabus

Module-1 

Semiconductors

Bonding forces in solids, Energy bands, Metals, Semiconductors and Insulators, Direct and Indirect semiconductors, Electrons and Holes, Intrinsic and Extrinsic materials, Conductivity and Mobility, Drift and Resistance, Effects of temperature and doping on mobility, Hall Effect. (Text 1: 3.1.1, 3.1.2, 3.1.3, 3.1.4, 3.2.1, 3.2.3, 3.2.4, 3.4.1, 3.4.2, 3.4.3, 3.4.5).

Module-2

P-N Junctions

Forward and Reverse biased junctions- Qualitative description of Current flow at  junction, reverse bias, Reverse bias breakdown- Zener breakdown, avalanche breakdown, Rectifiers. (Text 1: 5.3.1, 5.3.3, 5.4, 5.4.1, 5.4.2, 5.4.3)

Optoelectronic Devices Photodiodes: Current and Voltage in an Illuminated Junction, Solar Cells, Photodetectors. Light Emitting Diode: Light Emitting materials.(Text 1: 8.1.1, 8.1.2, 8.1.3, 8.2, 8.2.1)

Module-3

Bipolar Junction Transistor

Fundamentals of BJT operation, Amplification with BJTS, BJT Fabrication, The coupled Diode model (Ebers-Moll Model), Switching operation of a transistor, Cutoff,saturation, switching cycle, specifications, Drift in the base region, Base narrowing, Avalanche breakdown. (Text 1: 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.5.1, 7.6, 7.7.1, 7.7.2, 7.7.3).

Module-4

Field Effect Transistors

Basic pn JFET Operation, Equivalent Circuit and Frequency Limitations, MOSFETTwo terminal MOS structure- Energy band diagram, Ideal Capacitance – Voltage Characteristics and Frequency Effects, Basic MOSFET Operation- MOSFET structure, Current-Voltage Characteristics. (Text 2: 9.1.1, 9.4, 9.6.1, 9.6.2, 9.7.1, 9.7.2, 9.8.1, 9.8.2).

Module-5

Fabrication of p-n junctions

Thermal Oxidation, Diffusion, Rapid Thermal Processing, Ion implantation, chemical vapour deposition, photolithography, Etching, metallization. (Text 1: 5.1) Integrated Circuits Background, Evolution of ICs, CMOS Process Integration, Integration of Other Circuit Elements. (Text 1: 9.1, 9.2, 9.3.1, 9.3.3).

Text Books:

1. Ben. G. Streetman, Sanjay Kumar Banergee, “Solid State Electronic Devices”, 7thEdition, Pearson Education, 2016, ISBN 978-93-325-5508-2.

2. Donald A Neamen, Dhrubes Biswas, “Semiconductor Physics and Devices”, 4th Edition, MCGraw Hill Education, 2012, ISBN 978-0-07-107010-2.

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MODULE 5