ECTS - Physics of Semiconductor Devices

Physics of Semiconductor Devices (PHYS516) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Physics of Semiconductor Devices PHYS516 3 0 0 3 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language English
Course Type N/A
Course Level Natural & Applied Sciences Master's Degree
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Team/Group.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Asst. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Işık
Course Assistants
Course Objectives The main objective of this course is to provide students understanding of the physical principles of basic semiconductor devices.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • To learn the position and importance of semiconductors in technological applications
  • To understand the fundamental physical prenciples of semiconductors
  • To understand and apply the structure and usage areas of p-n junctions
  • To understand and apply the structure, kinds and usage areas of transistors
  • To learn the structure and technological applications of LED and lasers
  • To understand the working principle of solar cells
Course Content Energy bands and carrier concentration in thermal equailibrium, carrier transport phenomena, p-n junction, bipolar transistors and related devices, MOS capacitor and MOSFET; MESFET and related devices, light emitting diodes and lasers, photodetectors and solar cells

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Semiconductor Materials Basic Crystal Structures Valence Bonds Energy Bands Intrinsic Carrier Concentration Donors and Acceptors Chapter 1
2 Carrier Drift Carrier Diffusion Generation and Recombination Processes Continuity Equation Chapter 2
3 Thermionic Emission Process Tunneling Process Space Charge Effect High-Field Effects Chapter 2
4 Thermal Equilibrium Condition Depletion Region Depletion Capacitance Chapter3
5 Current-Voltage Characteristics Charge Storage and Transient Behavior Junction Breakdown Heterojunction Chapter 3
6 Transistor Action Static Characteristics of Bipolar Transistor Frequency Response and Switching of Bipolar Transistor Chapter 4
7 Nonideal Effects Heterojunction Bipolar Transistors Chapter 4
8 Midterm
9 Ideal MOS Capacitor SiO2-Si MOS Capacitor Chapter 5
10 Carrier Transport in MOS Capacitors Charge-Coupled Devices MOSFET Fundamentals Chapter 5
11 Metal-Semiconductor Contacts MESFET MODFET Chapter 7
12 Radiative Transitions and Optical Absorption Light-Emitting Diodes Chapter 9
13 Various Light Emitting Diodes Semiconductor Lasers Chapter 9
14 Photodetectors Solar Cells Silicon and Compound Semiconductor Solar Cells Chapter 10
15 Third Generation Solar Cells Optical Concentration Chapter 10
16 Projects

Sources

Course Book 1. Semiconductor Devices – Physics and Technology, 3rd edition, S.M.Sze and M.K. Lee (John Wiley & Sons, 2012)
Other Sources 2. "Physics of Semiconductor Devices” S.M. Sze and Kwok K. Ng, 3rd edition, (John Wiley & Sons, 2002)
3. “Semiconductor Physics and Devices” Donald A. Neamen, 3rd edition, McGrawHill, 2003

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments 6 35
Presentation - -
Project 1 35
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 30
Final Exam/Final Jury - -
Toplam 8 100
Percentage of Semester Work 100
Percentage of Final Work 0
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses X
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Acquiring core knowledge of theoretical and mathematical physics together with their research methodologies. X
2 Gaining a solid understanding of the physical universe together with the laws governing it. X
3 Developing a working research skill and strategies of problem solving skills in theoretical, experimental, and/or simulation physics. X
4 Developing and maintaining a positive attitude toward critical questioning, creative thinking, and formulating new ideas both conceptually and mathematically. X
5 Ability to sense, identify, and handle the problems in theoretical, experimental, or applied physics, or in real-life industrial problems. X
6 Ability to apply the accumulated knowledge in constructing mathematical models, determining a strategy for its solution, making necessary and appropriate approximations, evaluating and assessing the correctness and reliability of the procured solution. X
7 Ability to communicate and discuss physical concepts, processes, and the newly obtained results with the colleagues all around the world both verbally and in written form as proceedings and research papers. X
8 Reaching and excelling an advanced level of knowledge and skills in one or more of the disciplines offered. X
9 An ability to produce, report and present an original or known scientific body of knowledge. X
10 An ability to make methodological scientific research. X
11 An ability to use existing physics knowledge to analyze, to determine a methodology of solution (theoretical/mathematical/experimental) and to solve a problem. X

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 3 48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 14 2 28
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project 1 20 20
Report
Homework Assignments 6 3 18
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 12 12
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury
Total Workload 126