This courses introduces the followings relating to semiconductor physics and devices. Topics to be included are (1) solid state physics and semiconductor physics, (2) operation of bipolar transistor and MOSFET, (3) integrated circuits of memory and logic, and power device, (4) fundamentals of semiconductor processing.
In order to register this course, students must directly contact Prof. Kazuya Masu at masu.k.aa@m.titech.ac.jp. Without contact, the registration may not be allowed.
To understand the device physics fundamentals and integrated circuit fundamentals.
electron device, integrated circuit, silicon
✔ Specialist skills | Intercultural skills | Communication skills | Critical thinking skills | Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
lecture and quiz
Course schedule | Required learning | |
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Class 1 | Introduction | Introduction of semiconductor device and integrated circuit technology |
Class 2 | Fundamentals of solid state physics(1) | Crystal structures, electronic conductivity of metal) |
Class 3 | Fundamentals of solid state physics (2) | band structure, carrier density of semiconductor, intrinsic semiconductor and carrier doping, p-type and n-type semiconductors |
Class 4 | pn junction | junction formation, depletion region, I-V characteristic, C-V characteristics |
Class 5 | Bipolar transistors (1) | band structure and fundamental operation |
Class 6 | Bipolar transistors (2) | I-V characteristics |
Class 7 | Bipolar transistors (3) | high frequency operation |
Class 8 | MOS diodes (1) | (band structure, inversion layer formation |
Class 9 | MOS diodes (2) | quantitative analysis of MOS diode, carrier density of inversion layer, threshold voltage of MOS diodes, C-V characteristics, flat-band voltage |
Class 10 | MOSFET (1) | fundamental I-V characteristics, types of MOSFETs (n-ch and p-ch, enhancement and depletion types |
Class 11 | MOSFET (2) | high frequency characteristics of MOSFET |
Class 12 | MOSFET (3) | miniaturization by scaling, short channel effects, scaling theory |
Class 13 | Integrated circuit fundamentals | CMOS configuration and its operation, delays of CMOS logic circuit, multilevel interconnect structures), and semiconductor memory fundamentals (SRAM, DRAM, FLASH, etc. |
Class 14 | Process technology | Process technology fundamentals (unit processes and integration) |
Class 15 | Power device | Power device fundamentals |
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none. In the lecture, the power point materials will be distributed.
Quiz, and report
Preferred to learn solid state physics and electron devices
masu.k.aa[at]m.titech.ac.jp
Anytime, however email contact is required.