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ECE-303 Introduction to Solid State Devices - 2008

(Note: there is an error in this figure that you should be able to figure out by the end of this course)

Time and Location: Thornton E316, Mon-Wed-Fri 11-12AM

Instructor: John C. Bean

Textbook: Semiconductor Physics and Devices (3rd edition) - Donald A. Neaman (ISBN 0-07-232107-5)

Maps to Micron Technologies

Class Materials
Course Memo
Course Outline
Tentative Schedule
Homework Assignments
Live Mathcad Lecture Notes
Other Textbooks

Mathcad Worksheets and Tips
Mathcad Tutorial & Tips (HTM)
GaAs Constants (MCD)
Physical Constants & Units (MCD)
Engr 162 Lecture on everyday Mathcad
Ge Constants (MCD)
Neaman's Full Appendix B (MCD)
Fixing Mathcad's tendency to round small things to zero
Silicon & Metal Constants (MCD)
P-N Diode Equations (MCD)
Engr 162 Lecture on programming & descrete Mathcad
Silicon Mobility: Live Table (MCD)
P-N Diode band animation
Engr 162 Lecture on curve fitting with Mathcad
Silicon Resistivity: Live Table (MCD)
NPN Bipolar Transistor Band Animation

Additional Resource Materials
DATA
TIPS and HELP
Misc. / For Fun
Si mobility & resistivity figures
(also see live Mathcad table above)
Working w/ small Numbers!

What John does in the lab:
"In Search of Smallness"

Constants (Scan of Appendix B)
(also see Mathcad version above)
Semiconductor Web Resources
"Night in the life of Johnny EE"
Work Function Tables from book
Eta Kappa Nu Tutors
Engineering Formula for Sucess T-Shirt
Velocity vs. Electric Field figure
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Quality for Dummies Flowchart
GaAs resistivity figure
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Five Minute University
Periodic Table
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 Molecular Electronics
"Molecular Electronics 101" (ppt file)
"Molecular Electronics 701" (mcd file)
Molecule movie to go with 701 notes (mov file)
 

Summer Internships
 Virginia Microelectronics Consortium Summer Internships - 2008