Lecture
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Analytical description of the course - Weekly schedule

1st week

First meeting

Topics:

 Electric Circuit Theory - A prologue

A view on the historical development

A view on the people

A view on the applications

Modeling of a physical system

Techniques for the solution of problems 

 

Electric circuits

Analysis and synthesis of electric circuits

Lamped and distributed electric elements

Time domain analysis and synthesis

Frequency domain analysis and synthesis

 

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Applications:

 

Homework:

Select a Circuit Theory Personality.

Present its biography with emphasis on its contributions to Science in general and Circuit Theory in particular.

Describe the long term effect of its contributions.

 

Take care of the organization of your report. This is a report exercise. Pay attention to your command of English (We agree that the language of communication will be English!)

 

Due on the day of the examination.

It will be reviewed for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

 

References:

Agilent seminars, symposia, trade shows and webcasts


 

2nd week

First meeting

Topics:

Materials

Solid - Liquid - gases

Properties of Materials

Mechanical - Thermal - Electrical

Introduction to Semiconductor Materials 

The Crystalline state

Reciprocal Lattice and x-ray diffraction

 

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Applications:

 

Homework:

 

References:

 


 

3rd week Topics:

Introduction to Quantum Mechanics
     Bohr atom
     Wave-particle duality

     Schrodinger equation

     Operators, Uncertainty Principle

     1-D box and other examples

 

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Applications:

 

4th week Topics:

Energy Band Theory
     Bloch Theorem and Brillouin Zones
     Kronig-Penney Model
     Charge carriers, effective mass, band gaps

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Applications:

 

5th week Topics:

Charge Carrier Statistics          
     Density of States
     Fermi Function
     Impurities, dopants
     Charge carrier concentration relations

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Applications:

 

6th week Topics:

Recombination-Generation

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Applications:
 

7th week Topics:

Carrier Transport
     Drift, mobility, resistivity, Hall Effect

     Diffusion, Einstein relationship
     Current Equations

Examples:

Applications::
 

8th week Topics:

P-N Junction Introduction, structure, fabrication
     Photolithography
     Dopants:  diffusion and implantation

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Applications:
 

9th week Topics:

P-N Junction Equilibrium Electrostatics
     Depletion region
     Built-in potential

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Applications:
 

10th week Topics:

Ideal Diode Equations

     Forward and reverse bias I-V characteristics

Examples:

Applications:
 

11th week Topics:

FET

Examples:

Applications:
 

12th week Topics:

MOSFET

Examples:

Applications:
 

13th week Topics:

BJT

Examples:

Applications:

 

14th week Topics:

ICs

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Applications:

 

15th week Review
From the past to the present and from the present to the future
Evaluation of the course
Evaluation of the instructor
16th week Final Examination