ECE 606 Solid State Devices L1.1: Solid State Devices

Table of Contents:
00:00 S1.1: Introductions
00:23 Section 1.1 Why are they interesting?
01:10 Solid State Devices -- Nanotechnology
01:27 Solid State Devices -- Nanotechnology
02:08 Solid State Devices -- Nanotechnology
03:38 Solid State Devices -- Nanotechnology
05:16 Modern society runs on nanotechnology…
05:42 Modern society runs on nanotechnology…
05:55 Modern society runs on nanotechnology…
06:25 1965 – Gordon Moore predicts the future of integrated circuits
07:34 1965 – Gordon Moore predicts the future of integrated circuits
07:50 The number of transistors per chip doubles about every two years
07:51 The number of transistors per chip doubles about every two years
09:04 Production Cost Reduction Size Reduction
09:45 22 nm Tri-Gate Transistor
10:17 22 nm Tri-Gate Transistor
11:00 Devices are Atomically Small
11:08 Devices are Atomically Small
11:23 Changed Human History
12:47 Transistors became 100 million times cheaper! Almost unprecedented in technology!
13:23 Transistors became 100 million times cheaper! Almost unprecedented in technology!
14:19 Transistors became 100 million times cheaper! That is why they CAN be everywhere!
14:36 Changed Human History
14:45 Learning Objectives

This course provides the graduate-level introduction to understand, analyze, characterize and design the operation of semiconductor devices such as transistors, diodes, solar cells, light-emitting devices, and more.

The material will primarily appeal to electrical engineering students whose interests are in applications of semiconductor devices in circuits and systems. The treatment is physics-based, provides derivations of the mathematical descriptions, and enables students to quantitatively analyze device internal processes, analyze device performance, and begin the design of devices given specific performance criteria.

Technology users will gain an understanding of the semiconductor physics that is the basis for devices. Semiconductor technology developers may find it a useful starting point for diving deeper into condensed matter physics, statistical mechanics, thermodynamics, and materials science. The course presents an electrical engineering perspective on semiconductors, but those in other fields may find it a useful introduction to the approach that has guided the development of semiconductor technology for the past 50+ years.

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