EEL 4351 - Electronic Device Fundamentals

 

Catalog Description: (3 cr) Physical principles of modern solid-state devices and their practical applications.

Prerequisites: Solid State Devices

Textbook: Modern Physics for Engineers. Jasprit Singh. (1999) John Wiley and Sons.

Course Objective: To explain the principles underlying the analysis and design of solid-state devices not treated in prerequisite courses and the methods of approximation and physical reasoning basic to that analysis.

Professional Component: 3 credits of Engineering Science

Relationship to Outcomes:  (To view how the outcomes of this course fit in with the curriculum, click here)

• EE2 - knowledge of mathematics, basic and engineering sciences necessary to analyze and design complex systems: Schrodinger equation, intepretation of the wave functions
• a - an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering design of quantum dots for meeting specified targets
• e - an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems: analyze the gate leakage current in MOSFETs
• i - a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning: explain Moore's law and continuous scaling of transistors
• k - an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice: graph, literature, and matlab for solving homework and project problems

Class Schedule:  3 classes per week of 50 minutes each

Topics:

• Wave Behavior of Particules
• Particles in Periodic Potentials
• Particles in Attractive Potentials
• Tunneling of Particles
• Introduction to Nanoelectronics
• Nanoscale silicon transistors
• Low-dimensional electronic and photonic devices

Course Committee:  Dr. Guo, Chair, Dr. Thompson, Dr. Fossum

Course Committee Reports for:

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2005