ELEN E4301: Introduction to Semiconductor Devices

Spring 2005
Instructor: Prof. Robert Laibowitz
Department of Electrical Engineering

Topics to be covered
  • Semiconductor Physics
  • P-N Junctions, IC Resistors
  • Bipolar Transistors
  • Schottky Diodes –M-S Contacts
  • Tunnel Junctions, ultra thin insulating films
  • Heterostructures - Speaker from industry
  • MOS Capacitors
  • MOSFETS
  • Advanced CMOS - Speaker from industry
  • MOSFETs, scaling and misc. devices
  • Mini-Projects

Text: Device Electronics for Integrated Circuits, Richard S. Muller and Theodore I. Kamins with Mansun Chan, John Wiley and Sons, 2003, Third Edition, ISBN# 0-471-59398-2

E4301 in the Columbia University Directory of Classes