12 units
This course follows 18-310, which provides an introduction to the physics of semiconductor devices. 18-412 addresses in detail the physics of semiconductor devices which work on the field effect principle, which are today technologically and economically dominant. These devices include the MOSFET, junction field effect devices (JFET and MESFETs), thin film field effect transistors (TFTs), and related devices. The course material is specifically motivated by current applications in which portable and low power operation is required. Particular applications which are discussed in detail include scaled MOSFETs for logic and memory; CCD imagers; active matrix flat panel displays; and MESFETs for digital and RF applications. This semester: The evolution continues; this course increasingly will incorporate more content on semiconductor process technology. I believe that an increasing degree of understanding of processing and its limitations is needed in order to make sense of current issues in device physics. There will be several lectures on process technology at the beginning of the course. This is the result of an evolving convergence of this course with my graduate processing course 18-815 (not expected to be offered in the near future).
Prerequisite: 33-107 and (18-310 or 18-311)
Prerequisite for: 18-510
Last updated on October 19, 2006
Applied Physics
Coverage, Depth
F06, F05, F04, F03, F02
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