The goal of this course is to review the fundamentals of semiconductor materials, p-n junction diodes, and MOS capacitors. There are many semiconductor technologies based on different material systems, but the most important is complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor, or CMOS for short. This course will focus on semiconductor materials and devices relevant to CMOS manufacturing, but the concepts can be applied much more broadly.
Fundamentals of Semiconductor Characterization
Fundamentals of Semiconductor Characterization
This course is part of Semiconductor Characterization Specialization
Instructor: Trevor Thornton
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Review energy band diagrams of metals, semiconductors, and insulators.
Explain the relationship between conductivity, carrier concentration, and mobility.
Distinguish between direct and indirect bandgap semiconductors.
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The goal of this course is to review the fundamentals of semiconductor materials, p-n junction diodes, and MOS capacitors. There are many semiconductor technologies based on different material systems, but the most important is complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor, or CMOS for short. This course will focus on semiconductor materials and devices relevant to CMOS manufacturing, but the concepts can be applied much more broadly. Many of you may have already completed a semester-long class focused on devices, perhaps even more than one. However, if you took that class a while ago or have only the minimum exposure to semiconductor devices, we have developed this short course to review the fundamentals you will need to be successful in this specialization.
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3 videos2 readings
This week provides a brief overview of the basics of semiconductors. This information may be familiar to some, but it may provide a solid introduction to others.
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4 videos1 reading1 assignment
This week, you will learn about the band diagrams and current voltage characteristics of p-n junction diodes.
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2 videos1 reading1 assignment
This week, you will learn about metal-oxide semiconductor (MOS) capacitors and oxide charges.
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5 videos1 reading1 assignment
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Reviewed on Aug 20, 2024
The course is great and Dr. Thornton brough out good way of teaching the information. I'm exciting to look for the rest of the characterization courses in this series!
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Reviewed on Aug 15, 2024
The professor is very good at explaining concepts clearly and the supporting materials is very useful.
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