EE 471 Transport Phenomena in Solid State Devices

Spring 2018

Bryan Ackland

Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Stevens Institute of Technology

Hoboken, NJ 07030

 

Note: This is a tentative schedule – please check this page for updates

Week

Dates

Subject

Notes

Homework

1

1/19

Introduction to Solid State Circuits

Lecture 0

Lecture 1

 

2

1/23

Electrons & Holes in Semiconductors

Lecture 2

1/26

HW1

3

1/30

Transport in Semiconductors

Lecture 3

 

2/2

HW2

Due: HW1

4

2/6

Generation & Recombination

Lecture 4

 

2/9

PN Junction (I)

Lecture 5

 

5

2/13

No Class

2/16

PN Junction (II)

 

HW3

Due HW2

6

2/20

Optoelectronic Devices

Lecture 6

2/23

HW4

Due HW3

7

2/27

Midterm Review

 

Due HW4

3/2

Midterm Exam

 

8

3/6

Mid-term Solutions

 

3/9

MOS Capacitor (I)

Lecture 7

 

9

3/13

Spring Recess

3/16

10

3/20

MOS Capacitor (II)

 

HW5

3/23

MOS Transistor

Lecture 8

 

11

3/27

HW 6

Due HW5

3/30

Good Friday

12

4/3

CMOS Digital Circuits

Lecture 9

Due HW6

4/6

13

4/10

SPICE Simulation

Lecture 10

HW 7

Project

4/13

CMOS Fabrication & Layout

Lecture 11

 

14

4/17

Due HW7

4/20

CMOS Delay & Transient Response

Lecture 12

HW 8

15

4/24

4/27

 

CMOS Power Dissipation

Lecture 13

HW 9

Due HW8

16

5/1

 

5/3

Final Review

 

Due HW9

Due Project

17

 

Final Exam: Wednesday May 16, 9:00 AM – 12:00 Noon, Peirce 116/120