Course syllabus

Schedule and Reading Instructions

L=Lecture, S=Student recitation, Sem=Seminar, T=Tentamen

Activity

Date

Time

Place

Content

Reading Instruction

L1

Jan 17

13-15

D34

Course intro

Bond model, Energy Band model, Fermi-Dirac distribution function

This document and Canvas pages

Ch. 1.1-1.9, 1.11, 2.1-2.2

L2

Jan 19

10-12

Q36

Energy Band model, no and po, Drift Current

Ch. 1.1-1.9, 1.11, 2.1-2.2

L3

Jan 23

13-15

E53

Diffusion currents
Generation/Recombination

Ch. 2.3-2.9

L4

Jan 25

15-17

D34

PN-diode: Electrostatics

Ch. 4.1-4.5

S1

Jan 26

15-17

D34

Student recitation 1

Online S1

Sem 1 Labintro

Jan 27

15-16 (note 1 hour only)

E35

Extraction of properties from measurement data.
What is a good written report?

Will be summarized and posted online

L5

Jan 30

13-15

Q21

PN-diode: Drift and Diffusion currents
Schottky Diodes and Ohmic Contacts

Ch. 4.6-4.9,
4.16, 18-19, 21

L6

Feb 1

15-17

D34

PN: Solar cells, LEDs and Diode Lasers

Ch. 4.12-4.15

S2

Feb 3

10-12

Q26

Student recitation S2

Online S2

Lab Weeks

Feb 8 – Feb 21

Sign-up for one 2h slot

Kista Campus or online

All course content until this week

Instructions in Canvas and notes from first Seminar

L7

Feb 7

10-12

E51

MOS Capacitor. Electrostatics

Ch. 5.1-5.6

L8

Feb 9

10-12

Q17

MOSFET: Electrostatics and drain current

Ch. 6.1-6.2, 6.4-6.6

S3

Feb 10

13-15

U51

Student recitation S3

Online S3

L9

Feb 14

8-10

D34

Reserve (since in lab week)

 

L10

Feb 15

15-17

D34

MOSFET: Mobility and CMOS inverter

Ch. 6.3 (Figure 6-9) and 6.7

S4

Feb 17

8-10

D41

Student recitation S4

Online S4

L11

Feb 20

10-12

E52

MOSFET OFF-state and scaling

Chap. 7 based on
Figs. 7-2, 7-5 & 6, 7-9, 7-13 & 7-14, 7-18 & 7-19

L12

Feb 21

15-17

D41

MOS-based memory devices and image sensors

Ch. 6.16, Ch. 5.10 plus additional PDFs

S5

Feb 23

15-17

D34

Student recitation S5

Online S5

Deadline

Feb 22

23.59

First version of lab report submitted under ASSIGNMENTS menu

Sem 2 Peer Feedback

Feb 24

8-10

D41

Peer-review seminar on Laboratory report. Post feedback in Canvas before seminar

 

S6

Feb 28

15-17

E35

Student recitation S6

Online S6

Deadline

March 9 23.59

 

Final version of lab report submitted under ASSIGNMENTS menu