EE 3329 – 34279

Summer I and II - 2021

Course Schedule (Subject to Change)
o Homework assignments (Optional) (Online)
o The due date for quizzes is ALWAYS Friday at 11:30 PM (MST). No late work will be
accepted. [email protected]
o The due date for exams is ALWAYS Saturday at 11:30 PM (MST). No late work will be
accepted.
o

Date Topic Textbook Reading Homework

Part I: Semiconductor Fundamentals and Carrier Actions
6/8 WEEK 1
Tues  Intro to Course Chapter 1 1.1-1.3
(L1)  Review of Syllabus and Schedule 0.2 (Optional)
 IC Technology 1.1
 Composition of Semiconductors – Periodic Chart 1.2
 Crystal Structure - Common Planes and Directions
 Unit Conversions, Unit Analysis and Problem Solving

6/10  Composition of Semiconductors – Periodic Chart Chapter 1

Thurs  Valence Bonds 1.3
(L2)  Semiconductor Models - Bonding Model 1.3
 Bohr Model 1.4
 Energy Band Model: Conduction and Valence Bands 1.4
 Intrinsic Carrier Concentrations, ni 1.5
 Carriers in Semiconductors (electrons and holes) 1.6
 Dopants (n- or p-type) 1.6
 Energy Bands and Material Classification (n- and p-type) 1.6
1.6
 Temperature and Energy—What is Zero Kelvin?
 Equilibrium and Detailed Balance
 Quiz 1: Crystal Structures/Syllabus

6/15 WEEK 2 Chapter 1 1.11-1.17

Tues  Density of States, g(E) 1.5 1.20-1.24
(L3)  Fermi Function, f(E) 1.5 (Optional)
 Equilibrium Distribution of Carriers 1.5
 Drawing Band Diagrams and Placing the Fermi level 1.5
 Derivation of Hole and Electron Concentrations 1.6
(concentration as a function of Ei and EF) 1.6
 Charge Neutrality 1.6
 Simplification of Hole and Electron Concentrations 1.6
1.6
 EE 3329 – 34279
Summer I and II - 2021
Course Schedule (Subject to Change)
o Homework assignments (Optional) (Online)
o The due date for quizzes is ALWAYS Friday at 11:30 PM (MST). No late work will be
accepted. [email protected]
o The due date for exams is ALWAYS Saturday at 11:30 PM (MST). No late work will be
accepted.
o
(concentration as a function of doping)
 Temperature Dependence of Equilibrium Electron and Hole
Conc.

6/17
Thurs Exam I: Fundamentals – Chapter 1*

6/22 WEEK 3 Chapter 2 Part I and II: (L4)

Tues  Carrier Drift 2.1 – 2.3 (Optional)
(L4)  Carrier Diffusion
 Drift, Diffusion and Total Current Density
 Mobility and Scattering
 Resistivity
 Interpretation of Energy Band Diagrams:
 Plotting electrostatic potential (V) and electric field (E)

6/24  Recombination-Generation Chapter 2

Thurs  Momentum Considerations 2.4 – 2.8
(L5)  Photogeneration and Indirect Thermal Recombination-
Generation Low Level Injection Continuity Equation

6/29 WEEK 4 Chapter 2 2.18 - 2.20

Tues  Continuity Equations 2.4 – 2.8 (Optional)
(L5)  Minority Carrier Diffusion Equations (MCDE’s)
 Simplifying the Minority Carrier Diffusion Equations

7/1
Thurs Exam II: Carrier Actions – Chapter 2*
 EE 3329 – 34279
Summer I and II - 2021
Course Schedule (Subject to Change)
o Homework assignments (Optional) (Online)
o The due date for quizzes is ALWAYS Friday at 11:30 PM (MST). No late work will be
accepted. [email protected]
o The due date for exams is ALWAYS Saturday at 11:30 PM (MST). No late work will be
accepted.
o

Part II: PN Junctions and BJTs

7/6 WEEK 5 Chapter 3 3.1-3.6
Tues  PN Junction: Qualitative Analysis 3.1-3.4 3.8 – 3.10 and 3.13 –
(L6)  Energy Band Diagrams 3.15
 PN Junction Statics and Depletion Approximation (Optional)
 PN Junction: Quantitative Analysis

7/8  Plotting of Carrier Concentrations Chapter 3

Thurs  Ideal Diode Equation 3.1-3.4
(L7)  Analysis of Current-Voltage Curves
 Quiz 2: PN Junctions
*Course Drop Deadline 7/9
7/13 WEEK 6 Chapter 3
Tues  Ideal Diode Equation Derivation 3.1-3.4
(L7)
7/15
Thurs Exam III: PN Junctions – Chapter 3*

Part III: Field Effect Devices

7/20 WEEK 7 Chapter 4
Tues  BJT Fundamentals – Transistor Action 4.1-4.2
(L8)  BJT Characteristic Equations – Static Characteristics
 Quiz 3: BJT Characteristic Equations

7/22  Ideal MOS-C Basic Structure Chapter 5 5.1 – 5.18

Thurs  Band Diagrams of MOS Structures 5.1-5.3 (Optional)
(L9)  Modes of Operation for a MOS Capacitor
(L10)  Block Charge Diagrams of MOS Structures
 Electrostatic Models of MOS Capacitors

7/27 WEEK 8 Chapter 5 and 6

Tues  MOSFET Fundamentals 5.4, 6.1-6.2
 EE 3329 – 34279
Summer I and II - 2021
Course Schedule (Subject to Change)
o Homework assignments (Optional) (Online)
o The due date for quizzes is ALWAYS Friday at 11:30 PM (MST). No late work will be
accepted. [email protected]
o The due date for exams is ALWAYS Saturday at 11:30 PM (MST). No late work will be
accepted.
o
(L11)  MOSFET Operation
 Quiz 4: MOSFETs

7/29
Thurs Final Exam – (Chapters 4-6)*
(L11)
*Exam Days May Vary.