Fall 98

Prof. John S. Smith

Semiconductors are having perhaps the greatest impact of any modern technology. High speed computing, communications, data storage, displays, etc. are undergoing rapid change as innovations and development improve the speed, size, and complexity of devices that can be built.

This course covers the properties of semiconductors, metals, and insulators, with an emphasis on how these properties can be used to make interesting devices.

This course brings together many different topics that you have studied in previous courses, including materials, E&M, propagation of waves, and concepts from quantum mechanics.

Text

The text will be "Introduction to Semiconductor Materials and Devices" by M. S. Tyagi.

I appreciate questions, so feel free to ask about anything that is not clear, or things that you are curious about.

Grading

Your grade will be based 25% on homework, 25% on the midterm, and 50% on the final exam. Collaboration on homework sets is encouraged, but a reasonable effort should be made by all participants.

My office is in 177M Cory Hall Cory. My Email address is jsmith@eecs.berkeley.edu, and my office phone is 642-2508. Office hours will be posted, but they are initially 3:30-4:30 Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Course Outline