EE2800Semiconductor Physics for Engineers

What you will study

Course overview and aims

The course aims to give students a fundamental understanding of semiconductor physic and its applications to realize various semiconductor devices. The working mechanism of the selected devices will be studied.

Keyword syllabus

Introduction to Semiconductors physics Basic crystal structures of semiconductors. Energy bands and energy gap. Fundamentals of band structure and statistical carrier distribution. The density of states. Fermi-Dirac distribution functions, doping and intrinsic carrier concentration. Physical Properties of Semiconductors Physical properties of semiconductors. Carrier-transport phenomena, drift and mobility, resistivity. Drift-diffusion and trap statistics. Current continuity equation. Basic Devices based on Semiconductors Basis structure of p‒n junctions. Biased and non-biased junction properties. Charge storage and transient behavior: junction capacitors and junction breakdown. Zener diodes. Schottky diodes. Bipolar Junction Transistor (BJT), Metal-oxide- semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs).

Official PDF, page 4 · Keyword Syllabus

Laboratory experiments

Laboratory Experiment: Unit 1 Characterization of p-n junction Unit 2 Characterization of bipolar junction transistor

Official PDF, pages 4–5 · Laboratory Experiment

Intended learning outcomes

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CILO	Intended learning outcome	Weight	DEC
1	Describe physical and chemical structures of commonly used semiconductor materials.	—	DEC-A1, DEC-A2
2	Describe the physical properties of semiconductors with energy band diagrams.	—	DEC-A1, DEC-A2
3	Describe and solve for the carrier distributions and carrier transport in semiconductors.	—	DEC-A1, DEC-A2
4	Describe the working mechanisms of selected semiconductor devices.	—	DEC-A1, DEC-A2

Official PDF, page 2 · Course Intended Learning Outcomes (CILOs)

Before you take this course

Check prerequisites, precursors and corequisites separately, together with equivalence and exclusion conditions. “and” means conditions must be met together; “or” marks alternatives. Read combined conditions in the groupings shown in the original text below.

Prerequisites

EE2005 Electronic Devices and Circuits AND MA1200 Calculus and Basic Linear Algebra I or MA1201 Calculus and Basic Linear Algebra II OR MA1300 Enhanced Calculus and Linear Algebra I or MA1301 Enhanced Calculus and Linear Algebra II

Precursors

Nil

Corequisites

This edition of the official syllabus does not state this item.

Additional course requirements

Nil

Equivalent courses and conditions

Nil

Exclusive courses and conditions

Nil

Assessment and passing the course

Assessment

Continuous assessment: 60%; Examination: 40%; Examination duration: 2 hours

Assessment breakdown

Assessment task	Weight	Generative AI	Remarks and restrictions
TestsCILO 1, 2, 3, 4	30%	No	-
AssignmentsCILO 1, 2, 3, 4	20%	Yes	-
Lab Exercises/ReportsCILO 1, 2, 4	10%	Yes	-

Official PDF, page 3 · Assessment Tasks / Activities (ATs)

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Assessment Tasks / Activities (ATs)
                     ATs                   CILO No.            Weighting (%)        Remarks ("-" for   Allow Use of
                                                                                    nil entry)         GenAI?
1                    Tests (min.: 2)       1, 2, 3, 4          30                   -                  No
2                    #Assignments          1, 2, 3, 4          20                   -                  Yes
                     (min.: 3)
3                    Lab Exercises/        1, 2, 4             10                   -                  Yes
                     Reports (min.: 2)

Passing requirements

Remark: To pass the course, students are required to achieve at least 30% in course work and 30% in the examination. Also, 75% laboratory attendance rate must be obtained. # may include homework, tutorial exercise, project/mini-project, presentation

The catalogue assessment percentages are indicative; the course syllabus provides the detailed assessment scheme.