The goal of this course is to review the fundamentals of semiconductor materials, p-n junction diodes, and MOS capacitors. There are many semiconductor technologies based on different material systems, but the most important is complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor, or CMOS for short. This course will focus on semiconductor materials and devices relevant to CMOS manufacturing, but the concepts can be applied much more broadly.
Fundamentals of Semiconductor Characterization
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Fundamentals of Semiconductor Characterization
This course is part of Semiconductor Characterization Specialization
Instructor: Trevor Thornton
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Review energy band diagrams of metals, semiconductors, and insulators.
Explain the relationship between conductivity, carrier concentration, and mobility.
Distinguish between direct and indirect bandgap semiconductors.
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MN
Reviewed on Aug 20, 2024
The course is great and Dr. Thornton brough out good way of teaching the information. I'm exciting to look for the rest of the characterization courses in this series!
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Reviewed on Aug 15, 2024
The professor is very good at explaining concepts clearly and the supporting materials is very useful.
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