- Class notes are in three different formats.
- PowerPoint (ppt) and Adobe Acrobat (pdf) are two formats of the same materials. You need to download only one of them. The ppt format is the original format, but because of large file size, it is not always available on this space-limited server. Pdf is more convenient.
- Mathematica is a format for materials that are different from those in ppt or pdf. It is interactive with computation demonstration and is an important format for the lecture.
- To read Mathematica
file, please download the software from UH IT
http://www.uh.edu/infotech/downloads/. E-mail UH
IT to request a license, free for students.
- Due to the limited storage capacity of the server (or per the IT server admin), not all class notes may be available at all time. A specific set of notes will become available around the time it is discussed in the class, and might be removed after ~1-2 weeks to make room for the next set.
- Do not attempt
to open Mathematica file in a web browser,
it's best to download and save. You will need a free
plug-in from wolffram.com for many apps in the
lecture.
The following are only nominal
notes, which will be updated and revised as we move along the
semester.
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| Introduction to
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Overview
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Linked material: ECE 1100 Studying Engineering | |
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Linked material: ICT Digital Economy |  |
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Introduction to Semiconductors |  |
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Reading materials: Ash to Diamond |  |
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| Reading assignment (online doc for credit) | http://electroiq.com/blog/2014/11/slideshow-iedm-2014-preview/ (go through the slide show) http://electroiq.com/blog/2013/11/are-we-using-moores-name-in-vain/ (read the article) http://electroiq.com/blog/2014/10/intel-and-ibm-lay-out-14nm-finfet-strategies-on-competing-substrates-at-iedm-2014/ (read the article) |
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| Chapter 3 | Band Structure and Carriers in Semiconductors | |
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| Chapter 6 | Optoelectronics and Photonics current | |
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| Chapter 7 | Introduction to Transistors and Bipolar Junction Transistors current |  |
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