Semiconductor Fundamentals Training Course
Semiconductors are materials with electrical conductivity that drives advancements in communications, computing, military systems, healthcare, clean energy, transportation, and numerous other innovative applications.
This instructor-led, live training (available online or onsite) is designed for electrical engineers or anyone eager to understand the fundamentals of semiconductors and apply this knowledge to create innovations across various sectors.
Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:
- Comprehend the operation of electronic devices such as diodes and transistors.
- Analyze carrier statistics within semiconductors.
- Understand semiconductor carrier dynamics and their resulting conduction properties.
Course Format
- Interactive lectures and discussions.
- Extensive exercises and practice sessions.
- Hands-on implementation in a live-lab environment.
Customization Options
- For a customized training version of this course, please contact us to make arrangements.
Course Outline
Introduction
- Overview of semiconductors
Materials Properties and Doping
- Energy levels to energy bands
- Crystalline, polycrystalline, and amorphous semiconductors
- Miller indices
- Properties of common semiconductors
- Free carriers in semiconductors
Rudiments of Quantum Mechanics
- Understanding the wave equation
- Quantum confinement
- Quantum tunneling and reflection
- Electron waves in crystals
- Density of states
Equilibrium Carrier Concentration
- Understanding the Fermi function
- Fermi-Dirac integrals
- Fermi level vs. Carrier concentration
- Doping density vs. Carrier concentration
- Temperature vs. Carrier concentration
Carrier Transport, Generation, and Recombination
- Understanding the Landauer approach
- Current from the nanoscale to the macroscale
- Drift-diffusion equation
- Carrier recombination and carrier generation
The Semiconductor Equations
- Understanding mathematical formulation
- Energy band diagrams
- Quasi-Fermi levels
- Minority carrier diffusion equation
Summary and Next Steps
Requirements
- Knowledge of Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics
- Familiarity with semiconductors
- Understanding of basic differential equations
Target Audience
- Electrical engineers
- Anyone with an interest in semiconductors
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