EE619 HIGH SPEED SEMICON. DEVICES AND CIRCUITS
| Course Code: | 5670619 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Electrical and Electronics Engineering |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. CENGİZ BEŞİKCİ |
| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
The objective of this course is to provide the graduate students with substantial background on compound semiconductor technology and high speed transistor structures in order to improve their ability to design and analyze high performance electronic circuits.
Course Content
Band structure and transport properties of III-V compound semiconductors. III-V semiconductor technology, crsystal growth, material characterization and device fabrication techniques, physics, modeling and integrated circuit applications of III-V metal semiconductor field-effect transistors (MESFETs), modulation doped field-effect transistors (MODFETs), and heterojunction bipolar transistors (HBTs).
Course Learning Outcomes
After taking this course, the student is expected to acquire
• substantially advanced background on semiconductor fundamentals,
• substantial background on the compound semiconductor technology and high-speed electron devices,
• improved understanding of the device physics establishing the high frequency behavior of transistors,
• improved understanding of the high frequency equivalent circuits and limitations of transistors,
• substantially improved ability to design and analyze high speed analog and digital circuits,
• substantial information on the development of the semiconductor technology.
Program Outcomes Matrix
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| # | Program Outcomes | No | Yes | ||
| 1 | Depth: Our graduates acquire in depth knowledge in one of the various specialization areas of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, they are informed about current scientific research topics and they implement innovative methods. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Breadth: Our graduates get familiarized in other subspecialty areas related to their specialization in Electrical and Electronics engineering and/or relevant areas in other disciplines. | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Research: Our graduates acquire the skills to conduct and to complete scientific research by accessing contemporary knowledge in their specialty areas. | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Life-long learning: Our graduates develop their life-long learning habits. | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Communication skills: Our graduates concisely communicate their ideas and work related results in written and oral form. | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Ethics: Our graduates internalize rules of research and publication ethics as well as professional ethics. | ✔ | |||