EEE212 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND MODELING

Course Code:3560212
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week):3 (3.00 - 0.00)
ECTS Credit:5.0
Department:Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Language of Instruction:English
Level of Study:Undergraduate
Course Coordinator:Assoc.Prof.Dr. TAYFUN NESİMOĞLU
Offered Semester:Spring Semesters.

Course Objectives

This course teaches the fundamentals of semiconductors and solid-state electronics, it teaches how transistors work and how semiconductor devices can be utilized for electronic applications. It also teaches device models and predict the behavior of semiconductor devices.


Course Content

Basic semiconductor concepts. Physical electronics. Physics of p-n junction diodes, bipolar junction transistors and field-effect transistors. Transistor biasing and small-signal models. Secondary effects in transistors. Dynamic models for diodes and transistors. p-n-p-n switching devices. Modeling concepts for computer-aided design, and introduction to circuit analysis with SPICE.


Course Learning Outcomes

Having successfully completed this course, the student will be able to:

  • understand the fundamentals of semiconductors and solid-state electronics
  • understand how transistors and amplifiers work
  • understand how semiconductor devices can be utilized for electronic applications
  • model and predict the behavior of semiconductor devices