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