This course provides the knowledge about physical properties of various electronic and electrical materials with emphasis on semiconductor materials. Students study the energy-band theory and transport phenomena of charged particles within the crystal structure, and then understand the basic semiconductor physics by applying to semiconductor materials. Based on fundamental theories, the pn junction is studied and extended to semiconductor devices, which is essential for understanding the characteristics of semiconductor devices.
This subject is the most basic subject to be addressed in electronic electrical engineering. Primarily, we learn the techniques of dealing with vectors, vector calculus, potential, electrostatic field, Maxwell equations, and electromagnetic waves.