Welcome to the course on Solid-State Devices
Class timings: Tue-8.30am, Wed-8.30pm, Fri -1.30pm
Week -1: (14/11 to 20/11)
Course introduction (slides)
Week -2: (21/11 to 27/11)
Lec01-Conductivity of materials, band model, bond model, free electrons and holes (slides) (video)
Lec02-Carriers in semiconductors, equilibrium, and intrinsic carrier concentration (slides) (video)
Lec03-Intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductor (slides) (video)
Week -3: (28/11 to 04/12)
Lec04-Direct and indirect BG semiconductor and E-k diagram (slides) (video)
Lec05-Introduction to carrier concentration estimation (slides) (video)
Week -4: (05/12 to 11/12)
Lec06-Fermi level position in intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors (slides) (video)
Lec07-Carrier concentration equations and temperature dependence (slides) (video)
Lec08-Built-in potential calculation and fermi level across a junction (slides) (no recording)
Week -5: (12/12 to 18/12)
Lec09-Carrier transport, drift velocity, mobility, drift current (slides) (video)
Lec10-Diffusion current and Einstein relation (slides) (video)
Week -6: (19/12 to 25/12)
Lec11-Mobility vs T and introduction to continuity eqn (slides) (no recording)
Lec12-Continuity eqns of electrons and holes (slides) (video)
Week -7: (26/12 to 01/01)
Lec13-CT-1 solutions and discussion
Week -8: (02/01 to 08/01)
Lec14-Excess carrier profile estimation from continuity eqn (slides) (video)
Lec15-PN junction electrostatics and qualitative approach (slides) (video)
Lec16-PN junction electrostatics and quantitative approach (slides) (video)
Week -9: (09/01 to 15/01)
Vacation
Week -10: (16/01 to 22/01)
Vacation
Week -11: (23/01 to 29/01)
Lec17-Efield and potential calculation in a PN junction (slides) (no video)
Lec18-PN jn depletion width and forward bias introduction (slides) (video)
Lec19-Effect of forward bias on PN junction and sample problems (slides) (video)
Week -12: (30/01 to 05/02)
Lec20-PN jn capacitances (slides) (video)
Lec21-Reverse bias breakdown and assumptions of ideal diode (slides) (video)
Lec22-PN jn ideal diode equation (slides) (video)
Week -13: (06/02 to 12/02)
CT-2 and Solution discussion
Lec23-BJT introduction and basic operation (slides) (video)
Week -14: (13/02 to 19/02)
Lec24-BJT quantitative analysis and current gain (slides) (video)
Lec25-BJT Current equations summary and I-V characteristics (slides) (video)
Lec26-BJT band diagrams and introduction to MOSFETs (slides) (video)
Lec27-MOSFET introduction (video) (slides)
Lec28-MOS capacitor, Vth, C-V of MOS cap (video) (slides)
Lec29-MOSFET current expression (video) (slides)
Lec30-MOSFET I-V characteristics and final topics (video) (slides)
Assignment-1 - uploaded on 14/12/22
submission due on 23/12/22
Assignment-2 - uploaded on 05/01/23
submission due on 10/02/23
Assignment-3 - uploaded on 08/02/23
submission due on 27/02/23
Assignment-4 - uploaded on 08/02/23
submission due on 27/02/23