Lectures

Week -1: (15/08 to 21/08)

Course Introduction

Lec01- Introduction to semiconductor device modeling and historical perspective (notes) (video)

Week -2: (22/08 to 28/08)

Lec02- Resistivity and semiconductors (notes) (video)

Lec03-Energy band formation in semiconductors (notes) (video)

Week -3: (29/08 to 04/09)

Lec04-Band formation continued (notes) (videos)

Lec05-E-k diagram, effective mass, direct and indirect BG (notes) (videos)

Lec06-Types of semiconductors, Thermal equilibrium,  Law of Mass action (notes) (video)

CCM-1 

Week -4: (05/09 to 11/09)

Lec07-Intrinsic, extrinsic, and compensated semiconductor and charge neutrality (notes) (video)

Week -5: (12/09 to 18/09)

Lec08-Fermi-Dirac stats and carrier concentration (notes) (video)

Lec09-Carrier concentration expressions (notes) (video)

Lec10-Temperature dependence of carrier concentration (notes) (video)

Week -6: (19/09 to 25/09)

Lec11-Built-in potential and energy band diagram of a junction (notes) (video)

Lec12-Carrier transport- drift and diffusion current components  (notes) (video)

Lec13-Example problem -solving session before CT

Week -7: (26/09 to 02/10)

CT-1

Week -8: (03/10 to 09/10)

Lec14- CT1 solution discussion

Puja holidays

Week -9: (10/10 to 16/10)

Lec15-Continuity equation of electrons and holes (no video) (slides)

CCM2

Week -10: (17/10 to 23/10)

Lec16-Inference from continuity eqn and MS junction introduction (video) (slides)

Lec17-PN jun qualitative analysis (video) (slides)

Week -11: (24/10 to 30/10)

Lec18-PN jn quantitative analysis (video) (slides)

Lec19-Approximations involved in ideal diode equation (video) (slides)

Lec20-PN junction current expression (no video) (slides)

Week -12: (31/10 to 06/11)

Lec21-PN jn charge control theory and FB band diagram (no video) (slides)

Lec22-PN jn reverse bias and breakdown (video) (slides)

Lec23-PN jn breakdown recap and capacitances (video) (slides)

Week -13: (07/11 to 13/11)

Lec24-Structure of a BJT and working principle (video) (slides)

Lec25-BJT basics and modes of operation (video) (slides)

Week -14: (14/11 to 20/11)

CT-2

CT-2 solutions discussion

Week -15: (21/11 to 26/11)

Lec26-BJT IV derivation and characteristics (video) (slides)

Lec27-BJT band diag, ss model and large signal model (slides)

Lec28-Semiconductor eqns summary, MOS cap intro (video) (slides)

Week -16: (27/11 to 04/12)

CCM3

Lec29-MOS cap operating regions and threshold voltage expression (video) (slides)

Lec30-C-V characteristics of ideal and nonideal MOS cap (video) (slides)

Week -17: (05/12 to 11/12)

Lec31-MOSFET current equations and regions of operation (video) (slides)

Lec32-Long channel and short channel and velocity saturation (video) (slides)

Last working day

Week -19: (13/12 onwards)

Final exams