Course unit

Semiconductor Devices

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Course Director(s):

ROUSSY Agnès

General Description:

Knowledge acquisition of the functioning of principle electronic components through study of the material properties of semiconductors, mechanisms of load transmission, material layouts and electrical characteristics.

Key words:

Schottky diode PN junction MOSFET

Number of teaching hours

15

Fields of study

Teaching language

French

Intended learning outcomes

On completion of the unit, the student will be capable of: Classification level Priority

Learning assessment methods

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Written exam: 100 % Project submission: %
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Programme and content

Type of teaching activity Content, sequencing and organisation
Lecture

Study of the PN junction in static mode and transitory mode. Study of withstand reverse voltage and real mode characterisation. Electric model

Study of bi-polar transistor : transistor effect, physical and structural parameters, stored voltage, Ebers-Moll model, equivalent circuit, electrical characteristics

Study of MoS and MOSFET capacity

Study of some complementary components; JFET, CCD, Heterojunctions