ECE 4570

ECE 4570

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2020-2021.

Develops an understanding of device physics by principally focusing on silicon‐based structures. Starting with a look at carrier statistics, energy diagram and transport, the course analyzes the operation of diodes (p/n and Schottky) and bipolar junction transistors to elucidate operational principles in quasistatic, small‐signal and high‐frequency conditions. It then spends about two thirds of the time on metal‐oxide‐semiconductor structures and their transistors with an emphasis on advanced features of modern technology for digital and high frequency operation. The exploration encompasses long to short devices, inversion, strain, gate‐stack, silicon‐on‐insulator, tunneling, hot carriers, instabilities and reliability, and the non‐volatile memories. Accurate modeling, manufacturability and applications underlie this exploration. By using computer simulation and experimental data, the course culminates in a design project dealing with technical concerns in current VLSI industry. The goal for this course is to develop an understanding in the student of the working of the devices so that circuits, devices, and semiconductor processes can all be placed in a fulsome context of the modern integrated semiconductor integrated chip.

When Offered Fall.

Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: ECE 3150 or permission of instructor.

Outcomes
  • Obtain a well-grounded understanding of semiconductor device operation and advanced ideas in use in microelectronic industry.
  • Learn through simulations, the aspects of physical behavior that analytic solutions are incomplete at and their more complete description of operational physics.
  • Apply device fundamentals and simulation techniques to design modern nanoscale device structures.
  • Develop comprehensive skills straddling electronics, integration, and devices as used in integrated circuits leading to effective communication of results.

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture, one discussion, and one laboratory.

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 10526 ECE 4570   LEC 001

    • TR Olin Hall 155
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Jena, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person Transition to Online
    Enrollment limited to students who are able to attend in-person classes in the Ithaca area.

  • 11199 ECE 4570   DIS 201

    • M Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Jena, D

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  • 11055 ECE 4570   LAB 401

  • Instruction Mode: In Person Transition to Online
    Enrollment limited to students who are able to attend in-person classes in the Ithaca area.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture, one discussion, and one laboratory.

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 21151 ECE 4570   LEC 002

    • TR Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Jena, D

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  • 21152 ECE 4570   DIS 202

    • M Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Jena, D

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  • 21150 ECE 4570   LAB 402

    • W Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Jena, D

  • Instruction Mode: Online