? Credit Points : 10  ? SCQF Level : 11  ? Acronym : EEL-P-PGANA

While it is possible for high-level digital system designers to ignore the physics behind the operation of semiconductors, an analogue designer has to be aware of them. The analogue operation of the devices is intimately bound up in the physics of the semiconductor material, and so it is necessary for the designer to appreciate the physics. This module is not a replacement for an Honours degree in Physics, but it will give you enough background to understand how the physics of device operation will affect your circuits. Topics to be covered include:
• Diode capacitance and switching
• Schottky barriers
• Device integration
• Heterojunctions
• LEDs and laser diodes
• Liquid Crystal Displays

? Keywords : microelectronics semiconductor analogue

? Pre-requisites : BEng or MEng Electronics and Electrical Engineering degree, or similar

Home subject area

Electronics, (School of Engineering and Electronics, Schedule M)

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Not being delivered

? Contact Teaching Time : 3 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

All of the following classes

Type Day Start End Area Lecture Monday 09:00 09:50 KB

Students will understand the operation of basic semiconductor devices and some semiconductor manufacturing techniques.

100% exam

Exam times

Diet Diet Month Paper Code Paper Name Length 1ST May 1 - 1 hour(s) 30 minutes

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Mrs Kim Orsi
Tel : (0131 6)50 5687
Email : Kim.Orsi@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Dr Martin Reekie
Tel : (0131 6)50 5563
Email : H.M.Reekie@ed.ac.uk

School Website : http://www.see.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.scieng.ed.ac.uk/