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Fundamentals of Semiconductor Characterization

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5 hours to complete
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Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Review energy band diagrams of metals, semiconductors, and insulators.

  • Explain the relationship between conductivity, carrier concentration, and mobility.

  • Distinguish between direct and indirect bandgap semiconductors.

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There are 4 modules in this course

The goal of this course is to review the fundamentals of semiconductor materials, p-n junction diodes, and MOS capacitors. There are many semiconductor technologies based on different material systems, but the most important is complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor, or CMOS for short. This course will focus on semiconductor materials and devices relevant to CMOS manufacturing, but the concepts can be applied much more broadly.

Many of you may have already completed a semester-long class focused on devices, perhaps even more than one. However, if you took that class a while ago or have only the minimum exposure to semiconductor devices, we have developed this short course to review the fundamentals you will need to be successful in this specialization.

The goal of this course is to review the fundamentals of semiconductor materials, p-n junction diodes, and MOS capacitors. There are many semiconductor technologies based on different material systems, but the most important is complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor, or CMOS for short. This course will focus on semiconductor materials and devices relevant to CMOS manufacturing, but the concepts can be applied much more broadly. Many of you may have already completed a semester-long class focused on devices, perhaps even more than one. However, if you took that class a while ago or have only the minimum exposure to semiconductor devices, we have developed this short course to review the fundamentals you will need to be successful in this specialization.

What's included

3 videos2 readings

3 videos•Total 7 minutes
  • Semiconductor Characterization Specialization Overview•2 minutes
  • Welcome to Semiconductor Characterization•2 minutes
  • Introduction to This Course•3 minutes
2 readings•Total 8 minutes
  • Instructor Bio•3 minutes
  • Course Tips and Video Information•5 minutes

This week provides a brief overview of the basics of semiconductors. This information may be familiar to some, but it may provide a solid introduction to others.

What's included

4 videos1 reading1 assignment

4 videos•Total 44 minutes
  • 1.1.1: Energy Bands•12 minutes
  • 1.1.2: Carrier Statistics•18 minutes
  • 1.1.3: Drift Velocity and Mobility•6 minutes
  • 1.1.4: Optical Properties•9 minutes
1 reading•Total 60 minutes
  • Suggested Reading: Foundations of Semiconductors (optional)•60 minutes
1 assignment•Total 10 minutes
  • Check Your Knowledge (CYK)•10 minutes

This week, you will learn about the band diagrams and current voltage characteristics of p-n junction diodes.

What's included

2 videos1 reading1 assignment

2 videos•Total 15 minutes
  • 1.2.1: P-N Junction Diodes•10 minutes
  • 1.2.2: Diode I-V Characteristics•5 minutes
1 reading•Total 60 minutes
  • Suggested Reading: More Information on P-N Junctions (optional)•60 minutes
1 assignment•Total 10 minutes
  • Check Your Knowledge (CYK) •10 minutes

This week, you will learn about metal-oxide semiconductor (MOS) capacitors and oxide charges.

What's included

5 videos1 reading1 assignment

5 videos•Total 35 minutes
  • 1.3.1: MOS Capacitors•5 minutes
  • 1.3.2: Oxide Charges•17 minutes
  • 1.3.3: Flat-Band Voltage•4 minutes
  • 1.3.4: Flat-Band Capacitance•9 minutes
  • Video: Course Wrap-up•1 minute
1 reading•Total 60 minutes
  • Suggested Reading: More Information on Metal-oxide Semiconductors (optional)•60 minutes
1 assignment•Total 10 minutes
  • Check Your Knowledge (CYK)•10 minutes

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Reviewed on Aug 20, 2024

The course is great and Dr. Thornton brough out good way of teaching the information. I'm exciting to look for the rest of the characterization courses in this series!

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The professor is very good at explaining concepts clearly and the supporting materials is very useful.

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