University of Colorado Boulder
Semiconductor Devices Specialization
University of Colorado Boulder

Semiconductor Devices Specialization

Master the Fundamentals of Semiconductors. Analyze the fundamentals of semiconductors and evaluate the performance of electronic devices.

Wounjhang Park

Instructor: Wounjhang Park

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4.4

(229 reviews)

Advanced level

Recommended experience

1 month
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Principles of basic electronic devices including pn junction, metal-semiconductor contact, bipolar junction transistors and field effect transistors

  • Analyze and evaluate the performance of basic electronic devices

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What you'll learn

  • Understand the energy band structures and their significance in electric properties of solids

  • Analyze the carrier statistics in semiconductors

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Diode - pn Junction and Metal Semiconductor Contact

Course 216 hours4.5 (275 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Analyze pn junction at equilibrium and under bias, capacitance and current characteristics, and breakdown behavior

  • Analyze metal-semiconductor contact at equilibrium and under bias, capacitance and current characteristics, nonrectifying contact and surface effects

What you'll learn

  • Describe and analyze metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) device

  • Describe and analyze MOS field effect transistor (MOSFET)

  • Describe and analyze bipolar junction transistor (BJT)

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Wounjhang Park
University of Colorado Boulder
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