ELE533 BiPolar Devices

Syllabus Fall 2005

Lecture: TR 9:30-10:45 a.m. in Kelley 203

  • Text: David J. Roulston, An Introduction to the Physics of Semiconductor Devices
    Oxford University Press ISBN 0-19-511477-9

  • Instructor: J. C. Daly Rm A120 Kelley-Annex,
    Tel 874-5844, 742-5759(Cell), daly@ele.uri.edu
    Office Hours: Tue-Thur 11-12, or at your convenience, Send email for an appointment.

  • Assignments
    No. Topic Due Homework
    1. Doping 9/20 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.5
    2. Currents 9/27 2.6, 2.7, 2.9, 2.11
    3. pn Junctions 10/4 2.12, 2.13, 2.15
    4. Currents in pn Junctions 10/11 3.1, 3.3, 3.7, 3.9
    5. Schottky Diodes 10/18 3.19, 3.20
    EXAM 1 Tuesday October 25
    6. Transistor physics 11/1 4.1, 4.2, 4.8
    7. Transistor models 11/8 4.9, 4.11, 4.13, 4.19
    8. Current Source Circuits 11/15 Assignment 8
    9. Opamp Circuits 11/29 Assignment 9
    10. Bandgap Voltage Source     12/6 Assignment 10
    FINAL Fri. Dec. 16     3:00 p.m to 5:00 p.m.   Kelley 203

  • GRADES:
    EXAM 1 40%
    FINAL 50%
    Homework 10%