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Aug 06, 2026
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NANO 200 - Solid State Devices in Nanotechnology
PREREQUISITES: EECT 101 - Introduction to Electronics and Projects .
PROGRAM: Nanotechnology
CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
LECTURE HOURS MIN: 2
LAB HOURS MIN: 2
DATE OF LAST REVISION: Spring, 2019
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course provides an overview of the fundamentals of circuit analysis, electronics, semiconductors and solid state devices. Course also includes topics in basic circuit elements, Ohm’s law and Kirchhoff’s laws. After this introduction to basic concepts of circuits, the bonding model and energy band model will be introduced and then a variety of semiconductor devices will be discussed.
MAJOR COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Upon successful completion of this course the student will be expected to:
- Understand and analyze basic circuits.
- Know the bonding model and energy band model.
- Fully be aware of concepts such as band gap, doping, p and n materials.
- Be knowledgeable about the fundamentals of a variety of semiconductor devices.
COURSE CONTENT: Topical areas of study include - Fundamentals of circuits
Fundamentals of Solid State Devices
Semiconductor models:
- Bonding model
- Energy Band Model
- Carriers (electrons, holes)
- Band gap
- Doping
- p and n type material
- pn junction diodes, special diodes, opto-coupler, opto-isolator
- BJT fundamentals
- PNPN devices
- MS contacts and Shottcky diodes
- Field Effect Introduction: the J-EFT and MOSFET
- CMOS, NMOS, PMOS, BIFET
- MOS fundamentals
- MOSFETs
- IC’s
- Rectifiers
- Filters
- Regulators
- Amplifiers
Course Addendum - Syllabus (Click to expand)
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