Unit ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND TECHNOLOGIES (WITH LABORATORY)
- Course
- Computer science and electronic engineering
- Study-unit Code
- 70A00059
- Curriculum
- Ingegneria elettronica
- Teacher
- Daniele Passeri
- Teachers
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- Daniele Passeri
- Hours
- 57 ore - Daniele Passeri
- CFU
- 6
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2018
- Offered
- 2019/20
- Learning activities
- Caratterizzante
- Area
- Ingegneria elettronica
- Sector
- ING-INF/01
- Type of study-unit
- Obbligatorio (Required)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa monodisciplinare
- Language of instruction
- Italian
- Contents
- I. Electronic Devices (3 CFU)
Basic semiconductor devices: pn diode junction, BJT transistor, MOSFET. Advanced CMOS devices: Active Pixel Sensor.
II. Laboratory (1.5 CFU)
Technology CAD (TCAD) tools: process and device simulation.
III. Technologies (1.5 CFU)
Silicon planar fabrication technology. Process flow/steps - Reference texts
- G. Giustolisi, G. Palumbo,
"Introduzione ai Dispositivi Elettronici"
Ed. FrancoAngeli
Optional
Chemming Calvin Hu, "Modern Semiconductor Devices for Integrated Circuits", 2010, Amazon Student ed.
S.M. Sze, "VLSI Technology", 2/E, McGraw-Hill - Educational objectives
- Knowledge of materials / manufacturing principles of basic electronic devices.
Ability to use Technology CAD (TCAD) simulation tools for the analysis and synthesis of innovative electronic devices. - Prerequisites
- In order to proficiently understand the Technology and Electronic Devices course topics it is important the knowledge of some basic elements of Physics B, especially those related to the interaction between electric charges, the concept of electric potential and electric field, the movement of charges seen as electrical current within the materials. Some contents of the Theory of Circuits for Electronics relating to passive devices (R, L, C) will also be useful.
- Teaching methods
- Lectures, classroom exercises, computer exercises, classroom and laboratory experiments.
- Other information
- None.
- Learning verification modality
- Project report (end-of-course) and written test, both mandatory.The end-of-course work will consist of a brief report on a process simulation / device made during the semester.The definition of the structure of the written test is still in progress. The written test is aimed at verifying the knowledge of the structure and functionality of the basic integrated electronic devices.
- Extended program
- I. Electronic Devices (3 CFU)
Basic concepts in Chemistry: Periodic table of elements, Ionic bonding, Covalent bonding, Organic and inorganic materials. Semiconductor fundamentals: lattice crystalline structure, carrier generation / recombination, continuity equations, energy band model.
Basic semiconductor devices: pn diode junction, I-V characteristics, capacitance.
BJT transistor, Ebers-Moll model.
MOS capacitor. MOSFET transistor: threshold voltage, I-V characteristics, output characteristics.
(Advanced CMOS devices (for the IoT): Active Pixel Sensors. Devices beyond CMOS (for the IoT): Tunnel FET, BioFET.)
III. TCAD Laboratory (1.5 CFU)
Technology CAD (TCAD) tools: process and device simulation applications.
III. Electronic Technologies (1.5 CFU)
Silicon planar fabrication technology. Process flow/steps: oxidation, deposition, etching, photolithography, ion implant.
CMOS process fabrication example. Vertical scale (3D) IC fabrication technology.