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E E 420 - Solid State Electronic Devices


(3 units)

Prerequisite: PHYS 254  or E E 220, with a grade of “C” or better or graduate standing.
Semiconductor crystal structure and growth. Carrier modeling, drift and diffusion currents. P-N junctions, diodes, solar cells and light-emitting diodes (LED). Bipolar junction transistor (BJT) biasing, linear and switched operation. Metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET) operation. Solar cells, photovoltaics, and lasers.

Letter grade only (A-F) (Lecture-problems 3 hours). Not open for credit to students with credit in EE 320.