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Introduction to Physical Electronics
This text is an introduction to the fundamental properties of materials and semiconductors in preparation for a background in modern device physics and technology. Topics include: Crystal Structure, Quantum Theory of Solids, and Transport and Excess Carriers in Semiconductors.
- Author
- William L. Wilson
- Publisher
- Rice University
- Source
- LibreTexts
- License
- CC BY
- Language
- EN
Contents· 74 sections
- 01: Conductors Semiconductors and Diodes
- 1.01: Simple Conduction
- 1.02: Introduction to Semiconductors
- 1.03: Doped Semiconductors
- 1.04: P-N Junction Part I
- 1.05: P-N Junction Part II
- 1.06: Gauss's Law
- 1.07: Depletion Width
- 1.08: Forward Biased
- 1.09: The Diode Equation
- 1.10: Reverse Biased Breakdown
- 1.11: Diffusion
- 1.12: Light Emitting Diode
- 1.13: LASER
- 1.14: Solar Cells
- 02: Bipolar Transistors
- 2.01: Intro to Bipolar Resistors
- 2.02: Transistor Equations
- 2.03: Transistor I-V Characteristics
- 2.04: Common Emitter Models
- 2.05: Small Signal Models
- 2.06: Small Signal Model for Bipolar Transistor
- 03: FETs
- 3.01: Introduction to MOSFETs
- 3.02: Basic MOS Structure
- 3.03: Threshold Voltage
- 3.04: MOS Transistor
- 3.05: MOS Regimes
- 3.06: Plotting MOS I-V
- 3.07: Models
- 3.08: Inverters and Logic
- 3.09: Transistor Loads for Inverters
- 3.10: CMOS Logic
- 3.11: JFET
- 3.12: Electrostatic Discharge and Latch-Up
- 04: IC Manufacturing
- 4.01: Introduction to IC Manufacturing Technology
- 4.02: Silicon Growth
- 4.03: Doping
- 4.04: Fick's First Law
- 4.05: Fick's Second Law
- 4.06: Photolithography
- 4.07: Integrated Circuit Well and Gate Creation
- 4.08: Applying Metal Sputtering
- 4.09: Integrated Circuit Manufacturing - A Bird's-Eye View
- 4.10: Diffused Resistor
- 4.11: Yield
- 05: Introduction to Transmission Lines
- 5.01: Introduction to Transmission Lines - Distributed Parameters
- 5.02: Telegrapher's Equations
- 5.03: Transmission Line Equation
- 5.04: Transmission Line Examples
- 5.05: Exciting a Line
- 5.06: Terminated Lines
- 5.07: Bounce Diagrams
- 5.08: Cascaded Lines
- 06: AC Steady-State Transmission
- 6.01: Introduction to Phasors
- 6.02: A C Line Behavior
- 6.03: Terminated Lines
- 6.04: Line Impedance
- 6.05: Crank Diagram
- 6.06: Standing Waves VSWR
- 6.07: Bilinear Transform
- 6.08: The Smith Chart
- 6.09: Introduction to Using the Smith Chart
- 6.10: Simple Calculations with the Smith Chart
- 6.11: Power
- 6.12: Finding ZL
- 6.13: Matching
- 6.14: Introduction to Parallel Matching
- 6.15: Single Stub Matching
- 6.16: Double Stub Matching
- 6.17: Odds and Ends