Chapter 1

Semiconductor Fundamentals

Energy bands and carrier concentration

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Fermi-Dirac statistics and density of states

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Drift and diffusion of carriers

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Generation and recombination processes

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Continuity equations and Hall effect

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Chapter 2

PN Junction Diode

Depletion region and built-in potential

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Current-voltage characteristics (Shockley equation)

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Junction capacitance and breakdown mechanisms

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Zener and Avalanche breakdown

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Transient behavior and switching characteristics

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Chapter 3

Bipolar Junction Transistors (BJT)

BJT principle of operation and current gain

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Ebers-Moll and Gummel-Poon models

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High-frequency performance and Transit time

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Heterojunction Bipolar Transistors (HBTs)

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Early effect and base-width modulation

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Chapter 4

MOSFET Device Physics

MOS capacitor and ideal C-V characteristics

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Surface inversion and threshold voltage calculation

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MOSFET I-V characteristics and subthreshold conduction

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Channel length modulation and Body effect

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Short channel effects (DIBL, punch-through)

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Chapter 5

Advanced Semiconductor Devices

FinFETs and Multi-gate transistors

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Silicon-on-Insulator (SOI) technology

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High-k dielectrics and metal gates

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Tunnel FETs and Carbon Nanotube FETs

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Power semiconductor devices (IGBTs, Thyristors)

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