Physical Models
Quantum Mechanics
Atomic Structure

Bonding Forces and Energy bands in solids
Charge carriers in Semiconductors
Carrier Concentrations
Drift of Carriers in Electric and Magnetic Fields
Invariance of Fermi Level at Equilibrium

Optical Absorption
Luminescence
Carrier Lifetime and Photoconductivity
Diffusion of Carriers

Fabrication of p-n junctions
Equilibrium Conditions
Forward and Reverse-Biased Junctions
Reverse-Bias Breakdown
Transient and ac conditions
Deviations from the simple theory
Metal-semiconductor junctions
Heterojunctions

The Junction Diode
Tunnel Diodes
Photodiodes
Light-Emitting Diodes and Lasers

Bipolar Junction Transistors
Amplification and Switching
Fundamentals of BJT Operation
BJT Fabrication
Minoririty Carrier Distributions
Generalized Biasing
Switching
Side Effects
Frequency Limitations of Transistors
Heterojunction Bipolar Transistors

Field Effect Transistors
The Junction FET
The Metal-Semiconductor FET
The Metal-Insulator-Semiconductor FET

Integrated Circuits
Fabrication of Monolithic Circuits
Monolithic Device Elements
Charge Transfer Devices
Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI)
Testing, Bonding, and Packaging

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