Physics of Semiconductor Devices

The awaited revision of Semiconductor Devices: Physics and Technology offers more than 50% new or revised material that reflects a multitude of important discoveries and advances in device physics and integrated circuit processing.

Offering a basic introduction to physical principles of modern semiconductor devices and their advanced fabrication technology, the third edition presents students with theoretical and practical aspects of every step in device characterizations and fabrication, with an emphasis on integrated circuits.

Divided into three parts, this text covers the basic properties of semiconductor materials, emphasizing silicon and gallium arsenide; the physics and characteristics of semiconductor devices bipolar, unipolar special microwave and photonic devices; and the latest processing technologies, from crystal growth to lithographic pattern transfer.

New to this edition

Coverage of MOSFETs and Photonic devices expanded to 2 chapters each

All technology chapters have been thoroughly updated

More figures and explanations provided for novel technologies

We've got it all! From start to finish Semiconductor Devices: Physics and Technology, 3/e covers all key semiconductor devices with up-to-date information and easy-to-understand descriptions. Each chapter is presented in a logical manner enabling students to learn all important devices from a single source.

Is student motivation an issue? The second edition covers historical developments of devices and technology in the last 100 years. Motivate your students by offering them a perspective on the past and a foundation for projecting future trends.

Basics are just the beginning. Coverage of basic physics and material properties of key semiconductors help students to easily understand the basic properties and offers access to the most up-to-date, accurate values of device/material parameters.

Give your students the opportunity to know more about integrated circuit processing. The new edition provides coverage of all important processing technologies, offering students the opportunity to learn the basic process steps to fabricate various devices, especially integrated circuits.

Problems, problems, problems! The revision of this successful text has tripled the worked-out examples and doubled the end-of-chapter problems.