APh 9
Solid-State Electronics for Integrated Circuits (APh/EE 9)
Solid-State Electronics for Integrated Circuits
Fall 2015 / Spring 2016
Lecture | Tuesdays 3-4pm Thursdays 3-4pm 105 Annenberg |
Lab | 060 Moore |
Office Hours | Contact your lab section TA for questions |
Prof. Axel Scherer | etcher@ x4691, 203 Sloan Annex |
Kate Finigan | Administrative Assistant kate@ x4585, 212 Sloan Annex |
Head TA | Max Jones williamj@ x2749, 202 Sloan Annex |
Grader TA | Bassam Helou bhelou@ |
HOMEWORK POLICIES:
- On-time homework:
- Turn them in during lecture hours, typically by 2:00pm Thursday in class or as instructed by Professor Scherer
- Late homework:
- No late homework allowed
- There will be no extensions except for emergencies, in which case you should contact Prof. Scherer or your TA
- Location:
- Homework is due in class, NOT in Sloan Annex
- Graded homework can either be picked up in class or in the boxes outside of room 209 in Sloan Annex. Boxes are marked
- The grade for passing differs every year, so turn in ALL your homework even if you are taking the class Pass/Fail. You will get an “E” (incomplete) if you miss homework, and you will have to make it up before ADD DAY of the following term.
LAB POLICIES:
- Attendance to ALL labs is REQUIRED to pass the course (you will get an “F” if you miss labs, for both freshman and upperclassmen)
- You CANNOT change lab sessions after labs have started
There will be no exceptions unless there is a medical or other emergency - You need to have your pre-lab ready before your lab session
- There will be NO make-up labs at the end of the term, so you will get an “F” if you miss labs, unless there is an emergency (in which case, you should discuss with your TA to determine a time to make it up
EXAMS:
- Quizzes: There will be an in-class 10 minute quiz most Thursdays, remember to attend.
- Midterm:
- Final:
- The exams will be open your own notes, lab manual, and the class textbook
PRELABS AND REPORTS:
- Prelab Format:
- Purpose of the lab: State the device that you will be making, and the materials (e.g. GaAs or Si substrate, n-or p-doped, or undoped, the type of metal you’ll be depositing, etc) you’ll be using to make it.
- Description of the device: Explain how the device works (in words, and maybe some equations as well).
- Procedures: State briefly in words the fabrication process, and draw schematic diagrams (cross-sectional views) next to the description.
- Measurements: What type of measurements you will be doing (e.g. IV characteristics, CV curves, etc), and what programs in the Agilent analyzers you will be using to take each of the measurements.
- Calculations: These are found at the end of each lab in the APH9 laboratory manual (not all labs require calculations). For the ones that do, you need to figure out what equations to use for the calculations
- Lab Write-ups:
- You will need to turn in your pre-lab, measurements (plots), and calculations at the following lab session. Extensions may be given with your TA’s approval.
COLLABORATION:
- Homework:
You may discuss the questions, but you must turn in your own work. - Labs:
You must perform all steps to make and test your own device, with the exception of certain steps which happen in groups (oxidation and diffusion furnaces, HF etching, etc.) - Exams:
You may not discuss the questions or collaborate at all.
GRADING POLICIES:
- Attendance to ALL labs will determine that you will not get an “F”, but will not guarantee that you will automatically pass the course if you are taking it Pass/Fail (homework and exam grades will be taken into account as well)
- Homeworks: 50%, Midterm: 20%, Final: 20%, Lab: 10%
HOW TO MAKE UP AN “E”:
- You will be asked to research on a topic (assigned by Prof. Scherer) that is related to semiconductor devices, and write a detailed report by Add Day of the following term
SPRING TERM 2015:
LECTURES
- Lecture 1 – Introduction, Overview of Microfab
- Lecture 2 – CVD and MBE
- Lecture 3 – Optics and Biomedical Engineering Applications
- Lecture 4 – Laser physics and fabrication
FALL TERM 2013:
LECTURES
- Lecture 1 – Introduction to Semiconductors
- Lecture 2 – Basic Semiconductor Physics
- Lecture 3 – Electronics and Materials
- Lecture 4 – Drift, Diffusion and Vacuum Technologies
- Lecture 5 – Fermi Levels
- Lecture 6 – Transistors
- Lecture 7 – Review of 4,5,6 and Band Bending
- Lecture 8 – Repeat 5
- Lecture 9 – Transistor and MOScap physics
- Lecture 10 – Repeat 6
- Lecture 11 – BJT Physics
- Lecture 12 – Continued
- Lecture 13 – More Devices
- Lecture 14 – PV Cells
- Lecture 15 – Transistor, MOScap, and integration
- Lecture 16 – Lithography
- Lecture 17 – RF Electronics
WINTER TERM 2014:
LECTURES:
- Electron Microscopy
- AFM
- Magnetic Media
- Commercialization
- Intellectual Property and Patents
- Lecture 2 Semiconductor Processing
- Lecture 4 Photonic Device Physics
- Lecture 5 Cleanrooms
- Lecture 7-8 Optical Communications
- Lecture 9 Plasmonics
- Lecture 10 Microfluidic Analysis
- Lecture 11 Lab-on-a-chip / Lab-in-the-body
- Lecture 12 Negative Differential Resistance
VIDEOS
FALL TERM 2013:
- 10/8/13 From sand to silicon:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jh2z-g7GJxE - 10/8/13 AT&T labs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cdr89n_nf9Y - 10/15/13 Power of the sun:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0hckM8TKY0 - 10/22/13 Transistor documentary:
Part 1 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLBII5x43P0
Part 2 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIFNW8dwzqE
Part 3 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kY8vJXcN7_g
Part 4 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-0ye0gw5rs
Part 5 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_krTw6JuL74
Part 6 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLaZkGKwlpE - 10/24/13 How vacuum tubes are made:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8n4WVRKkmww - 10/24/13 How vacuum tubes work:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAxB1yXPsxw
WINTER TERM 2014:
- ASML: Chip making goes vacuum with EUV
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLNsYecX_2Q - Computer Pioneers Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qundvme1Tik - Computer Pioneers Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsirYCAocZk - EUV: Grand Challenge
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ba9DD9PvUwA - Fairchild Briefing on Integrated Circuits
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z47Gv2cdFtA - From Sand to Chip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhsKCnDD3F8 - History of Computing Documentary
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPDy2y4AjSo - How and EUV Light Source Works
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xJEs3a-1QU - Intel: The making of a chip at 22nm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9SWNLZvA8g - Multilayer of Soft Lithography
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWdRczefirs - Photolithography
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9x3Lh1ZfggM - Photomask Technology for the EUV Era
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hG39KDWxsS4 - See How Computers Add Numbers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBDoT8o4q00
QUIZ SETS / HOMEWORKS SETS
- TBA
LAB SCHEDULE
The APh 9a labs begin the week of October 12th, 2015.
- Semiconductor Materials
Week of October 12th, 2015 - Light Emitting Diode
Week of October 19th, 2015 - Schottky Diode
Week of October 26th, 2015 - MOS Capacitor
Week of November 2nd, 2015 - PN Diode
Week of November 9th, 2015 - Microfluidics Part 1
Week of November 16th, 2015 - Microfluidics Part 2
Week of November 30th, 2015
The APh 9b labs begin the week of January 20, 2016. The schedule is tenatively:
- Silicon Photovoltaic/Photodiode
Week of January 20, 2016 - Laser Resonator
Week of January 27, 2016 - MOSFET
Week of February 3, 2016 - BJT
Week of February 17, 2016
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | |
Afternoon 2-6pm |
Sith D. sdromrong@ |
Dvin Adalian dvin@ |
W. “Max” Jones williamj@ |
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Evening 7-11pm |
Keith Russell krussell@ |
Yu-Hung ylai@ |
Yu-Hung ylai@ |
Keith Russell krussell@ |