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    NE 242 Syllabus 2013

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    This document outlines the course details for NE 242: Electronic Devices taught in Spring 2013. It provides information on the course description, instructor, textbook, lectures, tutorials, labs, teaching assistants, course outline, evaluation, and required statements. The course is an introduction to semiconductor physics and devices, covering topics like electronic band structure, carrier transport, pn-junctions, MOS transistors, and optoelectronic devices. It will be taught through lectures, tutorials, labs, assignments, a midterm, and a final exam.

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    This document outlines the course details for NE 242: Electronic Devices taught in Spring 2013. It provides information on the course description, instructor, textbook, lectures, tutorials, labs, teaching assistants, course outline, evaluation, and required statements. The course is an introduction to semiconductor physics and devices, covering topics like electronic band structure, carrier transport, pn-junctions, MOS transistors, and optoelectronic devices. It will be taught through lectures, tutorials, labs, assignments, a midterm, and a final exam.

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    This document outlines the course details for NE 242: Electronic Devices taught in Spring 2013. It provides information on the course description, instructor, textbook, lectures, tutorials, labs, teaching assistants, course outline, evaluation, and required statements. The course is an introduction to semiconductor physics and devices, covering topics like electronic band structure, carrier transport, pn-junctions, MOS transistors, and optoelectronic devices. It will be taught through lectures, tutorials, labs, assignments, a midterm, and a final exam.

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    NE 242 Syllabus 2013

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    NE 242: Electronic Devices

    Spring 2013

    Course Outline

    Course description
    Introduction to the physics of semiconductor materials and devices: electronic band structure,
    charge carriers, doping, carrier transport, pn-junctions, MOS transistors, optoelectronic devices
    (photodetectors, LEDs, solar cells).

    Instructor
    Prof. Irene Goldthorpe, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
    Office: QNC 4601
    Email: igoldthorpe@uwaterloo.ca
    Phone: ext. 31242
    Office Hours: 11:30 12:30pm Fridays, or by appointment.

    Textbook (required)
    Donald Neamen, Semiconductor Physics and Devices, 4
    th
    Ed, McGraw-Hill (2011)
    (3
    rd
    edition is also fine)

    Course website
    LEARN, NE 242

    Lectures
    Room QNC-2502
    10:30 11:20am Tue & Thu
    9:30 10:20am Fri
    11:30am 12:20pm Fri (3 or more of the following dates: May 10, May 24, Jun 7, Jul 5,
    Jul 19)

    Tutorials
    Section 1: 4:30 5:20pm Wed. Room - QNC 1506
    Section 2: 4:30 5:20pm Thurs. Room - QNC 1507
    Section 3: 4:30 5:20pm Fri. Room - QNC 2501
    No tutorials will be held in the first week. Tutorials begin the second week of term.

    Labs
    Room QNC-2611
    Section 1: 1:30 4:20pm Thu (May 9, May 23, Jun 6, Jun 20, Jul 4, Jul 18)
    Section 3: 1:30 4:20pm Wed (May 8, May 22, Jun 5, Jun 19, Jul 3, Jul 17)
    Section 4: 1:30 4:20pm Thu (May 16, May 30, Jun 13, Jun 27, Jul 11, Jul 25)
    Section 5: 1:30 4:20pm Tue (May 14, May 28, Jun 11, Jun 25, Jul 9, Jul 23)
    Section 6: 1:30 4:20pm Wed (May 15, May 29, Jun 12, Jun 26, Jul 10, Jul 24)


    Pre-lab assignments are to be uploaded on LEARN before the start of your lab session. Late
    pre-lab assignments will not be accepted.
    Lab reports are due 6 days after your lab session (eg. For Tuesday lab sessions, the report is due
    by 11:59pm on the following Monday). Late submissions will incur a 10% penalty per day.
    If you anticipate missing a lab, contact the lab instructor. If a lab is missed without a valid
    reason, the mark for that lab will be zero

    Teaching Assistants
    Nicholas Vardy
    Email: ngvardy@uwaterloo.ca
    Office: DC 3728

    Ahmed Mahoud Mohamed
    Email: a5mahmou@uwaterloo.ca
    Office: E5 4118
    Sibi Sutty
    Email: sbssutty@engmail.uwaterloo.ca
    Office: E3 3140

    Graeme Williams
    Email: g3willia@uwaterloo.ca
    Office: DC 3718
    TA office hour: Thursdays starting May 16
    th
    , 5:30 6:30pm, QNC 1507

    Lab Instructor
    Maziar Moradi
    Email: m3moradi@uwaterloo.ca
    Office: ERC 2014




    Course Outline
    Description of semiconductor materials [Chapter 1]
    Electronic band structure [Chapter 3]
    Electrons and holes in equilibrium [Chapter 4]
    Carrier transport [Chapter 5]
    Excess carriers [Chapter 6]
    pn junctions [Chapter 7 & 8]
    Metal-oxide-semiconductor field effect transistors (MOSFETs) [Chapter 10]
    LEDs, photodetectors, solar cells [Chapter 14]
    Time permitting: MOS capacitor capacitance-voltage measurements [Chapter 10.2]
    Time permitting: Metal-semiconductor junctions (Ohmic/Schottky contacts) [Chapter 9]

    Evaluation
    Labs (6) 20%
    Assignments (2) 6%
    Midterm 24% (Mon June 17, 8:30 9:50am)
    Final Exam 50%

    Problem sets will be assigned approximately every week, are not handed in or graded,
    and will be discussed in the tutorial. Solutions will be posted on the website.
    There will be two assignments which ARE to be handed in. One will be assigned
    between the start of the course and the midterm, and the other will be assigned
    sometime between the midterm and the end of the course.
    Midterm and exam will be closed book. Equation sheets will be provided.
    If the midterm is missed due to last minute circumstances and appropriate
    documentation is provided (eg. verification of Illness form), the weight of the final will
    be increased accordingly. If a student misses the midterm without a valid reason, their
    midterm earns a score of zero.

    Required Statements
    Academic Integrity: In order to maintain a culture of academic integrity, members of the
    University of Waterloo community are expected to promote honesty, trust, fairness, respect
    and responsibility. [Check www.uwaterloo.ca/academicintegrity/ for more information.]
    Grievance: A student who believes that a decision affecting some aspect of his/her university
    life has been unfair or unreasonable may have grounds for initiating a grievance. Read Policy
    70, Student Petitions and Grievances, Section 4,
    www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/infosec/Policies/policy70.htm. When in doubt please be certain to
    contact the departments administrative assistant who will provide further assistance.
    Discipline: A student is expected to know what constitutes academic integrity [check
    www.uwaterloo.ca/academicintegrity/] to avoid committing an academic offence, and to take
    responsibility for his/her actions. A student who is unsure whether an action constitutes an
    offence, or who needs help in learning how to avoid offences (e.g., plagiarism, cheating) or
    about rules for group work/collaboration should seek guidance from the course instructor,
    academic advisor, or the undergraduate Associate Dean. For information on categories of
    offences and types of penalties, students should refer to Policy 71, Student Discipline,
    www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/infosec/Policies/policy71.htm. For typical penalties check Guidelines
    for the Assessment of Penalties,
    www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/infosec/guidelines/penaltyguidelines.htm.
    Appeals: A decision made or penalty imposed under Policy 70 (Student Petitions and
    Grievances) (other than a petition) or Policy 71 (Student Discipline) may be appealed if there
    is a ground. A student who believes he/she has a ground for an appeal should refer to Policy
    72 (Student Appeals) www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/infosec/Policies/policy72.htm.
    Note for Students with Disabilities: The Office for Persons with Disabilities (OPD),
    located in Needles Hall, Room 1132, collaborates with all academic departments to arrange
    appropriate accommodations for students with disabilities without compromising the academic
    integrity of the curriculum. If you require academic accommodations to lessen the impact of
    your disability, please register with the OPD at the beginning of each academic term.

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