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module properties Semiconductor Devices 2 in degree program Master Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik 2021
module number200520
examination number2100857
departmentDepartment of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
ID of group 2143 (Micro- and Nanoelectronic Systems)
module leader Dr. Frank Schwierz
term summer term only
languageEnglisch
credit points5
on-campus program (h)45
self-study (h)105
obligationelective module
examwritten examination performance, 90 minutes
details of the certificate
link to Moodle course
teacherProf. Dr. Ziegler, Martin
signup details for alternative examinations
maximum number of participants
previous knowledge and experience

Fundamentals of electronics, Fundamentals of electrical engineering, Semiconductor devices 1

learning outcomeAfter the lectures and exercises, the students have acquired an overview on current semiconductor devices: the physical background, typical applications and physical limits
of different device technologies.
Capabilities: The students have a profound understanding of the main semiconductor devices and
valuation of their advantages and disadvantages.  They know current difficulties and developments in device-technologies and have knowledge of recent research approaches.
Competences: Students
understand the physical background of different semiconductor devices, their scaling
limits and functional principles.
content1-Field-Effect Tranisitors and beyond: repetition of Semiconductor devices 1 (MOS capacitor, the classical MOSFET), moderen types of Field-Effect Tranisitors
2-Device Scaling: Moore's law, Scaling MOSFET, Short channel effects

3-Limits of Binary Computation: Binary states variables, physical limits of computation
4-Random Access Memories: DRAM, Flash memories (EPROM, EEPROM), FeRAM ,FeFET, MTJ, MRAM
5-Resistive Random Access Memories: the memory gap problem, PCM, FTJ, ECM and VCM, TCM

media of instruction and technical requirements for education and examination in case of online participation

PowerPoint resentations + blackbboard

literature / references
  1. Simon M. Sze: Physics of Semiconductor Devices, Wiley & Sons 2006
  2. Michael S. Shur: Physics of Semiconductor Devices. Prentice Hall 1991
  3. Simon M. Sze: Modern Semiconductor Device Physics. Wiley & Sons 1997
  4. R. Waser (ed.), Nanoelectronics and Information Technology, Wiley VCH 2005
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