Semiconductor Technology

The course provides a detailed introduction to selected semiconductor manufacturing processes in clean room, such as photolithography, etch and metallization, as well as a detailed introduction to the semiconductor physics of charge transport in p-n junctions, diodes and metal-semiconductor junctions.

Knowledge:
The candidate has:
– detailed knowledge on selected topics within fabrication technology for semiconductor devices and integrated circuits
– good understanding of electronic structure, charge carrier statistics, and carrier (electron and hole) transport in semiconductors
– good understanding of charge transport in semiconductor p-n junctions, diodes and metal-semiconductor contacts.

Technical skills:
The candidate can:
- do photolithography and simple processing of semiconductors in clean room, and do characterization with selected techniques
– calculate voltages and currents in selected electronic semiconductor devices under different biasing conditions.

General expertise:
The candidate has:
– the required skills in mathematics, physics, and electronic circuits for qualitative and quantitative analysis of defined electronic system components
– the required knowledge for more advanced studies on the fabrication technology and principles of operation of advanced semiconductor devices, electronic circuits and systems.

Auditorium lectures and exercises (problems), and laboratory excercises in clean room and characterization lab.