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EE 5340. SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE THEORY. 3 Hours.

Quantum mechanics applicable to semiconductor theory. Energy band theory, density of states and effective mass theory. Intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors, equilibrium statistics for electrons and holes. Transport, generation and recombination of excess carriers. Device equations and physics. Theory and performance of p-n and Schottky diodes, bipolar and MOS transistor electronic devices, and optoelectronic devices.