S3X: Semiconductor Devices

 

Educator Dr. Vincent Chang Number of Lectures 19 Course Length 28 Hours Units 2.8 CEU Access Time 120 Days Course Language English silde with Chinese Mandarin audio Fee $344.62

Course Description

Gain a competitive advantage by learning the fundamental concepts, operation characteristic, and signal modeling of semiconductor devices. Topics include BJT Device Physics, BJT Device Modeling, MOS Device Physics, and MOS Device Modeling.

 

Course Outline

Lecture	Topic	# of Slides
1	S3X_Course Overview	46
2	Key Concepts of BJT Device Physics	55
3	Designing the Current Gain of Bipolar Transistors	31
4	Minority Carrier Concentrations Under Forward-Active Bias	55
5	Advanced Derivation of Forward-Active Current Gains	62
6	Current-Voltage Characteristics of Bipolar Transistors	44
7	Secondary Effects of the Actual Bipolar Transistor	62
8	Low-Frequency Modeling of Bipolar Transistors	50
9	Key Concepts of Small-Signal Input Resistances	60
10	Key Concepts of Small-Signal Output Resistance	83
11	High Frequency Modeling of Bipolar Transistors	89
12	Key Concepts of MOS Device Physics	132
13	Current-Voltage Characteristics of MOSFET	66
14	P-Channel Enhancement MOSFET	67
15	Secondary Effects of the Actual MOS Transistor	55
16	Adjusting Threshold Voltage vs. Depletion MOSFET	26
17	Low-Frequency Modeling of MOS Transistors	75
18	Key Concepts of MOS Body Transconductance	23
19	High Frequency Modeling of MOS Transistors	41

 

*Number of slides and run times are estimated

 

 

Additional Course Information

Who Should Attend Many types of working professionals find this course both challenging and interesting: • Majored in EE but need to brush up on their knowledge in this area before they can advance to circuit-level courses in analog or digital IC design. • Wish to enter the semiconductor market and are looking to acquire essential knowledge and build a solid foundation in this area. Prerequisite You should either have taken the prerequisite offered by Knowledge Master • "S2X: Semiconductor Physics" or possess working-level knowledge on semiconductor physics, such as Semiconductor Materials, Semiconductor Transport Phenomena, and PN Junction Device Physics. Course Length The course length covers not only the audio runtime but also the time you need to catch up with the lecture presentation, including the time to re-listen the soundtrack (rewind and play), the time to watch the slides (pause), and the time to take notes. Other than the 28-hour course length, you are expected to spend additional 56 hours studying the lectures and digesting the materials. Course Activation You must activate the course within 15 days of your date of enrollment. After you activate the course, you have 120 days to complete the course. Within the 120-day access time, you can watch/listen the lecture presentations as many times as you want. Most students who have full-time jobs and who study part-time can finish this course within 60 days.