Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering (Master's Course) Division of Advanced Science and Engineering Quantum Matter Program
Lecture Code WSP03000 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name 電子デバイス物理
Subject Name
(Katakana)
デンシデバイスブツリ
Subject Name in
English
Physics of Electron Devices
Instructor AMAKAWA SHUHEI
Instructor
(Katakana)
アマカワ シュウヘイ
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year,  Second Semester,  3Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (3T) Mon1-4:AdSM 405N
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
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Lecture 
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week   Language of Instruction E : English
Course Level 5 : Graduate Basic
Course Area(Area) 25 : Science and Technology
Course Area(Discipline) 12 : Electronics
Eligible Students
Keywords Circuit simulation, device physics 
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
 
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
Understanding of semiconductor device physics and related subjects, including circuit simulation and electronic transport. 
Class Schedule lesson1 Circuit equations
lesson2 Linear circuit analysis
lesson3 Nonlinear circuit analysis
lesson4 High-frequency circuit analysis
lesson5 Device models
lesson6 Drift-diffusion model
lesson7 p-n junction
lesson8 MOSFET
lesson9 Effective mass approximation
lesson10 Boltzmann transport equation
lesson11 Electron scattering
lesson12 Tunneling in solids
lesson13 Transport in nano structures
lesson14 Survey of device physics and circuit technology
lesson15 Survey of electron transport 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
Suggested reading:
T. L. Pillage, R.; A. Rohrer, and C. Visweswariah, Electronic Circuit & System Simulation
Methods, McGraw-Hill, 1995.
Y. Tsividis and C. McAndrew, Operation and Modeling of the MOS Transistor, 3rd edition, Oxford University Press, 2011.
H. Mizuta and T. Tanoue, The Physics and Applications of Resonant Tunneling Diodes, Cambridge University Press, 1995.
M. Di Ventura, Electrical Transport in Nanoscale Systems, Cambridge University Press,
2008. 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
 
(More Details) Handouts, visuals 
Learning techniques to be incorporated  
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
Read suggested books and/or papers. 
Requirements  
Grading Method Evaluation based on survey assignment. 
Practical Experience  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it  
Message  
Other   
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. 
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