EE 209: Semiclassical Electron Transport

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Units: 4

Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour

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Prerequisites: EE 201/MSE 207, EE 203/MSE 237C, EE 208

Description: Covers the Boltzmann transport equation as applied to semicon- ductor device modeling. Topics include the physics of carrier scattering in common semiconductors, theoret- ical treatments of low and high field transport, bal- ance equations, and Monte Carlo solutions.

Credit: May be taken Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC) with consent of instructor and graduate advisor.

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