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 or MSE 207; EE 203 or MSE 237C; EE 208; graduate standing

Description: Covers the Boltzmann transport equation as applied to semiconductor device modeling. Topics include the physics of carrier scattering in common semiconductors, theoretical treatments of low and high field transport, balance 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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