Intro to Semiconductor Device Physics

Introduction to semiconductors and many of the principles behind them like, crystal structure, conductivity, dopant concentration, diffusion & drift currents, recombination, depletion layers, electron & hole mobility, voltage & temperature coefficients, impact ionization, and single event transients. 00:00 Intro 00:52 Solid State 04:20 Semiconductor 08:28 Why Silicon? 13:06 Si Crystal Structure 14:43 Doping 18:49 Doping Concentration 21:32 Carrier Mobility 24:06 PN Junction 28:42 Forward vs. Reverse Bias 29:49 Junction Breakdown 32:29 Junction Capacitance 33:29 Resistor Voltco & Tempco 38:50 Impact Ionization 41:56 Single Event Transients 46:04 Single Crystal vs. Poly 51:36 Conclusions 52:20 Glossary