ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING

PROGRAM SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING &

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITI
MALAYSIA SABAH

COURSE CODE : KE26203

COURSE NAME : MATERIALS SCIENCE AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES

LECTURER : RAZAK MOHD ALI LEE

CREDIT HOUR : 3 (3-hour lecture and occasional tutorials)

PREREQUISITE : -

TEXTBOOK :

1. Donald A. Neamen Semiconductor Physics and Devices – McGraw-Hill

REFERENCES
1. Principles of Electronic Devices by B. Van Zeghbroeck, 2011 (Electronic Edition)
2. S. Sedra, Kenneth C. Smith, 2010. Microelectronic Circuits – 6/e, Oxford University Press

3. Teach Yourself Electricity and Electronics- Stan Gibilis, 2011 ,-5/e, McGraw-Hill
4. Millman & Halkias, Electronic Device & Circuits, 2007,-2/e, McGraw Hill
5. Electronics for engineers-S.A. Knight (GNVQ Engg. series).

COURSE SYNOPSIS
KE 26203 is an introductory course on solid state electronic devices for undergraduate
electrical and Electronic engineering students. The course is also multidisciplinary in nature
integrating electrical engineering with materials science and engineering, mathematics, modern
engineering physics and materials property as well.
Introduction to semiconductor materials, fundamentals of carrier phenomena, operating
principles of p-n junction diodes, metal-semiconductor contacts (Schottky diodes), BJT and
field-effect transistors (MOSFETS and JFETS), etc and knowledge leading to understanding of
photo emitters, photo detectors and other optoelectronic devices.

COURSE OBJECTIVES
The course objectives are:
1. Understand the basics of materials and conduction processes in solids so that a student can
later learn about newly developed devices and applications.
2. Familiarize students with the commonly used semiconductor terms and concepts related to
a broad range of semiconductor devices to benefit a student’s career and engineering
practice.
3. Apply the concepts to basic semiconductor devices to explain the device operation and
evaluate characteristic parameters.
4. Understand essential operation mechanisms of existing semiconductor devices for
meaningful electronic engineering study.

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 COURSE OUTCOMES

Relationship of Course Outcomes (CO) to Program Outcomes (PO)

Course Outcomes (CO)
PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Ability to acquire Knowledge of
materials structure and X
CO1 properties, bonding, electrostatic
and its band as well as carrier
transport phenomena
An ability to apply knowledge of
CO2 semiconductor devices in X X
electronic equipment’s
An ability to identify and analyze
CO3 devices characteristic X X
An ability to use the techniques,
CO4 skills, and methods necessary to X
solve problems.

PROGRAM OUTCOMES
PO1. Engineering Knowledge. Psychomotor
PO2. Problem Analysis. (CTPS) CTPS : Critical Thinking Problem Solving
PO3. Design/Development of Solutions. (CTPS) CS: Communication Skills
PO4. Investigation.
PO5. Modern Tool Usage. Affective
PO6. The Engineer and Society. EM: Ethic and Moral
PO7. Environment and Sustainability. LS: Leadership Skills
PO8. Ethics. (EM) LL: Life Long Learning
PO9. Communication. (CS) TS: Team Spirit
PO10. Individual and Team Work. (TS & LS)
PO11. Life Long Learning. (LL)
PO12. Project Management and Finance.

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DELIVERY METHOD
1. Lectures
2. Tutorials and exercises
3. Assignments, discussion

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Assessments Methods Percentage CO1 CO2 CO3 CO4

1. Quizzes 5% X X
2. Tests 25% X X X X
3. Assignments 30% X X X
4. Final Exam 40% X X X X
TOTAL 100%

COURSE SCHEDULE
Week Topics
1 Module 1
2 Module 1
3 Module 2
4 Module 3
5 Module 3
6 Test I and Quiz I and Assignment
7 Module 4
8 Module 5
9 Midterm +Group assignment + Quiz II
10 Module 6
11 Module 7
12 Module 8
13 Module 9
14 Review
>14 Final Exam

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COURSE SYLLABUS

Module Topics
1 Crystalline and non-crystalline materials, lattices
Mechanical and dielectric properties of solids
Electrons in solids, Concepts of free electrons and bonding in materials.
Band structure and energy band, metal, semiconductor, insulator
Intrinsic and extrinsic (n or p-type) semiconductors
2 Model of a p-n junction, diode equation for a p-n junction under forward and
reversed bias
3 Carrier drift in electric fields, effects of temperature and doping on mobility,
conductivity, and junction properties

4 Diode
5 Construction and basic mode of operation of a bipolar junction transistor, BJT
6 MOSFET, CMOS in different applications and performance addressing
7 Photodiodes, PIN detector properties and using of those for display and
communication

8 LED, LASER and using of those for display and communication

9 SCR, DIAC , TRIAC and UJT , construction and working principle as power switching
devices

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