This book is an introduction to semiconductor devices for undergraduate electrical engineers, other interested students, and practicing engineers and scientists whose understanding of modern electronics needs updating. The book is organized to bring students with a background in sophomore physics to a level of understanding which will allow them to read much of the current literature on new devices and applications.
1. Crystal properties and Growth of Semiconductors
2. Atoms and Electrons
3. Energy Bands and Charge Carriers in Semiconductors
4. Excess Carriers in Semiconductors
5. Junctions
6. Field-Effect Transistors
7. Bipolar Junction Transistors
8. Optoelectronic Devices
9. Integrated Circuits
10. High-Frequency and High-Power Devices