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First level
Second level
Third level

Introduction

0.1. The semiconductor industry
0.2. Purpose and goal of the Text
0.3. The primary focus: CMOS integrated circuits
0.4. Applications illustrated with computer-generated animations

Chapter 1: Review of Modern Physics

1.1. Introduction
1.2. Quantum mechanics
1.3. Electromagnetic theory
1.4. Statistical thermodynamics

Chapter 2: Semiconductor fundamentals

2.1. Introduction
2.2. Crystals and crystal structures
2.3. Energy bands
2.4. Density of states
2.5. Carrier distribution functions
2.6. Carrier densities
2.7. Carrier transport
2.8. Carrier recombination and generation
2.9. Continuity equation
2.10. The drift-diffusion model
2.11 Semiconductor thermodynamics

Chapter 3: Metal-Semiconductor Junctions

3.1. Introduction
3.2. Structure and principle of operation
3.3. Electrostatic analysis
3.4. Schottky diode current
3.5 Metal-Semiconductor contacts
3.6 Metal-Semiconductor Field Effect Transistors (MESFETs)
3.7 Schottky diode with an interfacial layer
3.8 Other unipolar junctions
3.9 Currents through insulators

Chapter 4: p-n Junctions

4.1. Introduction
4.2. Structure and principle of operation
4.3. Electrostatic analysis of a p-n diode
4.4. The p-n diode current
4.5. Reverse bias breakdown
4.6. Optoelectronic devices
4.7. Photodiodes
4.8. Solar cells
4.9. Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs)
4.10. Laser diodes

Chapter 5: Bipolar Junction Transistors

5.1. Introduction
5.2. Structure and principle of operation
5.3. Ideal transistor model
5.4. Non-ideal effects
5.5 Base and Collector transit time effects
5.6 BJT circuit models
5.7. Heterojunction bipolar transistors
5.8. BJT technology
5.9. BJT power devices

Chapter 6: Metal-Oxide-Silicon Capacitors

6.1. Introduction
6.2. Structure and principle of operation
6.3. MOS analysis
6.4. MOS capacitor technology
6.5. Solution to Poisson's equation
6.6. p-MOS equations

Chapter 7: MOS Field Effect Transistors

7.1. Introduction
7.2. Structure and principle of operation
7.3. MOSFET analysis
7.4. Threshold voltage
7.5. MOSFET SPICE MODEL
7.6. MOSFET Circuits and Technology
7.7. Advanced MOSFET issues
7.8. Power MOSFETs

Appendices

A.1 List of Symbols
      List of symbols by name
      Extended list of symbols
A.2 Physical constants
A.3 Material parameters
A.4 Prefixes
A.5 Units
A.6 The greek alphabet
A.7 Periodic table
A.8 Numeric answers to selected problems
A.9 Electromagnetic spectrum
A.10 Maxwell's equations
A.11 Chemistry related issues
A.12 Vector calculus
A.13 Hyperbolic functions
A.14 Stirling approximation
A.15 Related optics
A.16 Equation sheet
A.17 Delta function

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