Introduction to Semiconductor Devices: For Computing and Telecommunications Applications

Kevin F. Brennan

doi:10.1017/CBO9781139171373

From semiconductor fundamentals to semiconductor devices used in the telecommunications and computing industries, this 2005 book provides a solid grounding in the most important devices used in the hottest areas of electronic engineering. The book includes coverage of future approaches to computing hardware and RF power amplifiers, and explains how emerging trends and system demands of computing and telecommunications systems influence the choice, design and operation of semiconductors. Next, the field effect devices are described, including MODFETs and MOSFETs. Short channel effects and the challenges faced by continuing miniaturisation are then addressed. The rest of the book discusses the structure, behaviour, and operating requirements of semiconductor devices used in lightwave and wireless telecommunications systems. This is both an excellent senior/graduate text, and a valuable reference for engineers and researchers in the field.

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Frontmatter
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Preface
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- By W. Russell Callen
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List of physical constants
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List of materials parameters for important semiconductors, Si and GaAs
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1 - Semiconductor fundamentals
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2 - Carrier action
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3 - Junctions
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4 - Bipolar junction transistors
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5 - JFETs and MESFETs
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6 - Metal–insulator–semiconductor structures and MOSFETS
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7 - Short-channel effects and challenges to CMOS
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8 - Beyond CMOS
pp 188-219
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9 - Telecommunications systems–an overview
pp 220-229
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10 - Optoelectronic devices – emitters, light amplifiers, and detectors
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11 - Transistors for high frequency, high power amplifiers for wireless systems
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References
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Frontmatter
pp i-vi

Contents
pp vii-x

Preface
pp xi-xiv

List of physical constants
pp xv-xv

List of materials parameters for important semiconductors, Si and GaAs
pp xvi-xviii

1 - Semiconductor fundamentals
pp 1-22

2 - Carrier action
pp 23-37

3 - Junctions
pp 38-77

4 - Bipolar junction transistors
pp 78-100

5 - JFETs and MESFETs
pp 101-126

6 - Metal–insulator–semiconductor structures and MOSFETS
pp 127-168

7 - Short-channel effects and challenges to CMOS
pp 169-187

8 - Beyond CMOS
pp 188-219

9 - Telecommunications systems–an overview
pp 220-229

10 - Optoelectronic devices – emitters, light amplifiers, and detectors
pp 230-274

11 - Transistors for high frequency, high power amplifiers for wireless systems
pp 275-299

References
pp 300-302

Index
pp 303-316

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