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  • Solar Energy: The physics and engineering of

    Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Solar Energy: The physics and engineering of

    15 in stock

    Book SynopsisThis book provides a broad overview on the different aspects of solar energy, with a focus on photovoltaics, which is the technology that allows light energy to be converted into electric energy. Renewable energy sources have become increasingly popular in recent years, and solar is one of the most adaptable and attractive types – from solar farms to support the National Grid to roof panels/tiles used for solar thermal heating systems, and small solar garden lights. Written by Delft University researchers, Solar Energy uniquely covers both the physics of photovoltaic (PV) cells and the design of PV systems for real-life applications, from a concise history of solar cells components and location issues of current systems. The book is designed to make this complicated subject accessible to all, and is packed with fascinating graphs and charts, as well as useful exercises to cement the topics covered in each chapter. Solar Energy outlines the fundamental principles of semiconductor solar cells, as well as PV technology: crystalline silicon solar cells, thin-film cells, PV modules, and third-generation concepts. There is also background on PV systems, from simple stand-alone to complex systems connected to the grid. This is an invaluable reference for physics students, researchers, industrial engineers and designers working in solar energy generation, as well those with a general interest in renewable energy.Table of ContentsI. Introduction 1. Energy 2. Status and prospects of PV technology 3. The working principle of a solar cell II. PV Fundamentals 4. Electrodynamic basics 5. Solar radiation 6. Basic semiconductor physics 7. Generation and recombination of electron-hole pairs 8. Semiconductor junctions 9. Solar cell parameters and equivalent circuit 10. Losses and efficiency limits III. PV technology 11. A short history of solar cells 12. Crystalline silicon solar cells 13. Thin-film solar cells 14. A closer look to some processes 15. PV modules 16. Third generation concepts IV. PV systems 17. Introduction to PV systems 18. Location issues 19. Components of PV systems 20. PV system design 21. PV System economics and ecology V. Alternative solar energy conversion technologies 22. Solar thermal energy 23. Solar fuels Appendix A. Derivations in electrodynamics B. Derivation of homojunctions J-V curves C. Some aspects of surface recombination D. The morphology of selected TCO samples E. Some aspects on location issues F. Derivations for DC-DC converters G. Fluid-dynamic model Bibliography Index

    15 in stock

    £25.50

  • Chip War

    Simon & Schuster Chip War

    2 in stock

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    2 in stock

    £20.95

  • Make Radio

    O'Reilly Media Make Radio

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisWith more than 150 color images, step-by-step instructions and detailed explanations, and a handy materials list of components and sources, this is the ultimate guide to explore the hidden universe of radio waves!

    1 in stock

    £20.39

  • Modern Assembly Language Programming with the ARM

    Elsevier Science Modern Assembly Language Programming with the ARM

    15 in stock

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    15 in stock

    £62.06

  • Essential Guide to Semiconductors The

    Pearson Education (US) Essential Guide to Semiconductors The

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisJIM TURLEY is a semiconductor industry analyst, editor, and lecturer in Silicon Valley. He is aregular columnist for Embedded Systems Programming, Computer Design, Circuit Cellar, andSupermicro magazines. He was Senior Editor of the Microprocessor Report and a three-time winnerof the Computer Press Award. Jim also provides consulting services to leading semiconductorfirms and is often called upon to participate in new product reviews, strategy sessions, andtechnology development. He has also written six books on a number of different topics,including PCs Made Easy.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments. 1. Running Start. About This Book. Some Words to Know. 2. Semiconductor Family Tree. Semiconductor Family Tree. Simple Analog Components. Advanced Analog Components. A/D and D/A Converters. MEMS. Medium-Scale Digital Chips. Highly Integrated Digital Chips. 3. How Chips Are Designed. Old-Style Design Process. New-Style Design Process. Verifying the Design Works. Using Outside IP. Getting to Tape Out and Film. Current Problems and Future Trends. 4. How Chips Are Made. Clean Rooms and Fabs. Developing Technology: Chips and Photography. Silicon Ingots to Start. Polishing the Wafer Smooth. Building the Layer Cake. Laser Surgery: Etching Away the Transistors. Step and Repeat. Etching Bath. Ready for the Metal Round. Testing Phase. Bringing Out the Diamonds. Sorting the Fast from the Merely Good. Wrap It Up. How Many Nanometers in a Micron? Let's Get Small. 5. Business and Markets. Worldwide Production of Semiconductors. Worldwide Consumption of Semiconductors. Military Electronics. The Business of Making Semiconductors. 6. Essential Guide to Microprocessors. Overview of Microprocessors. Microprocessor History and Evolution. What's a Processor Architecture? Microprocessor Anatomy and Gazetteer. What Do 4-Bit, 8-Bit, 16-Bit, and 32-Bit Mean? Performance, Benchmarks, and Gigahertz. What Is Software? Choosing Microprocessors. Microprocessor Future Trends. 7. Essential Guide to Memory Chips. Overview of Memory Chips. Nonvolatile ROM. Volatile RAM. Memory Interfaces. Future Memories. 8. Essential Guide to Custom and Configurable Chips. Overview of Custom Chips. Field-Programmable Chips. Custom ASIC Chips. Dynamically Reconfigurable Chips. Intellectual Property Licensing. Future Outlook for Custom Chips. 9. Theory. Digital and Binary Concepts. Gates and Logic Functions. How Transistors Work. About Electrons and Electronics. Appendix: Standard Bodies and Reference. Standards Bodies and Organizations. Conferences and Trade Shows. Other Resources. Glossary. Index.

    1 in stock

    £25.12

  • Program Earth

    University of Minnesota Press Program Earth

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisTrade Review"Jennifer Gabrys deftly synthesizes fields and lines of inquiry in weaving a signature story of our age, working across intellectual planes and variegated systems and networks. Program Earth is a tantalizing account of digital, citizen-sensing worlds in the making."—Kevin McHugh, Arizona State University"Impressive and original, Program Earth is not just concerned with the collection and dissemination of data, but also—and more crucially—with the transformation of these data and with their effects."—Steven Shaviro, author of The Universe of Things: On Speculative Realism"Full of stimulating ideas and provocative reframings of environmental concerns that are sure to spark further research."—American Journal of Sociology "Readers will revel in extensively written case studies as well as the contemplative opportunity to challenge, with renewed conceptual tools, the urgent notion of the environment."—Cultural Geographies"Jennifer Gabrys' book is a timely publication that combines empirical insights with a necessary speculative attitude in an emerging field."—Tecnosciencza"This sociological treatise is a valuable contribution for historians of technology... Program Earth succeeds in raising multiple epistemological and political issues intertwining sensing technologies, infrastructures, democracy, and power."—Technology and Culture Table of ContentsContentsPreface and AcknowledgmentsIntroduction. Environment as Experiment in Sensing TechnologyPart 1. Wild Sensing1. Sensing an Experimental Forest: Processing Environments and Distributing Relations 2. From Moss Cam to Spillcam: Technogeographies of Experience3. Animals as Sensors: Mobile Organisms and the Problem of MilieusPart 2. Pollution Sensing4. Sensing Climate Change and Expressing Environmental Citizenship5. Sensing Oceans and Geo-Speculating with a Garbage Patch6. Sensing Air and Creaturing Data Part 3. Urban Sensing7. Citizen Sensing in the Smart and Sustainable City: From Environments to Environmentality8. Engaging the Idiot in Participatory Digital Urbanism 9. Digital Infrastructures of Withness: Constructing a Speculative CityConclusion. Planetary Computerization, RevisitedNotesBibliographyIndex

    1 in stock

    £21.59

  • A Guide to Feedback Theory

    Cambridge University Press A Guide to Feedback Theory

    15 in stock

    Book SynopsisDo you need to understand feedback? Perhaps you''re a little rusty on theory basics? Dig in to this self-contained guide for an accessible and concise explanation of the fundamentals. Distills the relevant essence of linear system theory, calculus, differential equations, linear algebra, basic physics, numerical methods, and complex analysis, and links them back to an explanation of feedback theory. Provides a tight synthesis of analytical and conceptual understanding. Maintains a focus on common use cases. Whether you are a struggling undergraduate, a doctoral student preparing for your qualifying exams, or an industry practitioner, this easy-to-understand book invites you to relax, enjoy the material, and follow your curiosity.Trade Review'Feedback theory is an intrinsically mathematical discipline in which one can feel either submerged by formulae or driven to use blind computer simulations that hide insight. Dawson's approach is to extract visceral meaning out of this tangle, arguing that a deep understanding of dynamic stability criteria can free the designer from 'equational overload' and lead to incisive selection of the right mathematical tool for the job at hand.' Stephen D. Senturia, Massachusetts Institute of Technology'Feedback is perhaps the most foundational concept for electronics and control systems in general, but it is often covered for specific circuits for the former, and in terms of theoretical concepts for the latter. This book provides us with a unique perspective of how feedback theory in general relates to practical systems and electronics applications.' Larry Pileggi, Carnegie Mellon University'Recommended.' D. Z. Spicer, Choice MagazineTable of ContentsPreface; 1. Linear Systems: What You Missed the First Time; 2. The Basics of Feedback; 3. The Nyquist Stability Criterion; 4. Some Common Loose Ends; 5. Feedback in the Real World; 6. Conclusion and Further Reading; Notes; Index.

    15 in stock

    £20.89

  • Microprocessor-Based Agri Instrumentation

    Prentice-Hall of India Pvt.Ltd Microprocessor-Based Agri Instrumentation

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisThis book on system design with microprocessors in agriculture instrumentation covers topics like transducers, binary number system, Intel 8085, peripheral interfacing, analog to digital conversion, and case studies on grain moisture, safe storage, soil nutrient estimation, and drip irrigation. Targeted at agricultural engineering students.

    1 in stock

    £14.99

  • Fundamentals of Microwave and RF Design

    MP-NCA Uni of North Carolina Fundamentals of Microwave and RF Design

    3 in stock

    Book SynopsisEnables mastery of the essential concepts required to cross the barriers to a successful career in microwave and RF design. Extensive treatment of scattering parameters, that naturally describe power flow, and of Smith-chart-based design procedures prepare the student for success.

    3 in stock

    £13.56

  • Computers as Components

    Elsevier Science & Technology Computers as Components

    15 in stock

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    15 in stock

    £66.56

  • Understanding Semiconductors

    APress Understanding Semiconductors

    4 in stock

    Book SynopsisGain complete understanding of electronic systems and their constituent parts. From the origins of the semiconductor industry right up until today, this book serves as a technical primer to semiconductor technology. Spanning design and manufacturing to the basic physics of electricity, it provides a comprehensive base of understanding from transistor to iPhone. Melding an accessible, conversational style with over 100 diagrams and illustrations, Understanding Semiconductors provides clear explanations of technical concepts going deep enough to fully explain key vernacular, mechanisms, and basic processes, without getting lost in the supporting theories or the theories that support the supporting theories. Concepts are tethered to the real world with crisp analysis of industry dynamics and future trends.    As a break from the straight-ahead scientific concepts that keep the world of semiconductors spinning, Understanding SemicondTable of ContentsChapter One: Semiconductors BasicsElectricity Electric Charge Electric Current Electromagnetic Force (EMF) and Voltage Power Joule’s LawConductivity Conductors Insulators SemiconductorsSilicon – The Crucial SemiconductorSemiconductor History – Part OneSemiconductor Value Chain Customer Need & Market Demand Chip Design Fabrication & Manufacturing Packaging & Assembly System Integration Product DeliveryPerformance, Power, Area, and Cost (PPAC)Who Uses Semiconductors? Chapter Two: Circuit Building BlocksDiscrete Components – The Building Blocks of CircuitsTransistors Transistor Structure How Transistors Work – A Water Analogy FinFET vs. MOSFET TransistorsCMOSGeometric vs. Functional Scaling – Part 1Logic Gates Chapter Three: Building a System Different Levels of Electronics – How the System Fits TogetherIntegrated Circuit Design Flow System Level Architecture Front End Design Design Verification Physical Design High Level Synthesis Design Netlist Floorplanning Place-and-Route Clock-tree Synthesis Back End Validation Manufacturing (GDS)EDA Tools Chapter Four: Semiconductor Manufacturing Front-End ManufacturingDepositionPatterning & Lithography Removal ProcessesPhysical Property AlterationCycling – Pre & Post Metal Wafer Probing, Yield, and Failure AnalysisBack-End Manufacturing Assembly & TestWafer DicingDie BondingExternal Interconnect FormationEncapsulation and SealingFinal Testing Chapter Five: Tying the System Together Input / Output (I/O) IC Packaging Wire Bonding Flip Chip Packaging Wafer Level Packaging Multi-Chip Modules & System-In Packages 2.5/3D Packaging Signal Integrity Bus Interfaces Power Flow within Electronic Systems Chapter Six: Common Circuits and System Components Digital vs. Analog Wavelength vs. Frequency Building a System - Putting Components Together Common System Components – The SIA Framework Micro Components Logic Memory OSD Analog Components Micro Components Microprocessors & Microcontrollers Digital Signal Processors Micro Component Market Summary Logic Special Purpose Logic Central Processing Unit Graphics Processing Unit ASIC vs. FPGA System on Chip Logic Market Summary Memory Memory Stack Volatile Memory Random Access MemoryDRAM SRAM Non-Volatile Memory Primary Memory ROMPROMEPROMEEPROMNAND Secondary Memory HDD SSD Stacked Die Memory High Bandwidth Memory Hybrid Memory Cube Memory Market Summary Optoelectronics, Sensors & Actuators, and Discrete Components Optoelectronics Sensors & Actuators MEMS Discrete Components PMIC PMU OSD Market Summary Analog Components General Purpose Analog IC vs. ASSP Analog Component Market Summary Chapter Seven: RF & Wireless Technologies RF Signals and The Electromagnetic Spectrum RFIC – Transmitters and Receivers Power Source Oscillators Modulators & Demodulators Amplifiers Antenna Filters OSI Reference Model Application Layer Physical Layer (PHY) Macro System Stack RF and Wireless – The Big Picture Base Stations Tracking a Phone Call Broadcasting and Frequency Regulation Digital Signal ProcessingTDMA & CDMA 1G to 5G – An Evolution Wireless Communication and Cloud Computing Chapter Eight: System Architecture and Integration Macro vs. Micro-Architecture Common Chip Architectures Von Neumann Architecture Harvard Architecture CISC vs. RISC Choosing an ISA Heterogenous vs. Monolithic Integration Chapter Nine: The Semiconductor Industry – Past, Present, and Future Semiconductor Industry – Major Challenges Design Costs Manufacturing Costs Evolution of the Semiconductor Industry 1960-1980’s: Fully Integrated Semiconductor Companies 1980’s-2000: IDM + Fabless Design + Pure-Play Foundry 2000-Today: IDM + Fabless Design + Foundries + System Companies Fabs vs. Fabless Design – The Case Against IDM’s Industry Outlook Cyclical Revenues and High Volatility High R&D and Capital Investment Positive Productivity Growth Long-Term Profitability High Consolidation 2010-2021: Major Acquisitions by Year U.S. vs. International Semiconductor Market COVID-19 & The Semiconductor Supply Chain Chinese Competition Chapter Ten: The Future of Semiconductors and Electronic Systems Prolonging Moore’s Law – Sustaining Technologies 2.5 & 3D Die Stacking Gate-All-Around (GAA) Transistors & New Channel Materials Custom Silicon & Specialized Accelerators Graphene Carbon Nanotubes & 2D Transistors Overcoming Moore’s Law – New Technologies Quantum Computing & Quantum Transistors Neuromorphic Computing

    4 in stock

    £26.99

  • Get started with MicroPython on Raspberry Pi Pico

    Raspberry Pi Press Get started with MicroPython on Raspberry Pi Pico

    2 in stock

    Book SynopsisMicrocontrollers, like Raspberry Pi Pico, are computers stripped down to their bare essentials (no keyboard, mouse, or monitor). Learn how to set up your desktop or laptop computer to write Python code for the Pico and Pico W, and how to make your own electro-mechanical projects that can interact with the real world.

    2 in stock

    £14.24

  • ARMbased Microcontroller Projects Using mbed

    Elsevier Science ARMbased Microcontroller Projects Using mbed

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. Microcontroller Based Project Development Cycle 3. The Arm Microcontrollers 4. STM32 Nucleo Development Boards 5. The Nucleo-F411RE Development Board 6. Architecture of The STM32F411RET6 Microcontroller 7. Using the Mbed With Simple Projects 8. Intermediate Level Projects 9. Motor Control Projects 10. Using Liquid Crystal Displays (LCDs) 11. I2c Bus Projects 12. Spi Bus Projects 13. Uart Projects 14. Advanced Projects 15. Mbed Rtos Projects 16. Internet of Things (IoT) 17. Stm32 Nucleo Expansion Boards Appendix STM32 Nucleo-F411RE Pin Layout

    1 in stock

    £51.25

  • Reliability and Failure of Electronic Materials and Devices

    Academic Press Reliability and Failure of Electronic Materials and Devices

    15 in stock

    Book SynopsisOffers coverage of some of the major topics related to the performance and failure of materials used in electronic devices and electronics packaging. This book explains the common mechanisms that lead to electronics materials failures, including dielectric breakdown, hot-electron effects and radiation damage.Table of Contents1. An Overview of Electronic Devices and Their Reliability 2. Electronic Devices: Materials Properties Determine How They Operate and Are Fabricated 3. Defects, Contamination and Yield 4. The Mathematics of Failure and Reliability 5. Mass Transport-Induced Failure 6. Electronic Charge-Induced Damage 7. Environmental Damage to Electronic Products 8. Packaging Materials, Processes, and Stresses 9. Degradation of Contacts and Packages 10. Degradation and Failure of Electro-Optical and Magnetic Materials and Devices 11. Characterization and Failure Analysis of Material, Devices and Packages 12. Future Directions and Reliability Issues

    15 in stock

    £99.90

  • Analog Circuit Design Volume Three

    Elsevier Science Analog Circuit Design Volume Three

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisOffers a comprehensive volume of applied circuit design solutions to aid systems designers with elegant and practical design techniques. This book covers switching regulator design, linear regulator design, microprocessor power design, battery management, powering LED lighting, automotive and industrial power design.Trade Review"This compilation of expert guidance for designers is credited to some very talented and capable authors..Books like this contain tried-and-true designs you can count on for your designs." --EDN "...an extensive collection of real circuit solutions that provide both elegant and practical design techniques vividly...provides developers with an opportunity to expand their knowledge." --Design and Elektronik "...anyone who is a serious student or practitioner of the art and reality of analog design (whether by choice or mandate) will receive a substantial return on time invested." --PlanetAnalog.com, January 2015 "... intended to bring new designers up to speed and give experienced designers a starting point for even more complicated designs." --PowerElectronics.com, January 2015Table of ContentsPart 1: Power Management Section 1: Power Management DesignSection 2: Microprocessor Power DesignSection 3: Switching Regulator BasicsSection 4: Switching Regulator Design: Buck (Step-Down)Section 5: Switching Regulator Design: Boost ConvertersSection 6: Switching Regulator Design: DC/DC ControllersSection 7: Switching Regulator Design: Buck-Boost ControllersSection 8: Linear Regulator DesignSection 9: Micromodule (µModule®) Power DesignSection 10: Switching Regulators for Isolated Power DesignSection 11: Power Control & Ideal Diode DesignSection 12: Battery ManagementSection 13: Energy Harvesting & Solar Power CircuitsSection 14: Charge Pump DC/DC Converter DesignSection 15: Flyback Converter DesignSection 16: Supercapacitor ChargingSection 17: Current Source DesignSection 18: Hot Swap and Circuit ProtectionSection 19: Power over EthernetSection 20: System Monitoring and ControlSection 21: Powering LED Lighting & Other Illumination DevicesSection 22: Automotive and Industrial Power DesignSection 23 Video Design SolutionsPart 2: Mixed SignalSection 1: Data Conversion: Analog-to-DigitalSection 2: Data Conversion: Digital-to-AnalogSection 3: Data AcquisitionSection 4: Communications Interface DesignSection 5 Instrumentation DesignPart 3: Signal ConditioningSection 1: Operational Amplifier Design TechniquesSection 2: Special Function Amplifier DesignSection 3: Voltage Reference DesignSection 4: Filter DesignSection 5: Comparator Design TechniquesSection 6: System Timing DesignSection 7: RMS to DC ConversionPart 4: Wireless, RF & Communications Design

    1 in stock

    £63.89

  • Future Directions in Silicon Photonics

    Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc Future Directions in Silicon Photonics

    15 in stock

    Book SynopsisTrade Review"The book is very clearly written, and beautiful illustrations accompany the explanations. The entire “Semiconductors and Semimetals” collection is a must for any physics and engineering university library." --Optics and Photonics (OPN)Table of Contents1. Building blocks of silicon photonics Laurent Vivien, Delphine Marris-Morini, Eric Cassan, Carlos Alonso-Ramos, Daniel Benedikovic, Xavier Le Roux, Diego Perez-Galacho, Mathias Berciano, Guillaume Marcaud, Lucas Deniel, Christian Lafforgue, JianHao Zhang, Samuel Serna, Vladyslav Vakarin, Alicia Ruiz-Caridad, Pedro Damas, Phuong T. Do, Dorian Doser, Joan-Manel Ramirez, Elena Duran Valdeiglesias, Sylvain Guerber, Maurin Douix, Jocelyn Durel, Ismael Charlet, Elodie Ghegin, Stéphane Monfray, Sébastien Cremer, Charles Baudot, Frédéric Bœuf, Léopold Virot, Philippe Rodriguez, Fabrice Nemouchi, Christophe Jany, Badhise Ben Bakir, Loic Sanchez, Franck Fournel, Pierre Brianceau, Karim Hassan and Bertrand Szelag 2. Heterogeneously integrated III–V photonic devices on Si Shinji Matsuo 3. Quantum dot lasers for silicon photonics Yasuhiko Arakawa, Takahiro Nakamura and Jinkwan Kwoen 4. Microchannel epitaxy of III–V layers on Si substrates Shigeya Naritsuka 5. Epitaxial lateral overgrowth of III-V semiconductors on Si for photonic integration Yan-Ting Sun and Sebastian Lourdudoss 6. Monolithic integration of lattice-matched Ga(NAsP)-based laser structures on CMOS-compatible Si (001) wafers for Si-photonics applications Kerstin Volz, Peter Ludewig and Wolfgang Stolz 7. Growth of III-V semiconductors and lasers on silicon substrates by MOCVD Bei Shi and Kei May Lau 8. Nano-ridge laser monolithically grown on (001) Si Dries Van Thourhout, Yuting Shi, Marina Baryshnikova, Yves Mols, Nadezda Kuznetsova, Yannick De Koninck, Marianna Pantouvaki, Joris Van Campenhout, Robert Langer and Bernardette Kunert 9. Quantum dot microcavity lasers on silicon substrates Yating Wan, Justin Norman and John Bowers

    15 in stock

    £149.00

  • Embedded Systems

    Elsevier Science & Technology Embedded Systems

    15 in stock

    Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. The Linux/ARM embedded platform Chapter 2. Multicore and data-level optimization: OpenMP and SIMD Chapter 3. Arithmetic optimization and the Linux Framebuffer Chapter 4. Memory optimization and video processing Chapter 5. Embedded heterogeneous programming with OpenCL Appendix A. Adding PMU support to Raspbian for the Generation 1 Raspberry Pi B. NEON intrinsic reference C. OpenCL reference Index

    15 in stock

    £58.49

  • Solid State Electronic Devices

    Pearson Education Solid State Electronic Devices

    5 in stock

    Book Synopsis  Ben G. Streetman is Dean Emeritus of the College of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin. He is an Emeritus Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, where he held the Dula D. Cockrell Centennial Chair. He was the founding Director of the Microelectronics Research Center (198496). His teaching and research interests involve semiconductor materials and devices. After receiving a Ph.D. from The University of Texas at Austin (1966) he was on the faculty (19661982) of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He returned to The University of Texas at Austin in 1982. His honors include the Education Medal of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the Frederick Emmons Terman Medal of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), and the Heinrich Welker Medal from the International Conference on Compound Semiconductors. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and the American Academy of Table of Contents ABOUT THE AUTHORS XvII 1 CRYSTAL PROPERTIES AND GROWTH OF SEMICONDUCTORS 1 1.1 Semiconductor Materials 1 1.2 Crystal Lattices 3 1.3 Bulk Crystal Growth 12 1.4 epitaxial Growth 17 1.2.1 Periodic Structures 3 1.2.2 Cubic Lattices 5 1.2.3 Planes and directions 7 1.2.4 The diamond Lattice 9 1.3.1 Starting Materials 12 1.3.2 Growth of Single-Crystal Ingots 13 1.3.3 wafers 14 1.3.4 doping 16 1.4.1 Lattice-Matching in epitaxial Growth 17 1.4.2 vapor-Phase epitaxy 19 1.4.3 Molecular Beam epitaxy 22 1.5 wave Propagation in discrete, Periodic Structures 24 2 ATOMS AND ELECTRONS 32 2.1 Introduction to Physical Models 33 2.2 experimental Observations 34 2.3 The Bohr Model 37 2.4 Quantum Mechanics 41 2.2.1 The Photoelectric effect 34 2.2.2 Atomic Spectra 36 2.5 Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table 49 2.4.1 Probability and the Uncertainty Principle 41 2.4.2 The Schrödinger wave equation 43 2.4.3 Potential well Problem 45 2.4.4 Tunneling 48 2.5.1 The hydrogen Atom 50 2.5.2 The Periodic Table 52 3 ENERGY BANDS AND CHARGE CARRIERS IN SEMICONDUCTORS 63 3.1 Bonding Forces and energy Bands in Solids 63 3.2 Charge Carriers in Semiconductors 74 3.3 Carrier Concentrations 89 3.4 drift of Carriers in electric and Magnetic Fields 100 3.1.1 Bonding Forces in Solids 64 3.1.2 energy Bands 66 3.1.3 Metals, Semiconductors, and Insulators 69 3.1.4 direct and Indirect Semiconductors 70 3.1.5 variation of energy Bands with Alloy Composition 72 3.2.1 electrons and holes 74 3.2.2 effective Mass 79 3.2.3 Intrinsic Material 83 3.2.4 extrinsic Material 84 3.2.5 electrons and holes in Quantum wells 87 3.3.1 The Fermi Level 89 3.3.2 electron and hole Concentrations at equilibrium 92 3.3.3 Temperature dependence of Carrier Concentrations 97 3.3.4 Compensation and Space Charge neutrality 99 3.4.1 Conductivity and Mobility 100 3.4.2 drift and Resistance 105 3.4.3 effects of Temperature and doping on Mobility 106 3.4.4 high-Field effects 109 3.4.5 The hall effect 109 3.5 Invariance of the Fermi Level at equilibrium 111 4 EXCESS CARRIERS IN SEMICONDUCTORS 122 4.1 Optical Absorption 122 4.2 Luminescence 125 4.3 Carrier Lifetime and Photoconductivity 128 4.4 diffusion of Carriers 137 4.2.1 Photoluminescence 126 4.2.2 electroluminescence 128 4.3.1 direct Recombination of electrons and holes 129 4.3.2 Indirect Recombination; Trapping 131 4.3.3 Steady State Carrier Generation; Quasi-Fermi Levels 134 4.3.4 Photoconductive devices 136 4.4.1 diffusion Processes 138 4.4.2 diffusion and drift of Carriers; Built-in Fields 140 4.4.3 diffusion and Recombination; The Continuity equation 143 4.4.4 Steady State Carrier Injection; diffusion Length 145 4.4.5 The haynes–Shockley experiment 147 4.4.6 Gradients in the Quasi-Fermi Levels 150 5 JUNCTIONS159 5.1 Fabrication of p-n Junctions 159 5.2 equilibrium Conditions 174 5.3 Forward- and Reverse-Biased 5.4 Reverse-Bias Breakdown 200 5.5 Transient and A-C Conditions 209 5.6 deviations from the Simple Theory 222 5.7 Metal–Semiconductor Junctions 231 5.1.1 Thermal Oxidation 160 5.1.2 diffusion 161 5.1.3 Rapid Thermal Processing 163 5.1.4 Ion Implantation 164 5.1.5 Chemical vapor deposition (Cvd) 167 5.1.6 Photolithography 168 5.1.7 etching 171 5.1.8 Metallization 173 5.2.1 The Contact Potential 175 5.2.2 equilibrium Fermi Levels 180 5.2.3 Space Charge at a Junction 180 Junctions; Steady State Conditions 185 5.3.1 Qualitative description of Current Flow at a Junction 185 5.3.2 Carrier Injection 189 5.3.3 Reverse Bias 198 5.4.1 Zener Breakdown 201 5.4.2 Avalanche Breakdown 202 5.4.3 Rectifiers 205 5.4.4 The Breakdown diode 208 5.5.1 Time variation of Stored Charge 209 5.5.2 Reverse Recovery Transient 212 5.5.3 Switching diodes 216 5.5.4 Capacitance of p-n Junctions 216 5.5.5 The varactor diode 221 5.6.1 effects of Contact Potential on Carrier Injection 223 5.6.2 Recombination and Generation in the Transition Region 225 5.6.3 Ohmic Losses 227 5.6.4 Graded Junctions 228 5.7.1 Schottky Barriers 231 5.7.2 Rectifying Contacts 233 5.7.3 Ohmic Contacts 235 5.7.4 Typical Schottky Barriers 237 5.8 heterojunctions 238 6 FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTORS 257 6.1 Transistor Operation 258 6.2 The Junction FeT 260 6.3 The Metal—Semiconductor FeT 267 6.4 The Metal—Insulator—Semiconductor FeT 271 6.5 The MOS Field-effect Transistor 299 6.6 Advanced MOSFeT Structures 330 6.1.1 The Load Line 258 6.1.2 Amplification and Switching 259 6.2.1 Pinch-off and Saturation 261 6.2.2 Gate Control 263 6.2.3 Current—voltage Characteristics 265 6.3.1 The GaAs MeSFeT 267 6.3.2 The high electron Mobility Transistor (heMT) 268 6.3.3 Short Channel effects 270 6.4.1 Basic Operation and Fabrication 271 6.4.2 The Ideal MOS Capacitor 275 6.4.3 effects of Real Surfaces 286 6.4.4 Threshold voltage 289 6.4.5 MOS Capacitance—voltage Analysis 291 6.4.6 Time-dependent Capacitance Measurements 295 6.4.7 Current—voltage Characteristics of MOS Gate Oxides 296 6.5.1 Output Characteristics 299 6.5.2 Transfer Characteristics 302 6.5.3 Mobility Models 305 6.5.4 Short Channel MOSFeT I—V Characteristics 307 6.5.5 Control of Threshold voltage 309 6.5.6 Substrate Bias effects–the “body” effect 312 6.5.7 Subthreshold Characteristics 316 6.5.8 equivalent Circuit for the MOSFeT 318 6.5.9 MOSFeT Scaling and hot electron effects 321 6.5.10 drain-Induced Barrier Lowering 325 6.5.11 Short Channel effect and narrow width effect 327 6.5.12 Gate-Induced drain Leakage 329 6.6.1 Metal Gate-high-k 330 6.6.2 enhanced Channel Mobility Materials and Strained Si FeTs 331 6.6.3 SOI MOSFeTs and FinFeTs 333 7 BIPOLAR JUNCTION TRANSISTORS 348 7.1 Fundamentals of BJT Operation 348 7.2 Amplification with BJTs 352 7.3 BJT Fabrication 355 7.4 Minority Carrier distributions and Terminal Currents 358 7.5 Generalized Biasing 367 7.6 Switching 375 7.7 Other Important effects 380 7.8 Frequency Limitations of Transistors 394 7.4.1 Solution of the diffusion equation in the Base Region 359 7.4.2 evaluation of the Terminal Currents 361 7.4.3 Approximations of the Terminal Currents 364 7.4.4 Current Transfer Ratio 366 7.5.1 The Coupled-diode Model 368 7.5.2 Charge Control Analysis 373 7.6.1 Cutoff 376 7.6.2 Saturation 377 7.6.3 The Switching Cycle 378 7.6.4 Specifications for Switching Transistors 379 7.7.1 drift in the Base Region 381 7.7.2 Base narrowing 382 7.7.3 Avalanche Breakdown 383 7.7.4 Injection Level; 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