Microelectronic Circuits

  1. Semiconductor Physics Fundamentals
    1. Crystal Structure and Properties
      1. Silicon Crystal Lattice
        1. Diamond Crystal Structure
          1. Unit Cell Geometry
            1. Lattice Constants
            2. Crystal Defects and Impurities
              1. Point Defects
                1. Line Defects
                  1. Surface Effects
                2. Intrinsic Semiconductors
                  1. Atomic Structure and Bonding
                    1. Covalent Bonding in Silicon
                      1. Energy Band Formation
                        1. Valence and Conduction Bands
                        2. Charge Carriers
                          1. Electrons in Conduction Band
                            1. Holes in Valence Band
                              1. Electron-Hole Pair Generation
                                1. Intrinsic Carrier Concentration
                                2. Generation and Recombination Processes
                                  1. Thermal Generation Mechanisms
                                    1. Direct Recombination
                                      1. Indirect Recombination
                                        1. Recombination Centers
                                      2. Extrinsic Semiconductors
                                        1. Doping Fundamentals
                                          1. Substitutional Doping Process
                                            1. Doping Concentration Effects
                                            2. n-type Semiconductors
                                              1. Donor Atoms and Energy Levels
                                                1. Phosphorus and Arsenic Donors
                                                  1. Majority and Minority Carriers
                                                    1. Fermi Level Position
                                                    2. p-type Semiconductors
                                                      1. Acceptor Atoms and Energy Levels
                                                        1. Boron Acceptors
                                                          1. Majority and Minority Carriers
                                                            1. Fermi Level Position
                                                          2. Carrier Transport Phenomena
                                                            1. Drift Transport
                                                              1. Electric Field Effects
                                                                1. Carrier Mobility
                                                                  1. Velocity Saturation
                                                                    1. Drift Current Density
                                                                    2. Diffusion Transport
                                                                      1. Concentration Gradient Effects
                                                                        1. Diffusion Coefficient
                                                                          1. Diffusion Current Density
                                                                          2. Combined Transport Effects
                                                                            1. Einstein Relation
                                                                              1. Total Current Density
                                                                                1. Continuity Equation

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