Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia

Academic and Research Vice-rector

Course Syllabus

1. COURSE IDENTIFICATION

Faculty or Unit: Escuela de Ciencias

Initial: ECBTI
Básicas, Tecnología e Ingeniería
Training Field: Interdisciplinary
Level: Professional Common Basic Training
Course: Física de semiconductores Code: 299002
Course Type: Methodological Number of credits: 2
Course Designer: Andrés Felipe Course Editor: Iván Camilo Nieto
Tarazona Sánchez
Development Day: February 1 2009 st Updating Date: June 1st 2017
Course Description:
Física de semiconductores belongs to basic common interdisciplinary where the
electronic techniques begins and support the student with analysis and synthesis skills
to identify the electrical conduction phenomena in crystalline solids, understanding
the electronic devices behaviors and its performances.

Course activities have been organized in 16 weeks, distributed as follows:

Unit 1 refers to the theoretical concepts, laws, principles and physic phenomena that
involves the semiconductor elements to know their composition and features.

Unit 2 shows the different semiconductor devices involved in electrical and electronic
circuits, according to the application and the device capabilities.

2. TRAINING PURPOSES

Purpose of course training:

 Understand the concepts of the physics of semiconductor materials, through the

design activities.
 Analyze different variables mathematically to solve exercises, applying the
design concepts and using semiconductor devices.
 Identify the functionality of the semiconductors devices involved in any circuit,
to understand their function, features and other applications.
Course Competences:
  The student analyze the different physics phenomena involved in study of
semiconductor materials, and use them to solve practical exercises.
 The student will understand and explain the semiconductor devices behavior in
specific applications of electronic field.

3. Course Contents

Units/topics Required Bibliographic References

1. Semiconductor
Elementals Basic principles of semiconductor physics

Topics: Enderlein, R., & Horing, N. M. (1997).

Basic principles of
semiconductor physics
P-N Union phenomena
Union devices
“Semiconductor junctions in thermodynamic
equilibrium” in Fundamentals Of Semiconductor
Physics And Devices. Singapore: World Scientific.
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P-N Union phenomena

Enderlein, R., & Horing, N. M. (1997).

“Semiconductor junctions under non-equilibrium
conditions” in Fundamentals Of Semiconductor
Physics And Devices. Singapore: World Scientific.
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Union devices
 Levinshtein, M. E., Simin, G. S., & Perelman, M. M.
(1998). Transistors: From Crystals To Integrated
Circuits. Singapore: World Scientific. Retrieved
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OVI Unit 1 – Diode types

Nieto, I. (2017). Diode types. [Video file]. Bogotá,

CO. Retrieved from:
http://hdl.handle.net/10596/12571
2. Technology and
engineering of Unipolar devices
semiconductors
Enderlein, R., & Horing, N. M. (1997). “Insulator-
Topics:
semiconductor junction in an external voltage” in
Unipolar devices Fundamentals Of Semiconductor Physics And
Devices. Singapore: World Scientific. Retrieved
Bipolar devices from
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Bipolar devices

Levinshtein, M. E., Simin, G. S., & Perelman, M. M.

(1998). “Bipolar transistor” in Transistors: From
Crystals To Integrated Circuits. Singapore: World
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Special devices

Levinshtein, M. E., Simin, G. S., & Perelman, M. M.

(1998). “Field Effect Transistors” in Transistors:
From Crystals To Integrated Circuits. Singapore:
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Additional bibliographic references for this course:

Unit 1: Thompson, M. (2013). “Review of diode physics and the ideal (and later,
nonideal) diode” in Intuitive Analog Circuit Design. Amsterdam: Newnes.
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Unit 2: Dye, N., & Granberg, H. (2001). “FETs and BJTs: Comparison of parameters
and circuitry” in Radio Frequency Transistors: Principles and Practical Applications.
Boston: Newnes. Retrieved from:
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4. LEARNING STRATEGY

Description of learning strategy:

The course will use the Task-Based Learning (TDL), focusing the teaching – learning
process in the student, allowing them to acquire skills and responsibility in their own
formation; during the academic period, the student will consult the references of the
course to do the activities scheduled and, finally, identify principal aspects of the
professions to focus their learning process.
The activities schedules are:

Units 1 and 2. Pre - task - Update personal information and write an essay

Unit 1. Task cycle 1 - Write an article and demonstrate an application of the device
selected.

Unit 2. Task cycle 2 - Write an article and build a comparative table.

Units 1 and 2. Post - Task - Write a document with the solution of a simulated case.

The student will have a constant support by the professor and director of the course,
and through the synchronous and asynchronous accompaniment they deliver the
pertinent instruction, with the porpoise of ensure the quality of the final products.

5. DISTRIBUTION OF ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES OF THE COURSE

Week Contents to develop Activity to develop according to the

learning strategy
Pre-Task:
1 and Context of semiconductor
2 physics Write an essay according to the review of the
syllabus.
Task cycle 1:
Basic principles of
semiconductor phisics  Write a reference article individually
about the theme selected.
3 to 8
P-N Union phenomena  Practical work: The group select one of
this themes and build a demonstrative
Union devices exercise using a simulator (check practice
learning environment).
Task cycle 2:
Unipolar devices
9 to  Write an article individually about the
Bipolar devices
14 device selected
 The group will built a comparative table
Special devices
with this devices.
 Post-Task:
15
and Topics of unit 1 and 2 Use the concepts acquired in units 1 and 2 to
16 solve a problem, applying semiconductor
devices and simulating the solution.

6. STRATEGIES OF ACADEMIC SUPPORT

Description of academic support strategies to apply in this course

Synchronous accompaniment

The synchronous accompaniment is a strategy to establish a direct way to contact the

professors, so using tools like Skype, web conference and chat, the student will get a
method to solve questions, ask about the formation process and others, according to
the schedule designed.

Other choices available are Franjas de Atención en Centro (FAC) where the professor
will attend in person according to a scheduled time and his/her location, and Círculos
de Interacción y Participación Académica y Social (CIPAS) that are students groups
created voluntarily and can be oriented by a professor about a particular topic.

Asynchronous accompaniment

The asynchronous accompaniment is the attention in forums, mail and others, where
the answer won’t be on time. Through the different forums like news, general and
collaborative, the professors will attend all the situation described there; for example
questions, orientation, preview of the final product and others. The answer of the
question won’t be more than 48 hours.

7. COURSE ASSESSMENT PLAN

Highest Evaluatio
Assess
WEEK Products to deliver according to Score/5 n
ment
NUMBER the Learning Strategy 00 Score/50
Stages
points 0 points
Essay describing the actual context 25
1-2 Initial 25
of semiconductor physics
Intermedi Articles and video showing the
3-8 350 175
ate Unit 1 demonstration of the device selected
 (including the simulation using the
software cited in practical learning
environment).
Intermedi Articles and comparative table with
9-14 175
ate Unit 2 the devices selected.
Inform with the solution designed by 125
15-16 Final 125
the group
Total Score 500 500
Points Points