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ECE320 - Electronic Devices I

Description

Operation and design of modern electronic devices and integrated circuit technology. Electronic properties of silicon. Charge transport and carrier dynamics. Metal-semiconductor and pn junctions. Diodes. Operation and properties of bipolar and field-effect transistors, including metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) structures. Small-signal models and equivalent circuits. Ideal and non-ideal device behaviour. Design considerations with respect to device performance.

Units

1.5

Hours: lecture-lab-tutorial

3-1.5-0

Formerly

ELEC 320

Note(s)

  • Credit will be granted for only one of ECE 320, ELEC 320.

Prerequisites

  • Complete all of the following
    • Complete 1 of:
      • ECE216 - Electricity and Magnetism (1.5)
      • ELEC216 - Electricity and Magnetism (1.5)
      • PHYS216 - Introductory Electricity and Magnetism (1.5)
    • Complete 1 of:
      • ECE220 - Electrical Properties of Materials (1.5)
      • ELEC220 - Electrical Properties of Materials (1.5)
      • BME320 - Engineering Materials with BME applications (1.5)
    • Complete 1 of:
      • MATH201 - Introduction to Differential Equations (1.5)
      • MATH204 - Calculus IV (1.5)
    • with a minimum GPA of 3.0 over all courses.

Course offered by

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Course schedules

Summer timetable available: February 15. Fall and Spring timetables available: May 15.

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