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[ECE 3200 Introduction to Semiconductor Device Physics]

• Credit Hours: 3
• Enrollment Requirement: Prerequisites: Full Major status in Electrical Engineering OR Computer Engineering.
• Components: Lecture
• Link for sample syllabus: here 

Description: Covers semiconductor material properties including crystal structure, classification of crystals, and electronic structure of atoms within the semiconductor. Provides derivations of principles of quantum mechanics and application to problems such as the quantum well. Covers energy bands and changes to energy levels within energy bands from doping, fundamentals of carrier generation, transportation, recombination, and the structure and operation principles of the basic solid-state p-n junction.

[ECE 5255 / 6255 Advanced Electron Microscopy for Semiconductor Materials and Devices]

• Credit Hours: 3 Credit
• Graduate-level Course (6255), Senior Undergraduates (5255)
• Components: Lecture, Lab session in the Utah’s Nanofab
• Enrollment Requirement: Interdisciplinary course.
• No prior knowledge of microscopy techniques is required for this course.
• One semester of undergraduate level semiconductor devices/physics (e.g., ECE 3200) is strongly recommended.
• Link to sample syllabus: here

Description: The goal of this course is to introduce the students to both the theory and practical use of modern scanning electron microscopy (SEM) for micro/nano materials and devices. We will start from the principle of electron microscopy, proceed to the description of conventional and advanced modern technique, and evaluate advantages and disadvantages of each method. In particular, we will focus on metrologies for semiconductors devices, such as energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), electron beam induced current (EBIC), and cathodoluminescence (CL), to study active defects, junction interfaces, and excess carrier dynamics of the devices. The lab sessions will be held in the state-of-the-art laboratories of the Utah’s Nanofab. We will also use software to perform simulations and data analysis. Students will understand what studies can be addressed with each technique and what is the level of details that can be expected. This course is also designed to provide students from various field a practical introduction to nanoscale electrical and optical measurements of emerging semiconductor materials and devices.

[ECE 4900/4910: Senior Projects]

All ECE students must complete a senior project to meet graduation requirements.

See details in the ECE website (here)

Students may complete the project requirements with participation in one of the following:

• The Engineering Clinic Program: industry-sponsored projects with funding/scholarships
• A project typically in a team of 2 or more under the supervision of an ECE advisor.
• An individual research thesis under the supervision of an ECE advisor.

Option 1. The Engineering Clinic Program
The Engineering Clinic Program puts students in specially-equipped laboratories to solve engineering challenges with industrial sponsors. A “Clinic Team” has 4-5 students. Each team has a $3,000 discretionary budget with an option to request more under certain circumstances.

Option 2. Senior Projects
Students may choose to complete a project they design themselves. Typically, this project will be completed in a team of two or more students. The completion of this project must be supervised by an ECE faculty member.

Option 3. Senior Thesis
Students may choose to complete an individual research thesis under the direction of a ECE faculty member. This option is primarily for students who are planning to pursue a graduate degree.