George Domingo

Semiconductor Basics

A Qualitative, Non-Mathematical Explanation of How Semiconductors Work and How They Are Used

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Produktbeschreibung

An accessible guide to how semiconductor electronics work and how they are manufactured, for professionals and interested readers with no electronics engineering background

Semiconductor Basics is an accessible guide to how semiconductors work. It is written for readers without an electronic engineering background. Semiconductors are the basis for almost all modern electronic devices. The author--an expert on the topic--explores the fundamental concepts of what a semiconductor is, the different types in use, and how they are different from conductors and insulators. The book has a large number of helpful and illustrative drawings, photos, and figures.

The author uses only simple arithmetic to help understand the device operation and applications. The book reviews the key devices that can be constructed using semiconductor materials such as diodes and transistors and all the large electronic systems based on these two component such as computers, memories, LCDs andrelated technology like Lasers LEDs and infrared detectors. The text also explores integrated circuits and explains how they are fabricated. The author concludes with some projections about what can be expected in the future. This important book:
_ Offers an accessible guide to semiconductors using qualitative explanations and analogies, with minimal mathematics and equations
_ Presents the material in a well-structured and logical format
_ Explores topics from device physics fundamentals to transistor formation and fabrication and the operation of the circuits to build electronic devices and systems
_ Includes information on practical applications of p-n junctions, transistors, and integrated circuits to link theory and practice

Written for anyone interested in the technology, working in semiconductor labs or in the semiconductor industry, Semiconductor Basics offers clear explanations about how semiconductors work and its manufacturing process.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley / Wiley & Sons
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 1W119702300
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. September 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 250mm x 175mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 760g
• ISBN-13: 9781119702306
• ISBN-10: 1119702305
• Artikelnr.: 58772943

Autorenporträt

George Domingo, PhD, has worked in consulting and management, and as a teacher. He was Professor of Electrical Engineering - Solid State, Networks and Electronics at Northrop University, USA, for 11 years and spent 31 years in various roles in infrared systems for industry and for NASA's astronomical observatories.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements xiii

Introduction xv

1 The Bohr Atom 1

Objectives of This Chapter 1

1.1 Sinusoidal Waves 1

1.2 The Case of the Missing Lines 3

1.3 The Strange Behavior of Spectra from Gases and Metals 4

1.4 The Classifications of Basic Elements 5

1.5 The Hydrogen Spectrum Lines 5

1.6 Light is a Particle 7

1.7 The Atom's Structure 8

1.8 The Bohr Atom 10

1.9 Summary and Conclusions 13

Appendix 1.1 Some Details of the Bohr Model 14

Appendix 1.2 Semiconductor Materials 16

Appendix 1.3 Calculating the Rydberg Constant 16

2 Energy Bands 19

Objectives of This Chapter 19

2.1 Bringing Atoms Together 19

2.2 The Insulator 22

2.3 The Conductor 23

2.4 The Semiconductor 24

2.5 Digression: Water Analogy 27

2.6 The Mobility of Charges 27

2.7 Summary and Conclusions 28

Appendix 2.1 Energy Gap in Semiconductors 29

Appendix 2.2 Number of Electrons and the Fermi Function 29

3 Types of Semiconductors 35

Objectives of This Chapter 35

3.1 Semiconductor Materials 35

3.2 Short Summary of Semiconductor Materials 36

3.2.1 Silicon 36

3.2.2 Germanium 37

3.2.3 Gallium Arsenide 39

3.3 Intrinsic Semiconductors 39

3.4 Doped Semiconductors: n-Type 40

3.5 Doped Semiconductors: p-Type 43

3.6 Additional Considerations 45

3.7 Summary and Conclusions 47

Appendix 3.1 The Fermi Levels in Doped Semiconductors 48

Appendix 3.2 Why All Donor Electrons go to the Conduction Band 50

4 Infrared Detectors 51

Objectives of This Chapter 51

4.1 What is Infrared Radiation? 51

4.2 What Our Eyes Can See 54

4.3 Infrared Applications 55

4.4 Types of Infrared Radiation 58

4.5 Extrinsic Silicon Infrared Detectors 58

4.6 Intrinsic Infrared Detectors 62

4.7 Summary and Conclusions 63

Appendix 4.1 Light Diffraction 64

Appendix 4.2 Blackbody Radiation 66

5 The pn-Junction 69

Objectives of This Chapter 69

5.1 The pn-Junction 69

5.2 The Semiconductor Diode 72

5.3 The Schottky Diode 76

5.4 The Zener or Tunnel Diode 77

5.5 Summary and Conclusions 81

Appendix 5.1 Fermi Levels of a pn-Junction 81

Appendix 5.2 Diffusion and Drift Currents 82

Appendix 5.3 The Thickness of the Transition Region 83

Appendix 5.4 Work Function and the Schottky Diode 85

6 Other Electrical Components 89

Objectives of This Chapter 89

6.1 Voltage and Current 89

6.2 Resistance 90

6.3 The Capacitor 93

6.4 The Inductor 96

6.5 Sinusoidal Voltage 98

6.6 Inductor Applications 99

6.7 Summary and Conclusions 102

Appendix 6.1 Impedance and Phase Changes 102

7 Diode Applications 105

Objectives of This Chapter 105

7.1 Solar Cells 105

7.2 Rectifiers 106

7.3 Current Protection Circuit 109

7.4 Clamping Circuit 109

7.5 Voltage Clipper 110

7.6 Half-wave Voltage Doubler 111

7.7 Solar Cells Bypass Diodes 113

7.8 Applications of Schottky Diodes 113

7.9 Applications of Zener Diodes 114

7.10 Summary and Conclusions 115

Appendix 7.1 Calculation of the Current Through an RC Circuit 115

8 Transistors 117

Objectives of This Chapter 117<

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