Neamen's Semiconductor Physics and Devices, Third Edition. deals with the electrical properties and characteristics of semiconductor materials and devices. The goal of this book is to bring together quantum mechanics, the quantum theory of solids, semiconductor material physics, and semiconductor device physics in a clear and understandable way.
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Third semester of crap and counting...,
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This review is from: Semiconductor Physics And Devices (Hardcover)
I had the misfortune of using his Electronic Circuit Analysis book my sophomore year. I'm impressed - he's actually managed to write a book that is more worthless! The examples are poor and few and definitions of symbols and constants was almost nonexistent. Get yourself some note cards or you're going to lose hours of your life flipping through this waste of paper.
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Better than the rest,
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This review is from: Semiconductor Physics And Devices (Hardcover)
I own five different books on semiconductor physics and this text is by far the best. I've also references a sixth book.I understand the other reviewers complaints but I think this is a weakness of all semiconductor books or proof of just how complicated device physics can get. It helps to have an instructor step you through a lot of the derivations to make you understand the equations. I like this book because it explains concepts very well. Making use of the equations and knowing when to make assumptions just comes with practice. I've found a few mistakes but far fewer than some of the other books I've seen. My advice to students studying semiconductors is to go to the library and get as many books as you can.
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Excellent Explanations, but Emphasizes Plug-n-Chug,
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This is a really good introduction to the physics of semiconductor devices. It starts right from the basics of molecular structure and quantum mechanics and builds up from there. The only prerequisites needed are high school physics and chemistry, first-year calculus (second-year would help, but definitely isn't necessary), and basic knowledge of electronic circuits (knowledge of how diodes and transistors work in a circuit is not at all necessary).In general this book proceeds in a logical fashion, neither too fast nor too slow. Sufficient detail is given to understand the topics quite fully, yet the reader isn't overwhelmed by detail. Important equations and results are highlighted and sections are divided and organized well. Many examples are given as well as problems after each section with answers provided (but no worked-through solutions). Chapter summaries are among the best I've ever seen in a textbook, and they are supplemented with a Definitions section and Checkpoint section (which is a list of questions meant to make the reader think about the chapter). Something I don't like about the book is that it emphasizes "plug-and-chug" in most of its problems and examples. By this I mean that all that is needed to solve the problem is to find the right equation, put in the numbers, and produce a solution, often without much thought involved at all. Very few problems require a strong understanding of the material, and actually most would be quite possible for someone who knows nothing about the material by just making an educated guess as to which equation in the chapter would be needed to solve a particular problem. I would recommend this book for a 1st- or 2nd-year physics or electronics engineering student, but mostly only if the student intends to pursue a career designing semiconductors at the physical level or researching them. For all other electronics, electrical, and computer engineers this book is slightly overkill and most engineers will probably never have to deal with the material that is covers. But, those engineers would probably find the material in this book interesting nevertheless.
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minority carrier hole concentration, ambipolar transport equation, minority carrier electron concentration, metallurgical base width, carrier hole lifetime, hole diffusion current density, emitter injection efficiency factor, excess minority carrier holes, maximum space charge width, npn bipolar transistor operating, uniformly doped junction, majority carrier hole concentration, space charge edge, electron diffusion current density, excess minority carrier lifetime, pinchoff voltage, excess minority carrier electrons, mean carrier lifetime, abrupt depletion approximation, voltage breakdown mechanisms, reverse saturation current density, generation current density, neutral base width, capacitance charging time, nonsaturation region Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, John Wiley, Upper Saddle River, Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor, Oxford University Press, Semiconductor Device Fundamentals, Solution From Equation, Solid State Electronic Devices, Solid State Devices, Electron Devices, Modular Series, High Electron Mobility Transistor, Solution Equation, Space Lattices, Base Emitter, Cambridge University Press, Complete Guide, Emitter Base Collector, Plenum Press, Position of Fermi, Quantum Theory of Solids, Statistical Mechanics, Front Sze New!
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minority carrier hole concentration, ambipolar transport equation, minority carrier electron concentration, metallurgical base width, carrier hole lifetime, hole diffusion current density, emitter injection efficiency factor, excess minority carrier holes, maximum space charge width, npn bipolar transistor operating, uniformly doped junction, majority carrier hole concentration, space charge edge, electron diffusion current density, excess minority carrier lifetime, pinchoff voltage, excess minority carrier electrons, mean carrier lifetime, abrupt depletion approximation, voltage breakdown mechanisms, reverse saturation current density, generation current density, neutral base width, capacitance charging time, nonsaturation region Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, John Wiley, Upper Saddle River, Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor, Oxford University Press, Semiconductor Device Fundamentals, Solution From Equation, Solid State Electronic Devices, Solid State Devices, Electron Devices, Modular Series, High Electron Mobility Transistor, Solution Equation, Space Lattices, Base Emitter, Cambridge University Press, Complete Guide, Emitter Base Collector, Plenum Press, Position of Fermi, Quantum Theory of Solids, Statistical Mechanics, Front Sze New!
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- Solid State Electronic Devices (6th Edition) by Ben Streetman on 13 pages
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- Semiconductor Device Fundamentals by Robert F. Pierret on 13 pages
- Physics of Semiconductor Devices by Simon M. Sze on 12 pages
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- An Introduction to the Physics of Semiconductor Devices (Oxford Series in Electrical and Computer Engineering) by David J. Roulston on 6 pages
- Semiconductor Physical Electronics by Sheng S. Li on 5 pages
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