PHY 426 Theory of Electronic Devices, Designs and Fabrication

  1. Fabrication, design and application of micro-circuits, IC technology, 
  2. Doping process, fabrication of simple devices, PN junction, LEDs, transistors. Classification of Integrated circuits, Merits of Integrated circuit (IC), 
  3. Bipolar Monolithic circuits, Metal-oxide silicon (MOS) IC’s, Hybrid ICs, Thin and Thick-film Techniques, 
  4. Basic processes in thin film Technology, Anodization, Thin film Resistors, Thin film Capacitor, Thin film Inductors, Substrates, Thick film components, Monolithic Techniques
  5. Basic Fabrication Sequence, Growth and Refining of Silicon Crystals, Epitaxial process, Diffusion, Surface Passivation, Photolithograph, Metallization, Isolation, Monolithic Transistors and Diodes, 
  6. Monolithic Junction FET and MOSFET, Special MOS processes, Advantages and demerits of MOS devices, 
  7. Ion Implantation, Design guidelines for monolithic, ICs (include operanges), 
  8. Practical hints on Photolithograph