# Fundamentals of semiconductor devices

- Institution: IISc Bangalore
- Department: Electrical Engineering
- Teacher: Prof. Digbijoy N. Nath
- Level: Undergraduate
- Language: English
- Subjects: Engineering
- Source: [NPTEL](https://nptel.ac.in/courses/108108122)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-SA](https://nptel.ac.in/faq) (Non-commercial use only.)
- Syllabus: [at the source](https://nptel.ac.in/courses/108108122)
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## Lectures

1. [Introduction to semiconductors](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/108108122/3b653b11e073) (Video)
2. [Introduction to energy bands](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/108108122/e2bc348addc0) (Video)
3. [Fundamentals of band structure](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/108108122/1b99cbdc9919) (Video)
4. [Band structure (contd.) and Fermi-Dirac distribution](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/108108122/85c86d3ce1d1) (Video)
5. [Density of states](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/108108122/d0f02ac01914) (Video)
6. [Doping and intrinsic carrier concentration](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/108108122/5a3823b70157) (Video)
7. [Equilibrium carrier concentration](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/108108122/a745abcf4b03) (Video)
8. [Temperature-dependence of carrier concentration](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/108108122/25db4ffaa8b9) (Video)
9. [High doping effects and incomplete ionization](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/108108122/ff0d9607f53c) (Video)
10. [Carrier scattering and mobility](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/108108122/c72d2e02185a) (Video)
11. [Low-field and high-field transport, introduction to diffusion](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/108108122/38f7dd4f905e) (Video)
12. [Drift-diffusion and trap statistics](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/108108122/0f292a7be842) (Video)
13. [Current continuity equation](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/108108122/c4ef5bac392a) (Video)
14. [Continuity equation (contd.) and introduction to p-n junction](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/108108122/62ae39023231) (Video)
15. [p-n junction under equilibrium](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/108108122/df26c13686b6) (Video)
16. [p-n junction under equilibrium (contd.)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/108108122/cc0370ccbf44) (Video)
17. [p-n junction under bias](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/108108122/2b2e8e86bf1f) (Video)
18. [p-n junction under bias (contd.)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/108108122/2c7d1dd40be3) (Video)
19. [p-n junction: generation-recombination currents](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/108108122/842db933ddb3) (Video)
20. [Application of p-n junctions](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/108108122/1132303f1bab) (Video)
21. [Breakdown of junction and C-V profiling](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/108108122/e8f465fe51b7) (Video)
22. [Introduction to Schottky junction](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/108108122/bebfd9d47f4f) (Video)
23. [Schottky junction under equilibrium](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/108108122/571f1ba5b535) (Video)
24. [Schottky junction under bias](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/108108122/ef8265f7f034) (Video)
25. [Introduction to transistors: BJT](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/108108122/7ea2bae5af36) (Video)
26. [Basics of BJT](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/108108122/dafadec90209) (Video)
27. [Working of BJT](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/108108122/24e87490a0b5) (Video)
28. [Working of BJT (contd)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/108108122/82458c67f282) (Video)
29. [Delays in BJT](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/108108122/7fd3a73ae260) (Video)
30. [MOS: Introduction](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/108108122/1e2c71b521e4) (Video)
31. [MOS: Capacitance-voltage](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/108108122/6cdb93e874fc) (Video)
32. [Ideal MOS system: derivation of threshold voltage](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/108108122/d2a4d7024d20) (Video)
33. [MOS C-V in more details](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/108108122/e1d981a0f2d9) (Video)
34. [MOSFET - An introduction](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/108108122/fac99d7bab3c) (Video)
35. [Gradual Channel Approximation: Derivation of I-V characteristics](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/108108122/b14b3c71183f) (Video)
36. [Substrate bias effect and subthreshold conduction in MOSFET](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/108108122/8d7384472225) (Video)
37. [Short Channel Effects in MOSFET](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/108108122/9b02b8c8c788) (Video)
38. [Introduction to compound semiconductors](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/108108122/b2fa243c7cab) (Video)
39. [Basics of heterojunctions](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/108108122/f62ad88e3459) (Video)
40. [Band diagram of heterojunctions](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/108108122/1804fefb1a02) (Video)
41. [Heterojunctions (contd).](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/108108122/a950bd98ad64) (Video)
42. [Heterojunction transistors](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/108108122/ba249faffbf4) (Video)
43. [III-nitrides](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/108108122/85fbd0beecba) (Video)
44. [Solar cell basics](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/108108122/ef3f74149828) (Video)
45. [Solar cell (contd.)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/108108122/1d725fa9802f) (Video)
46. [Solar cell: Shockley Quiesser Limit](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/108108122/7a54af4d6c7a) (Video)
47. [Basics of photodetectors](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/108108122/90a42bb72f9c) (Video)
48. [Photodetectors: figures of merit and types of devices](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/108108122/d348645492a7) (Video)
49. [Junction photodetectors](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/108108122/39d9387b9cef) (Video)
50. [Basics of recombination](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/108108122/883a58152964) (Video)
51. [Basics of LED](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/108108122/706033cd2552) (Video)
52. [LED: light extraction and design issues](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/108108122/ea7163ceb187) (Video)
53. [Visible LED: photometry and colorimetry](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/108108122/49cc15db0b67) (Video)
54. [Transistors for power electronics](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/108108122/46d925c6adb5) (Video)
55. [Transistors for power electronics (contd.) & for RF electronics](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/108108122/3277af4d3d5e) (Video)
56. [Transistors for RF (contd.) and transistors for Memory](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/108108122/96959b8c142d) (Video)
57. [Basics of microelectronic fabrication](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/108108122/32ce6d30e835) (Video)
58. [Microelectronic fabrication (contd.)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/108108122/672a71806da7) (Video)
59. [Summary](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/108108122/011064930b7a) (Video)
60. [Live Session 03-08-2022](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/108108122/3b653b11e073-2) (Video)
61. [Live Session 11-03-2024](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/108108122/e2bc348addc0-2) (Video)
62. [Live Session 01-04-2025](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/108108122/1b99cbdc9919-2) (Video)