Semiconductors (ELCT 503) German University in Cairo (GUC)
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    • Introduction. Semiconductor devices and their symbols. Current-voltage characteristics. Device models and equivalent circuits.
    • Basic properties of semiconductors. Semiconductor crystal structure. Band diagram. Energy bands. Electrons. Holes. Carrier concentration. Doping.
    • Transfer processes of holes and electrons. Generation. Recombination. Diffusion. Drift.
    • pn-junction. Space charge regions. Majority and minority carriers. Capacitance. Electrica behavior. Schottky junction.
    • Diode. Current voltage characteristics. Electrical parameters (PSpice model). Special types of diodes: Zener diode, light emitting diode (LED), photodiode.
    • MES-FET transistor. Junction field effect transistor (J-FET).
    • MOS (metal-oxide-silicon) capacitor.
    • MOS FET transistor.
    • MOS FET transistor in electronic circuits: inverter, gates.
    • Bipolar transistor 1.
    • Bipolar transistor 2.
    • Bipolar transistor in electronic circuits: common emitter amplifier.
    • Levels of PSpice models. Semiconductor device specifications.
    Updated on 23 March, 2016

    About German University in Cairo (GUC)

    The German University in Cairo, GUC, is an Egyptian Private University founded by the presidential decree 27/2002, according to the law number 101/1992 and its executive regulations number 355/1996.

    German university in Cairo/Deutsche Universität in Kairo has been established in 2002 in cooperation with the State Universities of Ulm and Stuttgart, under the patronage of the Egyptian Ministry of Higher Education, the Ministry of Science, Research and Arts, State of Baden- Württemberg, Germany, and supported by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), the German Embassy in Cairo, the Arab/German Chamber of Industry and Commerce (AHK), the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Germany, The State University of Tübingen and The State University of Mannheim.

    The German University in Cairo is an independent, non-profit oriented Egyptian private institution, managed by a consortium of Germans and Egyptians with the vision of building a leading center of excellence in teaching and research that will effectively contribute to the general welfare nationally and internationally and endeavour the scientific, technical, economic and cultural cooperation between Egypt and Germany.

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