Microelectronic Devices and Circuits
Lecture Notes
This section provides a complete set of lecture notes for the course. Most of the lectures also include an annotated lecture file. The annotated lecture files include comments that the professor uses to demonstrate how the material progresses.
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SES # |
TOPICS |
LECTURE NOTES |
ANNOTATED LECTURE NOTES |
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Fundamentals |
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L1 |
Overview of 6.012 |
(PDF) |
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L2 |
Introduction to Semiconductors: Electrons and Holes, Donors and Acceptors |
(PDF) |
(PDF) |
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L3 |
Carrier Transport: Drift and Diffusion |
(PDF) |
(PDF) |
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MOSFET |
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L4 |
Electrostatics in Semiconductors |
(PDF) |
(PDF) |
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L5 |
p-n Junction Electrostatics in Thermal Equilibrium |
(PDF) |
(PDF) |
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L6 |
p-n Junction Electrostatics under Bias, Depletion Capacitance |
(PDF) |
(PDF) |
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L7 |
MOS Electrostatics at 0 V |
(PDF) |
(PDF) |
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L8 |
MOS Electrostatics under Bias, MOS Capacitance |
(PDF) |
(PDF) |
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L9 |
MOSFET: I-V Characteristics (Qualitative, Linear) |
(PDF) |
(PDF) |
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L10 |
MOSFET: I-V Characteristics (Saturation, Back Bias) |
(PDF) |
(PDF) |
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L11 |
MOSFET Equivalent Circuit Models |
(PDF) |
(PDF) |
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Digital Circuits |
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L12 |
Logic Concepts |
(PDF) |
(PDF) |
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L13 |
CMOS Inverter |
(PDF) |
(PDF) |
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L14 |
CMOS Inverter (cont.) |
(PDF) |
(PDF) |
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Bipolar Transistor |
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L15 |
p-n Junction Diode I-V Characteristics |
(PDF) |
(PDF) |
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L16 |
p-n Junction Equivalent Circuit Models, Charge Storage, Diffusion Capacitance |
(PDF) |
(PDF) |
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L17 |
BJT Electrostatics, Forward Active Regime |
(PDF) |
(PDF) |
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L18 |
Other Regimes of Operation of BJT |
(PDF) |
(PDF) |
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Analog Circuits |
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L19 |
Single-stage Amplifiers |
(PDF) |
(PDF) |
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L20 |
Other MOSFET Amplifier Stages |
(PDF) |
(PDF) |
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L21 |
Multistage Amplifiers |
(PDF) |
(PDF) |
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L22 |
Current Sources and Sinks |
(PDF) |
(PDF) |
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L23 |
Frequency Response of Common-source Amplifier |
(PDF) |
(PDF) |
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L24 |
Miller Effect, Open-circuit Time Constant Technique |
(PDF) |
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L25 |
Frequency Response of other Amplifier Stages |
(PDF) |
(PDF) |
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L26 |
6.012 Wrap-up: Key Conclusions |
(PDF) |
(PDF) |
Assignments
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ASSIGNMENTS |
TOPICS |
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1 |
Electrons/Holes, Donors/Acceptors, p-n Diode Characterization (PDF) |
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2 |
Drift/Diffusion, 60 mV Rule (PDF) |
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3 |
p-n Junction Electrostatics (PDF) |
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4 |
MOS Electrostatics (PDF) |
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5 |
MOSFET (PDF) |
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6 |
MOSFET Characterization (PDF) |
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7 |
MOSFET Logic Circuits (PDF) |
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8 |
p-n Diode (PDF) |
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9 |
BJT, Single-stage Amplifiers (PDF) |
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10 |
Multistage Amplifiers, Frequency Response of Amplifiers (PDF) |
Exams
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EXAMS |
SOLUTIONS |
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Quiz 1 (PDF) |
(PDF) |
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Quiz 2 (PDF) |
(PDF) |
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Final Exam (PDF) |
(PDF) |
Study Materials
Fall 2005 Quiz 1 Review Sheet (PDF)
Amplifier Summary Sheet (PDF)
Previous Exams
Previous exams and solutions were provided to students to help them review.
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YEARS |
EXAMS |
SOLUTIONS |
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Spring 2001 |
Quiz 1 (PDF) |
(PDF) |
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Spring 2001 |
Quiz 2 (PDF) |
(PDF) |
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Spring 2001 |
Final Exam (PDF) |