UMass Amherst

ECE344 Semiconductor Devices and Materials (Fall 2009)

Professor M. Fischetti
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

    Office Hours: Tu,Th, 2:30-3:30 pm, Marcus 201D
    TA: Yan Zhang, Office Hours: Tu,Th 3:30-4:30 pm, Marcus 5



Syllabus

Announcements:

       Sept 25: Posted solutions of Homework Assignment 1.
       Sept 25: Posted Homework Assignment 2, due Wednesday October 7 before class.
       Oct 5: Revised Lecture Notes, part 1: Fixed problems with factors of 2 and Greek pi on page 64.
       Oct 7: Posted solutions of Homework Assignment 2.
       Oct 7: Posted Homework Assignment 3, due Friday October 16 before class.
       Oct 9: Posted practice questions for Midterm Exam 1.
       Oct 13: Homework Assignment 3 due date extended to Monday October 19.
       Oct 13: Posted solutions of practice questions for Midterm Exam 1.
       Oct 19: Posted solutions of Homework Assignment 3.
       Oct 20: Posted solutions of Midterm Exam 1.
       Oct 30: Posted solutions of Homework Assignment 4.
       Nov 12: Posted solutions of Homework Assignment 5.
       Nov 12: Posted Homework Assignment 6.
       Nov 15: Posted Practice Problems for Midterm Exam 2.
       Nov 17: Posted Solutions of Practice Problems for Midterm Exam 2.
       Nov 17: In Problem 1 of Homework Assignment 6 use the same oxide thickness given in Problem 2.
       Nov 19: Posted solutions of Midterm Exam 2.
       Nov 25: Posted solutions of Homework Assignment 6.
       Nov 25: Posted "History of the MOSFET" slide show.
       Nov 25: Happy Thanksgiving!
       Nov 30: Posted revised solutions for HW6.
       Dec 1: Posted Homework Assignment 7.
       Dec 15: Posted solutions of Homework Assignment 7.

       Midterm Exam 1: Monday, October 19, 6:00-8:00 pm, Hasbrouck Lab 124.
       Midterm Exam 2: Wednesday, November 18, 6:00-8:00 pm, Hasbrouck Lab 124.
       Final Exam: Wednesday, December 16, 8:00-10:00 am, ELAB 304.


Homework Assignments:

       Preliminary test, due Friday September 11 before class.
       Homework Assignment 1: Solutions.
       Homework Assignment 2: Solutions.
       Homework Assignment 3: Solutions.
       Homework Assignment 4: Solutions.
       Homework Assignment 5: Solutions.
       Homework Assignment 6: Solutions.
       Homework Assignment 7: Solutions.
       Practice Questions for Midterm Exam 1: Solutions.
       Midterm Exam 1: Solutions.
       Practice Questions for Midterm Exam 2: Solutions.
       Midterm Exam 2: Solutions.


Lecture Notes:

      ECE344 Lecture Notes, Part 1
      ECE344 Lecture Notes, Part 2
      ECE344 Lecture Notes, Part 3
      History of the MOSFET