Summer 2019
> Engineering/Engineering Technology
> EECE.4740
> 061
Course No: EECE.4740-061; SIS Class Nbr: 1431; SIS Term: 2840
Course Status: Registration Closed
Course Description
Principles of Solid State Devices: Crystal properties and growth of semi-conductors, atoms and electrons, Bohr's model, quantum mechanics, bonding forces and energy bands in solids, charge carriers in semiconductors, drift of carriers in electric and magnetic fields, carrier lifetime and photoconductivity, junctions, forward and reverse bias, reverse bias breakdown (Zener effect), tunnel diodes, photodiodes, LED, bipolar junction transistors, field effect transistors. A design project is included in the course.
Prerequisites, Notes & Instructor
- Prerequisites: EECE.3650 Electronics I.
- Core Codes: STEM
- Credits: 3; Contact Hours: 3
- Instructor: Craig Armiento
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UMass Lowell Bookstore
When Offered & Tuition
- Online Course
- 2019 Summer: May 20 to Jul 28
- Chat Hours: Tue 7-8pm*
- Course Level: Undergraduate
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Tuition: $1140
- Note: There is a $30 per semester registration fee for credit courses.
*Chat Hours provide an opportunity for the instructor and students to communicate
in "real time". It is an informative and interactive session where course related questions, answers,
and discussions take place. While student attendance during chat hours is not required, it is highly recommended.
Weekly chat sessions are archived for students who are not able to participate in the live chat sessions at the
scheduled times.
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