ENGR-312/PHYS-312 Physical Electronics (2004)

Announcements & Notes (most recent first)

• Homework #8b____________________5/18/04
• Homework #8a_(modfied due date)____5/14/04
• Homework #7b____________________5/10/04
• Homework #7a____________________5/07/04
• Homework #6_____________________5/05/04
• Homework #5b____________________5/03/04
• Homework #5a____________________4/30/04
• NEW DUE DATE FOR HW#4 !!!_____4/27/04
• Homework #4_____________________4/21/04
• FermiDirac summary mentioned in class(pdf) 4/19/04
• Homework #3c was not assigned
• Homework #3b____________________4/14/04
• Quantum 'handout' shown in class (pdf) 4/12/04
• Homework #3a____________________4/12/04
• Homework #2c was not assigned
• Homework #2b____________________4/07/04
• Homework #2a____________________4/05/04
• Homework #1_____________________3/28/04

Documentation and reference material

• Educational Java Applet Service (JAS) for Solid State devices
• Below are four links to versions of JAS applets showing pn junction operation
  • PN Junction diode and formation of energy band diagrams. (nice applet via web link)
  • A similar version with additional links & functionality (web link)
  • A version of the junction applet with bias applied (web link)
  • A web page utilizing the applets above plus other illustrations
• Frohne's class notes
• Physical electronics on-line book by Bart Van Zeghbroeck (web link)
• Kronig-Penney model applet (web link)
• Quantum mechanics history, basics, & other links in Wikipedia (an on-line, open-source, encyclopedia)
• Physics Central: An on-line physics reference (web link)
• BSG: a technically sound introduction to semiconductor physics (web link)

News notes

• Affects caused by neutrons hitting an FPGA. (an Actel white paper)(pdf)