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This course will lay the foundation for building the work force for high tech manufacturing industry like semiconductor and electric vehicle industry. Learn the semiconductor process that made it possible for the humans to have all the digital and smart electronic gadgets ranging from mobile phones to smart TVs!

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this microcredential, learners will be able to:

• Explain the history and evolution of the semiconductor devices from vacuum tubes to transistors
• Explain the differences between conductor, insulator and semiconductor
• Explain the crystal lattice structure of P and N type layer
• Describe the working principle of basic semiconductor devices:
  • Diodes
    • PN Junction
    • Zener
    • LED
  • Transistors*
    • BJT
    • JFET
    • MOSFET
    • CMOSFET
    • FinFET
    • GAAFET
• Describe the characteristics and applications of basic semiconductor devices:
  • Diodes
    • PN Junction
    • Zener
    • LED
  • Transistors*
    • BJT
    • JFET
    • MOSFET
    • FinFET
    • GAAFET
• Assemble a small circuit

Definitions

• LED: Light Emitting Diode
• BJT: Bipolar Junction Transistor
• JFET: Junction Field Effect Transistor
• MOSFET: Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor
• CMOSFET: Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor
• FinFET: Fin Field Effect Transistor
• GAAFET: Gate All Around Field Effect Transistor