Semiconductor Physics and Devices (3rd Edition) by Donald A. Neamen (Paperback, Donald A. Neamen)

Semiconductor Physics And Devices is a book written by Donald A. Neamen exploring the characteristics and electrical properties of semiconductor materials and devices.

Summary Of The Book

The third edition of Neamen's Semiconductor Physics And Devices 3rd Edition is a comprehensive book that provides detailed coverage on the quantum theory of solids, quantum mechanics, semiconductor device physics, fundamental physics, and semiconductor material physics.

Written in an easy to understand language and format, it deals with important issues required to understand characteristics, limitations, and operations of semiconductor devices. The explanation of the three fundamental kinds of transistors, bipolar, JFET, and MOSFET is included in this book. 

Neamen here also describes processing techniques such as ion implantation and diffusion. The book incorporates certain learning tools designed to help readers get a better grasp of the subject. These are chapter summary, chapter reading lists, chapter glossaries, chapter preview sections, review sections, many problems, and extensive examples. An appendix is also included providing answers to selected problems.

Other topics elucidated in this book are the semiconductor in equilibrium, fundamentals of MOSFET, the p-n junction, introduction to quantum theory of solids, the JFET, MOSFET heterojunction, optical devices, non equilibrium excess carriers in semiconductor, semiconductor power devices, the bipolar transistor, and carrier transport phenomena.

Moreover, Semiconductor Physics And Devices 3rd Edition provides 934 problems (solved/unsolved/objective type), answers for 142 review questions, 618 unsolved problems, and a 174 solved examples. These problems enhance the knowledge of the reader. A separate chapter has been dedicated to discuss a different device family. To give a practical point of view, homework problems and design examples have been added.

Also, each chapter has Test Your Understanding Exercises to re-emphasize the concepts being discussed in the chapter. And finally, a glossary of important terms, review questions, a checkpoint, and a summary section has been given at the end of each chapter.