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Undergraduate 4
07/30/2014

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Mask count
Definition
A measure of the manufacturing complexity is the number of lithography or printing operations
Term
What's happening to feature size over time?
Definition
Decreasing
Term
Average human hair is how big?
Definition
100 microns
Term
What are Semiconductors
Definition
unique class of materials whose electrical conductivity can be controlled over a wide range by the introduction of dopants
Term
list the semiconductor properties
Definition
-composition
-structure
-purity
-conductivity
Term
what is semiconductor conductivity a function of?
Definition
the number of electrons and holes in the semiconductor
Term
What are a couple of common dopants in silicon?
Definition
As and B
Term
What type of dopant is Arsenic?
Definition
n-type donor
Term
What type of dopant is boron?
Definition
p-type acceptor
Term
what type of conductor is silicon naturally?
Definition
poor - it's an insulator
Term
List some n-type donors
Definition
As, P, Sb
Term
List some p-type donors
Definition
B, Ga, In, Al
Term
What are doped semiconductors referred to as?
Definition
extrinsic
Term
What is mobility defined as in relation to semiconductor doping?
Definition
ease of carrier motion in a crystal
Term
What is carrier mobility a function of?(3)
Definition
-Termperature
-doping concentration
-electric field
Term
What are the three structures of Si?
Definition
-amorphous
-polychristalline
-crystalline
Term
The conduction band coincides with which type of electron?
Definition
free electrons
Term
the valence band coincides with which type of electron?
Definition
bound electrons
Term
What is the Eg band?
Definition
energy needed to release a bound electron
Term
What does P doping produce?
Definition
more electron holes
Term
What does N doping produce?
Definition
more free electrons
Term
What is the Fermi Level?
Definition
The probability of an electron occupying any particular energy level E = .5
Term
What does the fermi level do in N type doping?
Definition
increases
Term
What does the band gap do when the temp increases?
Definition
the band gap goes down
Term
What's an example of an active device?
Definition
PN junction formation
Term
What is a PN junction?
Definition
when N and P type semiconductors are contacted together
Term
What happens when a reverse bias is applied to the diode?
Definition
the depletion region widens
Term
What happens when a forward bias is applied to a diode?
Definition
the depletion region shrinks and the current increases
Term
What is the relationship between applied voltage and current in a diode?
Definition
It's an exponential relationship V->I^2
Term
What is the turn-on voltage controlled by?
Definition
The dopant concentrations in either side of the junction
Term
What are MEMS?
Definition
Micro Electrical Mechanical Systems
Term
What's an example of a MEMS
Definition
transducer
Term
transducer
Definition
converts energy from one form to another
Term
What are three examples of transducers?
Definition
-microphone
-speaker
-flashlight
Term
What are the three fabrication techniques of MEMS?
Definition
-surface micromachining
-bulk micromachining
-micromolding
Term
What helps pattern and shape mems?
Definition
-photolithography
-chemical etching
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