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ansunnsunHong Kong University of Science & Technology, Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering

Instructor: Mansun ChanInstructor:Mansun Chan

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Information on This Class

Personnel and Basic Information

Instructor: Mansun Chan, Room 2519 Office Hour: any time you can find me TA: Zubair AHMED ([email protected])

Yihan CHEN ([email protected])

Suwen LI ([email protected]) Lab: - 1 Lab in NFF,

- 3 Labs in Room 3121

Textbook: No specific textbook- if you really want one, a free textbook can

be found at http://ecee.colorado.edu/~bart/book/

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A Little Bit More about Me

More Background

My specialty is in semiconductor, but most of my recent activitiesare not in the technical area

I was once a qualified CFA (with a master degree in Finance) I am managing some venture capital and investment in tech

companies

I have been doing corporate training in creativity and management I have also found some companies and the most recent one is a

game/education business

I am one of the founding members of the Hong Kong Board GameDesigner Association

I also have professional certificates in graphic design You are welcome to talk to me in any subjects beyond the class

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Pre-requisite

Chemistry

Actually you do not need to take any chemistry from theuniversity

As long as you know the periodic table and atomicstructure is good enough

ELEC2400 It is the planned pre-requisite in the final 4-year program In the transition, ELEC2410 was offer instead and it can be

used to replace ELEC2400

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Philosophy of ELEC3500 [1]

Learn to study SMART, not study hard 50% versus 90% knowledge qualitative rather than quantitative Overview versus details most important, develop common sense (which is

usually not common)

Learning concept Many things can be learnt, but not taughtAdvanced versus fundamental knowledge knowledge vs application of knowledge thinking vs memorizationActive learning: you have to ask a lot of questions

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Problem with conventional teaching

Current education system was developed in the industrialrevolution and does not evolve to the information era

Teaching knowledge, but not how to apply the knowledge Obedience is more important than creativity School never tells students that the taught knowledge may

become obsolete upon graduation

Question 3 months after taking a class, how much material can

you still recall?

Conclusion

I dont expect you can remember what you learned in this class Remembering them is useless anyway because they will

become obsolete in 3-5 years


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What should be your focus in this class then?

The language used for the subject so that you can talk likean expert

Make approximate guesses rather than exact calculation Know where to find the require information when needed

Understand that you need to learn something new every3-5 years

Relax and get the big picture first before going to the detailsEngineering Approach

Solving a problem with approximate rather than perfect solution

If you are given a poor invention, you can make a poor productthat works half the time and sell at half the price


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Difference between Scientist and Engineer

Scientists focus on perfect knowledge Engineers focus on applications and efficient solution

Science is mostly a bottom approach, start from aphenomena and look for application

Engineering is supposed to be a top down approachstarting with a problem and look for THE MOSTEFFICIENT solution

Example How do you prove f(x)=g(x) if you are a mathematician? What would you do if you are an engineer?

Engineer

BusinessmenScientists- Work with people

- topdown

- response

- Work with objects

- bottomup

- knowledge


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What do I expect from you

learn to be an engineer (decision maker), not a technician(machine operator)

communicate well with me or your TAs about your difficultyfocus on the learning rather than the grade (or you will bevery frustrated)

If something is beyond your ability, take it as a blackboxand understand the input and output

Enjoy the classWhat do you expect from this class you better tell meBest strategy to take the class going for a C and get a C ! (for undergraduate) going for a B and get a B (for post-graduate)



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Topics to be Covered in ELEC3500 [1]


Design

Device

Operation

Fabrication

ProcessSystem

Products

Package

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PN Junctions and its applicationsCurrent voltage characteristicsvaractor (variable capacitor)Solar cellphoto-diode (light sensors)BJT and its applications


Semiconductor and Silicon Physics

Band diagramFermi-Dirac StatisticsDoping of siliconIC Fabrication Process

You will have a chance to see how a cleanroom operates


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MOSFET and its circuit applications Technology scaling and nano-CMOS Circuit Design TechniquesSOI and Thin-Film Transistor (TFT) Passive and Active Display TechnologyCompound Semiconductor Light Emitting Diodes (LED) High Speed Devices

MOS Capacitor and its application Charge-Coupled Devices (CCD) CMOS Active Pixel Sensor (APS)


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Laboratory There are only 4 labs, and take place approximately once

every two-three weeks One labs will be in NFF and some other labs in Room 3121 One sub-grade will be deducted for missing any of the

above labs

Tutorial mainly for discussion of HW and Laboratories provide examples to the concepts covered in the lectures provide a different perspective to the material covered


Components of ELEC3500 [1]

General Approach

The class is designed to be the last class in thesemiconductor area (not to prepare you for another class)

Try to train you to make guesses and quick decision

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Final Exam not testing your knowledge, but how you apply your

knowledge

interview and IQ test like (85% thinking, 15% writing) you may bring along almost anything during exams


Homework

encourage discussion, thinking and self-learning solutions are usually given in the tutorial

discuss with others, seek help from TA or myself do NOT spend >1 hours THINKING about one problemQuizzes

encourage periodic clear up of concept close book, close notes, ~10 minutes with short questions once for every two weeks

Components of ELEC3500 [2]

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I discourage arguing about scores andgrades, but welcome discussion of problems

Approximate grade distribution 10% Homework 24% quizzes 16% Labs 50% final examYou get an automatic A if you score over

80% in the final (and attend the first 2 labs)

Grading of ELEC3500


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Difficulties of the Course

It is a class that require quick thinking, NOT hardwork

No text book for the up-to-date material

Missing lecture(s) is not encouraged

Material built on top of each other, cleaning up

concept after each lecture is a must

A privately quoted comment:- coverage of the course is extensive- reason: whatever not covered in the lecture is covered

in the exam ansunnsunHong Kong University of Science & Technology, Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering

You may feel that you understand the material, but

you will still be confused during the tests

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OBE (Outcome Based Education) Definition


remember the operation of a cleanroom

communicate with the language of semiconductor (diode, BJT,MOSFET, doping, Fermi-level, drift-diffusion etc.

operate a probe-station

describe the basic principles of some common circuit activeelements plus photo active devices (solar cell, LED, CCD)

describe the effects of changing the key physical parametersof diode, BJT and MOSFET on the trend (increase or

decrease) of the output characteristics

match a given model to measurement data by selectingrelevant parameters

Students will be able to

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Real OBE for You and I


Your Long Term OBE

To learn something useful for your career?Your Short Term OBE

To obtain the highest grade with the minimum effort, andhopefully learn something to get my first job

My Long Term OBE

To help you to be a successful person in the society so thatby connecting to you, I may gain some advantage

My Short Term OBE

To use minimum effort to get the job done with the leastcomplain from both the students and the department

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