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Knowledge of basis physics (above all of basic electromagnetism).

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The following program could be slighlty changed by introducing a couple of new topics.

Course introduction and motivation.

Recall of some necessary pre-requisetes (complex numbers, phasors, scalar product and vector product. Scalar and vector fields. Gradient of a scalar field. Curl of a vector field. Curl theorem, Divergence).

Maxwell’s equations in time domain: differential and integral form. Maxwell’s equations in frequency domain: differential and integral form. Boundary conditions.

Constitutive parameters. Plane waves in time domain. Polarization of a plane wave: linear, circular and elliptical. Plane waves in frequency domain. Dispersive and lossy media.

Reflection and transmission coefficient for a plane wave normally impinging on a single planar interface. 

Special case for reflection/transmission: dielectric-conductor, dielectric-PEC. Stationary wave. Poynting's theorem - time domain, interpretation. Poynting's theorem - frequency domain, real and imaginary part. Poynting's theorem: active power, reactive power. Poynting's vector of a plane wave: incident and reflected waves. Transmitted power density. Reflection and transmission of plane waves through multiple interfaces. 

Boundary condition for calculating the overall reflection and transmission coefficient for a multilayered strucutre. Absorbed average power. Introduction to transmission lines. Transmission line: circuit approach. D'Alembert equation. 

Characteristic impedance of a transmission line. Phase velocity. Coaxial cable dimensioning. Polarization in dielectric materials. Dielectric losses. Brief discussion on reflection/transmission coefficient and emissivity/absorption ("Taming the blackbody with metamaterials" paper by Padilla et. alii.) 

Voltage and impedance along a transmission line. Transmission line closed on a matched load, a short circuit and an open circuit.

Time-average power flow. Quarter-wave transformer. Voltage standing wave on a transmission line. Voltage Wave Standing Ratio. Generalized reflection coefficient. Reflection coefficient on the complex plane. Smith chart: impedance chart. Practice on Smith Chart for solving problems involving transmission lines, interfaces, etc.

Practice on Matlab: arrays, matrixes, cell, structures. Script to evaluate the impedance and the reflection coefficient of a load connected to a transmission line. Script to evaluate the impedance and the reflection coefficient of a load connected to a transmission line. Definition, implementation and use of function. Automatic reporting. Debugging. Use of 'if','switch', 'while'and 'for' instructions. Code optimization by using functions inside a 'for' loop. Use of a 'cell' element for defining the legend.

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The course describes the physics of the fundamental properties of the electron devices that represent the building blocks of modern electronic circuits and systems.

The main program topics are:
a) basic introduction to: quantum mechanics, statistical physics (Fermi-Dirac statistics) and solid state physics (Drude model, band structure);
b) main concepts of electrical transport in semiconductors (electron and hole concentration, doped semiconductors, drift and diffusion current, equilibrium conditions, generation and recombination, continuity equation);
c) detailed description of the physics, operation and fabrication of pn junctions (diodes): potential and electric field behavior, equilibrium conditions, biased conditions, demonstration of the current expressions, small-signal equivalent circuit, control charge model, reverse bias conditions;
d) detailed description of the physics, operation and fabrication of bipolar effect transistors (BJT): charge control model, demonstration of the Ebers-Moll equations and circuit, input and output characteristics, small-signal equivalent circuit;
e) detailed description of the metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) capacitor: band structure, distribution of the voltage difference, threshold voltage, charge behavior, capacitance-voltage curves;
f) detailed description of the physics, operation and fabrication of metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) field-effect transistor transistor: dependence of the threshold voltage on the voltage between source and bulk, demonstration of the output characteristics, body effect, small-signal equivalent circuit, short-channel effects.

For more details, see: https://unimap.unipi.it/registri

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G. Pennelli, "Fisica dei dispositivi elettronici", Pisa University Press (in Italian);
S. M. Sze [and other Authors, depending on the edition], "Semiconductor Devices. Physics and Technology", Wiley & Sons (in English);
S. M. Sze, "Dispositivi a semiconduttore. Comportamento fisico e tecnologia", Hoepli (in Italian);
B. G. Streetman, "Solid state electronic devices", Prentice Hall (in English);
G. Ghione, "Dispositivi per la microelettronica", McGraw-Hill (in Italian);
R. S. Muller, T. I. Kamins, M. Chan, "Device Electronics for Integrated Circuits", Wiley & Sons (in English);
Y. Taur, T. H. Ning, "Fundamentals of Modern VLSI Devices", Cambridge University Press (in English).

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For non-attending students it is suggested to read the log of the lectures on

https://unimap.unipi.it/registri

to check the webpage

http://brahms.iet.unipi.it/marconcini/marconcini.html

and to study the corresponding topics on the suggested textbooks (for example, G. Pennelli and S. M. Sze for Italian and non-Italian students, respectively).

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Team project in Matlab and oral exam.

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Oral exam.

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http://brahms.iet.unipi.it/marconcini/marconcini.html