Fundamentals of Solid State Engineering - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0792376293 ISBN 13: 9780792376293

Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2002

Synopsis

Fundamentals of Solid State Engineering is structured in two major parts. It first addresses the basic physics concepts, which are at the base of solid state matter in general and semiconductors in particular. The second part reviews the technology for modern Solid State Engineering. This includes a review of compound semiconductor bulk and epitaxial thin films growth techniques, followed by a description of current semiconductor device processing and nano-fabrication technologies. A few examples of semiconductor devices and a description of their theory of operational are then discussed, including transistors, semiconductor lasers, and photodetectors.

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Review

From the reviews of the third edition: “The subject area of solid state engineering is potentially very complex ... . Manijeh Razeghi takes a multi-disciplinary approach to the text to address the requirements for engineers and scientists ... . He commendably uses illustrations and worked examples for the benefit of comprehension; this is an excellent and well-rounded book.” (Times Higher Education, December, 2009)

Synopsis

Solid state engineering is a multi-disciplinary field that combines disciplines such as physics, chemistry, electrical engineering, materials science and mechanical engineering. It provides the means to understand matter and to design and control its properties. The 20th century has witnessed the phenomenal rise of natural science and technology into all aspects of human life. Three major sciences have emerged and marked this century. Physical science which has strived to understand the structure of atoms through quantum mechanics, life sciences which has attempted to understand the structure of cells and the mechanisms of life through biology and genetics, and information sciences, which has symbiotically developed the communicative and computational means to advanced natural science. Microelectronics has become one of today's principle enabling technologies supporting these three major sciences and touches every aspect of human life: food, energy, transportation, communication, entertainment, health/medicine and exploration.

For example, microelectronic devices have now become building blocks of systems which are used to monitor food energy more efficiently (LED), control electrical vehicles (automobiles), transmit information (optical fiber and wireless communications), entertain (virtual reality, video games, computers), help cure or enhance the human body (artificial senses, optically activated medicine) and support the exploration of new realms (space, underwater). A different approach has been envisioned for future advances in semiconductor science and technology in the 21st century. This will consist of reaching closer to the structure of atoms by employing nanoscale electronics. Indeed, the history of microelectronics has been, itself, characterized by a constant drive to imitate natural objects and thus move towards lower dimensions in order to increase integration density, system functionality and performance. This text is structured in two major parts. It first addresses the basic physics concepts, which are at the base of solid state matter in general and semiconductors in particular. The second part reviews the technology for modern solid state engineering.

This includes a review of compound semiconductor bulk and epitaxial thin films growth techniques, followed by a description of current semiconductor device processing and nano-fabrication technologies. A few examples of semiconductor devices and a description of their theory of operational are then discussed, including transistors, semiconductor lasers, and photodetectors.

Edition details

• Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0792376293
• ISBN 13: 9780792376293
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 656
• Editor: Razeghi Manijeh