ENGG 3450

This course explores the theory and principles of modern electronic devices and their applications in circuits. Course topics include: intrinsic and doped semiconductors; drift and diffusion currents; metal-semiconductor contacts and MOS capacitors; pn junctions and breakdown phenomena; solid-state diodes; bipolar and MOS field-effect transistors; current-voltage characteristics and biasing; small-signal models and operation; circuit integration; analysis and design of application circuits, operational transconductance amplifiers, and logic gates. [Restriction(s): This is a Priority Access Course. Enrolment may be restricted to the BIOE, BME, CENG and ESC specializations in the BENG and BENG:C programs. See department for more information. Non-BENG students may take a maximum of 4.00 ENGG credits.][Department(s): Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering]