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ECE-3214: Semiconductor Device Fundamentals

Description: Fundamental semiconductor device physics associated with intrinsic and doped semiconductor materials, drift-diffusion of charge carriers, and devices with an in-depth coverage of p-n and Schottky diodes, bipolar junction transistors, and metal-oxide semiconductor and junction field effect transistors.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: ECE-2214 or MSE-3204

Required By: ECE-4805, ENGE-4735

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 12

Average GPA: 3.50 (rounds to A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 29.28%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 2.51%

Mantu K Hudait202462.8%35.2%1.5%0.0%0.4%0.2%3.568
Yuhao Zhang202442.7%47.5%0.0%1.1%1.6%7.2%3.394

Grade Distribution Over Time

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Spring 2019Fall 2019Spring 2020Fall 2020Spring 2021Fall 2021Spring 2022Fall 2022Spring 2023Fall 2023Spring 2024Fall 2024Term050% W