Improving an undergraduate laboratory course for semiconductor device theory to enhance an IC design program

Abstract

This paper discusses a restructured laboratory course in semiconductor device theory. Also described in this paper are the fabricated custom-designed ICs which will be used in the new sets of experiments that will be integrated in the restructured course. It aims to fortify the students' understanding of fundamental semiconductor device concepts to help them model and design integrated circuits even with the presence of parasitics and secondary-effects of transistors.