SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING HANDBOOK: A Guide to Device Physics, Chip Fabrication, and Microelectronics - Brossura

R. West, Daniel; Publishing, Primeleaf

Brossura

ISBN 13: 9798178266816

Casa editrice: Independently published, 2026

Riassunto

Every smartphone, computer, processor, memory chip, power converter, and countless modern electronic systems depend on something most people never see: billions of precisely engineered semiconductor structures.

But what actually happens inside a semiconductor?

How does a material become a transistor?
How does a transistor become part of an integrated circuit?
And how does an engineer transform microscopic physical structures into the chips that power modern technology?

Semiconductor Engineering Handbook takes you inside that journey.

Beginning with semiconductor materials and fundamental physics, this handbook progressively moves through carrier behavior, junctions, diodes, transistors, modern MOSFET structures, integrated circuits, fabrication processes, packaging, reliability, and emerging semiconductor technologies.

Rather than examining semiconductor devices as isolated components, the book connects the chain from materials → physics → devices → circuits → fabrication → applications.

Inside this handbook, you will explore:

• Semiconductor materials and their role in modern technology

• Atomic structure and chemical bonding

• Crystal structures and semiconductor physics

• Energy bands and carrier statistics

• Doping, diffusion, and carrier transport

• p-n junction physics and characteristics

• Diodes and their applications

• Bipolar junction transistors

• JFET and MOSFET fundamentals

• Advanced MOSFET design and scaling

• Short-channel effects and modern transistor architectures

• FinFET and gate-all-around structures

• Semiconductor device fabrication

• Oxidation and photolithography

• Etching and ion implantation

• Thin-film deposition

• Interconnects and semiconductor packaging

• Manufacturing yield

• Memory and logic circuit families

• Analog and mixed-signal building blocks

• Power semiconductor devices

• Optoelectronic devices

• Semiconductor reliability and failure mechanisms

• Emerging devices and future directions

The book's 16-chapter structure takes readers from semiconductor materials and physics through electronic devices, integrated circuits, manufacturing, reliability, applications, and emerging technologies.

One of its central themes is the connection between microscopic semiconductor properties and the behavior of practical electronic devices. Material properties influence device operation; device physics determines electrical behavior; circuit design combines devices into useful functions; and fabrication technology determines how those structures can be manufactured reliably at scale.

The handbook also takes readers into the manufacturing side of semiconductor technology, examining processes such as oxidation, photolithography, etching, ion implantation, and deposition—the repeated steps used to build increasingly complex structures on semiconductor wafers.

Written for upper-level students and practicing engineers in electrical engineering, electronics engineering, and materials science, this book is designed to function as both a learning resource and a technical reference.

Don't just use the technology built from semiconductors. Understand the engineering principles that make that technology possible.

Get your copy of Semiconductor Engineering Handbook today and take a deeper journey into the physics, devices, fabrication, and future of semiconductor engineering.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Independently published
• Data di pubblicazione: 2026
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 13: 9798178266816
• Rilegatura: Broché
• Numero di pagine: 133
• Contatto del produttore: Printed by Amazon on behalf of the author; https://www.amazon.fr/hz/contact-us; ; c/o Amazon Media EU S.à.r.l., 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy; Luxembourg; L-1855; Lussemburgo