Online Course – Certified Professional Internship in Semiconductor Devices from the University of Colorado Boulder

Learn the basics of semiconductors. Analyze the principles of semiconductors and evaluate the performance of electronic devices.

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Professional Certificate

Advanced

No prior knowledge required

Time to complete the course

7-day free trial

No unnecessary risks

Skills you will acquire in the course

  • Analysis of semiconductor devices
  • Electronic device design

What you will learn in the course

Courses for which the course is suitable

  • Electronics Engineer
  • Semiconductor Engineer
  • Electronic device developer
  • Semiconductor physics expert
  • Electronic Systems Engineer
  • Electronic device performance analyzer
  • Photonics Engineer
  • MOS Technologies Developer
  • Transistor engineer

Internship – 3-part course series

General information

  • The courses in this training can also be taken to receive academic credit ECEA 5630-5632, as part of the Master of Science in Electrical Engineering program at CU Boulder.
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Description of the internship

The specialization in Semiconductor Devices is designed to delve deeper into the fundamental principles of the electronic devices that form the basis of current integrated circuit technology. You will gain valuable experience in semiconductor physics, and an understanding of:

  • Photon amplifiers
  • Metal-semiconductor bonds
  • Bipolar junction transistors
  • Metal-oxygen-semiconductor (MOS) devices
  • MOS transistors

Internship learning outcomes

  • To study the basic mechanisms of electrical conduction in semiconductors
  • Understand the principles of basic electronic devices including pn junction, metal-semiconductor junction, bipolar transistors, and field effect transistors
  • Analyze and evaluate the performance of basic electronic devices
  • Prepare for further analysis of semiconductor-based electronic and photonic devices

Hands-on Learning Project

As you delve into the fundamental physics of semiconductors and their role in modern technology, you will engage in challenging homework assignments that require you to apply operational principles in explanations and calculations. In addition, you will perform complex analyses and exercises to summarize your theoretical knowledge in consultation with peers.

Details of the courses that make up the specialization

Physics of semiconductor materials

  • Course 1 • 14 hours • 4.4 (264 ratings)

Course Details

What you’ll learn
  • Understand the energy band structures and their significance in the electrical properties of solids
  • Analyze the statistics of carriers in semiconductors
  • Analyze the carrier dynamics and conduction properties arising in semiconductors

Diode – pn junction and metal-semiconductor junction

  • Course 2 • 16 hours • 4.5 (268 ratings)

Course Details

What you’ll learn
  • Analyze a p-n junction in equilibrium and with voltage, capacitance, and flow properties, and breakdown behavior
  • Analyze a metal-semiconductor junction in equilibrium and with voltage, capacitance, and flow properties, non-rectifying junction, and surface effects

Transistor – Field Effect Transistor and Bipolar Junction Transistor

  • Course 3 • 12 hours • 4.2 (82 ratings)

Course Details

What you’ll learn
  • Describe and analyze metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) devices
  • Describe and analyze the MOS field effect transistor (MOSFET)
  • Describe and analyze a bipolar junction transistor (BJT)