Introductory Semiconductor Device Physics

This popular text offers a thorough introduction to the underlying physics of semiconductor devices. It begins with a review of basic solid state physics, then describes the properties of semiconductors in more detail and examines the operation principles of the Gunn Diode and p-n junction. The remaining chapters focus on specific devices, including the LED, the bipolar transistor, the field-effect transistor and the semiconductor laser. The book concludes with a chapter providing a brief introduction to quantum theory. The treatment is not overly mathematical and emphasizes only the required physical concepts. Each chapter contains a set of worked problems.