1: Semiconductor Fundamentals
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Learning Objectives
After completing this chapter, you should be able to:
- Define the term semiconductor.
- Describe the differences between conductors, semiconductors and insulators in terms of atomic energy levels.
- Describe the atomic structure of mono-crystalline silicon.
- Detail the effect of doping on a silicon crystal.
- Describe the differences between P material and N material.
- Draw the energy level diagrams for P- and N-type materials.


