Electronic and Photonic Materials and Devices Laboratory (MATSCI 174)

3–4 credits · Undergraduate

Lab course. Current electronic and photonic materials and devices. Device physics and micro-fabrication techniques. Students design, fabricate, and perform physical characterization on the devices they have fabricated. Established techniques and materials such as photolithography, metal evaporation, and Si technology; and novel ones such as soft lithography and organic semiconductors. Prerequisite: MATSCI 152 or 199 or consent of instructor. Undergraduates register in 164 for 4 units; graduates register in 174 for 3 units. Students are required to sign up for lecture and one lab section. Lab section availability will be discussed during week 1. Corequisites: MATSCI131 (Contact the instructor if you would like to enroll without completion of the stated prerequisites. A permission code will be provided with instructor approval)