The course covers the basic principles of semiconductor devices in micro-, opto-, and power electronics. It imparts knowledge both of the basic physics and on the operation principles of pn-junctions, diodes, contacts, bipolar transistors, MOS devices, solar cells, photodetectors, LEDs and laser diodes.

In this edition of the Integrated Systems Seminar, members of the Digital Circuits and Systems group give technical presentations on their work in an environment that simulates a technical conference andinteract with the audience. In addition, short tutorial lectures will be given to support students for their dissemination activities.

The course addresses the physical principles of modern semiconductor devices and the foundations of their modeling and numerical simulation. Necessary basic knowledge on quantum-mechanics, semiconductor physics and device physics is provided. Computer simulations of the most important devices and of interesting physical effects supplement the lectures.

The first part deals with semiconductor transport theory including the necessary quantum mechanics.In the second part, the Boltzmann equation is solved with the stochastic methods of Monte Carlo simulation.The exercises address also TCAD simulations of MOSFETs. Thus the topics include theoretical physics,numerics and practical applications.