Department Of Advanced Semiconductor

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  1- 1	CALCULUS I Calculus(1) covers the following: Sequences, limits and continuity of functions of single variable, derivatives, properties of derivatives, differentiation rules, higher order derivatives, applications of derivatives, definite integrals, indefinite integrals, properties of integrals, integration rules, applications of integrals, infinite series power series.
  1- 1	GENERAL PHYSICS I Introduces classical mechanics. Space and time: straight-line kinematics; motion in a plane; forces and equilibrium; experimental basis of Newton's laws; particle dynamics; universal gravitation; collisions and conservation laws; work and potential energy; vibrational motion; conservative forces; inertial forces and non-inertial frames; central force motions; rigid bodies and rotational dynamics.
  1- 1	GENERAL PHYSICS LABORATORY I This course is designed to introduce the basic experiments in general physics. This course includes physical experiments related to classical mechanics ; Projectile Motion, Free Fall, Borda's Pendulum, Air Track, Resonance Tube App, force Table, Centripetal Force, Torsional Rigidity Pendulum
  1- 1	SEMINAR FOR ACADEMIC LIFE 1. Summary of the course This course is to assist university freshmen in CRM designing to adapt university life well through the instruction and counselling of supervising professor. (This course is composed of self analysis, personality type test, career research, instruction for the success of university life, career plan and direction setting, CRM designing method and CRM designing. The course should be teaching in classes of the students by supervising professor.) 2. Course objectives This course is to motivate the students before the mid term exam and provide students with self analysis, personality type test (MBTI or TCI) and career research (YAT test). Also, this course shall has a plan to instruct the students to enhance the efficiency of university life through career and time management. In addition, this course is to make a chance for the students to have practical assistance to university life by providing study method, report designing strategy and the information on academic system and various kinds of internal programs of the university. After the mid term exam, the students will be instructed to set the direction of career designing through continuous counselling of supervising professor and the students will be able to establish CRM designing and execution plan.
  1- 1	SOFTWARE AND AI Software and AI (Artificial Intelligence) course aims to educate the basic concepts of software and computational thinking to use them in various applications. It allows students of various majors to experience the core technologies of the 4th industrial revolution, such as big data, machine learning, and AI. It also introduces various applications of AI so that students can easily apply these technologies to their field of study. This course classifies the lecture types into three categories, and adjust the lecture difficulty according to the student's academic ability.
  1- 2	GENERAL PHYSICS LABORATORY Ⅱ This course is designed to introduce the basic experiments in general physics. This course includes physical experiments related to electromagnetism ; Electromotive Force, Coulomb's Law, Equipotential Line, Inductance of Solenoid, Velocity of Light, Current Balance, Magnetic Field of Single Coil, Magnetic Field of straight Conductor.
  1- 2	GENERAL PHYSICS Ⅱ Introduction to electromagnetism and electrostatics: electric charge, Coulomb's law, electric structure of matter; conductors and dielectrics. Concepts of electrostatic field and potential, electrostatic energy. Electric currents, magnetic fields and Ampere's law. Magnetic materials. Time-varying fields and Faraday's law of induction. Basic electric circuits. Electromagnetic waves and Maxwell's equations.
  1- 2	PRACTICAL ENGLISH The aim of the course is to help students develop basic English verbal skills in real life situations. The course will be co-taught by Korean and Native English instructors. Korean instructors will provide students with basic English structure, vocabulary, and expressions, and students will be encouraged to practice speaking English utilizing basic English structures. Students will further practice expressing themselves in English with native English instructors.
  1- 2	PYTHON PROGRAMMING The core competencies required in the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution is the ability to come up with idea for solving a given problem and realize it in software. In this course, as the first step this, we will learn Python programming language. This course aims to cultivate basic programming skills and problem-solving skills based on creative thinking. The topics covered in this course are as follows. - Python language grammar (basic and advanced levels) - Python library for GUI programming (tkinter) - Python library for image processing (pillow) - Python libraries for data analysis (Matplotlib, Numpy, and Pandas)
  1- 2	SOCIAL CONTRIBUTION AND SERVICE This course is to cultivate community sense as members of society and the global village for students in order to develop the basic knowledge required as global citizens. Especially, this course is to foster the spirit of cooperation, sharing, service, and creativity and study the social contribution and leadership to solving the challenges the global community faces. As a liberal arts course, it is centered to nurture a leader having the global capability to contribute to community development through learning the knowledge and the case on the value & logic of social responsibility focused on environmental preservation, social contribution, and good governance(ESG). This course aims to foster a generous mind, learn knowledge and technology and build the capacity to contribute to building a society towards a safer and happier world through the study of theory and practice.

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  2- 1	CAD AND PRACTICE The fundamentals of computer-aided drawing and design of mechanical and electronic components will be covered. Commercial softwares such as Auto-CAD and Pro-Engineer will be utilized in this class.
  2- 1	SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE PROCESSING This course provides the details of unit processes for the fabrication of semiconductor devices, and also the run sheets of the representative devices will be introduced.
  2- 1	BASIC OF ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT This course introduces the basic principles on electrical and electronic engineering for robotics engineering students. Topics covered are basic circuit theory, analysis of DC and AC circuit, dynamics of circuit, power in AC circuit, semiconductor devices, and digital and analog electronics.
  2- 1	CIRCUIT THEORY This course provides the fundamental method to analyze the basic electrical circuits. This course analyze the basic circuits with resistor, capacitor and inductors. It also lectures the Thevenin-Norton equivalent circuit, and the analysis method of the first-order circuit with RL and RC. The AC steady state analysis and frequency reposes of the basic circuits are also covered in this course.
  2- 1	DIGITAL LOGIC DESIGN The digital system consists of logic circuits that process a binary information. This course provides students with digital circuit design technology using two analytic methods. The first level deals with the analysis and design of combinational and sequential circuits using gates and flip-flops and the second one is to design in the register transportation level using VHDL.
  2- 1	ELECTROMAGNETISM I This course introduces the basic concepts and theories of electrostatics. The main subjects are as follow : electrostatics, solution of electrostatic problems, electrostatic field in dielectric media, microscopic theory of dielectrics, electrostatic energy, electric current, and electric circuits carrying steady current.
  2- 1	ELECTRONICS AND EXPERIMENT Students devel0p the basic skills associated with the electronics by building basic analog and digital circuits and characterizing them.
  2- 2	ADVANCED OF ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT This course introduces the intensive principles on electrical and electronic engineering for robotics engineering students. Topics covered are intensive circuit theory, analysis of DC and AC circuit, dynamics of circuit, power in AC circuit, semiconductor devices, and digital and analog electronics.
  2- 2	QUANTUM CHEMISTRY Physical chemistry which treats the fundamental principles of chemistry is requisite for getting a deep insight into the chemistry. This subject is divided into two parts, I and II, and the main contents of physical chemistry II are as follows :atomic structure, chemical bonding, group theory, spectroscopy, chemical kinetics, statistical thermodynamics, etc.
  2- 2	APPLIED MECHANICS OF MATERIALS Lectures on the elastic deflection of the beams, statically indeterminate beams, coordinate transformations of stresses and strains, combined loadings, structural instability of the columns, plastic behavior of materials, and energy methods are dealt in order to study the mechanics of materials.
  2- 2	ELECTROMAGNETIC THEORY Ⅱ This course deals with the magnetic field of steady currents, magnetic properties of matter, microscopic theory of magnetism, electromagnetic induction, magnetic energy, slowly varying currents, and Maxwell's equations. Furthermore, this subject discuss on propagation of electromagnetic waves.
  2- 2	ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS The object of this course is to develop in the students the ability to analyze and design electronic circuits. This course covers in the field of diode-rectifiers, single-stage BJT and FET amplifier, and differential and multistage amplifiers.
  2- 2	PHYSICAL ELECTRONICS An introductory course on the physical phenomena in materials and devices for electronic engineering students without modern physics or quantum mechanics background. Lectures on the particle-wave nature of electron, structure and defects of solids, free electron and energy band theories. Application to electronic devices such as diodes, transistors and FETs.

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  3- 1	SEMICONDUCTOR PHYSICS AND DEVICES 1. Transistor element - Characteristics of bipolar transistor - Structure and operating principle of bipolar transistor 2. MOSFET using insulated gate - The structure and characteristics of MOSFET, which has a MOS structure, which is the most core element that constitutes electronic information and communication circuits, systems, and application devices. - Capacitance-voltage characteristics and current-voltage characteristics of MOSFET 3. Optical devices on the peninsula - Photodetection and photoluminescence device characteristics using semiconductors - Characteristics of solar cells, which are energy conversion elements - Structure, operating principle, and performance indicators of optical devices
  3- 1	SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING EQUIPMENT 1. Definition of vacuum - Vacuum units and conversion - Vacuum pump and vacuum gauge - Structure and function of vacuum equipment 2. Thin film deposition method - Deposition method using thermal evaporator, electron beam evaporator, sputter, and chemical vapor evaporator - Si-based semiconductor devices - II-VI, III-V compound semiconductor devices 3. Crystal growth evaluation
  3- 1	SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING EQUIPMETENT PRACTICE
  3- 1	QUANTUM MECHANICS I This course will introduce you to the fundamental ideas of quantum mechanics. We will develop the mathematical techniques necessary to understand and explore physical systems. We will cover the following material : the wave function, Hilbert spaces, operators and eigenvectors, the uncertainty principle, and time independent Schrodinger equation.
  3- 1	SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING The fundamental semiconductor engineering for electronics circuits of telecommunication engineering is covered in the course. The detailed subjects covered are as follows : Crystal properties, energy bands and charge carriers in semiconductors, Excess carriers in semiconductors, Junctions, P-N junction diodes, Bipolar Junction Transistors, Field-Effect Transistors, Integrated circuits.
  3- 2	INSTRUMENTAL ANALYSIS II Principles, instrumentations and applications of various atomic spectroscopic analytical methods such as atomic absorption/fluorescence/emission spectrophotometry, X-ray spectrometry, ESCA and Auger electron spectrometry, scanning electron/scanning probe/atomic force microscopy, thermal method, and various forms of electro-analytical methods will be discussed.
  3- 2	MATERIALS FOR SOLAR CELLS - This subject covers the introduction of photovoltaic materials, the explanation of structural, chemical, electrical and optical properties of materials based on fundamental chemistry and physics, and their functions in solar cells. - The introduction of principle of solar cell and in-depth understanding of material properties required for photovoltaic applications will drive the motivation to develop novel materials.
  3- 2	QUANTUM MECHANICS II In Quantum Mechanics(2) introduces you to the further understanding of the ideas in quantum mechanics, as well as it's applications. With the problem of quantum mechanics in three dimensions, you will understand the hydrogen atom, angular momentum, and spin. A perturbation theory will introduced, which provides an approximate solution when no exact one exists.
  3- 2	SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING LABORATORY Semiconductor device and processing simulations are performed by employing a two-dimensional semiconductor device and processing simulator, in order to achieve a firm understanding of device theory and fabrication processings. In this course, a term project is assigned to each student.
  3- 2	SEMICONDUCTOR PHYSICS 1. 반도체의 에너지 대역과 운반자 농도 - 반도체를 이루는 재료의 결정구조, 에너지 대역 형성, 전자와 정공의 고유 특성 - 열평형 상태에서의 전자 농도를 페르미 준위로 표시하는 방법, 불순물 주입을 이용한 반 도체의 전기적 특성 조절 방법 2. 전류 형성과 과잉 운반자 - 전류를 형성하는 요소, 표류전류와 확산전류 - 운반자 이동도와 확산계수 - 연속방정식, 전자 전송방정식, 확산방정식 3. 접합과 전기적 특성 조절 - p-n 접합 특성 - p-n 접합의 전류-전압 특성 - 금속-반도체 접합의 특성
  3- 2	THERMAL AND STATISTICAL PHYSICS This course is designed to discuss some of the basic physical concepts and methods appropriate for the description of systems involving very many particles. It is intended, in particular, to present the disciplines of thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, and kinetic theory, from a unified and modern point of view.
  3- 2	AUTOMATIC CONTROL The aim of the this course is to provide opportunity to study the basic of feedback control systems. This course deals with modeling of dynamic system, signal flow graph, state equation, characteristics and performances of the feedback control system, simple stability analysis of linear system using Routh-Hurwitz method, root-locus techniques, frequency response techniques, stability of frequency domain and design of feedback control system. And design controller using modern control theories - design of the linear quadratic optimal control in state space, pole placement control, robust control - will be introduced.
  3- 2	SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS The purpose of this lecture is to introduce the electronic, magnetic, and optical properties of materials to the students. This course also introduces various semiconductor materials, including their physical properties and utilization. The lecture includes (1) the overview of quantum mechanics and band structures (2) conductivities in materials: metal, semiconductor, isolator and ionic conductors (3) electrical conductivity in metals: resistivity of metals and alloys, Matthiessen’s rule, Sommerfeld’s model (4) semiconductors: intrinsic, extrinsic, doping effect, p-n junction and metal-semicondcutor contact (5) optical properties of materials: light emitting, fluorescence, luminescence and phosphorescence (6) magnetic properties of materials: superconductivity, ferro-,para-,diamagnetism etc. The class of "Introduction to Modern Physics for Materials" is prerequisite to understand this lecture.
  3- 2	SOLID STATE PHYSICS This course is designed to study crystal structure and reciprocal lattice, crystal binding, phonon, free electron fermi gas, energy bands and semiconductor crystals.

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  4- 1	CHEMICAL DYNAMICS FOR PHOTOINDUCED ELECTRONS This course deals with the practical application of quantum physical chemistry in energy, environment, bio, electronics and chemical industry etc, including the basic concepts of quantum physical chemistry.
  4- 1	COMPUTER VISION PROGRAMMING AND APPLICATIONS Computer vision technologies are becoming important according to the propagation of camera embedded IT devices such as smart phones, pads, smart cars, and CCTVs. This course deals with the basic theories of computer vision and related computer programming using C++ and MATLAB. The scope of the lecture covers camera model, camera calibration, stereo, 3D reconstruction, texture, 2D shape description, 3D shape description, classifier, machine learning, object tracking, and object recognition.
  4- 1	HIGH-FREQUENCY DEVICE PROCESSING LABORATORY This course focuses on the fabrication processes and characteristic measurements of WBG-based high-frequency devices through experimental lab work. It is designed to provide students with hands-on experience in the actual fabrication and performance evaluation of high-frequency devices. Students will engage in various process steps, including wafer preparation, lithography, deposition, etching, metal patterning, and characteristic measurements. The course aims to equip students with the ability to understand, analyze, and solve problems related to high-frequency device processing.
  4- 1	ICT CONVERGENCE COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING Convergence Communications deal with introductions and recent practices in the convergence between communication technologies and conventional and emerging industry technologies. The recent trend are firstly introduced and hot topics in communication convergence will be analyzed in the viewpoint of theory and practical examples.
  4- 1	MATERIALS PROCESS ENGINEERING A variety of advanced materials are being developed in inorganic solids, and the related technology is becoming a leading technology in the chemical engineering field. This class emphasizes the fundamental principles of processes involved in manufacturing inorganic solid materials and devices. In addition, the commercial processes used in semiconductor IC fabrication and TFT-LCD fabrication are also covered to help students understand the fundamentals of those processes.
  4- 1	WBG DISPLAY DEVICE PROCESSING The WBG Display Device Processing Laboratory course is designed to provide students with an in-depth understanding of gallium nitride (GaN)-based display technology, including the fundamental principles and fabrication processes. Through hands-on experiments, students will experience the fabrication and characterization of GaN display devices. The course aims to equip students with practical skills in various fabrication steps and the use of related equipment.
  4- 1	SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESS 1. Eight major semiconductor processes - Composition and role of the eight major semiconductor processes 2. Exposure process - Semiconductor wafer cutting and cleaning - Exposure process practice through photoresist spin coating and curing - Metal electrode deposition practice using thermal evaporator and sputter - Etching and development practice 3. Characteristic evaluation - Measurement and evaluation of current-voltage characteristics of manufactured devices - Measurement and evaluation of capacitance-voltage characteristics of manufactured devices
  4- 2	METHODOLOGIES IN SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS This course is aimed at the introduction of various methodologies in solid state syntheses. To begin with, the conventional solid-state high-temperature ceramic method will be studied in depth focusing on the control parameters, followed by specialized methods employing high-pressure, electrochemical, sol-gel, and microwave. In addition, basic characterization methods such as thermal analysis, crystal structure analysis, absorption spectroscopy will be covered.