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34 ta selected problem — boi er exercise theke, shudhu exam-relevant gula
Proti ta step-by-step, intermediate value soho
Proti ta er sheshe physical interpretation (exam e ei line gula marks dey)
Star rating: ★★★ = ager paper e eshechilo / ashar chance shobcheye beshi
Constants (Neamen, Si @ 300 K):
ni = 1.5×1010 · Nc = 2.8×1019 · Nv = 1.04×1019 · kT/e = 0.0259 V
εs = 1.035×10−12 F/cm · εox = 3.45×10−13 F/cm · Eg = 1.12 eV · A* = 120 A/K2cm2
χ(Si) = 4.01 V · φm: Al 4.28, W 4.55, Au 5.1, Pt 5.65
PART 1 — CHAPTER 4: The Semiconductor in Equilibrium
Problem 4.3 — Maximum operating temperature ★★★
Given: Si device e ni ke (a) 5×1011 cm−3, (b) 5×1012 cm−3 er beshi hote deya jabe na. Eg = 1.12 eV. Find:
maximum temperature.
Step 1 — Temperature-dependent ni likho. Nc ar Nv doitai T3/2 e vary kore, tai product ta T3:
Interpretation: Ei temperature er upore ni doping ke dominate kore — device extrinsic character hariye
intrinsic hoye jay, junction kaj kora bondho kore. ni limit 10× barano hole T matro 50 K bare — karon ni er T-
dependence exponential, tai ekta chhoto temperature window-i onek boro ni change ane. Ei jonnoi high-
temperature electronics e wide-bandgap material (SiC Eg=3.2, GaN 3.4 eV) lage — boro Eg mane exp(−Eg/kT)
khub chhoto, ni chhoto thake.
Problem 4.4 — Nc0Nv0 ar Eg ber koro (reverse problem) ★★
Given: ni = 1.40×102 cm−3 @ 200 K, ni = 7.70×1010 cm−3 @ 400 K. Find: Nc0Nv0 product ar Eg.
Step 1 — Duita equation likho, tarpor RATIO nao (ei trick ta unknown Nc0Nv0 ke bad diye dey):
Step 3 — Ekta equation e phire giye Nc0Nv0 ber koro (T = 200 K use kori):
Kaje lagbe: Ei "duita measurement theke ratio nao" technique ta general — ekta unknown ke eliminate kore.
Eg = 1.316 eV Si (1.12) er cheye boro, GaAs (1.42) er kachakachi — mane eta ekta wide-gap material.
(a) 0.2148 eV | (b) 0.9052 eV | (c) p0 = 3.21×104 cm−3 | (d) hole minority | (e) 0.338 eV
Sanity check: n-type e EF obosshoi EFi er upore thakbe (0.338 eV upore ✓), ar Ec er kachakachi (0.215 eV
niche ✓). Duita answer 0.2148 + 0.9052 = 1.12 = Eg ✓ — ei check ta proti bar koro.
Problem 4.34 — Compensated semiconductor, 5 cases ★★★
Master formula:
Ei ta-i exam er trap: Case (a)–(d) te ni << |Nd−Na|, tai shortcut n0 ≈ Nd−Na khate. Kintu case (e) te ni =
1.68×1013 ar Nd = 1014 — eki order! Shortcut nile 1014 pete, asol uttor 1.03×1014 — 3% bhul. Ar
temperature aro barle bhul aro barbe. Rule: high T ba low doping hole full formula use koro. Case (c): fully
compensated → material intrinsic er moto behave kore.
(a) Donor level e electron thakar probability — degeneracy factor g = 2, tai formula te 1/2:
nd/Nd = 1 / [ 1 + (1/2)·exp((Ed−EF)/kT) ]
= 1 / [ 1 + 0.5 × exp(0.200/0.0259) ]
= 1 / [ 1 + 0.5 × exp(7.722) ] = 1 / [1 + 0.5 × 2256] = 1/1129
(b) Conduction band e kT upore ekta state e electron thakar probability — ei ta plain Fermi-Dirac, kono
degeneracy factor NA:
Interpretation: Matro 0.0885% donor un-ionized — mane 99.91% ionized, tai "complete ionization"
assumption room temperature e purro justified. Karon kT = 25.9 meV ar donor binding energy 45 meV — eki
order, tai thermal energy prai shob donor ke ionize kore dey.
Kintu T = 50 K e: kT = 4.3 meV, exponent 45/4.3 = 10.5 hoye jay → nd/Nd prai 1 → freeze-out, carrier prai nei.
Duita formula guliye felo na: Donor state → 1/2·exp((Ed−EF)/kT) | Acceptor state → 1/4·exp((EF−Ea)/kT) |
Normal band state → kono factor nei.
Problem 4.45 — ni ber koro (reverse) ★★
Interpretation: ni = 5.74×1013 — Si (1.5×1010) er cheye 4000× boro, Ge (2.4×1013) er kachakachi. Mane eta
narrow-bandgap material ba high temperature. Ar dekho p0 (3×1013) n0 (1.1×1014) er cheye matro 3.7×
chhoto — minority carrier negligible na, material prai intrinsic er dike.
(a) p0 = 2×104 << ni = 1.5×1010 — hole ekdom kom, tai hole minority. → material n-type.
(b) n0 = ni2/p0 = 2.25×1020/2×104
(c) Charge neutrality: n0 − p0 = Nd − Na
Logic ta mone rakho: Na deya thakleo material n-type hote pare — jodi Nd boro hoy. Type ta doping compare
kore na, carrier concentration dekhe bolo. p0 < ni mane n-type, p0 > ni mane p-type.
Problem 4.50 — Max operating temp (5% rule) ★★★ — Q3(a) er EXACT type
Given: Si, Nd = 1015 cm−3. Intrinsic carrier gulo total electron concentration er 5% er beshi contribute korte
parbe na.
Step 1 — Criterion ke equation e convert koro. n0 = Nd + (intrinsic contribution). Condition: intrinsic part ≤
0.05·n0, mane Nd ≥ 0.95·n0:
538 K 1.90×10−10 ✓
(b) Ec − EF er change:
(c) EF onek beshi kache chole eshechhe intrinsic level er — 0.295 eV theke 0.046 eV
Interpretation: Temperature barle ni bare, ar EF midgap er dike shore — material er extrinsic character durbol
hoye jay. 538 K er upore doping ar carrier concentration control kore na, thermal generation kore.
Problem 4.54 — Design: Nd add koro given EF er jonno ★★
Given: Si @ 300 K e already Na = 5×1015. Donor add kore n-type compensated banate hobe, jate EF
conduction band er 0.215 eV niche thake. Find: Nd.
Nd = n0 + Na = 6.94×1015 + 5×1015
Nd = 1.19×1016 cm−3
Kaje lagbe: Compensated semiconductor diye specific Fermi level "design" kora jay — ei principle IC te
threshold voltage adjust korte use hoy.
Eg,min = 0.625 eV
Duita trap ekhane: (1) Nc, Nv T2 e vary korche, T3/2 e na — tai product T4, T3 na. Question ta bhalo kore poro.
(2) "minimum" bandgap — karon choto Eg mane boro ni. Eg ei value er niche gele ni bere jabe ar p0 limit
chariye jabe.
Interpretation: 0.625 eV Ge (0.66 eV) er kachakachi — mane ei spec ekta narrow-gap material diyeo meet
kora jay, kintu Ge er cheye kom gele hobe na.
PART 2 — CHAPTER 9: Metal–Semiconductor & Heterojunctions
Problem 9.3 — Schottky master chain (Au on n-Si) ★★★
Given: Au (φm = 5.1 V) on n-Si, Nd = 1016 cm−3, T = 300 K, ideal junction.
VR = 1 V er detail:
xn = √[2(1.035×10−12)(1.884)/((1.6×10−19)(1016))]
= √[3.90×10−12/1.6×10−3] = √(2.438×10−9) = 4.94×10−5 cm
Emax = 2(1.884)/4.94×10−5 = 7.63×104 V/cm
Tinta bhul ekhane hoy: (1) φB0 e χ (electron affinity, 4.01) boshao, φs na. (2) Schottky te depletion shudhu
semiconductor side e — metal e x = 0, pn junction er moto duipashe bhag korba na. (3) VR barleo φB0 change
hoy na (barrier lowering chhara), tai JsT prai constant — ei jonnoi reverse current saturate kore.
Problem 9.7 — 1/C′2 vs VR graph theke extraction ★★★
Given: n-GaAs Schottky diode, 1/C′2 vs VR plot deya ache (C′ = capacitance per cm2). Find: Vbi, Nd, φn, φB0.
(Nichey graph reading gulo example value — tomar paper er graph theke actual value nao, method ta eki
thakbe.)
Step 2 — Graph theke pora (example readings): line ta VR axis ke −0.80 V te cut kore, ar VR = 2 V te 1/C′2
= 3×1015 (F/cm2)−2.
Nd = 2/(e εs × slope)
εs(GaAs) = 13.1 × 8.85×10−14 = 1.159×10−12 F/cm
Nd = 2/[(1.6×10−19)(1.159×10−12)(1.071×1015)] = 1.01×1016 cm−3
Follow-up question guaranteed: "Theoretical φB0 = φm − χ er shathe compare koro. Alada keno?"
Answer: Interface states. Semiconductor surface e allowed energy states thake jara Fermi level ke "pin" kore
dey. Duita limit:
• Dit → ∞ : φBn = (Eg − eφ0)/e — metal er kono bhumika-i nei (complete Fermi pinning)
• Dit → 0 : φBn = φm − χ (ideal)
Karon Dit predict kora jay na, barrier height experimentally-i determine korte hoy — ei ta-i ei question er
point.
Problem 9.8 — Schottky barrier lowering (image force) ★★
Given: W–n-Si, Nd = 5×1015, Figure 9.5 theke experimental φBn ≈ 0.67 V.
xm = √[ e / (16πεsEmax) ]
= √[ 1.6×10−19 / (5.203×10−11 × 4.73×104) ] = 2.55×10−7 cm = 25.5 Å
Interpretation: VR barle Emax bare → Δφ bare (barrier aro kome) ar xm kome (peak junction er aro kache shore
ashe). Effective barrier φBn = φB0 − Δφ, ar JsT ∝ exp(+eΔφ/kT). Ei jonnoi Schottky diode er reverse current
puropuri saturate kore na — dhire dhire bare. Δφ matro 24–34 mV, kintu kT = 25.9 mV — eki order, tai current
e effect ta noteworthy (e1 ≈ 2.7×).
Interpretation: φBn = 0.89 V ta khub boro (Pt er work function 5.65 V, tai). Ei jonno JsT chhoto (1.29×10−8) ar
turn-on voltage prai 0.51 V — typical Schottky (0.3 V) er cheye beshi, pn junction (0.7 V) er kachakachi. Rule:
boro barrier = chhoto Js = boro turn-on voltage.
Problem 9.20 — Schottky vs pn junction ★★★
Given: Js(pn) = 10−11 A/cm2, Js(Schottky) = 6×10−8 A/cm2. A(Schottky) = 10−4 cm2. Duita diode-eo current
0.80 mA. Forward voltage er difference 0.285 V. Find: (a) proti diode er voltage, (b) A(pn).
R = Rc/A
A = 10−3 cm2 → R = 0.1 Ω
−4 2
A = 10 cm → R = 1.0 Ω
A = 10−5 cm2 → R = 10 Ω
Ei ta-i scaling er boro problem: device chhoto hole contact area chhoto hoy, ar contact resistance barte thake.
Modern nanoscale transistor e contact resistance total resistance er ekta boro ongsho — ei jonnoi Rc komano
ekta major research area.
9.27 Given: Ohmic contact e (a) Rc = 5×10−5, (b) 5×10−6 Ω-cm2 paite koto φBn lagbe?
Design conclusion (ei paragraph likhle full marks): Bhalo ohmic contact er jonno φBn ≈ 0.2 V lagbe — kintu
practically ei ta pawa jay na, karon Fermi level pinning er jonno φBn metal er upor prai nirbhor kore na (Si te
ekmatro control knob holo doping. Heavy doping (Nd > 1019) korle depletion width ≈
typically 0.6–0.8 V). Tai
kichu nm hoye jay ar tunneling dominate kore, jekhane Rc ∝ exp(φBn/√Nd) — Nd barle Rc exponentially kome.
Ei jonnoi IC er prottek contact er niche n+/p+ layer thake.
Problem 9.28 — Ohmic contact design (flat band) ★★★ — Q1(a) er type
Given: Metal φm = 4.2 V, n-Si with χ = 4.0 V, Eg = 1.12 eV, no interface states, T = 300 K.
(a) Zero bias e kono space charge region na thakle band diagram sketch koro. (b) Oi condition er jonno Nd
ber koro. (c) Metal theke semiconductor e electron er barrier koto?
(a) Sketch er logic: Space charge region na thaka mane flat band — band bending zero. Eta tokhon-i hoy
jokhon φm = φs, mane contact er age duita material er Fermi level eki level e chilo, tai electron transfer
korar dorkar nei. Sketch e: Ec, Ev puropuri horizontal, EF continuous ar flat, metal side e EF eki uchchotay.
φn = (kT/e) ln(Nc/Nd)
0.2 = 0.0259 × ln(2.8×1019/Nd)
ln(2.8×1019/Nd) = 7.722 → 2.8×1019/Nd = 2256
Ei problem ta ki shekhay: Ekta ideal non-rectifying (ohmic) contact er condition. Metal theke semiconductor e
electron er barrier matro 0.2 V — khub chhoto, tai duidik theke-i electron shohoje jete pare → linear, low-
resistance, ohmic.
Kintu practically eta kaj kore na: surface states thakle band diagram change hoye jay ar contact rectifying
hoye jete pare. Neamen er nijer kotha: "we may not necessarily form a good ohmic contact." Ei jonnoi asol IC
te tunneling contact (n+ layer) use hoy, ideal non-rectifying barrier na.
Sanity check: ΔEc + ΔEv = 0.171 + 0.259 = 0.43 = ΔEg ✓ — ei check ta proti bar koro.
Keno ei system: GaAs–AlGaAs er lattice mismatch matro 0.14% — tai interface e dislocation prai nei, interface
states kom. Ei jonnoi ei system-i shobcheye beshi use hoy.
2-DEG: N+-AlGaAs / undoped GaAs banale electron wide-gap theke narrow-gap e chole ashe ar conduction
band er triangular notch e atke jay. Electron ar tader donor ion spatially separated → ionized impurity
scattering nei → khub high mobility → HEMT.
PART 3 — CHAPTER 10: MOS Capacitor & MOSFET
Problem 10.2 — xdT ar |Q′SD(max)| ★★
Given: p-Si substrate MOS capacitor @ 300 K. (i) Na = 7×1015, (ii) Na = 3×1016 cm−3.
φfp = Vt ln(Na/ni)
xdT = √[ 4εsφfp / (eNa) ]
|Q′SD(max)| = e Na xdT
(i) er detail:
Trend bujho: Na 4.3× barle xdT 2× kome (karon xdT ∝ 1/√Na), kintu |Q′SD| 2.2× bare (karon Q = eNaxdT ∝
√Na). Consequence: heavy doping mane boro bulk charge, mane boro VT. Ei jonnoi VT adjust korte substrate
doping change kora hoy.
Given: p-Si substrate, Na = 6×1015 cm−3. Gate: (a) Al, (b) n+ poly, (c) p+ poly.
Ei duita formula mukhosto koro — ei duita chhara VT er kono question hoy na:
n+ poly: φms = −(Eg/2e + φfp) | p+ poly: φms = +(Eg/2e − φfp)
Si te Eg/2e = 0.56 V — ei number ta mukhosto rakho.
Interpretation: n+ ar p+ gate er moddhe φms difference prai 1.12 V = Eg — mane gate material change korei
VT ke 1.1 V shorano jay. Ei jonnoi CMOS e n-channel e n+ gate ar p-channel e p+ gate use hoy (dual-gate
technology) — duitai surface-channel enhancement device banate.
Problem 10.9 — VFB theke Q′ss (reverse) ★★
Given: Al gate–SiO2–p-Si, tox = 450 Å, Na = 2×1016, measured VFB = −1.0 V. Figure 10.16 theke φms(Al) ≈
−0.90 V. Find: Q′ss.
Interpretation: Q′ss positive asha expected — SiO2–Si interface e fixed oxide charge prai shobshomoy positive
hoy (incomplete oxidation er jonno). Ar positive Q′ss VFB ke negative dike thele (−0.90 → −1.0) — ei ta n-
channel ar p-channel duitatei true. 4.79×1010 cm−2 ekta typical modern process value (1010–1011).
Given: p-Si, Na = 2×1016, tox = 150 Å, Q′ss = 7×1010 cm−2. Gate: (a) n+ poly, (b) p+ poly, (c) Al (φms ≈
−0.90).
Step 1–4 — Gate-independent part (ekbar korle tin case e-i khatbe):
Interpretation: Gate material change korei VT 0.059 V theke 1.179 V — prai 1.12 V = Eg er difference. Ei ta-i
CMOS design er main lever. n+ poly er VT khub kom (0.059 V) — noise margin er jonno eta bipodjonok, tai
practical device e substrate doping ba threshold-adjust implant diye VT ke 0.3–0.7 V e ana hoy.
Problem 10.23 — C–V er shob capacitance ★★★
Given: Ideal MOS capacitor (Q′ss = 0), n+ poly gate, tox = 120 Å, p-Si Na = 1016 cm−3. Find: Cox, C′FB, C′min,
C′(inv) @ 1 Hz ar 1 MHz; VFB, VT.
(a) Type identify: Curve ta negative VG te high (200 pF) ar positive VG te low (20 pF). Negative gate voltage
e accumulation howa mane majority carrier hole → substrate p-type.
(b) tox:
(c) Q′ss:
VFB = φms − Q′ss/C′ox
−0.8 = −0.50 − Q′ss/(1.00×10−7)
Q′ss = 0.30 × 1.00×10−7 = 3.00×10−8 C/cm2 = 1.88×1011 cm−2
LD = √[εskT/(e2Na)] = √[(1.035×10−12)(0.0259)/((1.6×10−19)(2×1016))]
= √[2.681×10−14/3.2×10−3] = 2.894×10−6 cm
(a) p-type | (b) tox = 345 Å | (c) Q′ss = 1.88×1011 cm−2 | (d) CFB = 156 pF
Jodi Na deya na thake (ar shudhu Cmin deya thake), tahole ei extra step:
1/C′min = 1/C′ox + xdT/εs → xdT ber koro
Tarpor xdT = √[4εsφfp/(eNa)] ar φfp = Vtln(Na/ni) — duita equation, ek unknown → ITERATE koro (Na guess →
φfp → xdT check → adjust; 2–3 bar e mele)
(b) ar (c) same — ei ta-i saturation er definition: VDS barleo ID change hoy na (ideal case e). Ar (d) te VGS−VT
2× barle ID 4× bare — square law.
Shobcheye common bhul: region check na kore direct saturation formula boshano. Proti bar VDS ar (VGS−VT)
compare koro age — ei ekta step 10 marks bachay.
Problem 10.47 — Process conduction parameter ar W/L ★★
Given: (a) n-channel: tox = 180 Å, μn = 450, VT = 0.4 V, ID(sat) = 0.8 mA @ VGS = 2.0 V. (b) p-channel: same
tox, μp = 210, VT = −0.4 V, ID(sat) = 0.8 mA @ VSG = 2.0 V.
Ei ta CMOS design er core insight: Same current pete p-channel er W/L 2.14× boro lagbe — karon μp/μn =
210/450 = 0.467, ar 1/0.467 = 2.14. Ei jonnoi CMOS inverter e PMOS transistor ta NMOS er cheye 2–3×
choura banano hoy — symmetric switching pete.
Given: n-channel, Na = 5×1016, tox = 150 Å, μn = 450, VFB = −0.5 V, L = 1.2 μm, W = 8 μm.
γ = √(2eεsNa) / Cox
= √[2(1.6×10−19)(1.035×10−12)(5×1016)] / 2.300×10−7
= √(1.656×10−14) / 2.300×10−7 = 1.287×10−7/2.300×10−7
= 0.560 V1/2
Physics (ei paragraph likho): VSB positive dile source–body junction reverse biased hoy → depletion region
choura hoy → |Q′SD| bare → oi extra bulk charge balance korte gate ke aro voltage dite hoy → VT bare. Band
diagram e: VSB=0 e inversion e φs = 2φfp; VSB>0 hole φs = 2φfp + VSB.
Circuit consequence: VSB = 4 V te VT prai dwigun (0.772 → 1.501). Series-stacked NMOS (NAND gate er moto)
e upoler transistor er source ground e nei, tai tar VSB > 0 — oi transistor durbol hoye jay. Ei jonnoi stacked
logic dhire chole. Solution: kom doping (γ ∝ √Na) ba patla oxide (γ ∝ tox) — ba SOI, jekhane body float kore.
Problem 10.51 & 10.52 — Body effect, reverse problems ★★★ — Q1(b) er EXACT type
10.51 Given: n-channel, Na = 1016, γ = 0.12 V1/2. VT = 0.5 V @ VSB = 2.5 V. Find: VT @ VSB = 0.
10.52 Given: p-channel, tox = 200 Å, Nd = 5×1015. (a) γ ber koro. (b) ΔVT = −0.22 V pete VBS koto lagbe?
p-channel er sign (ekhane shobai bhul kore): p-channel e Nd ar φfn use koro (Na, φfp na). Body-to-source
voltage VBS positive dile VTP aro negative hoy (ΔVT = −0.22 V) — mane channel toiri korte aro boro negative
gate voltage lagbe. Physics eki, shudhu sign ulta.
Problem 10.53 — Depletion mode + VSB diye VT = 0 ★★
Given: NMOS, n+ poly gate, tox = 400 Å, Na = 1015, Q′ss = 5×1010 cm−2.
Interpretation: VT negative mane VG = 0 tei channel ache — depletion mode device. Ei ta hoyeche tinta
karone ekshathe: (1) doping khub kom (1015) tai |Q′SD|/Cox chhoto, (2) n+ poly gate er φms boro negative, (3)
positive Q′ss VT ke aro negative dike thele.
Ar (b) ta khub practical: body bias diye ekta depletion device ke enhancement e convert kora jay —
fabrication er por-o VT tune korar rasta.
Problem 10.56 — Cutoff frequency (ideal vs real) ★★
Given: μn = 400, tox = 500 Å, L = 2 μm, W = 20 μm, VT = 0.75 V, saturation @ VGS = 4 V. (b) gate oxide
source ar drain duitar shathe 0.75 μm overlap kore, RL = 10 kΩ.
(a) fT(ideal) = 5.17 GHz | (b) fT(real) = 1.01 GHz — 5× kome gelo
(a) 7.5×104, 3×1015 (b) 3×1016, 7.5×103 (c) 1.5×1010 both (d) 1.28×108, 4×1015 (e)
4.34
1.03×1014, 2.76×1012
4.50 (a) 538 K (b) 0.265 → 0.514 eV (Δ=+0.249) (c) intrinsic er kache
10.51 /
VT(0)=0.386 V | γ=0.236 V1/2, VBS=2.38 V
10.52