Semiconductor Physics And Devices

With its strong pedagogy, superior readability, and thorough examination of the physics of semiconductor material, Semiconductor Physics and Devices, 4/e provides a basis for understanding the characteristics, operation, and limitations of semiconductor devices.

Neamen's Semiconductor Physics and Devices deals with the electrical properties and characteristics of semiconductor materials and devices. The goal of this book is to bring together quantum mechanics, the quantum theory of solids, semiconductor material physics, and semiconductor device physics in a clear and understandable way.

Customer Reviews:

Good Book

By Mr. S - October 18, 2011

I'm currently using this book for a class in solid state electronics and I feel this covers the topics very well. There are lots of examples throughout the book with problems given right after them, which are similar to the examples. I really liked this because I felt that it gives readers an opportunity to practice and understand the material better as they read through it. So far we have found one mistake in one of the problems, but its just a typo and its easy to figure out what's meant. I've heard that the previous editions had several mistakes that have been corrected in this one, the 4th edition, so if you can afford it, you might want to consider getting this one. I haven't read the whole book, and don't intent to, but from what I've read so far, I've felt that everything was clear and flowed well. There are derivations given for most of the formulas used in the book. I usually skip over them, but if you'd like to study them, they're there.

International Edition Coauthored by Biswas

By Amanda Jo Carlson "Aurelia" - January 19, 2013

FYI to students: I've got both the U.S. 4th edition by Donald Neamen and the international edition [advertised as the same 4th edition] by both Donald Neamen and Dhrubes Biswas. They're about 60%-70% the same. The first chapter is completely different and the second chapter is missing. The chapter introductions are usually different, but of most of the meat of most of the chapters are exactly the same, word for word. The problems at the end of the first chapter are completely different, and in the rest of the chapters they're occasionally slightly different ... it varies. I've gotten other international edition of texts which are identical to the original, but if there's an ie of this text which is identical it's definitely NOT this one. The isbn-13 is 9780071070102.

I've only just started this course myself and have only finished the first chapter. So I can't say yet if the text is a good one, but so far it seems readable.

Good book for self study

By product "followup" - April 6, 2013

If you get stuck with a bad professor for an introductory semiconductor physics class this book would help I also recommend reading other books on the subject by the same author.