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ECE 331 - Electronic Devices

Review of band theory and doped semiconductors in thermal equilibrium, charge neutrality, mass action law, recombination and transport mechanisms, Boltzmann relations. Device theory and modelling of p-n junction diode and derivation of dc and ac characteristics, charge storage effects. Principles, device theory, and modelling of metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs), and the derivation of threshold voltage, dc current characteristics, small signal ac models. Principles of bipolar transistor and derivation of dc and ac terminal characteristics, equivalent circuits.

Prerequisites

ECE109; Level at least 3B Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering

Corequisites

None

Antirequisites

None

Offerings

Fall 2025 [1259]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days
LAB 201	5357	9 / 9	08:30 - 11:20	W
LAB 202	5358	8 / 9	08:30 - 11:20	Th
LAB 203	5416	8 / 9	08:30 - 11:20	T
LAB 204	8177	8 / 9	08:30 - 11:20	W
LAB 205	8178	8 / 9	08:30 - 11:20	Th
LAB 206	8179	7 / 9	08:30 - 11:20	T
LAB 207	8180	0 / 3
LAB 208	8181	0 / 3
LAB 209	8182	0 / 2
LAB 210	8183	0 / 4
LAB 211	9131	7 / 8	13:30 - 19:20	F
LEC 001	5355	48 / 54	16:00 - 17:20	F
LEC 002	9151	7 / 8
TUT 101	5356	48 / 54	08:00 - 08:50	M

Fall 2023 [1239]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days
LAB 201	5381	9 / 9	08:30 - 11:20	W
LAB 202	5382	9 / 9	08:30 - 11:20	Th
LAB 203	5453	9 / 9	08:30 - 11:20	T
LAB 204	9411	9 / 9	08:30 - 11:20	W
LAB 205	9412	9 / 9	08:30 - 09:20	Th
LAB 206	9413	9 / 9	08:30 - 11:20	T
LEC 001	5379	54 / 54	10:00 - 11:20	M,F
TUT 101	5380	54 / 54	12:30 - 13:20	Th

Fall 2022 [1229]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LAB 201	5971	10 / 18	08:30 - 11:20	W	E2 3347	Bahareh Sadeghimakki
LAB 202	5972	7 / 18	08:30 - 11:20	Th	E2 3347	Bahareh Sadeghimakki
LAB 203	6251	5 / 18	08:30 - 11:20	T	E2 3347	Bahareh Sadeghimakki
LEC 001	5969	22 / 54	08:30 - 09:50	M,F	E5 4106	William Wong
LEC 002	11326	1 / 1
TUT 101	5970	22 / 54	08:00 - 08:50	W	E5 4106

Fall 2021 [1219]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LAB 201	9055	4 / 25	08:30 - 11:20	T	E2 3347	Bahareh Sadeghimakki
LAB 202	9056	13 / 25	08:30 - 11:20	Th	E2 3347	Bahareh Sadeghimakki
LAB 203	10908	8 / 50				Bahareh Sadeghimakki
LEC 001	9051	17 / 50	14:30 - 15:50	M,F	E7 4417	William Wong
LEC 002	11185	8 / 50	14:30 - 15:50	M,F		William Wong
TUT 101	9053	17 / 50	12:30 - 13:20	T	E7 4417
TUT 102	11186	8 / 50

Winter 2021 [1211]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Instructor
LAB 241	8100	14 / 46	08:30 - 11:20	T	Yaxin Elizabeth Zheng
LAB 242	8101	19 / 46	08:30 - 11:20	W	Yaxin Elizabeth Zheng
LAB 243	8102	17 / 46	08:30 - 11:20	Th	Yaxin Elizabeth Zheng
LEC 041	8098	50 / 140	13:30 - 14:50	M,F	William Wong
TUT 141	8099	50 / 140	08:00 - 08:50	W

Fall 2020 [1209]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Instructor
LAB 241	8457	11 / 17			Yaxin Elizabeth Zheng
LAB 242	8458	10 / 17			Yaxin Elizabeth Zheng
LAB 243	8459	9 / 18			Yaxin Elizabeth Zheng
LEC 041	8454	30 / 52	08:30 - 09:50	M,F	William Wong
TUT 141	8455	30 / 52

Spring 2019 [1195]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LAB 201	3122	19 / 16	13:30 - 16:20	Th	E2 3347	Manisha Shah
LAB 202	3123	17 / 16	13:30 - 16:20	T	E2 3347	Manisha Shah
LAB 203	3124	16 / 16	13:30 - 16:20	W	E2 3347	Manisha Shah
LEC 001	3120	52 / 48	15:00 - 16:20	M,F	E7 4433	Chettypalayam Selvakumar
TUT 101	3121	52 / 48	16:30 - 17:20	M	E7 4433

Winter 2019 [1191]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LAB 201	4685	13 / 20	13:30 - 16:20	Th	E2 3347	Manisha Shah
LAB 202	4686	8 / 20	13:30 - 16:20	T	E2 3347	Manisha Shah
LAB 203	4687	10 / 20	13:30 - 16:20	W	E2 3347	Manisha Shah
LEC 001	4683	31 / 60	15:00 - 16:20	M,F	E5 4106	William S. Wong
TUT 101	4684	31 / 60	16:30 - 17:20	M	E5 4106

Spring 2018 [1185]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LAB 201	3063	12 / 16	13:30 - 16:20	Th	E2 3347	Manisha Shah
LAB 202	3064	14 / 16	13:30 - 16:20	T	E2 3347	Manisha Shah
LAB 203	3065	14 / 16	13:30 - 16:20	W	E2 3347	Manisha Shah
LEC 001	3061	40 / 48	15:00 - 16:20	M,F	QNC 1506	Chettypalayam R Selvakumar
TUT 101	3062	40 / 48	16:30 - 17:20	M	QNC 1507

Winter 2018 [1181]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LAB 201	4876	11 / 14	13:30 - 16:20	Th	E2 3347	Marco Iskander
LAB 202	4877	10 / 14	13:30 - 16:20	T	E2 3347	Marco Iskander
LAB 203	4878	13 / 14	13:30 - 16:20	W	E2 3347	Marco Iskander
LEC 001	4874	34 / 42	15:00 - 16:20	M,F	QNC 1507	Chettypalayam R Selvakumar
TUT 101	4875	34 / 42	16:30 - 17:20	M	QNC 2501

Spring 2017 [1175]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LAB 201	3088	14 / 14	13:30 - 16:20	Th	E2 3347	Albert Monir Tadros Wasef
LAB 202	3089	14 / 14	13:30 - 16:20	T	E2 3347	Albert Monir Tadros Wasef
LAB 203	3090	14 / 14	13:30 - 16:20	W	E2 3347	Albert Monir Tadros Wasef
LAB 204	3091	11 / 14	08:30 - 11:20	Th	E2 3347	Albert Monir Tadros Wasef
LAB 205	3092	12 / 14	08:30 - 11:20	T	E2 3347	Albert Monir Tadros Wasef
LAB 206	3093	12 / 14	08:30 - 11:20	W	E2 3347	Albert Monir Tadros Wasef
LEC 001	3086	77 / 80	15:00 - 16:20	M,F	RCH 305	Roohollah Samadzadeh Tarighat
TUT 101	3087	77 / 80	16:30 - 17:20	M	RCH 305

Winter 2017 [1171]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LAB 201	4693	16 / 18	13:30 - 16:20	Th	E2 3347	Manisha Shah
LAB 202	4694	13 / 18	13:30 - 16:20	T	E2 3347	Manisha Shah
LAB 203	4695	16 / 18	13:30 - 16:20	W	E2 3347	Manisha Shah
LEC 001	4691	45 / 54	15:00 - 16:20	M,F	RCH 307	Chettypalayam R Selvakumar
LEC 002	9883	2 / 1
TUT 101	4692	45 / 54	16:30 - 17:20	M	RCH 204

Spring 2016 [1165]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LAB 201	3156	0 / 1	13:30 - 16:20	Th	E2 3347
LAB 202	3157	0 / 1	13:30 - 16:20	T	E2 3347
LAB 203	3158	25 / 40	13:30 - 16:20	W	E2 3347
LAB 204	3159	0 / 1	08:30 - 11:20	Th	E2 3347
LAB 205	3160	0 / 1	08:30 - 11:20	T	E2 3347
LAB 206	3161	30 / 40	08:30 - 11:20	W	E2 3347
LEC 001	3154	55 / 80	15:00 - 16:20	M,F	RCH 305	Chettypalayam R Selvakumar
TUT 101	3155	55 / 80	16:30 - 17:20	F	RCH 305

Winter 2016 [1161]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LAB 201	5269	21 / 24	13:30 - 16:20	Th	E2 3347
LAB 202	5270	23 / 24	13:30 - 16:20	T	E2 3347
LAB 203	5271	22 / 24	13:30 - 16:20	W	E2 3347
LEC 001	5267	66 / 72	15:00 - 16:20	M,F	RCH 309	Chettypalayam R Selvakumar
TUT 101	5268	66 / 72	16:30 - 17:20	F	RCH 309

Spring 2015 [1155]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LAB 201	3276	20 / 14	13:30 - 16:20	Th	E2 3347
LAB 202	3277	18 / 14	13:30 - 16:20	T	E2 3347
LAB 203	3278	0 / 14	13:30 - 16:20	W	E2 3347
LAB 204	3279	19 / 14	08:30 - 11:20	Th	E2 3347
LAB 205	3280	15 / 14	08:30 - 11:20	T	E2 3347
LAB 206	3281	0 / 14	08:30 - 11:20	W	E2 3347
LEC 001	3274	72 / 84	15:00 - 16:20	M,F	RCH 309	William S. Wong
TUT 101	3275	72 / 84	16:30 - 17:20	F	RCH 305

Winter 2015 [1151]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LAB 201	5094	18 / 21	13:30 - 16:20	Th	E2 3347
LAB 202	5095	20 / 21	13:30 - 16:20	T	E2 3347
LAB 203	5096	17 / 21	13:30 - 16:20	W	E2 3347
LEC 001	5092	55 / 63	15:00 - 16:20	M,F	EIT 1015	Andrei Sazonov
TUT 101	5093	55 / 63	16:30 - 17:20	M	RCH 308

Fall 2014 [1149]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	8798	1 / 1

Spring 2014 [1145]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LAB 201	3210	12 / 20	13:30 - 16:20	Th	E2 3347
LAB 202	3211	15 / 20	13:30 - 16:20	T	E2 3347
LAB 203	3212	12 / 20	13:30 - 16:20	W	E2 3347
LAB 204	3213	11 / 20	08:30 - 11:20	Th	E2 3347
LAB 205	3214	15 / 19	08:30 - 11:20	T	E2 3347
LAB 206	3215	11 / 19	08:30 - 11:20	W	E2 3347
LEC 001	3208	76 / 118	15:00 - 16:20	M,F	QNC 1502	Andrei Sazonov
TUT 101	3209	76 / 118	16:30 - 17:20	F	QNC 1502

Winter 2014 [1141]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LAB 201	5019	20 / 40	13:30 - 16:20	Th	E2 3347
LAB 202	5020	16 / 40	13:30 - 16:20	T	E2 3347
LAB 203	5021	16 / 40	13:30 - 16:20	W	E2 3347
LEC 001	5017	52 / 120	15:00 - 16:20	M,F	RCH 103	Chettypalayam R Selvakumar
TUT 101	5018	52 / 120	16:30 - 17:20	F	RCH 103

Spring 2013 [1135]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LAB 201	3099	18 / 20	13:30 - 16:20	Th	E2 3347
LAB 202	3100	18 / 20	13:30 - 16:20	T	E2 3347
LAB 203	3101	19 / 20	13:30 - 16:20	W	E2 3347
LAB 204	3102	18 / 20	08:30 - 11:20	Th	E2 3347
LAB 205	3103	20 / 19	08:30 - 11:20	T	E2 3347
LAB 206	3104	18 / 19	08:30 - 11:20	W	E2 3347
LEC 001	3097	111 / 118	15:00 - 16:20	M,F	RCH 302	Chettypalayam R Selvakumar
TUT 101	3098	111 / 118	16:30 - 17:20	F	RCH 302

Winter 2013 [1131]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LAB 201	4867	20 / 44	13:30 - 16:20	Th	E2 3347
LAB 202	4868	21 / 44	13:30 - 16:20	T	E2 3347
LAB 203	4869	18 / 44	13:30 - 16:20	W	E2 3347
LEC 001	4865	59 / 132	10:00 - 11:20	M,F	RCH 301	Chettypalayam R Selvakumar
TUT 101	4866	59 / 132	16:30 - 17:20	F	RCH 301

Spring 2012 [1125]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LAB 201	4636	13 / 20	13:30 - 16:20	Th	E2 3347
LAB 202	4637	11 / 20	13:30 - 16:20	T	E2 3347
LAB 203	4638	7 / 20	13:30 - 16:20	W	E2 3347
LAB 204	4639	10 / 20	08:30 - 11:20	Th	E2 3347
LAB 205	4640	9 / 19	08:30 - 11:20	T	E2 3347
LAB 206	4641	14 / 19	08:30 - 11:20	W	E2 3347
LEC 001	4634	64 / 118	15:00 - 16:20	M,F	RCH 110	Chettypalayam R Selvakumar
TUT 101	4635	64 / 118	16:30 - 17:20	F	RCH 110

Winter 2012 [1121]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LAB 201	7287	28 / 36	13:30 - 16:20	Th	E2 3347
LAB 202	7288	30 / 36	13:30 - 16:20	T	E2 3347
LAB 203	7289	31 / 36	13:30 - 16:20	W	E2 3347
LEC 001	7285	89 / 108	15:00 - 16:20	M,F	RCH 211	Andrei Sazonov
TUT 101	7286	89 / 108	16:30 - 17:20	F	RCH 211

UW Flow Ratings

Liked: 47.06%

47.06%

Easy: 48.21%

48.21%

Useful: 52.59 %

52.59%

ECE 331 leads to

ECE 431 - Radio Frequency Microelectronics

ECE 433 - Fabrication Technologies for Micro and Nano Devices

ECE 434 - Microsystems Technology

ECE 438 - Digital Integrated Circuits

ECE 439 - Analog Integrated Circuits