About This Course
Course Description
By purchasing The Semiconductor Industry at a Glance course, you’ll gain access to three free additional courses: Intro to Semiconductor, Engineering Design Process, and Microchips & Solar Chips. This three-course bundle equips new industry professionals and emerging learners with essential foundational knowledge for a successful career in semiconductors. This introductory series provides a snapshot of the industry and its ecosystem, helps you explore potential career paths, and builds a basic understanding of semiconductors. The courses and their learning objectives are listed below.
Course Objectives:
The Semiconductor Industry at a Glance
- List the segments that make up the electronics and semiconductor industry.
- Explain how innovation has impacted electronics technologies.
- List SEMI’s Tech Communities that support industry members.
- Define the value that the electronics industry has on national and global markets.
Introduction to Semiconductor
- Define conductor, insulator, and semiconductor.
- Define Doping.
- List the two types of semiconductor materials formed with doping.
- Name the current carriers in N and P-type material.
- Explain how current flows in semiconductor material.
Engineering Design Process
- Explain the meaning of the engineering design process.
- List a series of steps in the engineering design process.
- Describe each step of the engineering design process.
Microchips and Solar Chips
- Explain what microchips and solar chips are.
- List the series of steps in the microchip-making process.
- Describe each step of the microchip-making process.
Requisite Knowledge: None
Target Audience
- The target audient includes undergraduate and graduate students, doctoral candidates, and professional with a basic understanding of science, computer operations, and semiconductor technology. It also encompasses individuals who are new to the field or contemplating entering it.
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