EE 3232 FINAL IMPORTANT TERMS
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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Binary semiconductor - ANS A two-element compound semiconductor, such as gallium
arsenide (GaAs).
covalent bonding - ANS the bonding between atoms in which valence electrons are shared
diamond lattice - ANS The atomic crystal structure of silicon, for example, in which each atom
has four nearest neighbors in a tetrahedral configuration.
doping - ANS The process of adding specific types of atoms to a semiconductor to favorably
alter the electrical characteristics.
elemental semiconductor - ANS a semiconductor composed of a single species of atom, such
as
epitaxial layer - ANS a thin, single Crystal layer of material formed on the surface of a
substrate
iion implantation - ANS one particular process of doping a semiconductor
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, lattice - ANS The periodic arrangement of atoms in a crystal
Miller indices - ANS the set of integers used to describe a crystal plane
primitive cell - ANS the smallest unit cell that can be repeated to form a lattice
substrate - ANS a semiconductor wafer or other material used as the starting material for
further semiconductor processing, such as epitaxial growth or diffusion
ternary semiconductor - ANS a three-element compound semiconductor, such as aluminum
gallium arsenide (AlGaAs)
unit cell - ANS a small volume of a crystal that can be used to reproduce the entire crystal
zincblende lattice - ANS a lattice structure identical to the diamond lattice except that there
are two times of atoms instead of one
de Broglie wavelength - ANS the wavelength of a particle given as the ratio of Planck's
constant to momentum
Heisenberg uncertainty principle - ANS the principle that states that we cannot describe with
absolute accuracy the momentum and position of particles,
Pauli Exclusion Principle - ANS the principle that states that no two electrons can occupy the
same quantum state
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EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+ 2025/2026
Binary semiconductor - ANS A two-element compound semiconductor, such as gallium
arsenide (GaAs).
covalent bonding - ANS the bonding between atoms in which valence electrons are shared
diamond lattice - ANS The atomic crystal structure of silicon, for example, in which each atom
has four nearest neighbors in a tetrahedral configuration.
doping - ANS The process of adding specific types of atoms to a semiconductor to favorably
alter the electrical characteristics.
elemental semiconductor - ANS a semiconductor composed of a single species of atom, such
as
epitaxial layer - ANS a thin, single Crystal layer of material formed on the surface of a
substrate
iion implantation - ANS one particular process of doping a semiconductor
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, lattice - ANS The periodic arrangement of atoms in a crystal
Miller indices - ANS the set of integers used to describe a crystal plane
primitive cell - ANS the smallest unit cell that can be repeated to form a lattice
substrate - ANS a semiconductor wafer or other material used as the starting material for
further semiconductor processing, such as epitaxial growth or diffusion
ternary semiconductor - ANS a three-element compound semiconductor, such as aluminum
gallium arsenide (AlGaAs)
unit cell - ANS a small volume of a crystal that can be used to reproduce the entire crystal
zincblende lattice - ANS a lattice structure identical to the diamond lattice except that there
are two times of atoms instead of one
de Broglie wavelength - ANS the wavelength of a particle given as the ratio of Planck's
constant to momentum
Heisenberg uncertainty principle - ANS the principle that states that we cannot describe with
absolute accuracy the momentum and position of particles,
Pauli Exclusion Principle - ANS the principle that states that no two electrons can occupy the
same quantum state
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