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Summary: A Great Semiconductor Device Book
Review: Pierret is one of those rare scientific writers that can clearly convey concepts! This book is essentially a compilation of his modular series - but slightly less detailed. In it, he provides all the basics of semiconductors and devices (PN diodes, BJTs, FETs and so on). He also treats some of the intermediate device phenomena such as short channel effects with his usual clarity.For my money, all I need are Pierret and Streetman!!
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Summary: Nice, clear introductory overview
Review: Pretty good introductory book. The small individual series by the same author is more in depth and I liked those better.
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Summary: Nice, clear introductory overview
Review: Pretty good introductory book. The small individual series by the same author is more in depth and I liked those better.
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Summary: boring but clear
Review: This book is unique in its pedagogical details:tables of formulas, tables describing what idea a problem tests for,tables of technical terms, three review sections spaced evenly through the book with sets of open-book and closed-book problems and their answers. The MATLAB exercises are a joke, and don't take advantage of this tool. Although much effort has been taken to descirbe the material and provide lots of feedback to the reader about how well they are "getting" it, this book has absolutely nothing in it to "sell" the material as interesting or practical. Like crosswords, either you love it because you were born that way, or your boss told you to learn it, or you're not part of the audience.
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Summary: Arrogant Author, No Solutions, Requires a PhD. to understand
Review: This was by far the most horrible, self-strutting, poorly-written textbook I have ever had the misfortune to come across. Do yourself a favor: *DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES BUY THIS BOOK*. Don't be confused by some of the other reviews. Yes, I'm sure if you already have a Ph.D. in EE and have never had a girlfriend, this book would probably make great bedside reading. But for anyone searching for an introductory textbook, who believes in such a thing as clear explanations, and who would like some practice problems that the author has actually provided solutions for (instead of some lame "difficulty guidelines" which obviously took the author much less time to prepare than real solutions), look elsewhere. Gosh, you'd think upwards of one hundred dollars would at least get you some solutions. I'm returning this book later today and hopefully I'll get some fraction of the exorbitant price I paid for it back. Again, my advice: *DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES BUY THIS BOOK* There are *much* better books out there.
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Summary: Pierret Book
Review: Very good book. Highly recommendend. I like the order of the chapters and the carefully drawn figs which improve your understanding of the concepts. Primarily, it is a book for undergraduates but I think it is helpful for graduates also(especially for those who hear the terms pn junction, bipolar transistor, and MOS for the first time). If you interested in the subject you should have this book on your shelf. Negative: It is quite expensive.
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Summary: Excellent book
Review: Very good book. This is probably the best undergraduate level introduction to semiconductor devices.
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