Semiconductor Basics

Additional Reading and Sources

At the end of any technical book, authors add a list with a large number of books and articles related to the subjects they have covered in the book. This is not a textbook nor an academic research book, therefore I will try to be sparse and just mention those sources that either I used or that I think can be helpful in understanding the subject we reviewed.

By far the most useful tool for anyone who wants to learn a little more about any of the subjects I covered is Wikipedia. The quality of the information is quite good and up to date; sometimes a little too technical. The cross‐referencing related subjects is also very useful.

Another source that I recommend is YouTube, which has some very informative and clear explanations that you can easily find by Googling the subject in which you are interested.

As far as books are concerned, a bibliography has to include books, obviously, so I list a few that amplify or clarify the topics in this book. There are thousands of books covering one portion or another of the topics I discussed. Take the recommendations here as books I have found useful; someone else would select other books.

I could not find any books in public libraries that, in simple terms, support, clarify or amplify the topics I cover in this book. You'll find books that tell you how to fabricate interesting electronic devices using transistors and OpAmps, but they do not explain how semiconductors work. One that does approach the topic ...