EC-702 (C) RGPV B.Tech
Nano Electronics (NE)
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Syllabus, notes and important questions for EC-702 (C)
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Syllabus units
Topics as the official RGPV syllabus lists them.
Unit 1 Overview of semiconductor physics 3 topics
- Nanoscale band structure and Electron transport
- Quantum confinement in semiconductor nanostructures: quantum wells, quantum wires, quantum dots, super-lattices, band offsets, and electronic density of states
- Heavily doped semiconductors and low dimensional quantum devices
Unit 2 Introduction to lithography 9 topics
- Contact, proximity printing and Projection Printing
- Resolution Enhancement techniques
- Overlay-accuracies
- Mask-Error enhancement factor (MEEF)
- Positive and negative photoresists
- Electron Lithography
- Projection Printing
- Direct writing
- Electron resists
Unit 3 Tunnel junction and applications of tunneling 6 topics
- Tunneling Through a Potential Barrier
- Metal—Insulator, Metal-Semiconductor, and Metal-Insulator-Metal Junctions
- Coulomb Blockade
- Coulomb blockade in nanocapacitor
- Tunnel Junctions
- Tunnel Junction Excited by a Current Source
Unit 4 Field Emission, Gate—Oxide Tunneling and Hot Electron Effects in nano MOSFETs 6 topics
- Field Emission
- Gate—Oxide Tunneling
- Hot Electron Effects in nano MOSFETs
- Theory of Scanning Tunneling Microscope
- Double Barrier Tunneling and the Resonant Tunneling Diode
- Nanoscale MOSFET, FinFETs, charge and energy quantization in Single electron devices
Unit 5 Scaling of physical systems – Geometric scaling & Electrical system scaling, Introduction to MEMS and NEMS 5 topics
- Geometric scaling
- Electrical system scaling
- Introduction to MEMS and NEMS
- Micro sensors (acoustic wave sensor, biomedical and biosensor, chemical sensor, optical sensor, capacitive sensor, pressure sensor and thermal sensor)
- Micro actuation (thermal actuation, piezoelectric actuation)
Exam insights
Counted from 4 past EC-702 (C) papers.
Marks asked per paper, by unit
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Unit 1 Overview of semiconductor physics 30 marks
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Unit 2 Introduction to lithography 20 marks
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Unit 3 Tunnel junction and applications of tunneling 25 marks
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Unit 4 Field Emission, Gate‑Oxide Tunneling and Hot Electron Effects in nano MOSFETs 10 marks
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Unit 5 Scaling of physical systems – Geometric scaling & Electrical system scaling, Introduction to MEMS and NEMS 15 marks
Average marks of the questions from each unit in one paper. You answer only some of them, so the total is more than the paper’s maximum.
Asked again and again
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Explain the working principle of a Schottky barrier diode and its use as a microwave mixer.
Asked 3 times: 2025, 2024, 2023
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Derive the scattering matrix of a two‑port network and discuss reciprocity and losslessness.
Asked 3 times: 2025, 2024, 2023
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Discuss the dominant and higher‑order modes in strip‑line structures.
Asked 3 times: 2025, 2024, 2023