This volume originates from lectures of Solid-State Electronics and Microelectronics that have been given since 1978 at the School of Engineering of the University of Bologna. Its scope is to provide the elementary principles of classical mechanics and electromagnetism, introduce the concepts of quantum mechanics and solid-state theory, and decribe the basic physics of semiconductors including the hierarchy of transport models, and ending up with the standard mathematical model of semicoductor devices and the analysis of the ehavior of basic devices--Preface, page vii.

Includes bibliographical references.

A review of analytical mechanics and electromagnetism. Analytical mechanics -- Coordinate transformations and invariance properties -- Applications of the concepts of analytical mechanics -- Electromagnetism --Applications of the concepts of electromagnetism. Introductory concepts to statistical and quantum mechanics. Classical distribution function and transport equation --From classical mechanics to quantum mechanics -- Time-independent Schrèodinger equation -- Time-dependent Schrèodinger equation -- General methods of quantum mechanics. Applications of the Schrèodinger equation. Elementary case -- Cases related to the linear harmonic oscillator -- Other examples of the Schrèodinger equation -- Time-dependent perturbation theory. Systems of interacting particles--Quantum statistics. Many-particle systems -- Separation of many-particle systems. Applications to semiconducting crystals. Periodic structures -- Electrons and holes in semiconductors at equilibrium. Transport phenomena in semiconductors. Mathematical model of semiconductor devices -- Generation-recombination and mobility. Basic semiconductor devices. Bipolar devices -- MOS devices. Miscellany. Thermal diffusion -- Thermal oxidation--Layer deposition -- Measuring the semiconductor parameters.