Review of solid state physics fundamentals, solid state energy band structure, electron and hole statistics, theory of electric conduction in semiconductors, generation recombination phenomena, PN junction static and dynamic behavior, non-ideal PN junction behavior, operation at microwave frequencies, the PIN diode, metal semiconductor contacts, the MOS capacitor, the MOSFET transistor, ideal and non-ideal behavior of the MOSFET transistor, short channel effects in MOSFETs, hot electron effects in MOSFETs, the Bipolar Junction Transistor, long base and short base BJT: ideal and non-ideal behavior, the Early effect, the Kirk effect, operation at microwave frequencies, hetero-junction devices, photonic devices, semiconductor device processing, novel processing techniques, new applications of semiconductor materials and devices.