Contents:Preface. - List of symbols. - Pt. I. Physics of semiconductors. 1. Quantum mechanics of semiconductors. 2. Physical statistics of semiconductors. 3. Bonds and bands. 4. Practical semiconductors. 5. Doping of semiconductors. 6. Carrier processes in semiconductors. 7. Bandgap engineering . 8. Semiconductor growth, processing, and its characterization. - Pt. II. Semiconductor devices. 9. Junction analysis. 10. Bipolar junction transistors. 11. Junction field effect transistor. 12. Metal-semiconductor field effect transistor. 13. High-electron-mobility transistors. 14. Metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor. 15. Optodelectronic devices. 16. Microwave devices. 17. Powerelectronic devices. - Appendix A. Frequently used quantities. - Appendix B. Properties of some selected materials. - Appendix C. Quantum mechanics: basic formalism. - Appendix D. Fermi-dirac statistics. - Appendix E. Density of states function. - Bibliography. - Index.