David Ferry

Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering

SUM/WTR Faculty Research

Faculty, TEMPE Campus, Mailcode 5706

Sch Elect Comptr & Energy Engr

Regents Professor

Faculty, TEMPE Campus, Mailcode 5706

Biography

Regents Professor
School of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering
Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering

Professor Ferry was a NSF Postdoctoral Fellowship in Vienna, Austria, 1966-67. From 1967 to 1973, he was a Faculty Member with Texas Tech University, joined the Office of Naval Research. From 1977 to 1983, he was with Colorado State University, Fort Collins, where he served as Professor and Chair of the Department. He joined Arizona State University, Tempe, where he was Director of the Center for Solid State Electronics Research from 1983 to 1989, Chair of Electrical Engineering from 1989 to 1992, and Associate Dean for Research from 1993 to 1995. Dr. Ferry received the IEEE Cledo Brunetti Award for advances in nanoelectronics in 1999. He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society, the Institute of Physics, and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

Expertise

Nanoelectronic Devices quantum transport nonequilibrium transport

Education

1966, Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, University of Texas - Austin
1963, M.S. Electrical Engineering, Texas Technological College
1962, B.S. Electrical Engineering, Texas Technological College

Research Awards

Research Website

http://ferry.faculty.asu.edu

Research Interests

Physics of semiconductor devices, transport in semiconductor, quantum physics in nanostructures

Publications

David K. Ferry, 50 Years in the Semiconductor Underground (Pan Stanford Publishing, Singapore, 2015).

David K. Ferry, Transport in Semiconductor Mesoscopic Devices (Institute of Physics Publishing, Bristol, UK, 2015).

Shuri Oda and David K. Ferry, Eds., Nanoscale Silicon Devices (CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, Boca Raton, FL, 2016).

D. K. Ferry, “Electron transport in some transition metal di-chalcogenides: MoS2 amd WS2,” Semiconductor Science and Technology 32, 085003 (8pp) (2017).

Z. Xiao, J. Song, D. K. Ferry, S. Ducharme, and X. Hong, “Ferroelectric-Domain-Patterning-Controlled Schottky Junction State in Monolayer MoS2,” Physical Review Letters 118, 236801 (6pp) (2017).

D. K. Ferry, “Carrier statistics in graphene at high electric field,” Semiconductor Science and Technology 32, 025018 (9 pages) (2017).

N. Matsumoto, M. Mineharu, M. Matsunaga, C. Chuang, Y. Ochiai, K. Oto, G.-H. Kim, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, D. K. Ferry, C. R. da Cunha, and N. Aoki, “Shubnikov-de Haas measurements on a high mobility graphene flake sandwiched between boron nitride sheets,” Journal of Physics Condensed Matter 29, 225301 (6 pages) (2017).

Research Activity

Ferry,David K*, Akis,Richard, Saraniti,Marco. Advancing Beyond the Photodiode: Deep Sub-micron Pixels for Next-Generation Image Sensors. (1/1/2015 - 12/31/2015).
Ferry,David K*, Akis,Richard. Simulation of EEC Structures with Full-Band Monte Carlo Techniques. (7/16/2012 - 10/15/2012).
Saraniti,Marco*, Ferry,David K, Goodnick,Stephen Marshall. Particle-based Simulation of Microscopic Thermal Properties of Confined Systems. DOD-DARPA(4/30/2010 - 10/30/2014).
Saraniti,Marco*, Ferry,David K, Goodnick,Stephen Marshall. Particle-based Modeling of GaN HEMT Technology: Scaling for Integration. NORTHROP GRUMMAN(3/30/2010 - 8/31/2011).
Goodnick,Stephen Marshall*, Ferry,David K, Saraniti,Marco. Modeling and Simulation of Terahertz Transistor Electronics. NORTHROP GRUMMAN(8/1/2009 - 9/28/2012).
Phillips,Stephen M*, Ferry,David K, Goodnick,Stephen Marshall. U.S.-Brazil Higher Education Consortium Program in Microelectronics. ED(10/1/2007 - 6/30/2012).
Ferry,David K*, Goodnick,Stephen Marshall. Simulation and Modeling of Sub-mm Wave HEMTs: Performance and Noise Properties. DOD-ARL(3/7/2006 - 9/6/2008).
Ferry,David K*, Akis,Richard, Goodnick,Stephen Marshall. Silicon Quantum Structures. INTEL CORP(5/1/2004 - 4/30/2006).
Ferry,David K*. 6TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NEW PHENOMENA IN MESOSCOPIC DEVICES-4TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SURFACES AND INTERFACES IN. DOD-NAVY-ONR(1/1/2003 - 9/30/2005).
Ferry,David K*. RESEARCH IN MICROSTRUCTURE ELECTRONICS. DOD-NAVY-ONR(11/1/2001 - 10/31/2005).
Ferry,David K*. ELECTRON-BEAM LITHOGRAPHY EQUIPMENT. DOD-NAVY-ONR(5/1/2001 - 12/31/2002).
Ferry,David K*. WORKSHOP ON QUANTUM TRANSPORT IN SEMICONDUCTORS. DOD-ARMY-ARO(5/1/2001 - 10/31/2001).
Ferry,David K*. NANOSCALE ELECTRONIC DEVICES & ARCHITECTURE. PRINCETON UNIV(5/1/2001 - 4/30/2007).
Ferry,David K*. WORKSHOP ON QUANTUM TRANSPORT IN SEMICONDUCTORS. NASA-AMES RESEARCH CTR(4/1/2001 - 3/31/2002).
Ferry,David K*, Bird,Jonathan. THE RESEARCH ON QUANTUM COHERENCE AND CONTROL IN MESOSCOPIC SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURES. DOD-NAVY-ONR(3/1/2001 - 8/31/2004).
Ferry,David K*. WORKSHOP ON QUANTUM TRANSPORT IN SEMICONDUCTORS. DOD-NAVY-ONR(1/1/2001 - 12/31/2001).
Ferry,David K*, Goodnick,Stephen Marshall, Vasileska,Dragica. ADVANCED DEVICE MODELING AND SIMULATION. SEMICONDUCTOR RESEARCH CORP(10/1/1999 - 9/30/2003).
Goodnick,Stephen Marshall*, Ferry,David K. TRANSPORT IN GAN MATERIALS AND DEVICES. DOD-NAVY-ONR(5/1/1999 - 12/31/2002).
Ferry,David K*, Vasileska,Dragica. DESCARTES: A DISTRIBUTED CENTER FOR ADVANCED ELECTRONICS SIMULATION. NSF-ENG(10/1/1998 - 9/30/2001).
Goodnick,Stephen Marshall*, Bird,Jonathan, Ferry,David K, Kozicki,Michael N, Kozicki,Michael N, Vasileska,Dragica. NANOELECTRONICS: LOW POWER, HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPONENTS & CIRCUITS. DOD-NAVY-ONR(4/30/1998 - 4/30/2004).
Ferry,David K*, Bird,Jonathan. NANOSTRUCTURE RESEARCH. NSF-SBE(4/15/1998 - 3/31/2001).
Ferry,David K*. SURFACES AND INTERFACES OF MESOSCOPIC DEVICES. DOD-NAVY-ONR(10/1/1997 - 9/30/1998).
Ferry,David K*. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HOT CARRIERS IN SEMICONDUCTORS. DOD-NAVY-ONR(2/1/1997 - 1/31/1998).
Sankey,Otto F*, Bennett,Peter A, Bird,Jonathan, Drucker,Jeffery S, Ferry,David K, Gust,John Devens, Herbots,Nicole, Lindsay,Stuart, Mahajan,Subhash, Marzke,Robert F, Moore,Ana L, Moore,Thomas Andrew, Petuskey,William T, Skromme,Brian John, Smith,David John, Tsong,Ignatius Siu Tung, Wolf,George H. MATERIALS RESEARCH SCIENCE & ENGINEERING CENTER (MRSEC). NSF-MPS(9/1/1996 - 2/28/2003).
Ferry,David K*. VISUALIZATION & MODELING OF QUANTUM DEVICES & CIRCUITS. DOD-NAVY-ONR(7/1/1996 - 6/30/1997).
Ferry,David K*. RESEARCH IN MICROSTRUCTURE ELECTRONICS. DOD-NAVY-NCCSC(11/1/1995 - 10/31/2001).
Ferry,David K*. 4TH INT'L WORKSHOP ON COMPUTATIONAL ELECTRONICS. DOD-ARMY(9/1/1995 - 8/31/1996).
Ferry,David K*, Kozicki,Michael N. SILICON-BASED NANOSTRUCTURES: EXPERIMENT & MODELING. DOD-NAVY-ONR(6/1/1995 - 5/31/1999).
Ferry,David K*. 4TH INT'L WORKSHOP ON COMPUTATIONAL ELECTRONICS. DOD-NAVY-ONR(5/1/1995 - 4/30/1996).
Ferry,David K*. 4TH INT'L WORKSHOP ON COMPUTATIONAL ELECTRONICS. NSF-ENG(5/1/1995 - 4/30/1996).
Ferry,David K*. DEVICE SIMULATION & CARRIER TRANSPORT. MOTOROLA, INC(3/7/1995 - 3/31/1997).
Ferry,David K*, Kozicki,Michael N. ROOM TEMP SINGLE ELECTRON MEMORY STRUCTURES. MOTOROLA, INC(1/18/1995 - 5/15/1997).
Ferry,David K*. QUANTUM TRANSPORT IN ULTRASMALL DEVICES: NATO ASI CONFERENCE. DOD-NAVY-ONR(4/1/1994 - 3/31/1995).
Ferry,David K*. QUANTUM TRANSPORT IN ULTRASMALL DEVICES CONFERENCE-IL CIOCCO. NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZA(2/25/1994 - 8/31/1995).
Ferry,David K*. 93 AASERT: CELLULAR AUTOMATA & QUANTUM DOTS. DOD-NAVY-ONR(9/1/1993 - 8/31/1996).
Ferry,David K*. NANOSTRUCTURES FOR ULTRADENSE MEMORIES & SYSTEMS. DOD-NAVY(4/1/1993 - 4/30/1996).
Ferry,David K*. PHYSICS OF SEMICONDUCTOR NANOSTRUCTURES. NEW ENERGY & INDUSTRIAL TECHNO(2/1/1993 - 4/30/1996).
Ferry,David K*. RESEARCH IN MICROSTRUCTURE ELECTRONICS. DOD-NAVY(11/1/1992 - 10/31/1996).
Mayer,James Walter*, Alford,Terry Lynn, Bennett,Peter A, Burrows,Veronica Ann, Cale,Timothy S, Carpenter,Ray W, Culbertson,Robert John, Ferry,David K, Glaunsinger,William, Herbots,Nicole, Kouvetakis,John, Kozicki,Michael N, Krause,Stephen, Mckelvy,Michael J, Menendez,Jose, Pizziconi,Vincent B, Ramakrishna,B L, Reed,Helen Louise, Sieradzki,Karl, Smith,David John, Tsong,Ignatius Siu Tung. UNDERGRAD MATERIALS EDUCATION INITIATIVE. NSF-MPS(10/15/1992 - 3/31/1997).
Ferry,David K*. GRAD ENG EDUC FOR WOMEN MINORITIES &/OR PERSONS W/ DISABILIT. NSF-ENG(9/15/1991 - 2/28/1998).
Ferry,David K*. QUANTUM TRANSPORT IN SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES. DOD-ARMY(5/1/1991 - 4/30/1994).
Ferry,David K*. COOPERATIVE PROGRAM IN MESOSCOPIC SYSTEMS. HITACHI LTD(3/1/1991 - 1/31/1993).
Ferry,David K*. PHYSICS OF GRANULAR NANOELECTRONICS. DOD-NAVY(5/1/1990 - 4/30/1991).
Ferry,David K*. RESEARCH IN GRANULAR (ULTRASMALL) NANOELECTRONIC SYSTEMS. NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZA(5/1/1990 - 4/30/1992).
Ferry,David K*. PHYSICS OF CELLULAR AUTOMATA AND QUANTUM DOTS. DOD-NAVY(1/1/1990 - 9/30/1990).
Ferry,David K*. RESEARCH IN MICROSTRUCTURE ELECTRONICS. DOD-NAVY(11/1/1989 - 7/15/1995).
Ferry,David K*. PHYSICS OF GRANULAR NANOELECTRONICS. NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZA(9/15/1989 - 9/14/1990).
Ferry,David K*. COMPUTATIONAL RESOURCES FOR ULTRASUBMICRON ELECTRONICS. DOD-NAVY(12/1/1988 - 11/30/1989).
Ferry,David K*. 6TH HOT CARRIERS IN SEMICONDUCTORS CONFERENCE. DOD-ARMY(8/22/1988 - 2/21/1990).
Ferry,David K*. 6TH HOT CARRIERS IN SEMICONDUCTORS CONFERENCE. DOD-NAVY(6/1/1988 - 5/31/1990).
Ferry,David K*. QUANTUM TRANSPORT IN SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES. DOD-ARMY(5/15/1988 - 8/15/1991).
Ferry,David K*. FEMTOSECOND PHYSICS IN SEMICONDUCTORS. DOD-NAVY(11/1/1987 - 7/31/1988).
Ferry,David K*. COOP PHENOMENA IN NEURAL-TYPE NETWORKS FOR APPL TO VLSI SYS. MISC FEDERAL(10/6/1987 - 12/31/1990).
Ferry,David K*. ENSEMBLE MONTE CARLO TECHNIQUES IN QUANTUM TRANSPORT. NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZA(1/6/1986 - 1/5/1989).
Ferry,David K*. RESEARCH IN MICROSTRUCTURE ELECTRONICS. DOD-NAVY(11/1/1983 - 1/31/1990).

Courses

Fall 2017
Course Number	Course Title
CSE 120	Digital Design Fundamentals
EEE 120	Digital Design Fundamentals
EEE 241	Fundamentals Electromagnetics
EEE 492	Honors Directed Study
EEE 493	Honors Thesis
EEE 499	Individualized Instruction
EEE 590	Reading and Conference
EEE 592	Research
EEE 595	Continuing Registration
EEE 599	Thesis
EEE 690	Reading and Conference
EEE 790	Reading and Conference
EEE 792	Research
EEE 795	Continuing Registration
EEE 799	Dissertation

Summer 2017
Course Number	Course Title
EEE 590	Reading and Conference
EEE 592	Research
EEE 595	Continuing Registration
EEE 599	Thesis
EEE 690	Reading and Conference
EEE 790	Reading and Conference
EEE 792	Research
EEE 795	Continuing Registration
EEE 799	Dissertation

Spring 2017
Course Number	Course Title
EEE 241	Fundamentals Electromagnetics
EEE 492	Honors Directed Study
EEE 493	Honors Thesis
EEE 499	Individualized Instruction
EEE 534	Semiconductor Transport
EEE 590	Reading and Conference
EEE 592	Research
EEE 595	Continuing Registration
EEE 599	Thesis
EEE 690	Reading and Conference
EEE 790	Reading and Conference
EEE 792	Research
EEE 795	Continuing Registration
EEE 799	Dissertation

Fall 2016
Course Number	Course Title
EEE 241	Fundamentals Electromagnetics
EEE 434	Quantum Mechanics Engineers
EEE 492	Honors Directed Study
EEE 493	Honors Thesis
EEE 499	Individualized Instruction
EEE 590	Reading and Conference
EEE 591	Seminar
EEE 592	Research
EEE 595	Continuing Registration
EEE 599	Thesis
EEE 690	Reading and Conference
EEE 790	Reading and Conference
EEE 792	Research
EEE 795	Continuing Registration
EEE 799	Dissertation

Summer 2016
Course Number	Course Title
EEE 499	Individualized Instruction
EEE 590	Reading and Conference
EEE 592	Research
EEE 595	Continuing Registration
EEE 599	Thesis
EEE 690	Reading and Conference
EEE 790	Reading and Conference
EEE 792	Research
EEE 795	Continuing Registration
EEE 799	Dissertation

Spring 2016
Course Number	Course Title
EEE 241	Fundamentals Electromagnetics
EEE 492	Honors Directed Study
EEE 493	Honors Thesis
EEE 499	Individualized Instruction
EEE 534	Semiconductor Transport
EEE 590	Reading and Conference
EEE 592	Research
EEE 595	Continuing Registration
EEE 599	Thesis
EEE 680	Practicum
EEE 690	Reading and Conference
EEE 790	Reading and Conference
EEE 792	Research
EEE 795	Continuing Registration
EEE 799	Dissertation

Fall 2015
Course Number	Course Title
EEE 434	Quantum Mechanics Engineers
EEE 436	Fund of Solid-State Devices
EEE 492	Honors Directed Study
EEE 493	Honors Thesis
EEE 499	Individualized Instruction
EEE 590	Reading and Conference
EEE 591	Seminar
EEE 592	Research
EEE 595	Continuing Registration
EEE 599	Thesis
EEE 680	Practicum
EEE 690	Reading and Conference
EEE 790	Reading and Conference
EEE 792	Research
EEE 795	Continuing Registration
EEE 799	Dissertation

Summer 2015
Course Number	Course Title
EEE 493	Honors Thesis
EEE 499	Individualized Instruction
EEE 590	Reading and Conference
EEE 592	Research
EEE 595	Continuing Registration
EEE 599	Thesis
EEE 680	Practicum
EEE 690	Reading and Conference
EEE 790	Reading and Conference
EEE 792	Research
EEE 795	Continuing Registration
EEE 799	Dissertation

Spring 2015
Course Number	Course Title
EEE 436	Fund of Solid-State Devices
EEE 492	Honors Directed Study
EEE 493	Honors Thesis
EEE 499	Individualized Instruction
EEE 535	Electron Transport Nanostruct
EEE 590	Reading and Conference
EEE 591	Seminar
EEE 592	Research
EEE 595	Continuing Registration
EEE 599	Thesis
EEE 680	Practicum
EEE 690	Reading and Conference
EEE 790	Reading and Conference
EEE 792	Research
EEE 795	Continuing Registration
EEE 799	Dissertation

Fall 2014
Course Number	Course Title
EEE 352	Properties Electronic Material
EEE 434	Quantum Mechanics Engineers
EEE 492	Honors Directed Study
EEE 493	Honors Thesis
EEE 499	Individualized Instruction
EEE 590	Reading and Conference
EEE 591	Seminar
EEE 592	Research
EEE 595	Continuing Registration
EEE 599	Thesis
EEE 680	Practicum
EEE 690	Reading and Conference
EEE 790	Reading and Conference
EEE 791	Seminar
EEE 792	Research
EEE 795	Continuing Registration
EEE 799	Dissertation

Summer 2014
Course Number	Course Title
EEE 493	Honors Thesis
EEE 499	Individualized Instruction
EEE 590	Reading and Conference
EEE 592	Research
EEE 595	Continuing Registration
EEE 599	Thesis
EEE 680	Practicum
EEE 684	Internship
EEE 690	Reading and Conference
EEE 790	Reading and Conference
EEE 792	Research
EEE 795	Continuing Registration
EEE 799	Dissertation

Spring 2014
Course Number	Course Title
ASU 101-EEE	The ASU Experience
EEE 352	Properties Electronic Material
EEE 535	Electron Transport Nanostruct
EEE 590	Reading and Conference
EEE 592	Research
EEE 595	Continuing Registration
EEE 599	Thesis
EEE 680	Practicum
EEE 690	Reading and Conference
EEE 790	Reading and Conference
EEE 792	Research
EEE 795	Continuing Registration
EEE 799	Dissertation

Fall 2013
Course Number	Course Title
ASU 101-EEE	The ASU Experience
EEE 352	Properties Electronic Material
EEE 539	Intro Solid-State Electronics
EEE 590	Reading and Conference
EEE 592	Research
EEE 595	Continuing Registration
EEE 599	Thesis
EEE 680	Practicum
EEE 690	Reading and Conference
EEE 790	Reading and Conference
EEE 792	Research
EEE 795	Continuing Registration
EEE 799	Dissertation

Summer 2013
Course Number	Course Title
EEE 590	Reading and Conference
EEE 592	Research
EEE 595	Continuing Registration
EEE 599	Thesis
EEE 680	Practicum
EEE 690	Reading and Conference
EEE 790	Reading and Conference
EEE 792	Research
EEE 795	Continuing Registration
EEE 799	Dissertation

Spring 2013
Course Number	Course Title
EEE 352	Properties Electronic Material
EEE 532	Semiconductor Device Theory II
EEE 590	Reading and Conference
EEE 592	Research
EEE 595	Continuing Registration
EEE 599	Thesis
EEE 792	Research
EEE 795	Continuing Registration
EEE 799	Dissertation

Presentations

Ian Welland and David K. Ferry, “On Wigner Functions in Dirac-Like Bands: The Transition Metal Di-Chalcogenides,” 2nd International Wigner Workshop, Low Woods Bay, United Kingdom, June 5, 2017.

David K. Ferry, “Monte Carlo Study of High Field Transport in Some Transition Metal Di-Chalcogenides,” International Workshop on Computational Nanotechnology, Low Woods Bay, United Kingdom, June 5-9. 2017.

D. K. Ferry, “High field transport in some transition metal di-chalcogenides,” 20th International Coference on Electron Dynamics in Semiconductor, Optoelectronics, and Nanostructures, Buffalo, NY, 16-21 July, 2017.

Honors / Awards

1999 Cledo Brunetti Award of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, for contributions to the theory and experiment of nanoelectronics

Editorships

Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Physics Condensed Matter, 2006-2011

Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Computational Electronics, 2007-2015

Professional Associations

Fellow, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Fellow, American Physical Society Fellow, Institute of Physics

Service

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter, Editor in Chief (2007 - Present)
Journal of Computational Electronics, Editor in Chief (2003 - Present)
Journal of Applied Physics/Applied Physics Letters, Member Editorial Board (2001 - 2004)

Graduate Faculties / Mentoring History

Physics

Expertise Areas

Nanoscience and Material Physics

Semiconductors

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