A power MOSFET is a specific type of metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) designed to handle significant power levels. Compared to...
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In electronics, the metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET, MOS-FET, or MOS FET) is a type of field-effect transistor (FET), most commonly...
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1022) MOSFETs manufactured between 1960 and 2018. It is the most common semiconductor device in digital and analog circuits, and the most common power device...
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devices are the power MOSFET, power diode, thyristor, and IGBT. The power diode and power MOSFET operate on similar principles to their low-power counterparts...
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Insulated-gate bipolar transistor (category MOSFETs)
power transistor, after the power MOSFET.[citation needed] An IGBT cell is constructed similarly to an n-channel vertical-construction power MOSFET,...
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semiconductor switching devices such as diodes, thyristors, and power transistors such as the power MOSFET and IGBT. In contrast to electronic systems concerned...
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Labs in 1959, was adapted into a power MOSFET for audio by Jun-ichi Nishizawa at Tohoku University in 1974. Power MOSFETs were soon manufactured by Yamaha...
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Transistor (section MOSFET (MOS transistor))
properties of MOSFETs allowed them to capture nearly all market share for digital circuits in the 1970s. Discrete MOSFETs (typically power MOSFETs) can be applied...
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first vertical power MOSFET, which would later be known as the VMOS (V-groove MOSFET). The power MOSFET has since become the most common power device in the...
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MOSFET gate driver is a specialized circuit that is used to drive the gate (gate driver) of power MOSFETs effectively and efficiently in high-speed switching...
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History of the transistor (section MOSFET)
Bell Labs in 1959. MOSFETs use even less power, which led to the mass-production of MOS transistors for a wide range of uses. The MOSFET has since become...
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Gate driver (category Power electronics)
drive input for the gate of a high-power transistor such as an IGBT or power MOSFET. Gate drivers can be provided either on-chip or as a discrete module...
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AC power plugs and sockets connect devices to mains electricity to supply them with electrical power. A plug is the connector attached to an electrically-operated...
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comes in two types: junction FET (JFET) and metal-oxide-semiconductor FET (MOSFET). FETs have three terminals: source, gate, and drain. FETs control the flow...
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Modern RF power amplifiers use solid-state devices, predominantly MOSFETs (metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistors). The earliest MOSFET-based...
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non-overlap time. Finally, power losses occur as a result of the power required to turn the switches on and off. For MOSFET switches, these losses are...
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Multigate device (redirect from Dual-gate MOSFET)
multi-gate MOSFET or multi-gate field-effect transistor (MuGFET) refers to a metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) that has more...
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Diode (redirect from Power diode)
structure can be found in many power semiconductor devices, such as IGBTs, power MOSFETs, and thyristors. Schottky diodes Schottky diodes are constructed from...
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Active rectification (section MOSFET-based ideal diode)
by replacing diodes with actively controlled switches, usually power MOSFETs or power bipolar junction transistors (BJT). Whereas normal semiconductor...
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The floating-gate MOSFET (FGMOS), also known as a floating-gate MOS transistor or floating-gate transistor, is a type of metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect...
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1959 The MOSFET (metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistor) is invented by Mohamed M. Atalla and Dawon Kahng at Bell Labs. The power MOSFET later...
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doi:10.1103/PhysRev.94.877. Power MOSFET avalanche characteristics and ratings - ST Application Note AN2344 Power MOSFET Avalanche Design Guidelines -...
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Voltage regulator module (redirect from Processor power module)
On personal computer (PC) systems, the VRM is typically made up of power MOSFET devices. Most voltage regulator module implementations are soldered onto...
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consumer power inverters is as follows: An onboard microcontroller rapidly switches on and off power MOSFETs at high frequency like ~50 kHz. The MOSFETs directly...
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power MOSFET and the microcontroller, a type of single-chip microprocessor, led to significant advances in electric vehicle technology. MOSFET power converters...
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LDMOS (category MOSFETs)
double-diffused MOSFET (metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistor) used in amplifiers, including microwave power amplifiers, RF power amplifiers and...
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VMOS (category MOSFETs)
voltage of the MOSFET. For this reason, the V-groove architecture is no longer used in commercial devices. The device's use was a power device until more...
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Electronic component (section Power sources)
(p-type MOS) NMOS (n-type MOS) CMOS (complementary MOS) Power MOSFET LDMOS (lateral diffused MOSFET) MuGFET (multi-gate field-effect transistor) FinFET (fin...
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CMOS circuits and high-power, high-temperature Silicon carbide (SiC)-power Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor (MOSFET) devices. It's also...
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in the 1990s and was enabled by the wide adoption of MOSFET-based RF power amplifiers (power MOSFET and LDMOS) and RF circuits (RF CMOS). Wireless networks...
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