A power semiconductor device is a semiconductor device used as a switch or rectifier in power electronics (for example in a switch-mode power supply)...
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A semiconductor device is an electronic component that relies on the electronic properties of a semiconductor material (primarily silicon, germanium,...
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The semiconductor industry is the aggregate of companies engaged in the design and fabrication of semiconductors and semiconductor devices, such as transistors...
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designed to handle significant power levels. Compared to the other power semiconductor devices, such as an insulated-gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) or a thyristor...
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Semiconductor device fabrication is the process used to manufacture semiconductor devices, typically integrated circuits (ICs) such as microprocessors...
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A power module or power electronic module provides the physical containment for several power components, usually power semiconductor devices. These power...
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Insulated-gate bipolar transistor (category Power electronics)
insulated-gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) is a three-terminal power semiconductor device primarily forming an electronic switch. It was developed to combine...
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properties of a semiconductor material can be modified by doping and by the application of electrical fields or light, devices made from semiconductors can be...
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Ltd., Hitachi Power Semiconductor Device. "Company Office : Hitachi Power Semiconductor Device, Ltd". Hitachi-power-semiconductor-device.co.jp. "ABB inaugurates...
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SUMCO), NAND flash memory (Kioxia, formerly Toshiba Memory), and power semiconductor devices (Renesas, Rohm). Dynamic random-access memory is still developed...
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conversion is performed with semiconductor switching devices such as diodes, thyristors, and power transistors such as the power MOSFET and IGBT. In contrast...
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Semiconductor device modeling creates models for the behavior of semiconductor devices based on fundamental physics, such as the doping profiles of the...
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radioactive source, using semiconductor junctions. A common source used is the hydrogen isotope tritium. Unlike most nuclear power sources which use nuclear...
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Diode (redirect from Semiconductor diode)
exponential current–voltage characteristic. Semiconductor diodes were the first semiconductor electronic devices. The discovery of asymmetric electrical conduction...
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Schottky diode (section Switched-mode power supplies)
varactor – Semiconductor device with variable capacitance List of 1N58xx Schottky diodes Schottky effect ‘’Laughton, M. A. (2003). "17. Power Semiconductor Devices"...
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to produce the desired properties in the device that the semiconductor is intended for. Doping a semiconductor in a good crystal introduces allowed energy...
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Ohmic contact (redirect from Ohmic device)
I–V behavior, are critical for the performance and reliability of semiconductor devices, and their preparation and characterization are major efforts in...
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is an Indian electrical engineer best known for his work in power semiconductor devices, and particularly the invention of the insulated gate bipolar...
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the founders of the power semiconductor device industry in the Soviet Union. His contributions to the field of pulsed power devices and converter technique...
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China's semiconductor industry consists of a wide variety of companies, from integrated device manufacturers to pure-play foundries, fabless semiconductor companies...
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TSMC (redirect from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company)
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (TSMC or Taiwan Semiconductor) is a Taiwanese multinational semiconductor contract manufacturing and...
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Clock (redirect from Timekeeping device)
becoming widespread with the development of small battery-powered semiconductor devices. The timekeeping element in every modern clock is a harmonic...
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an interface between heat sinks and heat sources such as high-power semiconductor devices. The main role of thermal paste is to eliminate air gaps or spaces...
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designed to switch either AC or DC loads. Packaged SSRs use power semiconductor devices such as thyristors and transistors, to switch currents up to...
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MOSFET (redirect from Metal oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor)
1039/C3TC30134F. Baliga, B. Jayant (1996). Power Semiconductor Devices. Boston: PWS publishing Company. ISBN 978-0-534-94098-0. "Power MOSFET Basics: Understanding...
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A semiconductor package is a metal, plastic, glass, or ceramic casing containing one or more discrete semiconductor devices or integrated circuits. Individual...
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Safe operating area (category Power electronics)
For power semiconductor devices (such as BJT, MOSFET, thyristor or IGBT), the safe operating area (SOA) is defined as the voltage and current conditions...
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contenders for next-generation devices for general semiconductor use. The wider bandgap is particularly important for allowing devices that use them to operate...
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Semiconductor in 1999. An improvement on the PAL was the generic array logic device, or GAL, invented by Lattice Semiconductor in 1985. This device has...
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CMOS (redirect from Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor)
1802 CMOS microprocessor due to low power consumption. Intel introduced a 1.5 μm process for CMOS semiconductor device fabrication in 1983. In the mid-1980s...
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