EDN

Power MOSFET Tutorial – Part 2

V (BR)DSS (sometimes called BVDSS) is the drain-source voltage at which no more than the specified drain current will flow at the specified temperature and with zero gate-source voltage. This tracks ...
Hackaday

Introduction To MOSFET Switching Losses

Metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs) see common use in applications ranging from the very small (like CPU transistors) to very large (power) switching applications. Although ...
Electronic Design

Semiconductor Back-to-Basics: Power MOSFETs

Power MOSFETs (Metal-Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistors) are three-terminal silicon devices that function by applying a signal to the gate that controls current conduction between source and ...
Electronic Design

Applying MOSFETs to Today’s Power-Switching Designs

In the wake of gallium-nitride (GaN) transistor introductions, a number of semiconductor makers have begun to reassess the role played by conventional MOSFETs. The introduction of GaN devices doesn’t ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Understand MOSFET Switch Behavior Via An LED Driver Simulation

Automotive incandescent bulbs have largely given way to more efficient, reliable, stylish, and even safer light emitting diodes (LEDs). LEDs turn on in a fraction of the time and are especially useful ...
Nature

Effects of parasitic capacitance on switching transients and thermal performance in a single-phase SiC power MOSFET inverter

This study aims to investigate the influence of parasitic capacitances within half-bridge SiC power metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET) modules, including input capacitance ...
EDN

Power MOSFET tutorial, Part 1

Power MOSFETs are well known for superior switching speed, and they require very little gate drive power because of the insulated gate. In these respects, power MOSFETs approach the characteristics of ...