Semiconductor Power Devices Physics, Characteristics, Reliability /

• Main Authors: Lutz, Josef (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Schlangenotto, Heinrich (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Scheuermann, Uwe (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), De Doncker, Rik (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 2nd ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Electronic circuits.; Power electronics.; Energy systems.; Electronics.; Microelectronics.; Circuits and Systems.; Power Electronics, Electrical Machines and Networks.; Energy Systems.; Electronics and Microelectronics, Instrumentation.

This book discusses semiconductor properties, pn-junctions and the physical phenomena for understanding power devices in depth. Working principles of state-of-the-art power diodes, thyristors, MOSFETs and IGBTs are explained in detail, as well as key aspects of semiconductor device production techno...

Table of Contents:

• Power Semiconductor Devices - Key Components for Efficient Electrical Energy Conversion Systems
• Semiconductor Properties
• pn-Junctions
• Short Introduction to Power Device Technology
• pin-Diodes
• Schottky Diodes
• Bipolar Transistors
• Thyristors
• MOS Transistors
• IGBTs
• Packaging and Reliability of Power Devices
• Destructive Mechanisms in Power Devices
• Power Device-Induced Oscillations and Electromagnetic Disturbances
• Power Electronic System Integration.