Semiconductor Power Devices Physics, Characteristics, Reliability /

• Main Authors: Lutz, Josef (Author), Schlangenotto, Heinrich (Author), Scheuermann, Uwe (Author), De Doncker, Rik (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Condensed matter.; Electronics.; Microelectronics.; Power electronics.; Electronics and Microelectronics, Instrumentation.; Power Electronics, Electrical Machines and Networks.; Condensed Matter Physics.

Semiconductor power devices are the heart of power electronics. They determine the performance of power converters and allow topologies with high efficiency. Semiconductor properties, pn-junctions and the physical phenomena for understanding power devices are discussed in depth. Working principles o...