Course
PostgraduateSemester
ElectivesSubject Code
AVM876Subject Title
Power semiconductor devicesSyllabus
Introduction to Power Semiconductor devices, Device Basic Structure and Characteristics, High current effects in diodes, Breakdown considerations for various devices, Schottky rectifiers. - P- i-N rectifiers Power BJTs, Parasitics in Power Transistors, Power MOSFETs, Thyristors, Power Insulated Gate Transistors, Heat transfer in power devices, device packaging
Text Books
Same as Reference
References
1. Fundamentals of Power Semiconductor Devices, Baliga,G.J., Springer.
2. Physics of Semiconductor Devices, S.M. Sze, 2nd ed., Wiley, 1981.