Engineers develop a magnetic transistor for more energy-efficient electronics

Transistors, the building blocks of modern electronics, are typically made of silicon. Because it's a semiconductor, this ...
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Innovative transistor design offering advantages for controlling and reading quantum chips

The smaller electronic components become, the more complex their manufacture becomes. This has been a major problem for the ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Short-Circuit Ruggedness In SiC MOSFETs

Trench-based silicon carbide power MOSFETs (Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistors) represent a dramatic improvement in the Figure of Merit (FOM) values of power conversion switching ...
Elektor Magazine

Digital Logic Design: An Introduction

From simple transistors to complex systems, this article explains the building blocks of digital logic design. Learn how ...
EDN

Single transistor provides short-circuit protection

Figure 1 This 4 to 18V-input, 12V-output SEPIC has short-circuit protection. Figure 2 The short-circuit input and output current for the circuit of Figure 1 differ at different voltages.
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Analysis of Failure Models on Short-Circuit Events for SiC Devices

SiC MOSFETs are usually susceptible to damage as a result of short-circuiting events because of the fast switching speeds and low on-state resistance. 3 A team of researchers affiliated with the ...