The Saturation Characteristics of n-p-v-n Power Transistors

IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 1970, Pages 843-852

  Chudobiak, Walter J ^a  

^a Radio Science Branch   (Canada)

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Indexed keywords

IETDA; TOWER TRANSISTORS;

EID: 0014867757     PISSN: 00189383     EISSN: 15579646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/T-ED.1970.17085     Document Type: Article

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