Numerical analysis of local lifetime control for high-speed low-loss P-i-N diode design

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 615-621

  Napoli, Ettore ^a   Strollo, Antonio G M ^a   Spirito, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE CARRIERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; POWER ELECTRONICS; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS;

LOCAL LIFETIME CONTROL;

SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES;

EID: 0033154001     PISSN: 08858993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/63.774197     Document Type: Article

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