Experimental detection of time dependent temperature maps in power bipolar transistors

Microelectronics Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 735-739

  Breglio, G ^a   Spirito, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADIOMETRY; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

BIPOLAR JUNCTION TRANSISTORS (BJT);

BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS;

EID: 0034299456     PISSN: 00262692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0026-2692(00)00052-5     Document Type: Article

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