Experimental and numerical study of the recovery softness and overvoltage dependence on p-i-n diode design

Microelectronics Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 409-416

  Cova, P ^a   Menozzi, R ^a   Portesine, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b POSEICO SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Electron irradiation; Power diodes; Reverse recovery

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRONS; IRRADIATION; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC);

POWER DIODES; REVERSE RECOVERY;

DIODES;

EID: 33644764980     PISSN: 00262692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mejo.2005.05.027     Document Type: Article

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