Chapter 5 SiC for Applications in High-Power Electronics

Semiconductors and Semimetals

Volumn 52, Issue C, 1998, Pages 195-236

  Brandt, C D ^a   Clarke, R C ^a   Siergiej, R R ^a   Casady, J B ^a   Sriram, S ^a   Agarwal, A K ^a   Morse, A W ^a  

^a NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SILICON CARBIDE;

HIGH POWER ELECTRONICS;

SILICON COMPOUNDS;

EID: 77956676768     PISSN: 00808784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0080-8784(08)62847-1     Document Type: Article

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