Chapter 4 SiC Transistors

Semiconductors and Semimetals

Volumn 52, Issue C, 1998, Pages 161-193

  Shur, Michael S ^a  

^a Center for Integrated Electronics   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SILICON CARBIDE;

SIC TRANSISTORS;

SILICON COMPOUNDS;

EID: 77956850892     PISSN: 00808784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0080-8784(08)62846-X     Document Type: Article

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