Simulation of single-event failure in power diodes

ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings

Volumn 7, Issue , 2002, Pages 39-45

  Walker, D G ^a   Fisher, T S ^a   Al badri, A M ^a   Schrimpf, R D ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIODES; ENERGY TRANSFER; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING;

A-THERMAL; BLOCKING VOLTAGE; CATASTROPHIC FAILURES; DEVICE FAILURES; DEVICE SIMULATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATION; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; PHYSICAL MECHANISM; POWER DIODE; SINGLE-EVENT BURNOUTS; SINGLE-EVENTS; THERMAL MODEL;

SAFETY ENGINEERING;

EID: 78249271059     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/IMECE2002-32116     Document Type: Conference Paper

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