Active cycling reliability of power devices: Expectations and limitations

Microelectronics Reliability

Volumn 52, Issue 9-10, 2012, Pages 2336-2341

  Kanert, W ^a  

^a INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS; CURRENT PULSE; CUSTOMER EXPECTATION; FAILURE MECHANISM; POWER DEVICES; RELIABILITY ASSESSMENTS; THERMO MECHANICAL LOADS;

RELIABILITY ANALYSIS;

ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT;

EID: 84866731611     PISSN: 00262714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.microrel.2012.06.031     Document Type: Article

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