Breakdown phenomena in semiconductors and semiconductor devices

Breakdown Phenomena In Semiconductors And Semiconductor Devices

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 1-208

  Levinshtein, Michael ^a   Kostamovaara, Juha ^b   Vainshtein, Sergey ^b  

^a RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

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EID: 85115722731     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1142/5877     Document Type: Book

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