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Technical publications silicon carbide electronics and. Click download or read online button to get modeling and characterization of 4h silicon carbide mosfets book now. Sep 23, 2014 fundamentals of silicon carbide technology. Sep 22, 2014 a comprehensive introduction and uptodate reference to sic power semiconductor devices covering topics from material properties to applications based on a number of breakthroughs in sic material science and fabrication technology in the 1980s and 1990s, the first sic schottky barrier diodes sbds were released as commercial products in 2001. Growth, characterization, devices and applications. Silicon carbide semiconductor products 5 sic discretes sp6li sic power modules msc microchip nnn sic sbd. It is one of the most important industrial ceramic materials.
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Learn the latest advances in sic silicon carbide technology from the leading experts in the field with this new cuttingedge resource. Modeling and characterization of 4h silicon carbide. High thermal stability and outstanding chemical inertness make sic an excellent material for highpower, lowloss semiconductor devices. Fundamentals of silicon carbide technology covers basic properties of sic materials, processing technology, theory and analysis of practical devices, and an overview of the most important systems applications.
The more and more demanding requirements of the power device users bring the silicon technology very close to its own physical limits. Growth, characterization, devices and applications tsunenobu kimoto, james a. Neudeck ohio aerospace institute 2001 aerospace parkway brook park, oh 44142 lawrence g. The improving performance of power devices has enabled cost reductions and efficiency increases resulting in lower fossil fuel usage and less environmental pollution. Silicon carbide sic is a robust and hard material, first used as a cutting material in the nineteenth century and later as a hightemperature semiconductor for advanced applications in the twentieth century. Advancing silicon carbide electronics technology ii core technologies of silicon carbide device processing eds. Furthermore, the drift layer that is a main cause of electrical resistance is onetenth of the thickness.
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