Electronic Design

Applying MOSFETs to Today’s Power-Switching Designs

In the wake of gallium-nitride (GaN) transistor introductions, a number of semiconductor makers have begun to reassess the role played by conventional MOSFETs. The introduction of GaN devices doesn’t ...
Nature

Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistors and Their Applications

Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistors (IGBTs) have become pivotal components in modern power electronic systems, blending the high input impedance and fast switching capabilities of MOSFETs with the high ...
EDN

Attosecond laser pulses drive petahertz optical transistor switching

While many research efforts are underway to develop active devices that can function in the challenging terahertz spectrum, others are leapfrogging to try to get some devices operate into the ...
Business Wire

Applied Materials Introduces Critical Epi Technology for Advanced Transistor Designs

Epi RP Centura(R) Targets Selective Epi Applications for Sub-90nm High-Speed Transistors Applied Materials, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMAT) introduces its 300mm Epi RP Centura(R) system, the industry's only system ...
EDN

MOSFET vs. IGBT: What is the difference and which is the better transistor?

There are many types of switch-mode power supply (SMPS) transistors to choose from today. Two of the more popular versions are the metal-oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET) and the ...