DocumentCode
2014128
Title
The impact of the automotive environment on power semiconductors
Author
Frank, Rand ; Valentine, Richard
Author_Institution
Motorola Semiconductor Products Sector, Phoenix, AZ, USA
fYear
1989
fDate
28-29 Aug 1989
Firstpage
84
Lastpage
88
Abstract
The authors discuss: (1) the increased use of power semiconductors (specifically power MOSFETs) in automotive applications; (2) environmental factors that have an impact on device cost; (3) changes that should be made to vehicles to reduce component and system cost; and (4) recent power semiconductor developments that increase the chances of survival in the harsh automotive environment. Basic power FET design, and system voltage variations and their impact on power FETs are also discussed
Keywords
automotive electronics; insulated gate field effect transistors; power transistors; automotive applications; device cost; environmental factors; power MOSFET; power semiconductors; Automotive applications; Automotive engineering; Costs; Digital signal processing; FETs; MOSFETs; Microprocessors; Power transistors; Semiconductor diodes; Voltage;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Automotive Power Electronics, 1989
Conference_Location
Dearborn, MI
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/APE.1989.97161
Filename
97161
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