DocumentCode
1766286
Title
Power plays
Author
Edwards, Chris
Volume
9
Issue
4
fYear
2014
fDate
41760
Firstpage
66
Lastpage
70
Abstract
Silicon´s long-held dominance as the IC material of choice is being challenged: novel new compounds - such as silicon carbide and gallium nitride - are enabling electronics power switches that will not breakdown quite so easily.
Keywords
III-V semiconductors; gallium compounds; power semiconductor switches; silicon compounds; wide band gap semiconductors; GaN; SiC; electronics power switches; gallium nitride; silicon carbide;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Engineering & Technology
Publisher
iet
ISSN
1750-9637
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/et.2014.0408
Filename
6809579
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