SiC & GaN
A Solution to Press-Pack Packaging of SiC MOSFETs
A press-pack SiC MOSFET can replace wire bonds and soldered top contacts with flexible pressure contacts, a low-profile interposer, and thin microchannel cooling. Learn how…
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Design & Reliability
How to Check a MOSFET on a Motherboard
Check a motherboard MOSFET safely with the board unpowered, a verified pinout, and diode-mode measurements across drain, source, and gate. Learn how to interpret in-circuit…
SiC & GaN
A Method for Online Ageing Detection in SiC MOSFETs
Online ageing detection for SiC MOSFETs combines synchronized electrical sensing, temperature and operating-point compensation, baseline tracking, and trend analysis to identify gate-oxide or package degradation…
Diodes & Rectifiers
What Is a Rectifier Diode? Working Principle and Selection
A rectifier diode conducts current mainly in one direction so circuits can convert AC or switched waveforms into DC. Learn how it works, which ratings…
Design & Reliability
How to Calculate Heat Sink Size for a MOSFET
Calculate the required MOSFET heatsink thermal resistance from power loss, maximum ambient temperature, target junction temperature, package resistance, and interface resistance, then validate the result…
Diodes & Rectifiers
What Is a Schottky Diode? Operation, Benefits, and Selection
A Schottky diode is a metal-semiconductor rectifier valued for low forward voltage and fast switching. Learn how it works, its leakage trade-off, and how to…
Design & Reliability
Do MOSFETs Get Hot? Causes, Limits, and Cooling
MOSFETs normally produce heat from conduction and switching losses. Learn how to estimate junction temperature, recognize abnormal heating, and improve gate drive, layout, and cooling.
Automotive
What Does MOSFET Mean in Car Audio?
In car audio, MOSFET describes the fast power transistors used in an amplifier's DC-DC power supply, output stage, or both. Learn what the label means…