Three-Dimensional Electro-Thermal Verilog-A Model of Power MOSFET for Circuit Simulation
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New original circuit model for the power device based on interactive coupling of electrical and thermal properties is described. The thermal equivalent network for a threedimensional heat flow is presented. Designed electro-thermal MOSFET model for circuit simulations with distributed properties and three-dimensional thermal equivalent network is used for simulation of multipulse unclamped inductive switching (UIS) test of device robustness. The features and the limitations of the new model are analyzed and presented.
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تاریخ انتشار 2014