EDN's Best of Power: Switching Semiconductors

By Staff -- EDN, 5/15/2008

These switching semiconductors, which are mostly MOSFETs, boast two major sets of features: High switching speeds and low forward resistances. It used to be enough for a switching FET to switch large amounts of power at a fairly high speed; now, manufacturers offer higher performance FETs as a simple way to increase power-supply efficiency by using more efficient switching devices.

• "MOSFET/IGBT driver eliminates need for a negative-gate driver"
• "International Rectifier IRF6716M and IRF6712S: DirectFET MOSFET chip set has a low on-resistance"
• "Vishay Intertechnology PolarPAK: Power MOSFETs feature double-sided cooling"
• "Vishay Intertechnology Siliconix: P-channel MOSFETs have a low on-resistance"
• "Infineon Technologies CoolMOS CP 500V: MOSFET reduces switching losses"
• "STMicroelectronics STD11NM60N: High-efficiency power MOSFET drives high currents at low VGS"
• "Fairchild Semiconductor FOD3780 and FOD3181: Gate drivers switch MOSFET on and off to limit power dissipation"
• "STMicroelectronics STV300NH02L: Power MOSFET suits ORing applications"
• "On Semiconductor NSSxxx: PNP and NPN devices have low saturation voltage"
• "Vishay Intertechnology: P-channel power MOSFETs come in PowerPAK ChipFET packages";

Blog post at EDN's PowerSource: "MOSFETs get their 15 minutes of fame at APEC"