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Characterizing Non-Linear MOSFET Capacitance with a Tektronix AFG31000 Workflow

Power MOSFET capacitance isn't a fixed value—it's a highly non-linear function of voltage that standard LCR meters struggle to capture accurately at operating biases. By combining the waveform ...
EDN

Characterizing the dynamic output capacitance of a MOSFET

According to precedence, MOSFET datasheets show output capacitance at a single measured voltage. While these values were good enough for relative comparison between products in the past, it is ...
Electronic Design

MOSFET Synchronous Rectifiers Require Attention to Gate Charge

The switching speed of a power MOSFET charge-controlled device depends on the speed with which an associated gate driver circuit can charge its input capacitance. For the last 20 years, many excellent ...
Nanowerk

The negative-capacitance transistor - Building an ideal MOSFET

(Nanowerk News) As our electronics continue to proliferate and become more sophisticated, the race continues for more power efficient and scaleable semiconductor devices — components that use minimal ...
Electronic Design

MOSFET Design Basics You Need To Know (Part 1)

Paul Schimel discusses the nuances of these MOSFET bugaboos and how to mitigate them from the start with solid design practices. MOSFET ABCs. MOSFET false turn-on mechanisms. Turn-on from excessive ...