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2008 Technical Papers and Articles

Power MOSFET Evolution
Craig Hunter
SMT Magazine, May 2008

Using Top Surface to Estimate MOSFET Junction Temperature
Satoru Sawahata
EDN, April 14, 2008

New Developments in Monolothic MOSFET and Schottky Diode Technologies for Enhanced Efficiency in DC-DC Converter Applications
Spiro Zefferys and Misha Lee
Power Management DesignLine, March 1, 2008

Analyzing Power MOSFET Thermal Performance in DC/DC Applications
Kandarp Pandya
Power Systems Design Europe, February 14, 2008

Boost DC/DC Conversion Efficiency at Light Loads and High Frequencies
Spiro Zefferys and Misha Lee
Power Electronics Technology, February 2008

2007 Technical Papers and Articles

Switching Analysis of Synchronous Rectifier MOSFETs With Phase-Shifted Full-Bridge Converter and Current Doubler
Patrick Chiang and Mark Hu
analogZONE, November 18, 2007

Enhanced MOSFET PolarPAK Packaging Increases Current Density in Power Conversion Applications
Spiro Zefferys, Kandarp Pandya, and Jingen Qian
Power Systems Design Europe, November 2007

Utlizing low threshold voltage for increased battery life
Yalcin Bulut
Power Systems Design Europe. August 2007

Thermal Analysis for Power MOSFETs in DC/DC Power Management Applications
Kandarp Pandya
Power Electronics Technology, March 2007

2006 Technical Papers and Articles

Parameters of MOSFETs in Automotive Applications: Motor Drives in Bridge Configurations
Klaus Pietrczak
ECN, November 15, 2006

Next-Generation Portable Devices Require State-of-the-Art MOSFET Technology
Yalcin Bulut
Power Systems Design Europe, November 2006

Low-Voltage, Super-Junction Technology
Deva N. Pattanayak, Yuming Bai, and King Owyang
7th International Seminar on Power Semiconductors, ISPS'06, Prague, 2006

Utilizing Low-Threshold Voltages for Increased Battery Life
Yalcin Bulut
Portable Power Developers Conference

2005 Technical Papers and Articles

Thermal Analysis of Power MOSFETs Using Rebeca-3D Thermal Modeling Software (From Epsilon Ingenierie) versus Physical Measurements and Possible Extractions
Kandarp Pandya and Serge Jaunay
The 6th IEEE EuroSimE Conference Berlin

New MOSFET Package Increases Efficiency and Power Capability
Jess Brown
PCIM Europe

Addressing the Topologies, Converters, and Switching Devices for Intermediate Bus Architectures
Jess Brown
European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications

Controlling Power Up and Power Down of the Synchronous MOSFETs in a Half-Bridge Converter
Jess Brown
Power Electronics Technology Exhibition and Conference

2004 Technical Papers and Articles

Modeling The Benefits of Using a Thick Bottom Oxide Gated MOSFET (WFET) With Increased Switching Performance in the High Side of a Non-Isolated Synchronous Buck Converter
Jess Brown
APEC 2004

PWM P-Channel MOSFETs for Portable Devices
Derek Koonce
Wireless Systems Design Conference 2004

Thermal Modeling for Power MOSFETs in DC/DC Applications
Yalcin Bulut and Kandarp Pandya
Eurosime 2004

2003 Technical Papers and Articles

Integrating MOSFETs and Drive Circuitry for Power Supply Applications
Derek Koonce
analogZONE

MOSFETs ASM Integrated Circuit - DrMOS
Derek Koonce, Jacek Korec, Peter Dang, and Jasper Hou
PCIM China Conference

Advances in Semiconductor and Passives Technology for Power and Motion Control
Wolfgang Guth
Design & Elektronik Magazine

Improving the performance of power MOSFETs by tailoring the driver to the specific MOSFET gate requirements.
Jess Brown, Derek Koonce, Jasper Hou
PCIM Europe Conference

Optimizing On-Resistance and Thermal Performance for Automotive Power MOSFET
Kandarp Pandya and Klaus Pietrczak
Power Electronics Technology Conference, Long Beach

New Generation Wafer-level (Chip Scale) Package Technology Delivers Higher Levels of Power and Reliability Performance for Power MOSFET Devices
M. Kasem, E. Tjhia, and C. Chen
36th International Symposium on Microelectronics (IMAPS)

W-Gated Trench MOSFET (WFET) For High-Efficiency DC-DC Converters
Mohamed Darwish
Power Electronics Technology Magazine

Designing Compact, High Efficiency Step-Down Converters
Ray Nasir and Wharton McDaniel
PCIM Europe Magazine

Trench MOSFETs for Efficient DC/DC Converters
Jess Brown and Mohamed Darwish
ECN Magazine

2002 Technical Papers and Articles

Ultra-High Cell Density TrenchFET Devices: Obtaining the Critical Balance of Switching Performance Versus On-Resistance and Its Associated Impact on Device Selection
Guy Moxey
PCIM Europe Conference

Point-of-Load Converters - The Topologies, Converters, and Switching Devices Required for Efficient Conversion
Jess Brown
PCIM Europe Conference

A Simpler Way to Understand MOSFET Thermal Performance
by Kandarp Pandya and Wharton McDaniel
Canadian Electronics

Shifting From 12-V to 42-V Systems in Automotive Applications
Kandarp I. Pandya and Klaus Pietrczak
ECTC Conference

A Simplified Method of Generating Thermal Models for Power MOSFETs
Kandarp I. Pandya, Wharton McDaniel
IEEE Semi-Therm Conference

New thermally enhanced packages for power MOSFETs in battery pack applications
Yalcin Bulut
ECTC

2001 Technical Papers and Articles

Advanced Silicon Technology and Packaging Techniques Critical for Next-Generation Cellular Phones Yalcin Bulut
Battery Power Products & Technology

Power MOSFETs for High-Density DC/DC Conversion
Mike Speed and Guy Moxey
PCIM Chicago

Technology frontiers for power MOSFETs
Swapan Banerjee
Electronic Design

2000 Technical Papers and Articles

Power Management for Cell Phones: Where to Integrate?
Tony Armstrong and Wharton McDaniel
EE Times

New leadless package reduces TrenchFET footprint compared with SO-8 and TSOP-6
Wharton McDaniel
PCIM Magazine

Leadless Power Packaging Signals a New Era for Surface Mount Semiconductor Switches
Guy Moxey
PEEE Conference

Surface Mount Packaging of Power MOSFETs for Power Management in Space Critical Applications
Wharton McDaniel
Portable Design Magazine

Power Management techniques for powering the circuits of the Next Generation of Portable Communication Devices with Internet Access Tony Armstrong
Wireless Systems Design Magazine

1999 Technical Papers and Articles

Selecting the Optimal MOSFETs for a Notebook Computer DC/DC Converter
Wharton McDaniel
Electronic Design

N and P Channel MOSFET Pair Used as SPDT Power Switch
by Howard Chen
Electronic Design

The Future of Power Management
King Owyang, Ph.D.
Electronic News

Copper Interconnect New MOSFET Package Cuts On-Resistance Dr. Anthony Tsui, Dr. Mohammed Kasem, Wharton McDaniel, Evan Lambka PCIM Magazine

Ultra-Low On-Resistance Surface Mount MOSFET Technology Expands Modern Power System Capabilities M. Kasem, Y. Ho, F. Kuo, and A. Tsui
PCIM 99 Conference