Low–Voltage Power MOSFETs – For Mobile and Automotive Applications

The MOSFET is the most commonly used active device in low power applications. MOSFET devices can function in low voltage, high frequency conditions, making them ideal foruse in portable applications ranging from communications to power drives. This book provides a valuable understanding of how power MOSFETs work and a guide to the circuits and applications in which they are used. The increasing importance of MOSFETS in two significant low voltage application areas - battery powered products and automobiles - is given extensive coverage. Improvements in power MOSFET performance look set to continue at great pace, Low Voltage Power MOSFETs will highlight the current uses and point the way towards future possibilities for this emerging technology.
* Outlines the impact of low power MOSFETs on the design of mobile communications equipment and automotive electronics * Discusses the advantages and disadvantages of the use of MOSFET technology across a variety of applications * Provides an understanding of structures, functions and characteristics of power semiconductor devices * Links the design, physical processes and applications performance of MOSFET devices Low Voltage Power MOSFETs provides an indispensable guide for practicing electronic design engineers working in the communications and automotive industries and Senior undergraduate and postgraduate students in power electronics.