POWER METAL–OXIDE–SEMICONDUCTOR FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTOR

The following sections are included:

• Introduction

• Basic MOS Physics

  • Flat-band State

  • Accumulation State

  • Depletion State

  • Inversion State

  • MOS Capacitance

  • Threshold Voltage

• Static Characteristics

  • Linear Region Operation

  • Saturation Region Operation

  • Mobility Degradation

  • Forward Blocking

• Switching Characteristics

  • Turn-on Transient

  • Turn-off Transient

  • Gate Charge

  • High-frequency Operation

  • Parasitic Body Diode

• dv/dt Limit

• Dummy-Gated Structure

• Folded Gate Structure

• Lateral Radio Frequency (RF) Power MOSFET

  • Graded Gate

  • Stepped Lateral Double Diffusion

  • Partial Silicon -on-Insulator Platform

  • Partial SOI Platform Formation

• Parallel and Series Operations

• Gate Drive Circuits

• References