FUNDAMENTALS OF SEMICONDUCTOR PHYSICS Fundamentals Charge Transport Carrier Injection Generation and Recombination of Charge Carriers The Continuity Equation The Poisson Equation High Field Effects THE P-N JUNCTION The Built-in Voltage of a p-n Junction The Depletion Region (Space-Charge Region) The Current/Voltage Characteristics of the p-n junction The Emitter Efficiency The Real p-n Junction THE PIN-DIODE Conducting state of the pin-diode The Dynamic Behavior of the pin-Diode The Design of modern pin-Diodes THE BIPOLAR TRANSISTOR The Structure of the Bipolar Transistor The Current Amplification of the BJT Current (Injection-) breakdown of the Bipolar Transistor Voltage drop in the On-state Base push-out ("Kirk"-Effect) Second Breakdown THE THYRISTOR Function of the thyristor The trigger condition Static current-voltage characteristics Transistor operation (stable forward blocking and metastable) Latched State of the thyristor The Thyristor in the Reverse Blocking Mode Turn-on behavior Turn-off Behavior THE GTO AND GCT 163 The GTO The GCT (Gate Commutated Thyristor) THE POWER MOSFET How the MOSFET functions The Structure of the Power MOSFET The Switching Behavior of the power MOSFET Short-circuit Behavior The Anti-parallel Diode THE IGBT 233 Construction and Functional Description of the IGBT The Current/Voltage Characteristics of the IGBT The Switching Behavior of the IGBT Ruggedness of the IGBT Methods to Improve the IGBT Technology Curve>Second Breakdown THE THYRISTOR Function of the thyristor The trigger condition Static current-voltage characteristics Transistor operation (stable forward blocking and metastable) Latched State of the thyristor The Thyristor in the Reverse Blocking Mode Turn-on behavior Turn-off Behavior THE GTO AND GCT 163 The GTO The GCT (Gate Commutated Thyristor) THE POWER MOSFET How the MOSFET functions The Structure of the Power MOSFET The Switching Behavior of the power MOSFET Short-circuit Behavior The Anti-parallel Diode THE IGBT 233 Construction and Functional Description of the IGBT The Current/Voltage Characteristics of the IGBT The Switching Behavior of the IGBT Ruggedness of the IGBT Methods to Improve the IGBT Technology CurveBT Technology Curve.