The breakdown voltage of a standard signal diode is not sufficient for power applications. How is the breakdown voltage increased in power diodes? What is the downside of this structural variation?
The breakdown voltage of a standard signal diode is not sufficient for power applications. How is the breakdown voltage increased in power diodes? What is the downside of this structural variation?
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diode is not sufficient for power
applications. How is the breakdown voltage
increased in power diodes? What is the
downside of this structural variation?
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