N-channel mosfet

These capacitances are specified in each power MOSFET datasheet and are very important. Cg s, or drain-to-source capacitance, is considered in the drain loads, but does not directly enter into the drive design. The Ci s and C ss have direct and calculable effects upon the switching performance of the MOSFET. Figure 3-36 shows the gate and drain waveforms of a typical N-channel MOSFET switching cycle. 

Power switch. The power switeh is going to be a transformer-eoupled N-ehannel power MOSFET. I plan to use a dual N-Channel MOSFET in an SO-8 paekage to help save on PCB spaee. The maximum input voltage is 14 VDC. Therefore, a Edss rating of -I-30VDC or higher will be satisfaetory. The peak eurrent is 2.8 A. 

Figure 4. Cross-sectional view of a n-channel MOSFET.

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MbreakN MbreakN4 N-channel MOSFET. Both graphic symbols have four terminals. The fourth terminal is the substrate. 

MbreakN3 N-channel MOSFET. The graphic symbol has only three terminals available. The substrate terminal is tied to the source in the graphic. 

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Figure 4.11. Schematic of possible n-p transistor architectures. Shown are (a) n-p junction not capable of transporting an electrical current, (b) metalUc connectivity between electron-rich reservoirs, and (c) an n-channel MOSFET, which features controllable electrical conductivity.

The electrophysical parameters of three-gate short n-channel MOSFETs in comparison with those of conventional single-gate MOSFETs are investigated. By means of Monte Carlo simulation such parameters as, in particular, electron energy and mobility are calculated. It is shovm that under certain conditions the values of these parameters may be higher in three-gate MOSFETs. 

Another reason for choosing Dmax < 100% comes from the use of n-channel mosfets in any (positive-to-positive) buck regulators. Unlike an npn transistor, an n-channel mosfet s gate terminal has to be taken several volts above its source terminal to turn it ON fully. So to keep the switch ON, when the mosfet conducts, we need to drive its gate a few Volts higher than the input rail. But such a rail is not available The only way out is to create such a rail — by means of a circuit that can pump the input rail higher as required. This circuit is called the bootstrap circuit, as shown in Figure 4-3. 

We will find that a bootstrap circuit is almost always present if an n-channel mosfet switch is used in a positive to positive (or just positive ) buck converter, or in a positive to negative... 

Here, we should also keep in mind that the n-channel mosfet is probably the most popular choice for switches, since it is more cost-effective as compared to p-channel mosfets with comparable drain-to-source on-resistance Rds- That is because n-channel devices require smaller die sizes (and packages). Since we also know that the ubiquitous positive buck topology requires a bootstrap circuit when using an n-channel mosfet switch, it becomes apparent why a good majority of buck ICs out there have maximum duty cycles of less than 100%. 

For simplicity, we are considering an ideal situation. So we start with a perfect n-channel mosfet in Figure 5-1. It behaves in the following manner... 

The gate is the input electrode in each MOSFET. The source and the drain electrodes are heavily doped with u-type or p-type dopants, respectively, consistent with the type of the transistor. These two electrodes supply the majority current carriers in the transistor. Because the nMOSFET uses electrons as the primary carriers, its channel is termed u-type. In contrast, the pMOSFET has a p-channel, formed hy holes from the source to the drain. The n-channel MOSFET is fabricated inside a p-well, while the p-channel MOSFET is fabricated inside an u-well. ... 

FIGURE 7.25 A high performance n channel MOSFET. The device is isolated from its neighbors by a surrounding thick field oxide under which is a heavily doped channel stop implant intended to suppress accidental channel formation that could couple the device to its neighbors. The drain contacts are placed over the field oxide to reduce the capacitance to the body, a parasitic that slows response times. These structural details are described later. Source After Brews, J.R. 1990. The submicron MOSFET. In High-Speed Semiconductor Devices, ed. S.M. Sze, pp. 139 210. Wiley, New York.)... 

Figure 29. Schematic diagram of an n-channel MOSFET a) Gate metal b) Insulator c) Source d) Drain e) Bulk...

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