Engineering model of III-nitride power heterostructure field effect transistor on silicon substrate
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[Thesis]
First Statement of Responsibility
Mohammad Mirwazul Islam
Subsequent Statement of Responsibility
Simin, Grigory
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
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University of South Carolina
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2016
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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97
GENERAL NOTES
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Committee members: Chandrashekhar, MVS; Khan, Jamil A.; Wang, Guoan
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Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-369-56508-9
DISSERTATION (THESIS) NOTE
Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree
Ph.D.
Discipline of degree
Electrical Engineering
Body granting the degree
University of South Carolina
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2016
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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In modern society, the demand for power consumption is increasing rapidly and the need of energy savings is now an issue of global importance. Highly efficient power converters and power conditioning systems operating with wide range of traditional as well as novel renewable and clean energy sources, are playing crucial role in energy saving. Si converters have already reached their limitation in terms of switching frequency and breakdown voltage/on-resistance ratio. Research is going on all around the world and it is now well accepted that significant improvement in power conversion efficiency and speed can only be achieved using beyond Si devices, such as SiC and GaN based. GaN based converters have shown great promises for higher conversion efficiency and switching speed. It is now crucial to develop accurate models that can assist in design and fabrication of GaN based power electronics.