The MOS-gated emitter switched thyristor

The emitter switched thyristor (EST) is a new power device structure in which the on-state current flow occurs via a thyristor and the current can be switched on and off by the voltage applied to an MOS-gate. This paper reports the device concept and the results of theoretical analysis of its performance using two dimensional numerical simulation.

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