4 Smart Power IC Technology
In the previous chapter, we provided a guided tour to the semiconductor industry. Now we are ready to delve deeper into an important subdivision of the semiconductor industry: the smart power IC industry.
4.1 Smart Power IC Technology Basics
Traditionally, power devices were available only in discrete/vertical form because they were expected to handle large current and power. With the ever-increasing demands from consumer electronics and mobile devices that require compact and cost-effective power management designs, laterally integrated solutions are becoming the mainstream. Since power devices can now be made as lateral devices where all terminals are on the surface and the current flows laterally in the silicon, ...
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