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What does the interface between lead(s) and the silicon chip look like inside a semiconductor package?
For a leaded semiconductor, like a diode or a transistor, one of the leads is usually the same piece of metal as the copper pad/heat spreader on the back, which is also shorted to one of the junctions ...
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What is the type of material used for the casing of semiconductors?
I am trying to build some thermal models for leaded and surface-mount diodes and transistors.
Below is a picture of the TO-220 outline I got from the internet. What kind of material is the black part ...
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Clarification of 'case' in junction to case thermal resistance
Junction to case thermal resistance (Rjc) is a key parameter when characterizing a package. It can be expressed as the temperature difference between the two locations over the heat dissipation.
I am ...
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