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Re: Driver for IGBT? (-ve off and +ve on from CMOS)

Subject: Re: Driver for IGBT? -ve off and +ve on from CMOS
From: Ken Smith
Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2005 04:11:25 +0000 UTC
Newsgroups: sci.electronics.basics, sci.electronics.design
In article <1128985777.42851@ftpsrv1>, Terry Given  <my_name@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>Ken Smith wrote:
[...]
>and a buddy of mine who designs smps for space apps uses +/-15V drive 
>because (AIUI) radiation can reduce Vth of a MOSFET, even making it 
>negative. betcha that cost a lot to find out.

Also the breakdown voltage of a very cold MOSFET is lower.

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