| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:microprocessor 
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                                | gptkbp:advantage | high input impedance fast switching
 high current capability
 low on-state power loss
 
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                                | gptkbp:applicationCurrentRange | tens to hundreds of amperes 
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                                | gptkbp:applicationVoltageRange | hundreds to thousands of volts 
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                                | gptkbp:combines | gptkb:battery gptkb:BJT
 
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                                | gptkbp:controlledBy | voltage at gate 
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                                | gptkbp:failureMode | latch-up thermal runaway
 overcurrent
 overvoltage breakdown
 
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                                | gptkbp:fullName | gptkb:transistor 
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                                | gptkbp:inventedBy | gptkb:B._Jayant_Baliga 1980s
 
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                                | gptkbp:mainTerminal | gptkb:collector gptkb:gate
 emitter
 
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                                | gptkbp:marketLeaders | gptkb:ABB gptkb:Hitachi
 gptkb:STMicroelectronics
 gptkb:Mitsubishi_Electric
 gptkb:Toshiba
 gptkb:ON_Semiconductor
 gptkb:Fuji_Electric
 gptkb:Infineon_Technologies
 gptkb:Vishay_Intertechnology
 gptkb:Semikron
 
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                                | gptkbp:material | silicon silicon carbide
 
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                                | gptkbp:relatedTo | gptkb:battery gptkb:GTO
 gptkb:BJT
 gptkb:SiC_MOSFET
 thyristor
 
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                                | gptkbp:standardPackageTypes | gptkb:model gptkb:TO-220
 gptkb:D2PAK
 gptkb:SOT-227
 gptkb:TO-247
 
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                                | gptkbp:symbol | three-terminal device 
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                                | gptkbp:usedIn | electric vehicles power electronics
 induction heating
 renewable energy systems
 switching power supplies
 welding equipment
 inverters
 motor drives
 traction systems
 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:MOSFETs gptkb:Silicon_Controlled_Rectifier
 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 6 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | IGBT 
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