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A G R E AT E R M E AS U R E O F CO N F I D E N C E
can operate at much higher levels of voltage,
current, power, and frequency. This holds
the promise of higher growth for device
manufacturers, as silicon-based devices
increasingly replace the electro-mechanical
technology once so prevalent in energy gen-
eration and transmission applications. This
becomes particularly evident when com-
paring industry forecasts for these types of
power devices with those of other discrete
semiconductor devices. Power transistors
are expected to be the largest and fastest
growing segment of the discrete semicon-
Demand for Higher Power
ductor industry, with much of this growth
being driven by energy efficiency-related
applications and technologies.
Semi Devices Will
High power semiconductor end applica-
tions are becoming increasingly demand-
ing, requiring test instrumentation capable
require Pushing of characterizing significantly higher rated
voltages and peak currents than ever before
instrumentation to
(Table 1). Even more significant, breakdown
and leakage test are typically performed at
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