This section provides a general description of power MOSFETs.
You can see the same in the following application note.

• General description of power MOSFETs and our power MOSFET products
• Calculation of average loss and junction temperature, T_J

For more information on our power MOSFET products, please refer to the link below.

• Power MOSFETs

Power MOSFETs

What is a Power MOSFET?

Features of Power MOSFETs

Power MOSFET Ratings and Characteristics

Absolute Maximum Ratings

Electrical Characteristics

Thermal Characteristic

Factors that Cause Power MOSFET Destruction

Destruction by Avalanche Breakdown

SOA Destruction

Body Diode Destruction

Destruction by Parasitic Oscillation

Destruction by ESD

Calculation of Average Loss

Calculation of Average Loss

Calculation of Junction Temperature, T_J

Thermal Resistance

Calculation from Case Temperature

Calculation from Transient Thermal Resistance Characteristics

Calculation Using Superposition Theorem