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Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE) : Power Electronics - Quiz(MCQ)
The major drawback of the first generation IGBTs was that, they had
A)
sluggish operation
B)
latch-up problems
C)
noise & secondary breakdown problems
D)
latch-up & secondary breakdown problems

Correct Answer : Option (D) :   latch-up & secondary breakdown problems


Explanation : The earlier IGBT’s had latch-up problems (device cannot turn off even after the gate signal is removed), and secondary breakdown problems (in which a localized hotspot in the device goes into thermal runaway and burns the device out at high currents).

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