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> From: Picdude [mailto:picdude@NARWANI.ORG]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 4:09 PM
> To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> Subject: Re: [EE]: how to use FETs
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> > Second, they require significant gate current to switch quickly.
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> Can you explain "significant"?  How would this be calculated?

see application note AN-944 "Use Gate Charge to Design the Gate
Drive Circuit for Power MOSFETs and IGBTs" from international
rectifier at

http://www.irf.com/technical-info/appnotes.htm

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