This book provides a survey of the state of the art of technology and future trends in the new family of Smart Power ICs and describes design and applications in a variety of fields ranging from automotive to telecommunications, reliability evaluation and qualification procedures. The book is a valuable source of information and reference for both power IC design specialists and to all those concerned with applications, the development of digital circuits and with system architecture.

Profound information for Power IC specialists and circuit designers Spans a wide range of applications from telecommunications to automotive Most of the editors and authors are experts form semiconductor industries Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Inhalt
1 BCD Technologies for Smart Power ICs.- 2 Technologies for High Voltage ICs.- 3 Smart Discrete Technologies.- 4 Dielectric Isolation Technologies and Power ICs.- 5 Power Mosfets Driving Circuits and Protection Techniques.- 6 Motion Control.- 7 Switching Regulators.- 8 High Voltage Integrated Circuits for Off-Line Power Applications.- 9 Automotive Electronics.- 10 Audio Amplifiers.- 11 High Complexity Smart Power Devices and Future Developments.- 12 Modeling, Design and Simulation of Power Electronic Devices and Circuits.- 13 Packaging.- 14 Reliability of Smart Power ICs.