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Pop quiz: Ace our eGaN FET quiz, win a textbook by the eGaN uber guru

October 16, 2014 By Lee Teschler

Question three

Same buck converter. VIN=12 V, VOUT=1.2 V, IOUT=20 A, fsw=1 Mz. If the Td(on)=Td(off)= 2.5 ns, calculate the both eGaN FET and MOSFET body diode power loss. We’re still at 25 C.
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A. MOSFET: 0.07 W   eGaN FET: 0.2 W

B. MOSFET: 0.14 W   eGaN FET: 0.4 W

C. MOSFET: 1 W   eGaN FET: 3 W

D. MOSFET: 0.19 W   eGaN FET: 0.86 W

E. MOSFET: 0.034 W   eGaN FET: 0.04 W

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