Historically, bipolar semiconductor devices (i.e, diode, transistor, thyristor, thyristor, GTO etc) have been the front runners in the quest for an ideal power electronic switch. Ever since the invention of the transistor, the development of solid-state switches with increased power handling capability has been of interest for expending the application of these devices. The BJT and the GTO thyristor have been developed over the past 30 years to serve the need of the power electronic industry. Their primary advantage over the thyristors have been the superior switching speed and the ability to interrupt the current without reversal of the device voltage. All bipolar devices, however, suffer from a common set of disadvantages, namely, (i) limited switching speed due to considerable redistribution of minority charge carriers associated with every switching operation; (ii) relatively large control power requirement which complicates the control circuit design. Besides, bipolar devices can not be paralleled easily.
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