Abstract
This course will provide an in-depth presentation of specific and highly non-linear thermal failure mechanisms (thermal runaway). The course will discuss how it arises and how it may be analyzed. The focus will be within the particular context of power semiconductor devices, but it should also become evident how the concept may be applied more generally.

Educational Course Subject Areas
Power Electronics

Keywords
ambient ,  linear superposition ,  operating point ,  perfect runaway ,  power law device ,  psi ,  thermal runaway ,  theta ,  theta-JA ,  theta matrix