失效分析 赵工 半导体工程师 2023-02-22 09:05 发表于北京
近来,氧化镓(Ga2O3)作为一种“超宽禁带半导体”材料,得到了持续关注。超宽禁带半导体也属于“第四代半导体”,与第三代半导体碳化硅(Si...
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