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Why do MOSFETs need no emitter ballast when paralleled?

  • A.Their on-resistance rises with temperature
  • B.Their threshold voltages match closely between devices
  • C.Their gates draw no current from the driver
  • D.Their safe operating areas are larger than bipolar devices'

Answer: A

A hot MOSFET conducts less well, so it sheds current to its cooler partners and the sharing self-corrects - negative feedback where a bipolar device has positive. Threshold matching is poor, gate current is irrelevant to sharing, and the safe operating area is a separate advantage. Whether a device's principal imperfection acts with or against an imbalance decides whether it can be paralleled without help.

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