AVR-Chat

On Fri, Apr 10, 2009 at 11:29 AM, Robert Adsett
<subscriptions@aeolusdevelopment.com> wrote:
> Graham Davies wrote:
>  > the diode, present in many MOSFETs from drain to source,
>
> The diode is inevitable in the MOSFET structure isn't it?  It can be
> optimized for a particular application but not eliminated.

There are specialized fets called BatFets that don't have the diode.

> In fact I use MOSFET's as diodes in certain applications since they are
> nice inexpensive power diodes.

I have a fun bridge rectifier circuit using mosfets that's giving me headaches.
It works on the bench, but I can't get it to sim in spice.


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