Differentiate the differnt between a mosfet, IC and auotomative package.

[studentlearning12]

Hello,

I would like to know, how should differentiate the differnt between a mosfet,IC and automative packages?
What is the main different and functionabilty for each packages?

Thanks

 

[BradtheRad]

1.

A mosfet is a building block device. It has 3 pins (maybe 4 if it's a dual gate type). It generally looks like a transistor. It acts like a valve for electrons, similar to what a transistor does.

A mosfet is easily ruined by exposure to high voltage (static charge, or transients generated by coils/relays/transformers that have no snubbing diode).

2.

IC's come in a thousand flavors. They can be relatively simple (voltage reference with 2 pins), or they can be complex (computer CPU with dozens of pins).

Packages can be:
single inline pin (some resemble a transitor/mosfet),
dual inline pin (flat rectangular),
square, with pins sticking out from all 4 edges

3.

Automative... do you mean automotive?

This implies operation from a 12V supply (8 to 18V range, say).
Negative ground (most of them).
Ruggedized.
Built-in protection from static charge.
Wide temperature tolerance.

 

[SUMIT_GAMBHIR]

MOSFET or Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor is basically a transistor, generally used for amplification of switching of Electronic Signals. It generally has four pins, Source; Gate; Drain and Body , but in some devices the Body and Sources are interconnected to make it three pins.

IC or integrated Circuit: by defination is manufactured by the patterend integration of elements into a this body of semiconducter material . It is nothing but miniaturized electonic circuit consisting of semiconduction devices alongwith passive components. These can be classified into analog, digital or mixed signals and due to technological advancement can be made through VLSI ( Very Large Scale Integration).. They can be made from 2 pins to a 'N" number of pins depending upon the usage and design

 

[studentlearning12]

Hello,

Yes, I mean Automative.

Do you have any good links for me to read up for the above mention; Mosfet, Ic, Automative.

Thanks

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Thanks Sumit_Gambhir