Using a High Rating Device for Low voltage and current application

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Dear All

I wanted to know if there are any technical or performance issues if we use a power device which is rated for high current (e.g. IRF540 Power Mosfet 100V Vdss @ 33A Id) for a very low voltage and current application (e.g. 12V and 200mA).

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Darkseid
 

As long as you can drive the gate, and don't mind paying
extra for performance you don't use, it'll be fine.
 

So I guess there is no technical issue with using a over-rated device for low rated application whether its a BJT, MOSFET or IGBT.
 

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