Preparing any book of over 1000 pages is fraught with the peril of typographical
errors and occasional inconsistencies in the nomenclature. In addition, it became
apparent to me that I had not included some topics worthy of discussion in the book.
Consequently, I was pleased to get a very positive response from the editorial
director, Chuck Glaser, at Springer-Science to develop a “second edition” of the
book. Due to advances in printing technology, he encouraged me to use colored
illustrations for the new edition to enhance the clarity of the knowledge being
imparted. In response, I have redrawn most of the figures in color for this book
which should make the material easier to assimilate by the reader.
The second edition contains new information and models in all the chapters. For
those who are already familiar with the first edition, it may be useful to specifically
enumerate the changes made in each chapter.
Readers of this book are encouraged to peruse the above books to gain a
comprehensive knowledge of all the power semiconductor devices that are having
an impact on our lives.