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On Fri, 20 Jun 2025 13:58:17 -0000 (UTC), bp@www.zefox.net wrote:

>john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> wrote:
>> https://www.infineon.com/dgdl/Infineon-GS-065-004-6-L-TR-DataSheet-v01_00-EN.pdf?fileId=8ac78c8c8e7ead30018ebd3e1aea2dc9
>> 
>> 700 volts, turns on to 10 amps with +5 on the gate, reverse transfer
>> capacitance 0.3 pF, cheap.
>
>Just looking at the photos it isn't obvious how to breadboard such a
>package. Do they require a special socket?
>
>Thanks for writing,
>
>bob prohaska
> 

I think I can Dremel a hunk of FR4 enough to start testing one, but it
will take a real proto PCB, with vias, to do it right. I have a summer
intern starting on Monday and it would be a good project for him.

One could solder small wires to it too, for basic DC tests.

I'm thinking about making a high-voltage pulse generator with this
part, with some sort of transmission-line transformer for polarity
control and isolation and maybe step-up.

As always, gate drive is the interesting part, and the low gate charge
sure helps.

If we do a proto PC board, we'll include some shear-off adapters.
Everybody who makes parts like this should offer adapters. Maybe
somebody sells something.