Are the following statements correct or wrong? Justify your answer. (a) GTO requires very high current applied to its gate to be turn off. (b) IGBT is a current driven device. (c) IGBT is more efficient than BJT in high power applications. (d) Thyristors are used only for low voltage, low current applications. (e) MOSFETs are used for low frequency applications.

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Are the following statements correct or wrong? Justify your answer.
(a) GTO requires very high current applied to its gate to be turn off.
(b) IGBT is a current driven device.
(c) IGBT is more efficient than BJT in high power applications.
(d) Thyristors are used only for low voltage, low current applications.
(e) MOSFETs are used for low frequency applications.

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