• DocumentCode
    3565029
  • Title

    Progress in ultrahigh-voltage SiC devices for future power infrastructure

  • Author

    Kimoto, T. ; Suda, J. ; Yonezawa, Y. ; Asano, K. ; Fukuda, K. ; Okumura, H.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electron. Sci. & Eng., Kyoto Univ., Kyoto, Japan
  • fYear
    2014
  • Abstract
    UHV (> 15 kV) SiC PiN diodes and IGBTs with improved on-state performance are presented. Through enhancement of carrier lifetime and optimization of junction termination, a breakdown voltage over 26.9 kV and a differential on-resistance of 9.7 mΩcm2 were achieved for PiN diodes. Flip-type n-channel IGBTs with a chip size of 8 mm × 8 mm exhibited a breakdown voltage over 16 kV, and 6.5 kV - 60 A switching at 250°C was demonstrated.
  • Keywords
    carrier lifetime; insulated gate bipolar transistors; optimisation; p-i-n diodes; power semiconductor diodes; power transistors; semiconductor device testing; silicon compounds; wide band gap semiconductors; SiC; UHV PiN diodes; breakdown voltage; carrier lifetime; current 60 A; flip-type n-channel IGBT; junction termination; power infrastructure; size 8 mm; temperature 250 degC; ultra high-voltage devices; voltage 6.5 kV; Charge carrier lifetime; Epitaxial growth; Insulated gate bipolar transistors; Logic gates; PIN photodiodes; Silicon carbide;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM), 2014 IEEE International
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IEDM.2014.7046967
  • Filename
    7046967