• DocumentCode
    2368334
  • Title

    TherMos3: a 3D electrothermal simulator for Smart Power Devices

  • Author

    Irace, A. ; Breglio, G. ; Spirito, P.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electron. & Telecommun. Eng., Naples Univ. "Federico II"
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    4-8 June 2006
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    4
  • Abstract
    In this paper, we report on a novel simulation tool designed for the 3D coupled electro-thermal simulation of smart power devices, that is a tool capable of taking into account not only the electrical (and thermal) behaviour of the power device but also the different driving strategies as they are imposed by a control logic circuit which usually resides on the same chip. To validate the proposed approach, simulator results are compared to experimental data obtained on a commercial smart power device used in automotive applications
  • Keywords
    power semiconductor devices; semiconductor device models; 3D electrothermal simulator; automotive applications; control logic circuit; smart power devices; Automotive applications; Circuit simulation; Electrothermal effects; Logic circuits; Logic devices; Power MOSFET; Protection; Pulse circuits; Switches; Temperature sensors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Power Semiconductor Devices and IC's, 2006. ISPSD 2006. IEEE International Symposium on
  • Conference_Location
    Naples
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-9714-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ISPSD.2006.1666109
  • Filename
    1666109
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2368334