• DocumentCode
    3033924
  • Title

    Terrestrial neutron-induced single-event burnout in SiC power diodes

  • Author

    Asai, Hiroaki ; Sugimoto, Kenji ; Nashiyama, Isamu ; Iide, Yoshiya ; Shiba, Kensuke ; Matsuda, Mieko ; Miyazaki, Yoshio

  • Author_Institution
    High-Reliability Eng. & Components Corp. (HIREC), Tsukuba, Japan
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    19-23 Sept. 2011
  • Firstpage
    238
  • Lastpage
    243
  • Abstract
    Tolerance against single-event burnout (SEB) caused by terrestrial neutrons is one of the urgent issues in practical application of SiC power devices. This paper presents evaluation results of neutron-induced SEB in SiC power diodes and differences between SiC and Si devices from the SEB stand point of view.
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; power semiconductor diodes; radiation hardening (electronics); silicon compounds; wide band gap semiconductors; SiC; neutron-induced SEB; power devices; power diodes; terrestrial neutron-induced single-event burnout; Carbon; Neutrons; Particle beams; Radiation effects; Silicon; Silicon carbide; Testing; Power Devices; Silicon Carbide (SiC); Single Event Burnout; Terrestrial Neutron;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Radiation and Its Effects on Components and Systems (RADECS), 2011 12th European Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Sevilla
  • ISSN
    0379-6566
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-0585-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/RADECS.2011.6131401
  • Filename
    6131401