On-State and Switching Performance of High-Voltage 15 – 20 kV 4H-SiC DMOSFETs and IGBTs

Autor: Ginger G. Walden, Tomohiro Tamaki, James A. Cooper, Yang Sui
Rok vydání: 2008
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Zdroj: Materials Science Forum. :1143-1146
ISSN: 1662-9752
Popis: We compare the on-state and switching performance of high-voltage 4H-SiC n-channel DMOSFETs and p-channel IGBTs within a three-dimensional parameter space defined by blocking voltage, switching frequency, and current density. We determine the maximum current density each device can carry at a given switching frequency, such that the total power dissipation is 300 W/cm2. The IGBT current depends strongly on lifetime in the NPT buffer layer, and only weakly on lifetime in the drift layer. The MOSFET current is essentially independent of frequency.
Databáze: OpenAIRE