• Journal of IKEEE
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• v.25 no.2
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• pp.350-355
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• 2021

IGBT is a power semiconductor device that contains both MOSFET and BJT structures, and it has fast switching speed of MOSFET, high breakdown voltage and high current of BJT characteristics. IGBT is a device that targets the requirements of an ideal power semiconductor device with high breakdown voltage, low V_CE-SAT, fast switching speed and high reliability. In this paper, we analyzed Gate oxide thickness, Trench Gate Width, and P+Emitter width, which are the top process parameters of 1,200V Trench Gate Field Stop IGBT, and suggested the optimized top process parameters. Using the Synopsys T-CAD Simulator, we designed IGBT devices with electrical characteristics that has breakdown voltage of 1,470 V, V_CE-SAT 2.17 V, Eon 0.361 mJ and Eoff 1.152 mJ.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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• v.33 no.2
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• pp.105-108
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• 2020

In this study, experiments and simulations were conducted for a 1,200-V-class trench Si insulated-gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) with a small cell pitch below 2.5 ㎛. Presently, as a power device, the 1,200-V-class trench Si IGBT is used for automotives including electric vehicles, hybrid electric vehicles, and industrial motors. We obtained a breakdown voltage of 1,440 V, threshold of 6 V, and state voltage drop of 1.75 V. This device is superior to conventional IGBTs featuring a planar gate. To derive its electrical characteristics, we extracted design and process parameters. The cell pitch was 0.95 ㎛ and total wafer thickness was 140 ㎛ with a resistivity of 60 Ω·cm. We will apply these results to achieve fine-pitch gate power devices suitable for electrical automotive industries.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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• v.33 no.3
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• pp.177-180
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• 2020

This paper focuses on the 1,200-V level reverse conducting-insulated gate bipolar transistor (RC-IGBT). The structure of the RC-IGBT has an n+ collector at the collector terminal. The breakdown voltage, V_th, V_ce-sat, and turn-off time, and the electrical characteristics of a field-stop IGBT (FS-IGBT) and RC-IGBT are compared and analyzed using simulations. Based on the results, the RC-IGBT obtained a turn-off time of 320.6 ㎲ and a breakdown voltage of 1,720 V, while the FS-IGBT obtained a turn-off time of 742.2 ㎲ and a breakdown voltage of 1,440 V. Therefore, RC-IGBTs have faster on/off transitions and a higher breakdown voltage, which can reduce the size of the element.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 1999.07d
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• pp.1953-1955
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• 1999

The effects of the local lifetime control on the characteristics of IGBT are investigated using the 2-dimensional device simulator, MEDICI. Many lumped resistive turn-off simulations are carried out to analyze the effects of the minority carrier lifetime, the width, and the position of the region with a reduced local minority carrier lifetime. As a result of these simulations, it is concluded that the on state voltage drop$(V_{CE,SAT})$ is only slightly increased while the switching behavior is greatly improved if the low lifetime region is properly set. And these results are compared with IGBTs having uniform lifetime.