Application Development and Reliability Test of SiC Device Technology
2022-11-24 13:43:57

一、 Silicon carbide (SiCk) benefits from material properties:

① Higher blocking voltage and lower on resistance

② Unipolar operation in high voltage → reduce power loss and improve efficiency

③ High speed switch operation in high voltage → simplified system design

④ Higher resistance to cosmic ray failures

二、 Benefits and target applications of CoolSiCTM MOSFET silicon carbide:

 

The continuous development trend of semiconductor design is to increase the power density on the basis of reducing the switching loss, so as to use smaller radiators, increase the working frequency and reduce the size of magnetic components.

三、Energy saving and system integration promote the development of power electronics applications

1、The adoption of modern trench CoolSiCTM technology brings new opportunities

Planar DMOS: In the on state, it is necessary to make a trade-off between the performance and the reliability of the gate oxide layer;

Trench: It is easier to meet the performance requirements without violating the reliability of the grid oxide layer.

High Rdson at the reliability level equivalent to IGBT

2、CoolSiCTM MOSFE has the same oxide layer reliability as Si IGBT:

①Compared with the existing SiC MOSFET, it has excellent reliability;

②Reliability approaching Si IGBT

 

四、Extended reliability test and application related test

①The reliability test in the current standard is not enough to meet the requirements of future outdoor applications;

②Test the reliability test and application related test of the new SiC channel MOSFET using higher than these standards;

③Static and dynamic tests were carried out.

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