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Contents | ||||||
Preface | vii | |||||
Chapter 1 Introduction | 1 | |||||
1.1 | Ideal and Typical Power Switching Waveforms | 3 | ||||
1.2 | Ideal and Typical Power Device Characteristics | 5 | ||||
1.3 | Unipolar Power Devices | 8 | ||||
1.4 | Bipolar Power Devices | 10 | ||||
1.5 | MOS-Bipolar Power Devices | 11 | ||||
1.6 | Ideal Drift Region for Unipolar Power Devices | 14 | ||||
1.7 | Charge-Coupled Structures: Ideal Specific On-Resistance | 16 | ||||
1.8 | Summary | 21 | ||||
Problems | 21 | |||||
References | 22 | |||||
Chapter 2 Material Properties and Transport Physics | 23 | |||||
2.1 | Fundamental Properties | 23 | ||||
2.1.1 | Intrinsic Carrier Concentration | 25 | ||||
2.1.2 | Bandgap Narrowing | 26 | ||||
2.1.3 | Built-in Potential | 30 | ||||
2.1.4 | Zero-Bias Depletion Width | 32 | ||||
2.1.5 | Impact Ionization Coefficients | 32 | ||||
2.1.6 | Carrier Mobility | 34 | ||||
2.2 | Resistivity | 51 | ||||
2.2.1 | Intrinsic Resistivity | 51 | ||||
2.2.2 | Extrinsic Resistivity | 51 | ||||
2.2.3 | Neutron Transmutation Doping | 55 | ||||
2.3 | Recombination Lifetime | 59 | ||||
2.3.1 | Shockley-Read-Hall Recombination | 60 | ||||
2.3.2 | Low-Level Lifetime | 63 | ||||
2.3.3 | Space-Charge Generation Lifetime | 65 | ||||
2.3.4 | Recombination Level Optimization | 66 | ||||
2.3.5 | Lifetime Control | 75 | ||||
2.3.6 | Auger Recombination | 80 | ||||
2.4 | Ohmic Contacts | 82 | ||||
2.5 | Summary | 84 | ||||
Problems | 84 | |||||
References | 86 | |||||
Chapter 3 Breakdown Voltage | 91 | |||||
3.1 | Avalanche Breakdown | 92 | ||||
3.1.1 | Power Law Approximations for the Impact Ionization Coefficients | 92 | ||||
3.1.2 | Multiplication Coefficient | 94 | ||||
3.2 | Abrupt One-Dimensional Diode | 95 | ||||
3.3 | Ideal Specific On-Resistance | 100 | ||||
3.4 | Abrupt Punch-Through Diode | 101 | ||||
3.5 | Linearly Graded Junction Diode | 104 | ||||
3.6 | Edge Terminations | 107 | ||||
3.6.1 | Planar Junction Termination | 108 | ||||
3.6.2 | Planar Junction with Floating Field Ring | 120 | ||||
3.6.3 | Planar Junction with Multiple Floating Field Rings | 130 | ||||
3.6.4 | Planar Junction with Field Plate | 132 | ||||
3.6.5 | Planar Junction with Field Plates and Field Rings | 137 | ||||
3.6.6 | Bevel Edge Terminations | 137 | ||||
3.6.7 | Etch Terminations | 148 | ||||
3.6.8 | Junction Termination Extension | 149 | ||||
3.7 | Open-Base Transistor Breakdown | 155 | ||||
3.7.1 | Composite Bevel Termination | 159 | ||||
3.7.2 | Double-Positive Bevel Termination | 159 | ||||
3.8 | Surface Passivation | 162 | ||||
3.9 | Summary | 162 | ||||
Problems | 163 | |||||
References | 164 | |||||
Chapter 4 Schottky Rectifiers | 167 | |||||
4.1 | Power Schottky Rectifier Structure | 168 | ||||
4.2 | Metal-Semiconductor Contact | 169 | ||||
4.3 | Forward Conduction | 171 | ||||
4.4 | Reverse Blocking | 179 | ||||
4.4.1 | Leakage Current | 180 | ||||
4.4.2 | Schottky Barrier Lowering | 181 | ||||
4.4.3 | Prebreakdown Avalanche Multiplication | 184 | ||||
4.4.4 | Silicon Carbide Rectifiers | 185 | ||||
4.5 | Device Capacitance | 187 | ||||
4.6 | Thermal Considerations | 188 | ||||
4.7 | Fundamental Tradeoff Analysis | 192 | ||||
4.8 | Device Technology | 194 | ||||
4.9 | Barrier Height Adjustment | 194 | ||||
4.10 | Edge Terminations | 197 | ||||
4.11 | Summary | 198 | ||||
Problems | 199 | |||||
References | 200 | |||||
Chapter 5 P-i-N Rectifiers | 203 | |||||
5.1 | One-Dimensional Structure | 204 | ||||
5.1.1 | Recombination Current | 205 | ||||
5.1.2 | Low-Level Injection Current | 206 | ||||
5.1.3 | High-Level Injection Current | 208 | ||||
5.1.4 | Injection into the End Regions | 217 | ||||
5.1.5 | Carrier-Carrier Scattering Effect | 219 | ||||
5.1.6 | Auger Recombination Effect | 219 | ||||
5.1.7 | Forward Conduction Characteristics | 221 | ||||
5.2 | Silicon Carbide P-i-N Rectifiers | 230 | ||||
5.3 | Reverse Blocking | 232 | ||||
5.4 | Switching Performance | 236 | ||||
5.4.1 | Forward Recovery | 236 | ||||
5.4.2 | Reverse Recovery | 244 | ||||
5.5 | P-i-N Rectifier Structure with Buffer Layer | 262 | ||||
5.6 | Nonpunch-Through P-i-N Rectifier Structure | 263 | ||||
5.7 | P-i-N Rectifier Tradeoff Curves | 270 | ||||
5.8 | Summary | 274 | ||||
Problems | 275 | |||||
References | 276 | |||||
Chapter 6 Power MOSFETs | 279 | |||||
6.1 | Ideal Specific On-Resistance | 280 | ||||
6.2 | Device Cell Structure and Operation | 282 | ||||
6.2.1 | The V-MOSFET Structure | 283 | ||||
6.2.2 | The VD-MOSFET Structure | 284 | ||||
6.2.3 | The U-MOSFET Structure | 285 | ||||
6.3 | Basic Device Characteristics | 286 | ||||
6.4 | Blocking Voltage | 289 | ||||
6.4.1 | Impact of Edge Termination | 289 | ||||
6.4.2 | Impact of Graded Doping Profile | 290 | ||||
6.4.3 | Impact of Parasitic Bipolar Transistor | 291 | ||||
6.4.4 | Impact of Cell Pitch | 293 | ||||
6.4.5 | Impact of Gate Shape | 296 | ||||
6.4.6 | Impact of Cell Surface Topology | 298 | ||||
6.5 | Forward Conduction Characteristics | 300 | ||||
6.5.1 | MOS Interface Physics | 301 | ||||
6.5.2 | MOS Surface Charge Analysis | 305 | ||||
6.5.3 | Maximum Depletion Width | 310 | ||||
6.5.4 | Threshold Voltage | 311 | ||||
6.5.5 | Channel Resistance | 321 | ||||
6.6 | Power VD-MOSFET On-Resistance | 327 | ||||
6.6.1 | Source Contact Resistance | 329 | ||||
6.6.2 | Source Region Resistance | 330 | ||||
6.6.3 | Channel Resistance | 331 | ||||
6.6.4 | Accumulation Resistance | 332 | ||||
6.6.5 | JFET Resistance | 333 | ||||
6.6.6 | Drift Region Resistance | 335 | ||||
6.6.7 | N+Substrate Resistance | 339 | ||||
6.6.8 | Drain Contact Resistance | 339 | ||||
6.6.9 | Total On-Resistance | 340 | ||||
6.7 | Power VD-MOSFET Cell Optimization | 343 | ||||
6.7.1 | Optimization of Gate Electrode Width | 343 | ||||
6.7.2 | Impact of Breakdown Voltage | 345 | ||||
6.7.3 | Impact of Design Rules | 348 | ||||
6.7.4 | Impact of Cell Topology | 350 | ||||
6.8 | Power U-MOSFET On-Resistance | 358 | ||||
6.8.1 | Source Contact Resistance | 359 | ||||
6.8.2 | Source Region Resistance | 361 | ||||
6.8.3 | Channel Resistance | 361 | ||||
6.8.4 | Accumulation Resistance | 362 | ||||
6.8.5 | Drift Region Resistance | 363 | ||||
6.8.6 | N+Substrate Resistance | 364 | ||||
6.8.7 | Drain Contact Resistance | 365 | ||||
6.8.8 | Total On-Resistance | 365 | ||||
6.9 | Power U-MOSFET Cell Optimization | 368 | ||||
6.9.1 | Orthogonal P-Base Contact Structure | 368 | ||||
6.9.2 | Impact of Breakdown Voltage | 371 | ||||
6.9.3 | Ruggedness Improvement | 372 | ||||
6.10 | Square-Law Transfer Characteristics | 373 | ||||
6.11 | Superlinear Transfer Characteristics | 377 | ||||
6.12 | Output Characteristics | 381 | ||||
6.13 | Device Capacitances | 385 | ||||
6.13.1 | Basic MOS Capacitance | 386 | ||||
6.13.2 | Power VD-MOSFET Structure Capacitances | 389 | ||||
6.13.3 | Power U-MOSFET Structure Capacitances | 399 | ||||
6.13.4 | Equivalent Circuit | 408 | ||||
6.14 | Gate Charge | 409 | ||||
6.14.1 | Charge Extraction | 409 | ||||
6.14.2 | Voltage and Current Dependence | 417 | ||||
6.14.3 | VD-MOSFET vs. U-MOSFET Structure | 421 | ||||
6.14.4 | Impact of VD-MOSFET and U-MOSFET Cell Pitch | 423 | ||||
6.15 | Optimization for High Frequency Operation | 426 | ||||
6.15.1 | Input Switching Power Loss | 427 | ||||
6.15.2 | Output Switching Power Loss | 432 | ||||
6.15.3 | Gate Propagation Delay | 434 | ||||
6.16 | Switching Characteristics | 436 | ||||
6.16.1 | Turn-On Transient | 437 | ||||
6.16.2 | Turn-Off Transient | 440 | ||||
6.16.3 | Switching Power Losses | 443 | ||||
6.16.4 | [dV/dt] Capability | 443 | ||||
6.17 | Safe Operating Area | 447 | ||||
6.17.1 | Bipolar Second Breakdown | 449 | ||||
6.17.2 | MOS Second Breakdown | 451 | ||||
6.18 | Integral Body Diode | 452 | ||||
6.18.1 | Reverse Recovery Enhancement | 453 | ||||
6.18.2 | Impact of Parasitic Bipolar Transistor | 453 | ||||
6.19 | High-Temperature Characteristics | 454 | ||||
6.19.1 | Threshold Voltage | 454 | ||||
6.19.2 | On-Resistance | 455 | ||||
6.19.3 | Saturation Transconductance | 456 | ||||
6.20 | Complementary Devices | 457 | ||||
6.20.1 | The p-Channel Structure | 458 | ||||
6.20.2 | On-Resistance | 458 | ||||
6.20.3 | Deep-Trench Structure | 459 | ||||
6.21 | Silicon Power MOSFET Process Technology | 460 | ||||
6.21.1 | Planar VD-MOSFET Process | 460 | ||||
6.21.2 | Trench U-MOSFET Process | 462 | ||||
6.22 | Silicon Carbide Devices | 465 | ||||
6.22.1 | The Baliga-Pair Configuration | 465 | ||||
6.22.2 | Planar Power MOSFET Structure | 476 | ||||
6.22.3 | Shielded Planar Power MOSFET Structures | 481 | ||||
6.22.4 | Shielded Trench-Gate Power MOSFET Structure | 489 | ||||
6.23 | Summary | 498 | ||||
Problems | 499 | |||||
References | 503 | |||||
Chapter 7 Bipolar Junction Transistors | 507 | |||||
7.1 | Power Bipolar Junction Transistor Structure | 508 | ||||
7.2 | Basic Operating Principles | 510 | ||||
7.3 | Static Blocking Characteristics | 513 | ||||
7.3.1 | Open-Emitter Breakdown Voltage | 514 | ||||
7.3.2 | Open-Base Breakdown Voltage | 514 | ||||
7.3.3 | Shorted Base-Emitter Operation | 516 | ||||
7.4 | Current Gain | 520 | ||||
7.4.1 | Emitter Injection Efficiency | 522 | ||||
7.4.2 | Emitter Injection Efficiency with Recombination in the Depletion Region | 526 | ||||
7.4.3 | Emitter Injection Efficiency with High-Level Injection in the Base | 528 | ||||
7.4.4 | Base Transport Factor | 533 | ||||
7.4.5 | Base Widening at High Collector Current Density | 536 | ||||
7.5 | Emitter Current Crowding | 550 | ||||
7.5.1 | Low-Level Injection in the Base | 551 | ||||
7.5.2 | High-Level Injection in the Base | 555 | ||||
7.5.3 | Emitter Geometry | 559 | ||||
7.6 | Output Characteristics | 560 | ||||
7.7 | On-State Characteristics | 565 | ||||
7.7.1 | Saturation Region | 566 | ||||
7.7.2 | Quasisaturation Region | 571 | ||||
7.8 | Switching Characteristics | 574 | ||||
7.8.1 | Turn-On Transition | 575 | ||||
7.8.2 | Turn-Off Transition | 588 | ||||
7.9 | Safe Operating Area | 607 | ||||
7.9.1 | Forward-Biased Second Breakdown | 608 | ||||
7.9.2 | Reverse-Biased Second Breakdown | 611 | ||||
7.9.3 | Boundary for Safe Operating Area | 615 | ||||
7.10 | Darlington Configuration | 616 | ||||
7.11 | Summary | 619 | ||||
Problems | 619 | |||||
References | 621 | |||||
Chapter 8 Thyristors | 625 | |||||
8.1 | Power Thyristor Structure and Operation | 628 | ||||
8.2 | Blocking Characteristics | 631 | ||||
8.2.1 | Reverse-Blocking Capability | 632 | ||||
8.2.2 | Forward-Blocking Capability | 636 | ||||
8.2.3 | Cathode Shorting | 641 | ||||
8.2.4 | Cathode Shorting Geometry | 644 | ||||
8.3 | On-State Characteristics | 651 | ||||
8.3.1 | On-State Operation | 652 | ||||
8.3.2 | Gate-Triggering Current | 654 | ||||
8.3.3 | Holding Current | 657 | ||||
8.4 | Switching Characteristics | 662 | ||||
8.4.1 | Turn-On Time | 663 | ||||
8.4.2 | Gate Design | 671 | ||||
8.4.3 | Amplifying Gate Design | 672 | ||||
8.4.4 | [dV/dt] Capability | 675 | ||||
8.4.5 | Turn-Off Process | 683 | ||||
8.5 | Light-Activated Thyristors | 685 | ||||
8.5.1 | [dI/dt] Capability | 686 | ||||
8.5.2 | Gate Region Design | 687 | ||||
8.5.3 | Optically Generated Current Density | 688 | ||||
8.5.4 | Amplifying Gate Design | 690 | ||||
8.6 | Self-Protected Thyristors | 691 | ||||
8.6.1 | Forward Breakdown Protection | 691 | ||||
8.6.2 | [dV/dt] Turn-On Protection | 694 | ||||
8.7 | The Gate Turn-Off Thyristor Structure | 698 | ||||
8.7.1 | Basic Structure and Operation | 698 | ||||
8.7.2 | One-Dimensional Turn-Off Criterion | 701 | ||||
8.7.3 | One-Dimensional Storage Time Analysis | 703 | ||||
8.7.4 | Two-Dimensional Storage Time Model | 704 | ||||
8.7.5 | One-Dimensional Voltage Rise Time Model | 706 | ||||
8.7.6 | One-Dimensional Current Fall Time Model | 709 | ||||
8.7.7 | Switching Energy Loss | 721 | ||||
8.7.8 | Maximum Turn-Off Current | 722 | ||||
8.7.9 | Cell Design and Layout | 725 | ||||
8.8 | The Triac Structure | 726 | ||||
8.8.1 | Basic Structure and Operation | 728 | ||||
8.8.2 | Gate-Triggering Mode 1 | 729 | ||||
8.8.3 | Gate-Triggering Mode 2 | 730 | ||||
8.8.4 | [dV/dt] Capability | 731 | ||||
8.9 | Summary | 733 | ||||
Problems | 733 | |||||
References | 735 | |||||
Chapter 9 Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistors | 737 | |||||
9.1 | Basic Device Structures | 741 | ||||
9.2 | Device Operation and Output Characteristics | 745 | ||||
9.3 | Device Equivalent Circuit | 748 | ||||
9.4 | Blocking Characteristics | 748 | ||||
9.4.1 | Symmetric Structure Forward-Blocking Capability | 748 | ||||
9.4.2 | Symmetric Structure Reverse-Blocking Capability | 753 | ||||
9.4.3 | Symmetric Structure Leakage Current | 754 | ||||
9.4.4 | Asymmetric Structure Forward-Blocking Capability | 760 | ||||
9.4.5 | Asymmetric Structure Reverse-Blocking Capability | 767 | ||||
9.4.6 | Asymmetric Structure Leakage Current | 769 | ||||
9.5 | On-State Characteristics | 776 | ||||
9.5.1 | On-State Model | 776 | ||||
9.5.2 | On-State Carrier Distribution: Symmetric Structure | 783 | ||||
9.5.3 | On-State Voltage Drop: Symmetric Structure | 791 | ||||
9.5.4 | On-State Carrier Distribution: Asymmetric Structure | 796 | ||||
9.5.5 | On-State Voltage Drop: Asymmetric Structure | 803 | ||||
9.5.6 | On-State Carrier Distribution: Transparent Emitter Structure | 808 | ||||
9.5.7 | On-State Voltage Drop: Transparent Emitter Structure | 813 | ||||
9.6 | Current Saturation Model | 815 | ||||
9.6.1 | Carrier Distribution: Symmetric Structure | 820 | ||||
9.6.2 | Output Characteristics: Symmetric Structure | 828 | ||||
9.6.3 | Output Resistance: Symmetric Structure | 833 | ||||
9.6.4 | Carrier Distribution: Asymmetric Structure | 834 | ||||
9.6.5 | Output Characteristics: Asymmetric Structure | 844 | ||||
9.6.6 | Output Resistance: Asymmetric Structure | 848 | ||||
9.6.7 | Carrier Distribution: Transparent Emitter Structure | 849 | ||||
9.6.8 | Output Characteristics : Transparent Emitter Structure | 853 | ||||
9.6.9 | Output Resistance: Transparent Emitter Structure | 855 | ||||
9.7 | Switching Characteristics | 856 | ||||
9.7.1 | Turn-On Physics: Forward Recovery | 857 | ||||
9.7.2 | Turn-Off Physics: No-Load Conditions | 865 | ||||
9.7.3 | Turn-Off Physics: Resistive Load | 867 | ||||
9.7.4 | Turn-Off Physics: Inductive Load | 876 | ||||
9.7.5 | Energy Loss per Cycle | 904 | ||||
9.8 | Power Loss Optimization | 907 | ||||
9.8.1 | Symmetric Structure | 907 | ||||
9.8.2 | Asymmetric Structure | 909 | ||||
9.8.3 | Transparent Emitter Structure | 911 | ||||
9.8.4 | Comparison of Tradeoff Curves | 912 | ||||
9.9 | Complementary (P-Channel) Structure | 913 | ||||
9.9.1 | On-State Characteristics | 915 | ||||
9.9.2 | Switching Characteristics | 919 | ||||
9.9.3 | Power Loss Optimization | 919 | ||||
9.10 | Latch-Up Suppression | 920 | ||||
9.10.1 | Deep P+Diffusion | 922 | ||||
9.10.2 | Shallow P+Layer | 928 | ||||
9.10.3 | Reduced Gate Oxide Thickness | 931 | ||||
9.10.4 | Bipolar Current Bypass | 936 | ||||
9.10.5 | Diverter Structure | 939 | ||||
9.10.6 | Cell Topology | 943 | ||||
9.10.7 | Latch-Up Proof Structure | 948 | ||||
9.11 | Safe Operating Area | 951 | ||||
9.11.1 | Forward-Biased Safe Operating Area | 952 | ||||
9.11.2 | Reverse-Biased Safe Operating Area | 956 | ||||
9.11.3 | Short-Circuit Safe Operating Area | 960 | ||||
9.12 | Trench-Gate Structure | 966 | ||||
9.12.1 | Blocking Mode | 967 | ||||
9.12.2 | On-State Carrier Distribution | 969 | ||||
9.12.3 | On-State Voltage Drop | 971 | ||||
9.12.4 | Switching Characteristics | 973 | ||||
9.12.5 | Safe Operating Area | 974 | ||||
9.12.6 | Modified Structures | 978 | ||||
9.13 | Blocking Voltage Scaling | 980 | ||||
9.13.1 | N-Base Design | 981 | ||||
9.13.2 | Power MOSFET Baseline | 982 | ||||
9.13.3 | On-State Characteristics | 982 | ||||
9.13.4 | Tradeoff Curve | 985 | ||||
9.14 | High Temperature Operation | 986 | ||||
9.14.1 | On-State Characteristics | 986 | ||||
9.14.2 | Latch-Up Characteristics | 989 | ||||
9.15 | Lifetime Control Techniques | 991 | ||||
9.15.1 | Electron Irradiation | 991 | ||||
9.15.2 | Neutron Irradiation | 993 | ||||
9.15.3 | Helium Irradiation | 993 | ||||
9.16 | Cell Optimization | 994 | ||||
9.16.1 | Planar-Gate Structure | 995 | ||||
9.16.2 | Trench-Gate Structure | 999 | ||||
9.17 | Reverse Conducting Structure | 1006 | ||||
9.18 | Summary | 1014 | ||||
Problems | 1015 | |||||
References | 1020 | |||||
Chapter 10 Synopsis | 1027 | |||||
10.1 | Typical H-Bridge Topology | 1027 | ||||
10.2 | Power Loss Analysis | 1029 | ||||
10.3 | Low DC Bus Voltage Applications | 1032 | ||||
10.4 | Medium DC Bus Voltage Applications | 1037 | ||||
10.5 | High DC Bus Voltage Applications | 1041 | ||||
10.6 | Summary | 1045 | ||||
Problems | 1045 | |||||
References | 1047 | |||||
Author's Biography | 1049 | |||||
Index | 1053 |