Title :
A field terminated diode
Author :
Finke, R.J. ; Sun, Y.S. ; Houston, D.E. ; Krishna, S. ; Piccone, D.
Author_Institution :
Gen. Electr. Solid State Power Center, Syracuse, NY, USA
Abstract :
The field terminated diode is a new, medium power (650V, 20A) switching element. In the on condition, the FTD operates as a p-i-n rectifier with a correspondingly low forward voltage drop. The device owes its uniqueness to tis buried grid structure which gives it forward blocking capability. The FTD is not a regenerative device and is not "fired" into the on state. This results in both higher dv/dt and di/dt ratings than a conventional thyristor.
Keywords :
power semiconductor diodes; power semiconductor switches; FTD; field terminated diode; forward blocking capability; grid structure; low forward voltage drop; p-i-n rectifier; Anodes; Cathodes; Junctions; Rectifiers; Switches; Thyristors; Transistors;
Conference_Titel :
Power Electronics Specialists Conference, 1976 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Cleveland, OH
DOI :
10.1109/PESC.1976.7072925
