• DocumentCode
    2250137
  • 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
  • fYear
    1976
  • fDate
    8-10 June 1976
  • Firstpage
    255
  • Lastpage
    261
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Power Electronics Specialists Conference, 1976 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Cleveland, OH
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PESC.1976.7072925
  • Filename
    7072925
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2250137