Title :
A 8 kV 3500 A light triggered thyristor
Author :
Nimura, T. ; Tsunoda, Y. ; Tadokoro, Y. ; Yamano, N.
Author_Institution :
Microelectron. Centre, Toshiba Corp., Kawasaki, Japan
Abstract :
8 kV-3500 A light-triggered thyristor (LTT) has been developed using a 6 in wafer. The LTT has an improved gate structure to achieve high light triggering sensitivity, high di/dt capability and high dv/dt tolerance. Especially, trade-off between on-state voltage and reverse recovery charge has been improved by proton irradiation
Keywords :
photoconducting switches; proton effects; thyristors; 3500 A; 8 kV; gate structure; light triggered thyristor; on-state voltage; proton irradiation; reverse recovery charge; Cathodes; Charge carrier lifetime; Conductivity; HVDC transmission; Power system interconnection; Power system stability; Propagation losses; Thyristors; Valves; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Power Semiconductor Devices and ICs, 1995. ISPSD '95., Proceedings of the 7th International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Yokohama
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2618-0
DOI :
10.1109/ISPSD.1995.515031
