Title :
Alternatives for gold killing of bipolar switching transistors
Author :
Schligtenhorst, H. ; Hurkx, G.A.M. ; Schroeder, H. ; Sievers, B.
Author_Institution :
Philips Res. Lab., Eindhoven, Netherlands
Abstract :
Various lifetime killers and ways of integrating a clamping device have been investigated as alternatives for gold killing of discrete switching transistors
Keywords :
bipolar transistor switches; carrier lifetime; gold; power bipolar transistors; power semiconductor switches; 40 V; Schottky diode; Si:Au; Si:Pt; bipolar switching transistors; clamping device integration; discrete switching transistors; gold killing alternatives; lifetime killers; Clamps; Contacts; Doping profiles; Electrical resistance measurement; Gold; Power dissipation; Power measurement; Power semiconductor switches; Switching circuits; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Bipolar/BiCMOS Circuits and Technology Meeting, 1998. Proceedings of the 1998
Conference_Location :
Minneapolis, MN
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4497-9
DOI :
10.1109/BIPOL.1998.741919
