• DocumentCode
    2633828
  • Title

    GaN power device and reliability for automotive applications

  • Author

    Kachi, Tetsu ; Kikuta, Daigo ; Uesugi, Tsutomu

  • Author_Institution
    Toyota Central R&D Labs., Inc., Nagakute, Japan
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    15-19 April 2012
  • Abstract
    Many power switching devices are used in a hybrid vehicle (HV) and an electric vehicle (EV) systems. For future development of the HV/EV, higher performances than Si power device, for example, low on-resistance, high speed, high operation temperature, are strongly required. GaN power devices are promising candidate for the requirements. Present status of the GaN power device development is presented. Reliability of the GaN power device was also discussed.
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; automotive electronics; gallium compounds; hybrid electric vehicles; power semiconductor switches; semiconductor device reliability; wide band gap semiconductors; GaN; automotive applications; hybrid electric vehicle; power device; power switching devices; reliability; Films; Gallium nitride; Insulators; Logic gates; Performance evaluation; Reliability; Silicon; AlGaN/GaN; Avalanche resistance; EV; HV; Lateral device; Power device; Vertical device; gate insulator;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Reliability Physics Symposium (IRPS), 2012 IEEE International
  • Conference_Location
    Anaheim, CA
  • ISSN
    1541-7026
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1678-2
  • Electronic_ISBN
    1541-7026
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IRPS.2012.6241815
  • Filename
    6241815