• DocumentCode
    2868639
  • Title

    A 1800 V, 300 A nondestructive RBSOA tester for bipolar transistors

  • Author

    Carpenter, Grant ; Lee, Fred C. ; Chen, Dan Y.

  • Author_Institution
    Virginia Polytech. Inst. & State Univ., Blacksburg, VA, USA
  • fYear
    1988
  • fDate
    11-14 April 1988
  • Firstpage
    1330
  • Abstract
    The design and fabrication of a 1800 V, 300 A nondestructive transistor reverse-bias second breakdown (RBSB) tester are reported. An innovative MOSFET shunt circuit is the key to the high power capability of the tester. Its operation is described and comprehensive test results are presented.<>
  • Keywords
    bipolar transistors; insulated gate field effect transistors; nondestructive testing; power transistors; semiconductor device testing; test equipment; 1800 V; 300 A; MOSFET shunt circuit; NDT; RBSB; SDT; bipolar transistors; design; fabrication; nondestructive testing; reverse-bias second breakdown; safe operating area; Bipolar transistors; Breakdown voltage; Capacitors; Circuit testing; Electric breakdown; Electronic equipment testing; Fabrication; MOSFETs; Nondestructive testing; Shunt (electrical);
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Power Electronics Specialists Conference, 1988. PESC '88 Record., 19th Annual IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Kyoto, Japan
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PESC.1988.18279
  • Filename
    18279