Title :
CTC: a CMOS thyristor cascode
Author :
Xu, Shuming ; Constapel, Rainer ; Silber, Dieter
Author_Institution :
Daimler-Benz AG, Frankfurt, Germany
Abstract :
A novel power device called the CMOS-thyristor-cascode (CTC), compatible with the conventional BCD-MOS process is presented in this paper. The CTC is a thyristor controlled by a CMOS-like transistor pair and offers 30% lower conduction losses and 3.5 times higher parasitic thyristor latch-up immunity than a lateral IGBT. A CTC with symmetrical structure as a bi-directional switch is also demonstrated
Keywords :
BIMOS integrated circuits; CMOS integrated circuits; MOS-controlled thyristors; losses; power integrated circuits; power semiconductor switches; semiconductor device testing; thyristor circuits; BCD-MOS process compatibility; CMOS thyristor cascode; CMOS-like transistor pair-controlled thyristor; CMOS-thyristor-cascode power device; CTC bi-directional switch; CTC symmetrical structure; conduction losses; lateral IGBT; parasitic thyristor latch-up immunity; power device; Anodes; Bidirectional control; Cathodes; Costs; Current density; Microelectronics; Power integrated circuits; Switches; Thyristors; Voltage control;
Conference_Titel :
Power Semiconductor Devices and ICs, 1998. ISPSD 98. Proceedings of the 10th International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Kyoto
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4752-8
DOI :
10.1109/ISPSD.1998.702659
