Title :
Characteristics improvement of 4H-SiC using termination with P-Well enclosure in P-Plus floating guard rings for 1700V DMOSFETs
Author :
Chien-Chung Hung ; Cheng-Tyng Yen ; Lurng-Shehng Lee ; Chwan-Ying Lee ; Young-Shying Chen ; Ting-Yu Chiu ; Jeng-Hua Wei
Author_Institution :
Hestia Power Incorporation (HPI), Hsinchu, Taiwan
Abstract :
In this work, a novel edge termination device structure with multiple P-Wells enclosure in P+ floating guard rings is proposed. The device performances between conventional FGRs and proposed structures are systematically compared by 2-D device simulation and the Vbd characteristics are also verified experimentally. The Vbd achieved up to 1708V and improved 450V higher as compared to conventional FGRs, with no additional area and process penalty. This achievement can have benefit for speeding up the mass production of low cost 1700V DMOS devices.
Keywords :
power MOSFET; silicon compounds; wide band gap semiconductors; 2D device simulation; DMOSFET; SiC; characteristics improvement; edge termination device structure; p-plus floating guard rings; p-well enclosure; voltage 1700 V; Electric breakdown; Electric fields; Junctions; Performance evaluation; Silicon carbide; Simulation; Structural rings;
Conference_Titel :
Power Semiconductor Devices & IC's (ISPSD), 2014 IEEE 26th International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Waikoloa, HI
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-2917-7
DOI :
10.1109/ISPSD.2014.6856015