DocumentCode
780880
Title
ESTD: an emitter switched thyristor with a diverter
Author
Bhalla, Anup ; Chow, T.P.
Author_Institution
Center for Integrated Electron., Rensselaer Polytech. Inst., Troy, NY, USA
Volume
16
Issue
2
fYear
1995
Firstpage
77
Lastpage
79
Abstract
In this paper we report a 600 V Emitter Switched Thyristor with a Diverter (ESTD) that incorporates a p-channel diverter adjacent to the floating emitter to improve the turn-off capability of the conventional Emitter Switched Thyristor (EST). The current saturation feature of the EST is retained in this new device. Experimental devices show a 27-50% improvement in maximum gate controllable current over the conventional EST for resistive switching, with a small penalty in forward drop.<>
Keywords
MOS-controlled thyristors; current density; 600 V; current saturation feature; emitter switched thyristor; floating emitter; p-channel diverter; turnoff capability; Anodes; Cathodes; Current density; Electric breakdown; Electrons; MOSFET circuits; Physics; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Thyristors; Voltage;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electron Device Letters, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0741-3106
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/55.386023
Filename
386023
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