- Patent Title: Semiconductor device and control for testing a transistor and diode
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Application No.: US14643518Application Date: 2015-03-10
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Publication No.: US09835689B2Publication Date: 2017-12-05
- Inventor: Yosuke Osanai , Ayuki Koishi
- Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Applicant Address: JP Toyota
- Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee Address: JP Toyota
- Agency: Oliff PLC
- Priority: JP2014-049497 20140312
- Main IPC: G01R31/02
- IPC: G01R31/02 ; G01R31/40 ; H02M1/08 ; H02M7/538 ; H02M1/00

Abstract:
A semiconductor device includes a transistor, a diode, a first detection circuit, a second detection circuit, a calculation circuit, and a determination circuit. The diode is connected in reverse parallel with the transistor. The first detection circuit is configured to detect a change rate of a gate voltage of the transistor with respect to time. The second detection circuit is configured to detect a gate current of the transistor. The calculation circuit is configured to calculate a gate capacitance based on the change rate of the gate voltage with respect to time, and the gate current. The determination circuit is configured to determine, based on a determination result of the gate capacitance when a charge is injected to a gate of the transistor, whether a current flows to the diode or to the transistor.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150260780A1 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME Public/Granted day:2015-09-17
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