Invention Grant
- Patent Title: IGBT die structure with auxiliary P well terminal
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Application No.: US13662384Application Date: 2012-10-26
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Publication No.: US09911838B2Publication Date: 2018-03-06
- Inventor: Kyoung Wook Seok
- Applicant: Kyoung Wook Seok
- Applicant Address: US CA Milpitas
- Assignee: IXYS Corporation
- Current Assignee: IXYS Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Milpitas
- Agency: Imperium Patent Works
- Agent T. Lester Wallace; Amir V. Adibi
- Main IPC: H01L29/66
- IPC: H01L29/66 ; H01L29/739 ; H01L29/08 ; H01L23/495 ; H01L23/00 ; H01L29/417 ; H01L29/06 ; H01L29/10 ; H01L29/423 ; H01F38/30

Abstract:
An IGBT die structure includes an auxiliary P well region. A terminal, that is not connected to any other IGBT terminal, is coupled to the auxiliary P well region. To accelerate IGBT turn on, a current is injected into the terminal during the turn on time. The injected current causes charge carriers to be injected into the N drift layer of the IGBT, thereby reducing turn on time. To accelerate IGBT turn off, charge carriers are removed from the N drift layer by drawing current out of the terminal. To reduce VCE(SAT), current can also be injected into the terminal during IGBT on time. An IGBT assembly involves the IGBT die structure and an associated current injection/extraction circuit. As appropriate, the circuit injects or extracts current from the terminal depending on whether the IGBT is in a turn on time or is in a turn off time.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140118055A1 IGBT DIE STRUCTURE WITH AUXILIARY P WELL TERMINAL Public/Granted day:2014-05-01
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