Characterization and modeling of laser-induced single-event burn-out in SiC power diodes

2013 ◽  
Vol 53 (9-11) ◽  
pp. 1315-1319 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Mbaye ◽  
V. Pouget ◽  
F. Darracq ◽  
D. Lewis
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2006 ◽  
Vol 46 (2-4) ◽  
pp. 317-325 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.M. Albadri ◽  
R.D. Schrimpf ◽  
K.F. Galloway ◽  
D.G. Walker
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Author(s):  
D. G. Walker ◽  
T. S. Fisher ◽  
A. M. Al-badri ◽  
R. D. Schrimpf

Single-event burnout (SEB) is a catastrophic failure mechanism in power diodes that is initiated by the passage of a heavy ion through a diode in a current-blocking state. In this work, the physical mechanism responsible for device failure during SEB is investigated using transient, coupled electro-thermal, device simulations. For the first time, the effects of a thermal feedback mechanism have been examined and deemed crucial to predicting possible failure in power diodes. Results indicate that device failure is predicted for large blocking voltage near breakdown with a linear energy transfer (LET) of 30MeV/mg/cm2 only when thermal effects are included. However, without inclusion of the thermal model, no device failure is predicted. These results correspond to experimental observations better than any previous work.


Author(s):  
K.H. Maier ◽  
A. Denker ◽  
P. Voss ◽  
H.-W. Becker
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2020 ◽  
Vol 1004 ◽  
pp. 1066-1073
Author(s):  
Arthur F. Witulski ◽  
Dennis R. Ball ◽  
Robert A. Johnson ◽  
Kenneth F. Galloway ◽  
Andrew L. Sternberg ◽  
...  

Ion-induced leakage current degradation, and single-event burnout may be manifestestations of the same device mechanisms in both silicon carbide power diodes and MOSFETs. In all cases there is a migration of the electrical field from the front body-drain interface to the back epi-drain n+ interface, with a peak exceeding the critical electric field of silicon carbide, causing avalanche generation which enables high short-duration power densities during an approximate 20 psec window after the ion strike. The degradation effect in JBS SiC diodes seems to be independent of the length of the epitaxial region for different voltage-rated diodes.


2015 ◽  
Vol 30 (5) ◽  
pp. 2474-2480 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomoyuki Shoji ◽  
Shuichi Nishida ◽  
Kimimori Hamada ◽  
Hiroshi Tadano
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2014 ◽  
Vol 53 (4S) ◽  
pp. 04EP03 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomoyuki Shoji ◽  
Shuichi Nishida ◽  
Kimimori Hamada ◽  
Hiroshi Tadano

2001 ◽  
Vol 41 (9-10) ◽  
pp. 1725-1729 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Busatto ◽  
F. Iannuzzo ◽  
F. Velardi ◽  
J. Wyss

2012 ◽  
Vol 59 (4) ◽  
pp. 880-885 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroaki Asai ◽  
Kenji Sugimoto ◽  
Isamu Nashiyama ◽  
Yoshiya Iide ◽  
Kensuke Shiba ◽  
...  
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Author(s):  
Hiroaki Asai ◽  
Kenji Sugimoto ◽  
Isamu Nashiyama ◽  
Yoshiya Iide ◽  
Kensuke Shiba ◽  
...  
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