TRENCH GATE TYPE IGBT AND METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20240356542A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-24

    申请号:US18213567

    申请日:2023-06-23

    摘要: [Problem to be solved] To reduce a loss according to an operating condition of high-frequency use or low-frequency use.
    [Solution] A trench gate type IGBT includes: a gate trench 120G, which extends from the front surface toward the back surface side of a semiconductor substrate, and causes a current to flow through a channel region formed in the periphery by an applied voltage; a switch trench 120SW, which extends from the front surface toward the back surface side of the semiconductor substrate and has no channel region formed therearound; and a setting terminal for externally controlling the voltage of the switch trench 120SW. A switching between a first state, in which a voltage drop at on-time is relatively small and an energy loss at turn-off time is relatively large, and a second state, in which the voltage drop at on-time is relatively large and the energy loss at turn-off time is relatively small, can be performed, according to a voltage applied to the setting terminal.

    Semiconductor device
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    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US12113105B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-08

    申请号:US17720711

    申请日:2022-04-14

    发明人: Nao Nagata

    摘要: A semiconductor device includes first and second active cell regions and an inactive cell region between the first and second active cell regions, wherein each of the first and second active cell regions comprises: a trench gate; a first trench emitter; a first hole barrier layer of a first conductivity type formed between the trench gate and the first trench emitter; a base layer of a second conductivity type formed on upper portion of the first hole barrier layer; an emitter layer of the first conductivity type formed on upper portion of the base layer; a latch-up prevention layer of the second conductivity type formed on upper portion of the first hole barrier layer, wherein the inactive cell region comprises: a second trench emitter; a first floating layer of the second conductivity type formed between the trench gate of the first active cell region and the second trench emitter.

    METHODS AND APPARATUS TO PROVIDE WELDING POWER

    公开(公告)号:US20240316674A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-26

    申请号:US18733522

    申请日:2024-06-04

    摘要: An example welding-type power supply includes: a transformer having a primary winding and first and second secondary windings; an input circuit configured to provide an input voltage to the primary winding of the transformer; first, second, third, and fourth switching elements, and a control circuit configured to: control the first, second, third, and fourth switching elements to selectively output a positive or negative output voltage without a separate rectifier stage by selectively controlling ones of the first, second, third, and fourth switching elements based on a commanded output voltage polarity and an input voltage polarity to the transformer; and prior to changing from a first output voltage polarity to a second output voltage polarity, controlling the first, second, third, and fourth switching elements to reverse the power flow to return reactive energy to an input circuit via the transformer.

    SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE CONTROL METHOD, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20240313094A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-19

    申请号:US18414423

    申请日:2024-01-16

    发明人: Ayanori GATTO

    摘要: A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor substrate; a first semiconductor layer and a second semiconductor layer located in a surface layer of the semiconductor substrate to be excluded from each other; a third semiconductor layer located on an opposite side of the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer from the semiconductor substrate; a fourth semiconductor layer and a fifth semiconductor layer located on an opposite side of the third semiconductor layer from the semiconductor substrate to be excluded from each other; and a first electrode, a second electrode, and a third electrode each having an insulating surface, and the first electrode extends through the fifth semiconductor layer, and the third semiconductor layer to reach the first semiconductor layer.

    SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING AN IGBT WITH REDUCED VARIATION IN THRESHOLD VOLTAGE

    公开(公告)号:US20240304677A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-12

    申请号:US18665569

    申请日:2024-05-16

    摘要: Provided is a semiconductor device including: a semiconductor substrate having upper and lower surfaces, provided with a drift region; trench portions reaching the drift region from the upper surface; and a mesa portion interposed between the trench portions. The mesa portion has: a base region between the drift region and the upper surface; a first region having a hydrogen chemical concentration peak at a first depth position; and an emitter region between the drift region and the upper surface and having a doping concentration higher than the base region. The semiconductor device further includes: an interlayer dielectric film covering the upper surface and having a contact hole to expose the upper surface; and a trench contact, below the contact hole, that passes through the emitter region from the upper surface. The first region overlaps the contact hole and locates deeper than a bottom surface of the trench contact.