Power Semiconductor Device Basics
Presenter: |
Ichiro Omura |
Kyushu Institute of Technology |
Start: |
11:20 (60 minutes) |
Abstract
This tutorial include six topics related to Power semiconductor devices:
(1) History of power semiconductor devices,
(2) Power electronics circuit principle and major applications of power semiconductors,
(3)Power semiconductor device structures and physics,
(3-1) Power MOSFET / Superjunction MOSFET,
(3-2) IGBT,
(3-3)Power diodes (PiN diode and SBD),
(3-4)Lateral devices (LD-MOS, LIGBT) for power integrated circuits,
(3-5)Thyristors (GTO, GCT) for Giga watt applications,
(4)Status and future possibility of SiC, GaN power devices,
(5)Protection, packaging and reliability of power semiconductors,
(6)Other topics.
Biography
This tutorial include six topics related to Power semiconductor devices:
(1) History of power semiconductor devices,
(2) Power electronics circuit principle and major applications of power semiconductors,
(3)Power semiconductor device structures and physics,
(3-1) Power MOSFET / Superjunction MOSFET,
(3-2) IGBT,
(3-3)Power diodes (PiN diode and SBD),
(3-4)Lateral devices (LD-MOS, LIGBT) for power integrated circuits,
(3-5)Thyristors (GTO, GCT) for Giga watt applications,
(4)Status and future possibility of SiC, GaN power devices,
(5)Protection, packaging and reliability of power semiconductors,
(6)Other topics.