Dielectrically isolated lateral emitter switched thyristor |
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| Authors: | Baliga B.J. Huang Y.S. |
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| Affiliation: | Power Semicond. Res. Centre, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC, USA; |
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| Abstract: | The operation of a 500 V dielectrically isolated lateral emitter switched thyristor (DI-LEST) is described for the first time. Experimental devices exhibit an on-state voltage drop of 2.35 V at a current density of 100 A/cm/sup 2/, and a maximum controllable current density of about 200 A/cm/sup 2/. The on-state voltage drop decreases with increasing drift layer thickness consistent with the uniform lateral current flow observed in two-dimensional numerical simulations.<> |
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