US5124772A
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Insulated gate bipolar transistor with a shortened carrier lifetime region
Assignee: Toshiba Corp
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Filing: 1990-09-10
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Granted: 1992-06-23
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Expires: 2010-09-10
Abstract
Abstract In a power semiconductor device such as an IGBT, a fifth region of n conductivity type is provided. The fifth region is formed in a portion of a second region (drain region) contacting an insulating layer below the gate layer. The fifth region contacts a third region (base region) and has an impurity concentration higher than that of the second region. Therefore, even when a carrier life time is sufficiently short, an electron distribution density can be kept high in the entire fifth region and the second region under the third region (base region) near the fifth region, and the localization of a hole current is moderated (in a case of a p-type base and an n-type drain). As a result, a maximum controllable current is increased, and a wide safe operation area can be obtained.
Inventors
- 👤 Makoto Hideshima
- 👤 Tetsujiro Tsunoda
- 👤 Masashi Kuwahara
- 👤 Shingo Yanagida
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 11:46
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D12/00; H10D12/411; H10D12/441; H10D62/00; H10D62/10; H10D62/124; H10D62/126; H10D62/127; H10D62/13; H10D62/149; H10D62/151; H10D62/50; H10D62/53; H10D62/60; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S438/00; Y10S438/904
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
156 words
A power semiconductor device comprising: a first region comprising a semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type; a second region comprising at least one semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type on said first region; a third region comprising a semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type in said second region, said third region having an exposed surface; a fourth region comprising a semiconductor layer of the second conductivity type in said third region, said fourth region having an exposed surface; a fifth region comprising a semiconductor layer of the second conductivity type in said second region, said fifth region having an impurity concentration higher than that of said second region, and said fifth region having an exposed surface; an insulating layer on said exposed surfaces of said third, fourth and fifth regions; and a gate layer formed on said insulating layer; wherein said second region has a carrier life time shorter than 5×10 -7 s.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
156 words
A power semiconductor device comprising: a first region comprising a semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type; a second region comprising at least one semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type on said first region; a third region comprising a semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type in said second region, said third region having an exposed surface; a fourth region comprising a semiconductor layer of the second conductivity type in said third region, said fourth region having an exposed surface; a fifth region comprising a semiconductor layer of the second conductivity type in said second region, said fifth region having an impurity concentration higher than that of said second region, and said fifth region having an exposed surface; an insulating layer on said exposed surfaces of said third, fourth and fifth regions; and a gate layer formed on said insulating layer; wherein said second region has a carrier life time shorter than 5×10 -7 s.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of said third regions are present, and each of said third regions is surrounded by said fifth region.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of said fifth regions are present, and each of said fifth regions is surrounded by said third region.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein a depth of said fifth region falls within a range of 0.5 to 1.1 times a depth of said third region.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein a planar geometric shape of said fifth region is of a polygon having obtuse angles.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein a planar geometric shape of said fifth region is of a multilateral having a predetermined curvature at each corner.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein said carrier lifetime is responsive to an electron beam.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein said carrier lifetime is responsive to a neutron beam.
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