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- 少なくとも一方は負荷を結合するための第一及び第二のメイン端子と、
制御端子と、
対向する第一及び第二の大きな表面並びに半導体本体の前記第一の大きな表面に渡って格子として構成される複数のセルを有し、前記セルはメインセル及びセンスセルに分割され、前記セルの各々は、前記制御端子に接続されるゲート又はベースを有する半導体本体と
を有するパワー半導体デバイスであって、
前記メインセルの各々は、前記制御端子の制御のもとで前記第一のメイン端子と前記第二のメイン端子とを結合するために前記第一のメイン端子と前記第二のメイン端子との間に並列に接続され、
前記パワー半導体デバイスは、第一及び第二のセンス端子を更に有し、
前記センスセルは、前記格子パターンに渡って各々構成されるセンスセルの複数のグループに分割され、センスセルの各々のグループは、各々のセンス端子と前記第二のメイン端子との間に並列に接続され、
センスセルの第一のグループは、センスセルの第二のグループに対して内部セルに対する縁の異なる比率を有する前記格子パターンに渡って構成され、内部センスセルは前記グループの他のセンスセルによって囲まれるセルであり、縁センスセルは前記センスセルのグループの縁上に構成される
パワー半導体デバイス。 - 前記センスセルの第一及び第二のグループにおける縁センスセルの数がほぼ等しくなる請求項1に記載の半導体デバイス。
- 前記セルは、前記制御端子に接続されるゲート、ソース、及びドレインを含むMOSセルであり、前記メインセルのソース及びドレインが、前記第一及び第二のメイン端子に接続され、前記グループのセンスセルのソース及びドレインが、前記第二のメイン端子と前記各々のセンス端子との間に接続される請求項1乃至2の何れか一項に記載の半導体デバイス。
- 前記セルがトレンチMOSFETセルである請求項3に記載の半導体デバイス。
- 前記メインセルの前記ソースに接続されるケルビン端子を更に有する請求項1乃至4の何れか一項に記載の半導体デバイス。
- 請求項1乃至5の何れか一項に記載の半導体デバイスと、
入力部及び出力部を有し、前記出力部は前記制御端子を駆動するための前記制御端子に接続される駆動回路と、
第一及び第二のセンス端子に直接的又は間接的にそれぞれ接続される第一及び第二のセンス入力部並びに前記駆動回路を制御するための前記駆動回路に接続される出力部を有し、前記第一及び第二のセンス入力部上の前記電流からもたらされる内部センスセルにおける前記電流に基づいて前記駆動回路入力部に信号を出力する補償回路と
を有する半導体装置。 - 前記補償回路は、前記センスセルの第一のグループに接続される前記第一のセンス端子に接続される入力部と、基準電圧をもたらす出力部とを備える基準サブ回路を含み、前記第一のセンス端子からの電流が、前記センスセルの第一のグループからの電流で前記基準電圧を線形的に増大させるために抵抗の間にもたらされ、
前記補償回路は、前記センスセルの第二のグループに接続される前記第二のセンス端子に接続される入力部を有するセンスサブ回路を更に含み、前記センスセルの第二のグループからの電流が、電圧を生成するために前記基準サブ回路における抵抗に対して同じ抵抗の間にもたらされ、
前記センスサブ回路は、前記基準サブ回路の前記出力部に接続される補償入力部を有し、
前記センスサブ回路は、前記パワー半導体デバイスによって前記電流出力を制限するように前記駆動回路を制御するための前記駆動回路入力部に補償されたセンス電流信号をもたらす出力を生成するために前記同じ抵抗の間に生成される電圧と前記補償入力部上に入力される前記電圧を可動的に比較する
請求項6に記載の半導体装置。 - 前記パワー半導体デバイスは、ゲート、ソース、及びドレインを有する所定の第一の導電形のMOSセルを有し、前記セルの前記ゲートが、前記制御端子に並列に接続され、前記メイン及びセンスセルの前記ドレインが、前記第一のメイン端子に共通に接続され、前記メイン及びセンスセルの前記ソースが、前記第二のメイン端子及びセンス端子にそれぞれ接続され、
前記第二のメイン端子は、ソース電圧レールに接続され、
前記駆動回路は、前記ソース電圧レールに接続される自身のソースと、前記パワー半導体デバイスの前記制御端子及びゲート駆動回路に接続される自身のドレインとを有する第一の導電形のFETを含み、
前記基準サブ回路は、前記抵抗を介して前記ソース電圧レールに接続される自身のソースと、抵抗を介して論理電源に接続される自身のドレインと、自身のドレイン及び前記基準サブ回路の前記出力部に接続される自身のゲートとを有する第一の導電形のFETを含み、前記基準サブ回路の前記入力部が、前記第一のセンス端子上に出力される前記電流を前記基準サブ回路にもたらすための前記基準サブ回路FETの前記ソースに接続され、
前記センスサブ回路は、前記抵抗を介して前記ソース電圧レールに接続される自身のソースと、抵抗を介して論理電源に接続される自身のドレインと、前記基準サブ回路の前記出力部に接続される自身のゲートとを有する第一の導電形のFETを含み、前記センスサブ回路の前記入力部が、前記第二のセンス端子上に出力される前記電流を、前記基準サブ回路によって設定される値と比較すると共に信号を前記駆動回路に出力するための前記第二のセンス端子に接続される
請求項7に記載の半導体装置。 - 単一のパッケージに収納される請求項6乃至8の何れか一項に記載の半導体装置。
- 前記第一のメイン端子が負荷に接続される請求項6乃至9の何れか一項に記載の半導体装置。
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