JP6542174B2 - 半導体装置及び半導体装置の制御方法 - Google Patents
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本実施形態の半導体装置は、第1のソース電極と、第1のドレイン電極と、第1のゲート電極と、少なくとも一部が第1のソース電極と第1のドレイン電極との間に設けられ、少なくとも一部が第1のゲート電極と第1のドレイン電極との間に設けられた炭化珪素層と、を有し、炭化珪素層中に第1のソース電極がアノード、第1のドレイン電極がカソードであり、第1のゲート電極に印加される電圧により順方向電圧が変調されるダイオードを有し、所定の閾値電圧を有する第1のトランジスタと、第2のソース電極と、第1のソース電極に接続される第2のドレイン電極と、第2のゲート電極とを有する第2のトランジスタと、第1のゲート電極及び第2のゲート電極に印加される電圧を制御するゲート制御装置であって、第1のゲート電極及び第2のゲート電極に所定のオフ電圧を印加し、第1のドレイン電極の電圧と第1のソース電極の電圧の差分が減少し続けている状態で第1のゲート電極に印加する電圧を上昇させ、第1のゲート電極に印加する電圧を閾値電圧未満の電圧において電圧の時間変化率が減少に転ずるよう変化させ、ダイオードに順方向電流が流れている状態で第1のゲート電極に印加する電圧を電圧の時間変化率が上昇に転ずるように変化させた後、第1のゲート電極に所定のオン電圧を印加するよう制御するゲート制御装置と、を備える。
本実施形態の半導体装置は、第1のドレイン電極の電圧と第1のソース電極の電圧の差分をモニタするモニタ回路を、更に備え、モニタ回路のモニタ結果に基づき、ゲート制御装置が第1のゲート電極に印加する電圧を上昇させる点で第1の実施形態と異なっている。第1の実施形態と重複する内容については記述を省略する。
10 第1のトランジスタ
11 第1のソース電極
12 第1のドレイン電極
13 第1のゲート電極
15 第2のボディダイオード(ダイオード)
20 第2のトランジスタ
21 第2のソース電極
22 第2のドレイン電極
23 第3のゲート電極
50 ゲート制御装置
80 モニタ回路
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- 第1のソース電極と、第1のドレイン電極と、第1のゲート電極と、少なくとも一部が前記第1のソース電極と前記第1のドレイン電極との間に設けられ、少なくとも一部が前記第1のゲート電極と前記第1のドレイン電極との間に設けられた炭化珪素層と、を有し、前記炭化珪素層中に前記第1のソース電極がアノード、前記第1のドレイン電極がカソードであり、前記第1のゲート電極に印加される電圧により順方向電圧が変調されるダイオードを有し、所定の閾値電圧を有する第1のトランジスタと、
第2のソース電極と、前記第1のソース電極に接続される第2のドレイン電極と、第2のゲート電極とを有する第2のトランジスタと、
前記第1のゲート電極及び前記第2のゲート電極に印加される電圧を制御するゲート制御装置であって、前記第1のゲート電極及び前記第2のゲート電極に所定のオフ電圧を印加し、前記第1のドレイン電極の電圧と前記第1のソース電極の電圧の差分が減少し続けている状態で前記第1のゲート電極に印加する電圧を上昇させ、前記第1のゲート電極に印加する電圧を前記閾値電圧未満の電圧において電圧の時間変化率が減少に転ずるよう変化させ、前記ダイオードに順方向電流が流れている状態で前記第1のゲート電極に印加する電圧を電圧の時間変化率が上昇に転ずるように変化させた後、前記第1のゲート電極に所定のオン電圧を印加するよう制御するゲート制御装置と、
を備える半導体装置。 - 前記第1のドレイン電極の電圧と前記第1のソース電極の電圧の差分をモニタするモニタ回路を、更に備え、前記モニタ回路のモニタ結果に基づき、前記ゲート制御装置が前記第1のゲート電極に印加する電圧を上昇させる請求項1記載の半導体装置。
- 前記差分が、前記差分の初期値の10%になった後に、前記第1のゲート電極に印加する電圧を上昇させる請求項1又は請求項2記載の半導体装置。
- 前記第1のゲート電極に印加する電圧を電圧の時間変化率が減少に転ずるよう変化させた後、電圧の時間変化率が上昇に転ずるように変化させるまでの間、前記第1のゲート電極に印加する電圧を略一定にする請求項1ないし請求項3いずれか一項記載の半導体装置。
- 第1のソース電極と、第1のドレイン電極と、第1のゲート電極と、少なくとも一部が前記第1のソース電極と前記第1のドレイン電極との間に設けられ、少なくとも一部が前記第1のゲート電極と前記第1のドレイン電極との間に設けられた炭化珪素層と、を有し、前記炭化珪素層中に前記第1のソース電極がアノード、前記第1のドレイン電極がカソードであり、前記第1のゲート電極に印加される電圧により順方向電圧が変調されるダイオードを有し、所定の閾値電圧を有する第1のトランジスタと、
第2のソース電極と、前記第1のソース電極に接続される第2のドレイン電極と、第2のゲート電極を有する第2のトランジスタと、を制御する制御方法であって、
前記第1のゲート電極及び前記第2のゲート電極に所定のオフ電圧を印加し、前記第1のドレイン電極の電圧と前記第1のソース電極の電圧の差分が減少し続けている状態で前記第1のゲート電極に印加する電圧を上昇させ、前記第1のゲート電極に印加する電圧を前記閾値電圧未満の電圧において電圧の時間変化率が減少に転ずるよう変化させ、前記ダイオードに順方向電流が流れている状態で前記第1のゲート電極に印加する電圧を電圧の時間変化率が上昇に転ずるように変化させた後、前記第1のゲート電極に所定のオン電圧を印加する半導体装置の制御方法。
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