WO2008136409A1 - 炭化珪素ツェナーダイオード - Google Patents

炭化珪素ツェナーダイオード Download PDF

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WO2008136409A1
WO2008136409A1 PCT/JP2008/058068 JP2008058068W WO2008136409A1 WO 2008136409 A1 WO2008136409 A1 WO 2008136409A1 JP 2008058068 W JP2008058068 W JP 2008058068W WO 2008136409 A1 WO2008136409 A1 WO 2008136409A1
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silicon carbide
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zener diode
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Ryosuke Ishii
Koji Nakayama
Yoshitaka Sugawara
Hidekazu Tsuchida
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Central Research Institute Of Electric Power Industry
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Abstract

 pn接合界面のメサ端部に電界が集中することがなく、電流容量が高いメサ型の炭化珪素ツェナーダイオードを提供する。本発明に係る炭化珪素ツェナーダイオードは、第1導電型炭化珪素単結晶基板上に第1導電型炭化珪素導電層が形成され、前記第1導電型炭化珪素導電層上に第2導電型炭化珪素導電層が形成された、メサ構造をもつバイポーラ型半導体装置であって、逆方向電圧印加時に、前記第1導電型炭化珪素導電層及び前記第2導電型炭化珪素導電層の接合界面で形成される空乏層が、前記第1導電型炭化珪素導電層に形成されているメサコーナー部に到達しないことを特徴とする。
PCT/JP2008/058068 2007-04-26 2008-04-25 炭化珪素ツェナーダイオード WO2008136409A1 (ja)

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US12/597,121 US8093599B2 (en) 2007-04-26 2008-04-25 Silicon carbide Zener diode
EP08740870A EP2154725A4 (en) 2007-04-26 2008-04-25 SILICON CARBIDE-ZENER

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