WO2022196092A1 - 絶縁ゲートドライバ、トラクションインバータ、電動車 - Google Patents
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- the invention disclosed in this specification relates to an insulated gate driver, a traction inverter using the same, and an electric vehicle.
- Insulated gate drivers are used in various sets (for example, traction inverters for electric vehicles).
- Patent Document 1 can be cited as an example of conventional technology related to the above.
- the invention disclosed in the present specification provides an insulated gate driver capable of achieving miniaturization and cost reduction of a set, and a traction device using the same.
- An object of the present invention is to provide an inverter and an electric vehicle.
- the insulated gate driver disclosed in this specification includes a switch connection terminal configured to externally attach a switch element, a nonvolatile memory in which adjustment data is written, and a nonvolatile memory that is read out from the nonvolatile memory.
- a register configured to store the adjustment data
- a gate drive unit configured to drive the gate of the switch element with various characteristics set based on the stored value of the register, and the non-volatile and a control logic unit for keeping the gate driver in a non-operating state until the adjustment data is read from the memory and stored in the register.
- the insulated gate driver disclosed in this specification is configured to externally attach a switch connection terminal configured to externally attach a switch element and a nonvolatile memory in which adjustment data is written.
- a memory connection terminal configured to store the adjustment data read from the nonvolatile memory, and gate driving of the switch element with various characteristics set based on the values stored in the register.
- a control logic unit configured to keep the gate driver inactive until the adjustment data is read from the non-volatile memory and stored in the register.
- the insulated gate driver disclosed in this specification includes a switch connection terminal configured to externally attach a switch element, a nonvolatile memory in which adjustment data is written, and a readout from the nonvolatile memory.
- a register configured to store the output adjustment data;
- a gate drive unit configured to drive the switch element with various characteristics set based on the stored value of the register;
- an abnormality detection unit configured to detect an abnormality other than the nonvolatile memory; an error detection and correction circuit configured to perform error detection and error correction of the adjustment data written in the nonvolatile memory;
- a first external terminal configured to externally output a result of abnormality detection; a second external terminal configured to externally output a result of error detection; and a 1-bit error detected in the adjustment data.
- the insulated gate driver disclosed in this specification is configured to externally attach a switch connection terminal configured to externally attach a switch element and a nonvolatile memory in which adjustment data is written.
- a register configured to store the adjustment data read from the nonvolatile memory; and gate driving of the switch element with various characteristics set based on the values stored in the register.
- an abnormality detection unit configured to detect an abnormality other than the nonvolatile memory; and error detection and error correction of the adjustment data written in the nonvolatile memory.
- a first external terminal configured to externally output the error detection result; and a second external terminal configured to externally output the error detection result.
- the second external terminal is set to the output state at the time of error detection, and then the normal operation of the gate driving section is continued, and the adjustment data is adjusted to 2 bits; and a fault controller configured to forcibly stop the gate driver when any of the above errors is detected.
- an insulated gate driver capable of reducing the size and cost of a set, and a traction inverter and an electric vehicle using the same.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the basic configuration of a signal transmission device.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the basic structure of a transformer chip.
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a semiconductor device used as a two-channel transformer chip. 4 is a plan view of the semiconductor device shown in FIG. 3.
- FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a layer in which a low potential coil is formed in the semiconductor device of FIG. 3.
- FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a layer in which a high-potential coil is formed in the semiconductor device of FIG. 3.
- FIG. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VIII-VIII shown in FIG.
- FIG. 8 is an enlarged view (separation structure) of region XIII shown in FIG.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram schematically showing a layout example of a transformer chip.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the basic configuration of a traction inverter.
- FIG. 11 illustrates a novel embodiment of an isolated gate driver.
- FIG. 12 is a diagram showing the activation sequence of the insulated gate driver.
- FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a first implementation example of the non-volatile memory.
- FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a second implementation example of the non-volatile memory.
- FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a third implementation example of the non-volatile memory.
- FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a first operation example of fault output.
- FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a second operation example of fault output.
- FIG. 18 is a diagram showing a third operation example of fault output.
- FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a first operation example of fault output.
- FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a second operation example of fault output.
- FIG. 18 is
- FIG. 19 is a diagram showing a fourth operation example of fault output.
- FIG. 20 is a diagram showing a first sharing example of the fault signal output terminal.
- FIG. 21 is a diagram showing a second sharing example of the fault signal output terminal.
- FIG. 22 is a diagram showing a third sharing example of the fault signal output terminal.
- FIG. 23 is a diagram showing the appearance of an electric vehicle.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the basic configuration of a signal transmission device.
- the signal transmission device 200 of this configuration isolates between the primary circuit system 200p (VCC1-GND1 system) and the secondary circuit system 200s (VCC2-GND2 system), and the secondary circuit system 200s from the primary circuit system 200p
- a semiconductor integrated circuit device (a so-called insulated gate driver IC) that transmits a pulse signal to the secondary circuit system 200s and drives the gate of a switch element (not shown) provided in the secondary circuit system 200s.
- the signal transmission device 200 is formed by sealing a controller chip 210, a driver chip 220, and a transformer chip 230 in a single package.
- the controller chip 210 is a semiconductor chip that operates by being supplied with a power supply voltage VCC1 (for example, a maximum of 7 V based on GND1).
- VCC1 for example, a maximum of 7 V based on GND1.
- a pulse transmission circuit 211 and buffers 212 and 213 are integrated in the controller chip 210 .
- the pulse transmission circuit 211 is a pulse generator that generates transmission pulse signals S11 and S21 according to the input pulse signal IN. More specifically, when the pulse transmission circuit 211 notifies that the input pulse signal IN is at a high level, the transmission pulse signal S11 is pulse-driven (single-shot or multiple-shot transmission pulse output) and the input pulse signal S11 is output. When notifying that the signal IN is at low level, the transmission pulse signal S21 is pulse-driven. That is, the pulse transmission circuit 211 pulse-drives one of the transmission pulse signals S11 and S21 according to the logic level of the input pulse signal IN.
- the buffer 212 receives the input of the transmission pulse signal S11 from the pulse transmission circuit 211 and pulse-drives the transformer chip 230 (specifically, the transformer 231).
- the buffer 213 receives the input of the transmission pulse signal S21 from the pulse transmission circuit 211 and pulse-drives the transformer chip 230 (specifically, the transformer 232).
- the driver chip 220 is a semiconductor chip that operates by being supplied with a power supply voltage VCC2 (for example, 30 V maximum based on GND2). Buffers 221 and 222, a pulse receiving circuit 223, and a driver 224 are integrated in the driver chip 220, for example.
- VCC2 power supply voltage
- Buffers 221 and 222, a pulse receiving circuit 223, and a driver 224 are integrated in the driver chip 220, for example.
- the buffer 221 waveform-shapes the received pulse signal S12 induced in the transformer chip 230 (specifically, the transformer 231 ) and outputs it to the pulse receiving circuit 223 .
- the buffer 222 waveform-shapes the received pulse signal S22 induced in the transformer chip 230 (specifically, the transformer 232) and outputs it to the pulse receiving circuit 223.
- the pulse receiving circuit 223 generates the output pulse signal OUT by driving the driver 224 according to the received pulse signals S12 and S22 input via the buffers 221 and 222. More specifically, the pulse receiving circuit 223 raises the output pulse signal OUT to a high level in response to the pulse drive of the reception pulse signal S12, and raises the output pulse signal OUT in response to the pulse drive of the reception pulse signal S22. Driver 224 is driven to fall to low level. That is, the pulse receiving circuit 223 switches the logic level of the output pulse signal OUT according to the logic level of the input pulse signal IN. As the pulse receiving circuit 223, for example, an RS flip-flop can be preferably used.
- the driver 224 generates the output pulse signal OUT based on the driving control of the pulse receiving circuit 223.
- the transformer chip 230 uses transformers 231 and 232 to provide DC isolation between the controller chip 210 and the driver chip 220, while transforming the transmission pulse signals S11 and S21 input from the pulse transmission circuit 211 into the reception pulse signal S12. and output to the pulse receiving circuit 223 as S22.
- the phrase "directly insulate" means that objects to be insulated are not connected by a conductor.
- the transformer 231 outputs the reception pulse signal S12 from the secondary coil 231s in response to the transmission pulse signal S11 input to the primary coil 231p.
- the transformer 232 outputs a reception pulse signal S22 from the secondary coil 232s according to the transmission pulse signal S21 input to the primary coil 232p.
- the signal transmission device 200 of this configuration example independently has a transformer chip 230 on which only the transformers 231 and 232 are mounted separately from the controller chip 210 and the driver chip 220, and these three chips are integrated into a single chip. It is sealed in a package.
- both the controller chip 210 and the driver chip 220 can be formed by a general low-to-medium-voltage process (withstand voltage of several V to several tens of V). It is no longer necessary to use a high withstand voltage process (several kV withstand voltage), making it possible to reduce manufacturing costs.
- the signal transmission device 200 can be suitably used, for example, as a power supply device or a motor drive device for in-vehicle equipment mounted in a vehicle.
- the above vehicles include electric vehicles (BEV [battery electric vehicle], HEV [hybrid electric vehicle], PHEV / PHV (plug-in hybrid electric vehicle / plug-in hybrid vehicle), or FCEV / FCV (xEV such as fuel cell electric vehicle/fuel cell vehicle) is also included.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the basic structure of the transformer chip 230.
- the transformer 231 includes a primary side coil 231p and a secondary side coil 231s facing each other in the vertical direction.
- the transformer 232 includes a primary side coil 232p and a secondary side coil 232s facing each other in the vertical direction.
- Both the primary side coils 231p and 232p are formed on the first wiring layer (lower layer) 230a of the transformer chip 230 .
- the secondary coils 231 s and 232 s are both formed on the second wiring layer (upper layer in this figure) 230 b of the transformer chip 230 .
- the secondary coil 231s is arranged directly above the primary coil 231p and faces the primary coil 231p.
- the secondary coil 232s is arranged directly above the primary coil 232p and faces the primary coil 232p.
- the primary coil 231p is spirally laid so as to surround the internal terminal X21 in a clockwise direction, starting from the first end connected to the internal terminal X21, and the second end corresponding to the end point is the internal terminal X21. It is connected to the terminal X22.
- the primary coil 232p is spirally laid so as to surround the internal terminal X23 in a counterclockwise direction, starting from the first end connected to the internal terminal X23, and the second coil 232p corresponds to the end point.
- the end is connected to the internal terminal X22.
- the internal terminals X21, X22 and X23 are linearly arranged in the order shown.
- the internal terminal X21 is connected to the external terminal T21 of the second layer 230b via the conductive wiring Y21 and via Z21.
- the internal terminal X22 is connected to the external terminal T22 of the second layer 230b through a conductive wiring Y22 and via Z22.
- the internal terminal X23 is connected to the external terminal T23 of the second layer 230b through the conductive wiring Y23 and via Z23.
- the external terminals T21 to T23 are linearly arranged and used for wire bonding with the controller chip 210.
- the secondary coil 231s is spirally laid so as to surround the external terminal T24 in a counterclockwise direction, starting from a first end connected to the external terminal T24, and a second end corresponding to the end point of the secondary coil 231s. is connected to the external terminal T25.
- the secondary coil 232s is spirally laid so as to surround the periphery of the external terminal T26 in a clockwise direction, starting from the first end connected to the external terminal T26. The end is connected to the external terminal T25.
- the external terminals T24, T25 and T26 are linearly arranged in the order shown in the figure and used for wire bonding with the driver chip 220.
- the secondary coils 231s and 232s are AC-connected to the primary coils 231p and 232p by magnetic coupling, respectively, and are DC-insulated from the primary coils 231p and 232p. That is, the driver chip 220 is AC-connected to the controller chip 210 via the transformer chip 230 and DC-insulated from the controller chip 210 by the transformer chip 230 .
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a semiconductor device 5 used as a two-channel transformer chip.
- 4 is a plan view of the semiconductor device 5 shown in FIG. 3.
- FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a layer in which the low-potential coil 22 (corresponding to the primary side coil of the transformer) is formed in the semiconductor device 5 shown in FIG.
- FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VIII-VIII shown in FIG.
- FIG. 8 is an enlarged view of region XIII shown in FIG. 7 showing isolation structure 130 .
- a wide bandgap semiconductor consists of a semiconductor that exceeds the bandgap of silicon (approximately 1.12 eV).
- the bandgap of the wide bandgap semiconductor is preferably 2.0 eV or more.
- the wide bandgap semiconductor may be SiC (silicon carbide).
- the compound semiconductor may be a III-V compound semiconductor.
- the compound semiconductor may contain at least one of AlN (aluminum nitride), InN (indium nitride), GaN (gallium nitride) and GaAs (gallium arsenide).
- the semiconductor chip 41 includes a semiconductor substrate made of silicon in this form.
- the semiconductor chip 41 may be an epitaxial substrate having a laminated structure including a semiconductor substrate made of silicon and an epitaxial layer made of silicon.
- the conductivity type of the semiconductor substrate may be n-type or p-type.
- the epitaxial layer may be n-type or p-type.
- the semiconductor chip 41 has a first principal surface 42 on one side, a second principal surface 43 on the other side, and chip sidewalls 44A to 44D connecting the first principal surface 42 and the second principal surface 43 together.
- the first main surface 42 and the second main surface 43 are formed in a quadrangular shape (rectangular shape in this embodiment) in plan view (hereinafter simply referred to as "plan view") as seen from their normal direction Z. .
- the chip sidewalls 44A-44D include a first chip sidewall 44A, a second chip sidewall 44B, a third chip sidewall 44C and a fourth chip sidewall 44D.
- the first chip side wall 44A and the second chip side wall 44B form long sides of the semiconductor chip 41 .
- the first chip sidewall 44A and the second chip sidewall 44B extend along the first direction X and face the second direction Y.
- the third chip side wall 44C and the fourth chip side wall 44D form short sides of the semiconductor chip 41 .
- the third chip side wall 44C and the fourth chip side wall 44D extend in the second direction Y and face the first direction X.
- Chip side walls 44A-44D are ground surfaces.
- the semiconductor device 5 further includes an insulating layer 51 formed on the first main surface 42 of the semiconductor chip 41 .
- the insulating layer 51 has an insulating main surface 52 and insulating side walls 53A-53D.
- the insulating main surface 52 is formed in a quadrangular shape (rectangular shape in this embodiment) matching the first main surface 42 in plan view.
- the insulating main surface 52 extends parallel to the first main surface 42 .
- the insulating sidewalls 53A-53D include a first insulating sidewall 53A, a second insulating sidewall 53B, a third insulating sidewall 53C and a fourth insulating sidewall 53D.
- the insulating side walls 53A to 53D extend from the peripheral edge of the insulating main surface 52 toward the semiconductor chip 41 and connect to the chip side walls 44A to 44D. Specifically, the insulating sidewalls 53A-53D are formed flush with the chip sidewalls 44A-44D.
- the insulating sidewalls 53A-53D form ground surfaces flush with the chip sidewalls 44A-44D.
- the insulating layer 51 has a multi-layer insulating laminate structure including a bottom insulating layer 55 , a top insulating layer 56 and a plurality of (eleven layers in this embodiment) interlayer insulating layers 57 .
- the bottom insulating layer 55 is an insulating layer that directly covers the first major surface 42 .
- the top insulating layer 56 is an insulating layer that forms the insulating main surface 52 .
- a plurality of interlayer insulating layers 57 are insulating layers interposed between the bottom insulating layer 55 and the top insulating layer 56 .
- the bottom insulating layer 55 has a single layer structure containing silicon oxide in this embodiment.
- the top insulating layer 56 has a single layer structure containing silicon oxide in this form.
- the thickness of the bottom insulating layer 55 and the thickness of the top insulating layer 56 may each be 1 ⁇ m or more and 3 ⁇ m or less (for example, about 2 ⁇ m).
- the plurality of interlayer insulating layers 57 each have a laminated structure including a first insulating layer 58 on the bottom insulating layer 55 side and a second insulating layer 59 on the top insulating layer 56 side.
- the first insulating layer 58 may contain silicon nitride.
- the first insulating layer 58 is formed as an etching stopper layer for the second insulating layer 59 .
- the thickness of the first insulating layer 58 may be 0.1 ⁇ m or more and 1 ⁇ m or less (for example, about 0.3 ⁇ m).
- a second insulating layer 59 is formed on the first insulating layer 58 . It contains an insulating material different from the first insulating layer 58 .
- the second insulating layer 59 may contain silicon oxide.
- the thickness of the second insulating layer 59 may be 1 ⁇ m or more and 3 ⁇ m or less (for example, about 2 ⁇ m). The thickness of the second insulating layer 59 preferably exceeds the thickness of the first insulating layer 58 .
- the total thickness DT of the insulating layer 51 may be 5 ⁇ m or more and 50 ⁇ m or less.
- the total thickness DT of the insulating layers 51 and the number of layers of the interlayer insulating layers 57 are arbitrary, and are adjusted according to the dielectric breakdown voltage (dielectric breakdown tolerance) to be achieved.
- Insulating materials for the lowermost insulating layer 55, the uppermost insulating layer 56, and the interlayer insulating layer 57 are arbitrary, and are not limited to specific insulating materials.
- the semiconductor device 5 includes a first functional device 45 formed in an insulating layer 51.
- the first functional device 45 includes one or more (in this form, more than one) transformers 21 (corresponding to the previously mentioned transformers).
- the semiconductor device 5 is a multi-channel device including multiple transformers 21 .
- a plurality of transformers 21 are formed in the inner portion of the insulating layer 51 spaced apart from the insulating sidewalls 53A-53D.
- a plurality of transformers 21 are formed at intervals in the first direction X. As shown in FIG.
- the plurality of transformers 21 are, in plan view, a first transformer 21A, a second transformer 21B, a third transformer 21C, and a first transformer 21A, a second transformer 21B, and a A fourth transformer 21D is included.
- a plurality of transformers 21A-21D each have a similar structure.
- the structure of the first transformer 21A will be described below as an example. Descriptions of the structures of the second transformer 21B, the third transformer 21C, and the fourth transformer 21D are omitted because the description of the structure of the first transformer 21A applies mutatis mutandis.
- the first transformer 21A includes a low potential coil 22 and a high potential coil 23.
- FIG. The low potential coil 22 is formed within the insulating layer 51 .
- the high-potential coil 23 is formed in the insulating layer 51 so as to face the low-potential coil 22 in the normal direction Z.
- the low-potential coil 22 and the high-potential coil 23 are formed in a region sandwiched between the bottom insulating layer 55 and the top insulating layer 56 (that is, the plurality of interlayer insulating layers 57) in this embodiment.
- the low potential coil 22 is formed on the lowermost insulating layer 55 (semiconductor chip 41 ) side within the insulating layer 51
- the high potential coil 23 is formed on the uppermost insulating layer 56 with respect to the low potential coil 22 within the insulating layer 51 . It is formed on the (insulating main surface 52) side. That is, the high potential coil 23 faces the semiconductor chip 41 with the low potential coil 22 interposed therebetween.
- the low-potential coil 22 and the high-potential coil 23 can be arranged at any position. Also, the high-potential coil 23 may face the low-potential coil 22 with one or more interlayer insulating layers 57 interposed therebetween.
- the distance between the low-potential coil 22 and the high-potential coil 23 (that is, the number of layers of the interlayer insulation layers 57) is appropriately adjusted according to the withstand voltage and electric field strength between the low-potential coil 22 and the high-potential coil 23.
- the low-potential coil 22 is formed on the third interlayer insulating layer 57 counted from the bottom insulating layer 55 side.
- the high-potential coil 23 is formed on the first interlayer insulating layer 57 counted from the uppermost insulating layer 56 side.
- the low-potential coil 22 is embedded through the first insulating layer 58 and the second insulating layer 59 in the interlayer insulating layer 57 .
- the low potential coil 22 includes a first inner end 24 , a first outer end 25 and a first helix 26 helically routed between the first inner end 24 and the first outer end 25 .
- the first spiral portion 26 is wound in a spiral shape extending in an elliptical shape (oval shape) in plan view. A portion forming the innermost peripheral edge of the first spiral portion 26 defines an elliptical first inner region 66 in plan view.
- the number of turns of the first spiral portion 26 may be 5 or more and 30 or less.
- the width of the first spiral portion 26 may be 0.1 ⁇ m or more and 5 ⁇ m or less.
- the width of the first spiral portion 26 is preferably 1 ⁇ m or more and 3 ⁇ m or less.
- the width of the first spiral portion 26 is defined by the width in the direction orthogonal to the spiral direction.
- the first winding pitch of the first spiral portion 26 may be 0.1 ⁇ m or more and 5 ⁇ m or less.
- the first winding pitch is preferably 1 ⁇ m or more and 3 ⁇ m or less.
- the first winding pitch is defined by the distance between two adjacent portions of the first helical portion 26 in a direction orthogonal to the helical direction.
- the winding shape of the first spiral portion 26 and the planar shape of the first inner region 66 are arbitrary, and are not limited to the shapes shown in FIG. 5 and the like.
- the first spiral portion 26 may be wound in a polygonal shape such as a triangular shape, a square shape, or a circular shape in a plan view.
- the first inner region 66 may be divided into a polygonal shape such as a triangular shape, a quadrangular shape, or a circular shape in plan view according to the winding shape of the first spiral portion 26 .
- the low potential coil 22 may contain at least one of titanium, titanium nitride, copper, aluminum and tungsten.
- the low potential coil 22 may have a laminated structure including barrier layers and body layers.
- the barrier layer defines a recess space within the interlayer insulating layer 57 .
- the barrier layer may include at least one of titanium and titanium nitride.
- the body layer may include at least one of copper, aluminum and tungsten.
- the number of turns of the second spiral portion 29 may be 5 or more and 30 or less.
- the number of turns of the second spiral portion 29 relative to the number of turns of the first spiral portion 26 is adjusted according to the voltage value to be boosted.
- the number of turns of the second spiral portion 29 preferably exceeds the number of turns of the first spiral portion 26 .
- the number of turns of the second spiral portion 29 may be less than the number of turns of the first spiral portion 26 or may be equal to the number of turns of the first spiral portion 26 .
- the width of the second spiral portion 29 may be 0.1 ⁇ m or more and 5 ⁇ m or less.
- the width of the second spiral portion 29 is preferably 1 ⁇ m or more and 3 ⁇ m or less.
- the width of the second spiral portion 29 is defined by the width in the direction orthogonal to the spiral direction.
- the width of the second spiral portion 29 is preferably equal to the width of the first spiral portion 26 .
- the second winding pitch of the second spiral portion 29 may be 0.1 ⁇ m or more and 5 ⁇ m or less.
- the second winding pitch is preferably 1 ⁇ m or more and 3 ⁇ m or less.
- the second winding pitch is defined by the distance between two adjacent portions of the second helical portion 29 in a direction orthogonal to the helical direction.
- the second winding pitch is preferably equal to the first winding pitch of the first helix 26 .
- the high-potential coil 23 is preferably made of the same conductive material as the low-potential coil 22. That is, the high-potential coil 23 preferably includes barrier layers and body layers, similar to the low-potential coil 22 .
- semiconductor device 5 includes a plurality of (12 in this drawing) low potential terminals 11 and a plurality of (12 in this drawing) high potential terminals 12 .
- a plurality of low potential terminals 11 are electrically connected to low potential coils 22 of corresponding transformers 21A to 21D, respectively.
- a plurality of high potential terminals 12 are electrically connected to high potential coils 23 of corresponding transformers 21A to 21D, respectively.
- a plurality of low-potential terminals 11 are formed on the insulating main surface 52 of the insulating layer 51 . Specifically, the plurality of low-potential terminals 11 are formed in a region on the side of the insulating sidewall 53B at intervals in the second direction Y from the plurality of transformers 21A to 21D, and are arranged at intervals in the first direction X. It is
- the plurality of low potential terminals 11 includes a first low potential terminal 11A, a second low potential terminal 11B, a third low potential terminal 11C, a fourth low potential terminal 11D, a fifth low potential terminal 11E and a sixth low potential terminal 11F. include.
- Each of the plurality of low potential terminals 11A to 11F is formed two by two in this embodiment.
- the number of the plurality of low potential terminals 11A-11F is arbitrary.
- the first low potential terminal 11A faces the first transformer 21A in the second direction Y in plan view.
- the second low potential terminal 11B faces the second transformer 21B in the second direction Y in plan view.
- the third low potential terminal 11C faces the third transformer 21C in the second direction Y in plan view.
- the fourth low potential terminal 11D faces the fourth transformer 21D in the second direction Y in plan view.
- the fifth low potential terminal 11E is formed in a region between the first low potential terminal 11A and the second low potential terminal 11B in plan view.
- the sixth low potential terminal 11F is formed in a region between the third low potential terminal 11C and the fourth low potential terminal 11D in plan view.
- the first low potential terminal 11A is electrically connected to the first inner end 24 of the first transformer 21A (low potential coil 22).
- the second low potential terminal 11B is electrically connected to the first inner end 24 of the second transformer 21B (low potential coil 22).
- the third low potential terminal 11C is electrically connected to the first inner end 24 of the third transformer 21C (low potential coil 22).
- the fourth low potential terminal 11D is electrically connected to the first inner end 24 of the fourth transformer 21D (low potential coil 22).
- the fifth low potential terminal 11E is electrically connected to the first outer terminal 25 of the first transformer 21A (low potential coil 22) and the first outer terminal 25 of the second transformer 21B (low potential coil 22).
- the sixth low potential terminal 11F is electrically connected to the first outer terminal 25 of the third transformer 21C (low potential coil 22) and the first outer terminal 25 of the fourth transformer 21D (low potential coil 22).
- the plurality of high-potential terminals 12 are formed on the insulating main surface 52 of the insulating layer 51 at intervals from the plurality of low-potential terminals 11 . Specifically, the plurality of high-potential terminals 12 are formed in a region on the side of the insulating sidewall 53A spaced apart from the plurality of low-potential terminals 11 in the second direction Y, and are arranged in the first direction X at intervals. ing.
- a plurality of high-potential terminals 12 are formed in regions adjacent to the corresponding transformers 21A to 21D in plan view.
- the high potential terminal 12 being close to the transformers 21A to 21D means that the distance between the high potential terminal 12 and the transformer 21 in plan view is less than the distance between the low potential terminal 11 and the high potential terminal 12. means.
- the plurality of high-potential terminals 12 are formed at intervals along the first direction X so as to face the plurality of transformers 21A to 21D along the first direction X in plan view. . More specifically, the plurality of high potential terminals 12 are arranged along the first direction X so as to be located in the second inner region 67 of the high potential coil 23 and the region between the adjacent high potential coils 23 in plan view. formed with a gap. As a result, the plurality of high-potential terminals 12 are arranged in line with the plurality of transformers 21A to 21D in the first direction X in plan view.
- the plurality of high potential terminals 12 includes a first high potential terminal 12A, a second high potential terminal 12B, a third high potential terminal 12C, a fourth high potential terminal 12D, a fifth high potential terminal 12E and a sixth high potential terminal 12F. include.
- Each of the plurality of high-potential terminals 12A to 12F is formed two by two in this embodiment.
- the number of high potential terminals 12A to 12F is arbitrary.
- the first high potential terminal 12A is formed in the second inner region 67 of the first transformer 21A (high potential coil 23) in plan view.
- the second high potential terminal 12B is formed in the second inner region 67 of the second transformer 21B (high potential coil 23) in plan view.
- the third high potential terminal 12C is formed in the second inner region 67 of the third transformer 21C (high potential coil 23) in plan view.
- the fourth high potential terminal 12D is formed in the second inner region 67 of the fourth transformer 21D (high potential coil 23) in plan view.
- the fifth high potential terminal 12E is formed in a region between the first transformer 21A and the second transformer 21B in plan view.
- the sixth high potential terminal 12F is formed in a region between the third transformer 21C and the fourth transformer 21D in plan view.
- the first high potential terminal 12A is electrically connected to the second inner end 27 of the first transformer 21A (high potential coil 23).
- the second high potential terminal 12B is electrically connected to the second inner end 27 of the second transformer 21B (high potential coil 23).
- the third high potential terminal 12C is electrically connected to the second inner end 27 of the third transformer 21C (high potential coil 23).
- the fourth high potential terminal 12D is electrically connected to the second inner end 27 of the fourth transformer 21D (high potential coil 23).
- the fifth high potential terminal 12E is electrically connected to the second outer end 28 of the first transformer 21A (high potential coil 23) and the second outer end 28 of the second transformer 21B (high potential coil 23).
- the sixth high potential terminal 12F is electrically connected to the second outer end 28 of the third transformer 21C (high potential coil 23) and the second outer end 28 of the fourth transformer 21D (high potential coil 23).
- semiconductor device 5 includes first low-potential wiring 31, second low-potential wiring 32, first high-potential wiring 33 and second high-potential wiring formed in insulating layer 51, respectively. 34.
- a plurality of first low potential wirings 31, a plurality of second low potential wirings 32, a plurality of first high potential wirings 33 and a plurality of second high potential wirings 34 are formed.
- the first low potential wiring 31 and the second low potential wiring 32 fix the low potential coil 22 of the first transformer 21A and the low potential coil 22 of the second transformer 21B to the same potential.
- the first low potential wiring 31 and the second low potential wiring 32 fix the low potential coil 22 of the third transformer 21C and the low potential coil 22 of the fourth transformer 21D to the same potential.
- the first low potential wiring 31 and the second low potential wiring 32 fix all the low potential coils 22 of the transformers 21A to 21D to the same potential.
- the first high-potential wiring 33 and the second high-potential wiring 34 fix the high-potential coil 23 of the first transformer 21A and the high-potential coil 23 of the second transformer 21B to the same potential. Also, the first high-potential wiring 33 and the second high-potential wiring 34 fix the high-potential coil 23 of the third transformer 21C and the high-potential coil 23 of the fourth transformer 21D to the same potential. The first high-potential wiring 33 and the second high-potential wiring 34 fix all the high-potential coils 23 of the transformers 21A to 21D at the same potential in this form.
- the plurality of first low potential wirings 31 are electrically connected to the corresponding low potential terminals 11A-11D and the first inner ends 24 of the corresponding transformers 21A-21D (low potential coils 22), respectively.
- the multiple first low-potential wirings 31 have the same structure.
- the structure of the first low-potential wiring 31 connected to the first low-potential terminal 11A and the first transformer 21A will be described below as an example.
- the description of the structure of the other first low potential wiring 31 is omitted because the description of the structure of the first low potential wiring 31 connected to the first transformer 21A applies mutatis mutandis.
- the first low-potential wiring 31 includes a through-wiring 71, a low-potential connection wiring 72, a lead-out wiring 73, a first connection plug electrode 74, a second connection plug electrode 75, and one or more (in this embodiment, more than one) pad plug electrodes. 76 , and one or more (in this form, more than one) substrate plug electrodes 77 .
- the through wiring 71, the low potential connection wiring 72, the lead wiring 73, the first connection plug electrode 74, the second connection plug electrode 75, the pad plug electrode 76, and the substrate plug electrode 77 are made of the same conductive material as the low potential coil 22 and the like. It is preferable that they are formed respectively. That is, the through wiring 71, the low potential connection wiring 72, the lead wiring 73, the first connection plug electrode 74, the second connection plug electrode 75, the pad plug electrode 76, and the substrate plug electrode 77 are similar to the low potential coil 22 and the like. It preferably includes a barrier layer and a body layer, respectively.
- the through wiring 71 penetrates the plurality of interlayer insulating layers 57 in the insulating layer 51 and extends in a columnar shape extending along the normal direction Z. As shown in FIG. Through wire 71 is formed in a region between lowermost insulating layer 55 and uppermost insulating layer 56 in insulating layer 51 in this embodiment.
- the through wire 71 has an upper end portion on the uppermost insulating layer 56 side and a lower end portion on the lowermost insulating layer 55 side.
- the upper end of the through wire 71 is formed in the same interlayer insulating layer 57 as the high potential coil 23 and covered with the uppermost insulating layer 56 .
- the lower end of the through wire 71 is formed on the same interlayer insulating layer 57 as the low potential coil 22 .
- the through wiring 71 includes a first electrode layer 78, a second electrode layer 79, and a plurality of wiring plug electrodes 80 in this embodiment.
- the first electrode layer 78, the second electrode layer 79, and the wire plug electrode 80 are made of the same conductive material as the low potential coil 22 and the like. That is, the first electrode layer 78, the second electrode layer 79, and the wiring plug electrode 80 each include a barrier layer and a body layer, like the low-potential coil 22 and the like.
- the first electrode layer 78 forms the upper end of the through wire 71 .
- the second electrode layer 79 forms the lower end of the through wire 71 .
- the first electrode layer 78 is formed in an island shape and faces the low potential terminal 11 (first low potential terminal 11A) in the normal direction Z.
- the second electrode layer 79 is formed in an island shape and faces the first electrode layer 78 in the normal direction Z. As shown in FIG.
- a plurality of wiring plug electrodes 80 are embedded in a plurality of interlayer insulating layers 57 positioned between the first electrode layer 78 and the second electrode layer 79, respectively.
- a plurality of wiring plug electrodes 80 are laminated from the bottom insulating layer 55 toward the top insulating layer 56 so as to be electrically connected to each other, and electrically connect the first electrode layer 78 and the second electrode layer 79 to each other. Connected.
- the plurality of wiring plug electrodes 80 each have a planar area less than the planar area of the first electrode layer 78 and the planar area of the second electrode layer 79 .
- the number of lamination of the plurality of wiring plug electrodes 80 matches the number of lamination of the plurality of interlayer insulating layers 57 .
- the number of wiring plug electrodes 80 embedded in each interlayer insulating layer 57 is arbitrary.
- one or more wiring plug electrodes 80 may be formed penetrating the plurality of interlayer insulating layers 57 .
- the low-potential connection wiring 72 is formed in the first inner region 66 of the first transformer 21A (low-potential coil 22) in the same interlayer insulating layer 57 as the low-potential coil 22.
- the low-potential connection wiring 72 is formed in an island shape and faces the high-potential terminal 12 (first high-potential terminal 12A) in the normal direction Z. As shown in FIG.
- the low-potential connection wiring 72 preferably has a plane area larger than that of the wiring plug electrode 80 .
- a low potential connecting wire 72 is electrically connected to the first inner end 24 of the low potential coil 22 .
- the lead wiring 73 is formed in a region between the semiconductor chip 41 and the through wiring 71 within the interlayer insulating layer 57 .
- the lead-out wiring 73 is formed in the first interlayer insulating layer 57 counted from the lowermost insulating layer 55 in this embodiment.
- Lead wiring 73 includes a first end on one side, a second end on the other side, and a wiring portion connecting the first end and the second end.
- a first end of lead-out wiring 73 is located in a region between semiconductor chip 41 and the lower end of through-wiring 71 .
- a second end of the lead wire 73 is located in a region between the semiconductor chip 41 and the low potential connection wire 72 .
- the wiring portion extends along the first main surface 42 of the semiconductor chip 41 and extends in a strip shape in a region between the first end portion and the second end portion.
- the first connection plug electrode 74 is formed in a region between the through wire 71 and the lead wire 73 within the interlayer insulating layer 57 and is electrically connected to first ends of the through wire 71 and the lead wire 73 .
- the second connection plug electrode 75 is formed in a region between the low-potential connection wiring 72 and the lead-out wiring 73 within the interlayer insulating layer 57 and is electrically connected to the second ends of the low-potential connection wiring 72 and the lead-out wiring 73 . It is
- a plurality of pad plug electrodes 76 are formed in a region between the low potential terminal 11 (first low potential terminal 11A) and the through wire 71 in the uppermost insulating layer 56, and are formed at the upper ends of the low potential terminal 11 and the through wire 71. They are electrically connected to each other.
- a plurality of substrate plug electrodes 77 are formed in a region between the semiconductor chip 41 and the lead wiring 73 within the lowermost insulating layer 55 . In this embodiment, the substrate plug electrode 77 is formed in a region between the semiconductor chip 41 and the first ends of the lead wires 73 and electrically connected to the semiconductor chip 41 and the first ends of the lead wires 73, respectively.
- the first high-potential wiring 33 includes a high-potential connection wiring 81 and one or more (in this embodiment, more than one) pad plug electrodes 82 .
- the high potential connection wiring 81 and the pad plug electrode 82 are preferably made of the same conductive material as the low potential coil 22 and the like. That is, the high potential connection wiring 81 and the pad plug electrode 82 preferably include a barrier layer and a body layer like the low potential coil 22 and the like.
- the high-potential connection wiring 81 is formed in the second inner region 67 of the high-potential coil 23 in the same interlayer insulating layer 57 as the high-potential coil 23 .
- the high-potential connection wiring 81 is formed in an island shape and faces the high-potential terminal 12 (first high-potential terminal 12A) in the normal direction Z.
- a high potential connecting wire 81 is electrically connected to the second inner end 27 of the high potential coil 23 .
- the high-potential connection wiring 81 is spaced from the low-potential connection wiring 72 in plan view, and does not face the low-potential connection wiring 72 in the normal direction Z. As shown in FIG. As a result, the insulation distance between the low-potential connection wiring 72 and the high-potential connection wiring 81 is increased, and the withstand voltage of the insulation layer 51 is increased.
- a plurality of pad plug electrodes 82 are formed in a region between the high potential terminal 12 (first high potential terminal 12A) and the high potential connection wiring 81 in the uppermost insulating layer 56, are electrically connected to each other.
- Each of the plurality of pad plug electrodes 82 has a plane area smaller than the plane area of the high-potential connection wiring 81 in plan view.
- the distance D1 between the low potential terminal 11 and the high potential terminal 12 preferably exceeds the distance D2 between the low potential coil 22 and the high potential coil 23 (D2 ⁇ D1).
- the distance D1 preferably exceeds the total thickness DT of the plurality of interlayer insulating layers 57 (DT ⁇ D1).
- a ratio D2/D1 of the distance D2 to the distance D1 may be 0.01 or more and 0.1 or less.
- the distance D1 is preferably 100 ⁇ m or more and 500 ⁇ m or less.
- the distance D2 may be 1 ⁇ m or more and 50 ⁇ m or less.
- the distance D2 is preferably 5 ⁇ m or more and 25 ⁇ m or less.
- the values of the distance D1 and the distance D2 are arbitrary, and are appropriately adjusted according to the dielectric breakdown voltage to be achieved.
- semiconductor device 5 includes dummy patterns 85 embedded in insulating layer 51 so as to be positioned around transformers 21A to 21D in plan view.
- the dummy pattern 85 is formed in a pattern (discontinuous pattern) different from that of the high-potential coil 23 and the low-potential coil 22, and is independent of the transformers 21A-21D. In other words, the dummy pattern 85 does not function as the transformers 21A-21D.
- the dummy pattern 85 is formed as a shield conductor layer that shields the electric field between the low-potential coil 22 and the high-potential coil 23 in the transformers 21A-21D and suppresses electric field concentration on the high-potential coil 23.
- FIG. In this form, the dummy pattern 85 is routed with a line density equal to the line density of the high-potential coil 23 per unit area.
- the fact that the line density of the dummy patterns 85 is equal to the line density of the high-potential coil 23 means that the line density of the dummy patterns 85 is within ⁇ 20% of the line density of the high-potential coil 23 .
- the depth position of the dummy pattern 85 inside the insulating layer 51 is arbitrary, and is adjusted according to the electric field strength to be alleviated.
- the dummy pattern 85 is preferably formed in a region closer to the high-potential coil 23 than the low-potential coil 22 with respect to the normal direction Z. As shown in FIG.
- the dummy pattern 85 being close to the high-potential coil 23 in the normal direction Z means that the distance between the dummy pattern 85 and the high-potential coil 23 in the normal direction Z is equal to the distance between the dummy pattern 85 and the low-potential coil 22 in the normal direction Z. means less than the distance of
- Dummy pattern 85 is preferably formed in the same interlayer insulating layer 57 as high-potential coil 23 . In this case, electric field concentration on the high-potential coil 23 can be suppressed more appropriately.
- Dummy pattern 85 includes a plurality of dummy patterns having different electrical states. The dummy pattern 85 may include a high potential dummy pattern.
- the depth position of the high-potential dummy pattern 86 inside the insulating layer 51 is arbitrary, and is adjusted according to the electric field strength to be alleviated.
- the high-potential dummy pattern 86 is preferably formed in a region closer to the high-potential coil 23 than the low-potential coil 22 with respect to the normal direction Z. As shown in FIG.
- the high-potential dummy pattern 86 being close to the high-potential coil 23 in the normal direction Z means that the distance between the high-potential dummy pattern 86 and the high-potential coil 23 in the normal direction Z is equal to the high-potential dummy pattern 86 and the low-potential coil 23 . It means less than the distance between the coils 22 .
- the dummy pattern 85 includes floating dummy patterns formed in an electrically floating state within the insulating layer 51 so as to be positioned around the transformers 21A to 21D.
- the floating dummy pattern is drawn in a dense line shape so as to partially cover and partially expose the area around the high-potential coil 23 in plan view.
- the floating dummy pattern may be formed in a shape with an end, or may be formed in a shape without an end.
- the depth position of the floating dummy pattern inside the insulating layer 51 is arbitrary, and is adjusted according to the electric field intensity to be relaxed.
- the number of floating lines is arbitrary and adjusted according to the electric field to be relaxed.
- the floating dummy pattern may consist of a plurality of floating lines.
- semiconductor device 5 includes second functional device 60 formed on first main surface 42 of semiconductor chip 41 in device region 62 .
- the second functional device 60 is formed using the surface layer portion of the first main surface 42 of the semiconductor chip 41 and/or the region above the first main surface 42 of the semiconductor chip 41, and includes the insulating layer 51 (lowermost It is covered by an insulating layer 55).
- the second functional device 60 is simply indicated by the dashed line indicated on the surface layer of the first main surface 42. As shown in FIG.
- the second functional device 60 is electrically connected to the low potential terminal 11 via the low potential wiring and electrically connected to the high potential terminal 12 via the high potential wiring.
- the low potential wiring has the same structure as the first low potential wiring 31 (second low potential wiring 32) except that it is routed in the insulating layer 51 so as to be connected to the second functional device 60. have.
- the high-potential wiring has the same structure as the first high-potential wiring 33 (second high-potential wiring 34) except that it is routed in the insulating layer 51 so as to be connected to the second functional device 60. have.
- a detailed description of the low-potential wiring and high-potential wiring related to the second functional device 60 is omitted.
- the second functional device 60 may include at least one of a passive device, a semiconductor rectifying device and a semiconductor switching device.
- the passive device, the second functional device 60 may include a network in which any two or more of passive devices, semiconductor rectifying devices and semiconductor switching devices are selectively combined.
- the circuitry may form part or all of an integrated circuit.
- Passive devices may include semiconductor passive devices. Passive devices may include either or both resistors and capacitors.
- the semiconductor rectifier device may include at least one of a pn junction diode, a PIN diode, a Zener diode, a Schottky barrier diode and a fast recovery diode.
- the semiconductor switching device may include at least one of BJT [Bipolar Junction Transistor], MISFET [Metal Insulator Field Effect Transistor], IGBT [Insulated Gate Bipolar Junction Transistor] and JFET [Junction Field Effect Transistor].
- the semiconductor device 5 further includes a seal conductor 61 embedded within the insulating layer 51.
- the seal conductor 61 is embedded in the insulating layer 51 in a wall shape with a gap from the insulating side walls 53A to 53D in plan view, and partitions the insulating layer 51 into a device region 62 and an outer region 63 .
- the seal conductor 61 suppresses entry of moisture and cracks from the outer region 63 into the device region 62 .
- the device region 62 includes a first functional device 45 (plurality of transformers 21), a second functional device 60, a plurality of low potential terminals 11, a plurality of high potential terminals 12, a first low potential wiring 31, and a second low potential wiring. 32 , first high potential wiring 33 , second high potential wiring 34 and dummy pattern 85 .
- the outer area 63 is an area outside the device area 62 .
- the seal conductor 61 is electrically separated from the device region 62 .
- the seal conductor 61 includes the first functional device 45 (the plurality of transformers 21), the second functional device 60, the plurality of low potential terminals 11, the plurality of high potential terminals 12, the first low potential wiring 31, It is electrically separated from the second low potential wiring 32 , the first high potential wiring 33 , the second high potential wiring 34 and the dummy pattern 85 . More specifically, the seal conductor 61 is fixed in an electrically floating state. Seal conductor 61 does not form a current path leading to device region 62 .
- the seal conductor 61 is formed in a strip shape along the insulating side walls 53 to 53D in plan view.
- the seal conductor 61 is formed in a quadrangular ring shape (specifically, a rectangular ring shape) in plan view.
- the seal conductor 61 defines a quadrangular (specifically rectangular) device region 62 in plan view.
- the seal conductor 61 defines an outer region 63 of a quadrangular ring shape (specifically, a rectangular ring shape) surrounding the device region 62 in plan view.
- the seal conductor 61 has an upper end portion on the insulating main surface 52 side, a lower end portion on the semiconductor chip 41 side, and a wall portion extending like a wall between the upper end portion and the lower end portion.
- the upper end of the seal conductor 61 is spaced from the insulating main surface 52 toward the semiconductor chip 41 and positioned within the insulating layer 51 .
- the upper end of the seal conductor 61 is covered with the top insulating layer 56 in this embodiment.
- the upper ends of the seal conductors 61 may be covered by one or more interlayer insulation layers 57 .
- the top end of the seal conductor 61 may be exposed from the top insulating layer 56 .
- the bottom end of the seal conductor 61 is spaced from the semiconductor chip 41 toward the top end.
- the seal conductor 61 is embedded in the insulating layer 51 so as to be located on the semiconductor chip 41 side with respect to the plurality of low potential terminals 11 and the plurality of high potential terminals 12 .
- the seal conductor 61 includes the first functional device 45 (the plurality of transformers 21), the first low-potential wiring 31, the second low-potential wiring 32, the first high-potential wiring 33, and the second high-potential wiring within the insulating layer 51. It faces the wiring 34 and the dummy pattern 85 in a direction parallel to the insulating main surface 52 .
- the seal conductor 61 may face a portion of the second functional device 60 in the insulating layer 51 in a direction parallel to the insulating main surface 52 .
- the seal conductor 61 includes a plurality of seal plug conductors 64 and one or more (in this embodiment, more than one) seal via conductors 65 .
- the number of seal via conductors 65 is arbitrary.
- An uppermost seal plug conductor 64 of the plurality of seal plug conductors 64 forms the upper end of the seal conductor 61 .
- a plurality of seal via conductors 65 form the lower ends of the seal conductors 61 respectively.
- Seal plug conductor 64 and seal via conductor 65 are preferably made of the same conductive material as low potential coil 22 . That is, the seal plug conductor 64 and the seal via conductor 65 preferably include a barrier layer and a body layer like the low potential coil 22 and the like.
- the plurality of seal plug conductors 64 are respectively embedded in the plurality of interlayer insulating layers 57 and formed in a quadrangular ring shape (specifically, a rectangular ring shape) surrounding the device region 62 in plan view.
- a plurality of seal plug conductors 64 are stacked from the bottom insulating layer 55 toward the top insulating layer 56 so as to be connected to each other.
- the number of laminated seal plug conductors 64 matches the number of laminated interlayer insulating layers 57 .
- one or more seal plug conductors 64 may be formed to penetrate the multiple interlayer insulating layers 57 .
- an assembly of a plurality of seal plug conductors 64 forms one ring-shaped seal conductor 61, not all of the plurality of seal plug conductors 64 need to be ring-shaped.
- at least one of the plurality of seal plug conductors 64 may be formed with ends.
- at least one of the plurality of seal plug conductors 64 may be divided into a plurality of band-like portions with ends.
- the plurality of seal plug conductors 64 be formed in an endless shape (annular shape).
- a plurality of seal via conductors 65 are formed in regions between the semiconductor chip 41 and the seal plug conductors 64 in the bottom insulating layer 55 .
- a plurality of seal via conductors 65 are formed spaced apart from the semiconductor chip 41 and connected to the seal plug conductors 64 .
- the plurality of seal via conductors 65 have plane areas less than the plane area of the seal plug conductors 64 .
- the single seal via conductor 65 may have a planar area equal to or larger than the planar area of the seal plug conductor 64 .
- the width of the seal conductor 61 may be 0.1 ⁇ m or more and 10 ⁇ m or less.
- the width of the seal conductor 61 is preferably 1 ⁇ m or more and 5 ⁇ m or less.
- the width of the seal conductor 61 is defined by the width in the direction orthogonal to the extending direction of the seal conductor 61 .
- the semiconductor device 5 further includes an isolation structure 130 interposed between the semiconductor chip 41 and the seal conductor 61 to electrically isolate the seal conductor 61 from the semiconductor chip 41.
- FIG. Isolation structure 130 preferably includes an insulator.
- the isolation structure 130 consists of the field insulating film 131 formed in the 1st main surface 42 of the semiconductor chip 41 in this form.
- the field insulating film 131 includes at least one of an oxide film (silicon oxide film) and a nitride film (silicon nitride film).
- the field insulating film 131 is preferably made of a LOCOS (local oxidation of silicon) film, which is an example of an oxide film formed by oxidizing the first main surface 42 of the semiconductor chip 41 .
- the thickness of the field insulating film 131 is arbitrary as long as the semiconductor chip 41 and the seal conductor 61 can be insulated.
- Field insulating film 131 may have a thickness of 0.1 ⁇ m or more and 5 ⁇ m or less.
- the isolation structure 130 is formed on the first main surface 42 of the semiconductor chip 41 and extends in a strip shape along the seal conductor 61 in plan view.
- the separation structure 130 is formed in a quadrangular ring shape (specifically, a rectangular ring shape) in plan view.
- the separation structure 130 has a connection portion 132 to which the lower end portion (seal via conductor 65) of the seal conductor 61 is connected.
- the connection portion 132 may form an anchor portion in which the lower end portion (seal via conductor 65 ) of the seal conductor 61 bites toward the semiconductor chip 41 side.
- the connecting portion 132 may be formed flush with the main surface of the isolation structure 130 .
- the isolation structure 130 includes an inner end portion 130A on the device region 62 side, an outer end portion 130B on the outer region 63 side, and a body portion 130C between the inner end portion 130A and the outer end portion 130B.
- the inner end portion 130A defines a region in which the second functional device 60 is formed (that is, the device region 62) in plan view.
- the inner end portion 130A may be formed integrally with an insulating film (not shown) formed on the first main surface 42 of the semiconductor chip 41 .
- the outer end portion 130B is exposed from the chip side walls 44A to 44D of the semiconductor chip 41 and continues to the chip side walls 44A to 44D of the semiconductor chip 41. As shown in FIG. More specifically, the outer end portion 130B is formed flush with the chip sidewalls 44A to 44D of the semiconductor chip 41. As shown in FIG. The outer end portion 130B forms a flush ground surface between the chip side walls 44A to 44D of the semiconductor chip 41 and the insulating side walls 53A to 53D of the insulating layer 51. As shown in FIG. Of course, in another form, the outer end 130B may be formed in the first major surface 42 spaced apart from the chip sidewalls 44A-44D.
- the main body portion 130C has a flat surface extending substantially parallel to the first main surface 42 of the semiconductor chip 41 .
- the body portion 130C has a connecting portion 132 to which the lower end portion (seal via conductor 65) of the seal conductor 61 is connected.
- the connecting portion 132 is formed at a portion of the body portion 130C spaced apart from the inner end portion 130A and the outer end portion 130B.
- the isolation structure 130 can take various forms other than the field insulating film 131 .
- semiconductor device 5 further includes an inorganic insulating layer 140 formed on insulating main surface 52 of insulating layer 51 so as to cover seal conductor 61 .
- Inorganic insulating layer 140 may be referred to as a passivation layer. The inorganic insulating layer 140 protects the insulating layer 51 and the semiconductor chip 41 from above the insulating main surface 52 .
- the inorganic insulating layer 140 has a laminated structure including a first inorganic insulating layer 141 and a second inorganic insulating layer 142 in this form.
- the first inorganic insulating layer 141 may contain silicon oxide.
- the first inorganic insulating layer 141 preferably contains USG (undoped silicate glass), which is silicon oxide with no impurity added.
- the thickness of the first inorganic insulating layer 141 may be 50 nm or more and 5000 nm or less.
- the second inorganic insulating layer 142 may contain silicon nitride.
- the thickness of the second inorganic insulating layer 142 may be 500 nm or more and 5000 nm or less.
- the breakdown voltage (V/cm) of USG exceeds the breakdown voltage (V/cm) of silicon nitride. Therefore, when the inorganic insulating layer 140 is thickened, it is preferable to form the first inorganic insulating layer 141 thicker than the second inorganic insulating layer 142 .
- the first inorganic insulating layer 141 may contain at least one of BPSG (boron doped phosphor silicate glass) and PSG (phosphorus silicate glass) as an example of silicon oxide. However, in this case, since silicon oxide contains impurities (boron or phosphorus), it is particularly preferable to form the first inorganic insulating layer 141 made of USG in order to increase the withstand voltage on the high-potential coil 23 . .
- the inorganic insulating layer 140 may have a single layer structure consisting of either the first inorganic insulating layer 141 or the second inorganic insulating layer 142 .
- the inorganic insulating layer 140 covers the entire area of the seal conductor 61 and has a plurality of low potential pad openings 143 and a plurality of high potential pad openings 144 formed outside the seal conductor 61 .
- a plurality of low potential pad openings 143 expose a plurality of low potential terminals 11 respectively.
- a plurality of high potential pad openings 144 respectively expose a plurality of high potential terminals 12 .
- the inorganic insulating layer 140 may have an overlapping portion that runs over the peripheral portion of the low potential terminal 11 .
- the inorganic insulating layer 140 may have an overlapping portion overlying the peripheral portion of the high potential terminal 12 .
- the semiconductor device 5 further includes an organic insulating layer 145 formed on the inorganic insulating layer 140 .
- the organic insulating layer 145 may contain a photosensitive resin.
- Organic insulating layer 145 may include at least one of polyimide, polyamide, and polybenzoxazole.
- Organic insulating layer 145 comprises polyimide in this form.
- the thickness of the organic insulating layer 145 may be 1 ⁇ m or more and 50 ⁇ m or less.
- the thickness of the organic insulating layer 145 preferably exceeds the total thickness of the inorganic insulating layer 140 . Furthermore, the total thickness of inorganic insulating layer 140 and organic insulating layer 145 is preferably equal to or greater than distance D2 between low potential coil 22 and high potential coil 23 . In this case, the total thickness of the inorganic insulating layer 140 is preferably 2 ⁇ m or more and 10 ⁇ m or less. Also, the thickness of the organic insulating layer 145 is preferably 5 ⁇ m or more and 50 ⁇ m or less.
- the laminated film of the inorganic insulating layer 140 and the organic insulating layer 145 appropriately increases the withstand voltage of the high-potential coil 23. be able to.
- the organic insulating layer 145 includes a first portion 146 covering the low potential side region and a second portion 147 covering the high potential side region.
- the first portion 146 covers the seal conductor 61 with the inorganic insulating layer 140 interposed therebetween.
- the first portion 146 has a plurality of low potential terminal openings 148 exposing the plurality of low potential terminals 11 (low potential pad openings 143 ) respectively in a region outside the seal conductor 61 .
- the first portion 146 may have an overlap portion that runs over the periphery (overlap portion) of the low potential pad opening 143 .
- the second portion 147 collectively covers the transformers 21A to 21D and the dummy pattern 85. Specifically, the second portion 147 collectively covers the plurality of high-potential coils 23, the plurality of high-potential terminals 12, the first high-potential dummy pattern 87, the second high-potential dummy pattern 88, and the floating dummy pattern 121. is doing.
- Embodiments of the present invention can be implemented in other forms.
- an example in which the first functional device 45 and the second functional device 60 are formed has been described.
- a form having only the second functional device 60 without having the first functional device 45 may be employed.
- dummy pattern 85 may be removed.
- the second functional device 60 can achieve the same effects as those described in the first embodiment (excluding the effects related to the dummy pattern 85).
- the second functional device 60 is formed.
- the second functional device 60 is not necessarily required and may be removed.
- the dummy pattern 85 is formed.
- the dummy pattern 85 is not necessarily required and may be removed.
- the first functional device 45 is of a multi-channel type including a plurality of transformers 21 .
- a single-channel first functional device 45 including a single transformer 21 may be employed.
- FIG. 9 is a plan view (top view) schematically showing an example of a transformer arrangement in a two-channel transformer chip 300 (corresponding to the semiconductor device 5 described above).
- the transformer chip 300 in this figure includes a first transformer 301, a second transformer 302, a third transformer 303, a fourth transformer 304, a first guard ring 305, a second guard ring 306, and pads a1 to a8. , pads b1 to b8, pads c1 to c4, and pads d1 to d4.
- pads a1 and b1 are connected to one end of the secondary coil L1s forming the first transformer 301, and pads c1 and d1 are connected to the other end of the secondary coil L1s. ing.
- Pads a2 and b2 are connected to one end of the secondary coil L2s forming the second transformer 302, and pads c1 and d1 are connected to the other end of the secondary coil L2s.
- Pads a3 and b3 are connected to one end of the secondary coil L3s forming the third transformer 303, and pads c2 and d2 are connected to the other end of the secondary coil L3s.
- Pads a4 and b4 are connected to one end of the secondary coil L4s forming the fourth transformer 304, and pads c2 and d2 are connected to the other end of the secondary coil L4s.
- the primary side coil forming the first transformer 301, the primary side coil forming the second transformer 302, the primary side coil forming the third transformer 303, and the primary side coil forming the fourth transformer 304 are also not shown in this figure.
- the primary side coils basically have the same configuration as the secondary side coils L1s to L4s, respectively, and face the secondary side coils L1s to L4s, respectively. located directly below each.
- one end of the primary coil forming the first transformer 301 is connected to pads a5 and b5, and the other end of the primary coil is connected to pads c3 and d3.
- Pads a6 and b6 are connected to one end of the primary coil forming the second transformer 302, and pads c3 and d3 are connected to the other end of the primary coil.
- Pads a7 and b7 are connected to one end of the primary coil forming the third transformer 303, and pads c4 and d4 are connected to the other end of the primary coil.
- Pads a8 and b8 are connected to one end of the primary coil forming the fourth transformer 304, and pads c4 and d4 are connected to the other end of the primary coil.
- pads a5 to a8, pads b5 to b8, pads c3 and c4, and pads d3 and d4 are pulled out from the inside of the transformer chip 300 to the surface via vias (not shown).
- pads a1 to a8 respectively correspond to first current supply pads
- pads b1 to b8 respectively correspond to first voltage measurement pads
- Pads c1 to c4 respectively correspond to second current supply pads
- pads d1 to d4 respectively correspond to second voltage measurement pads.
- the series resistance component of each coil can be accurately measured during the defective product inspection. Therefore, in addition to rejecting defective products in which each coil is disconnected, it is also necessary to appropriately reject defective products in which the resistance value of each coil is abnormal (for example, a short circuit between coils). is possible, and by extension, it becomes possible to prevent the outflow of defective products to the market.
- the plurality of pads may be used as connection means with the primary side chip and the secondary side chip (for example, the controller chip 210 and the driver chip 220 described above). .
- pads a1 and b1, pads a2 and b2, pads a3 and b3, and pads a4 and b4 may be connected to the signal input end or signal output end of the secondary chip, respectively.
- Pads c1 and d1, and pads c2 and d2 may be connected to the common voltage application terminal (GND2) of the secondary chip, respectively.
- pads a5 and b5, pads a6 and b6, pads a7 and b7, and pads a8 and b8 may be connected to the signal input end or signal output end of the primary chip, respectively.
- Pads c3 and d3, and pads c4 and d4 may be connected to the common voltage application terminal (GND1) of the primary chip, respectively.
- the first to fourth transformers 301 to 304 are coupled and arranged for each signal transmission direction.
- a first transformer 301 and a second transformer 302 that transmit signals from the primary chip to the secondary chip are formed into a first pair by a first guard ring 305 .
- a third transformer 303 and a fourth transformer 304 that transmit signals from the secondary chip to the primary chip are formed into a second pair by a second guard ring 306 .
- the reason for such coupling is that when the primary side coils and secondary side coils forming the first to fourth transformers 301 to 304 are laminated in the vertical direction of the substrate of the transformer chip 300, This is to ensure a withstand voltage between the primary coil and the secondary coil.
- the first guard ring 305 and the second guard ring 306 are not necessarily essential components.
- first guard ring 305 and the second guard ring 306 may be connected to low-impedance wiring such as ground terminals via pads e1 and e2, respectively.
- the pads c1 and d1 are shared between the secondary coil L1s and the secondary coil L2s.
- the pads c2 and d2 are shared between the secondary coil L3s and the secondary coil L4s.
- the pads c3 and d3 are shared between the primary coil L1p and the primary coil L2p.
- the pads c4 and d4 are shared with the corresponding primary coils.
- the primary coils and secondary coils forming the first to fourth transformers 301 to 304 are rectangular (or tracks with rounded corners) in plan view of the transformer chip 300 . shape). With such a configuration, the area of the portion where the primary side coil and the secondary side coil overlap becomes large, and it is possible to improve the transmission efficiency of the transformer.
- transformer arrangement in this figure is only an example, and the number, shape, and arrangement of coils and the arrangement of pads are arbitrary. Also, the chip structure and transformer arrangement described so far can be applied to general semiconductor devices in which coils are integrated on a semiconductor chip.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a basic configuration of a traction inverter mounted on an electric vehicle.
- the traction inverter 400 of this configuration example is a type of motor drive device that converts DC power supplied from an on-vehicle battery (not shown) into AC power to drive the motor M. unit] 2 and various discrete components (high side switch SWH, low side switch SWL, npn bipolar transistor Q1, pnp bipolar transistor Q2, resistors R1 to R3, and capacitors C1 and C2).
- Electric vehicles equipped with the traction inverter 400 include BEV [battery electric vehicle], HEV [hybrid electric vehicle], PHEV [plug-in hybrid electric vehicle]/PHV [plug-in hybrid vehicle], Also, FCEV [fuel cell electric vehicle]/FCV [fuel cell vehicle] can be cited as examples.
- the insulated gate driver 1 insulates between the primary circuit system (VCC1-GND1) that receives power from the DC voltage source E1 and the secondary circuit system (VCC2-GND2) that receives power from the DC voltage source E2. It is a semiconductor integrated circuit device (corresponding to the signal transmission device 200 in FIG. 1, for example) that transmits a gate drive signal from a primary circuit system to a secondary circuit system.
- the insulated gate driver 1 has a plurality of external terminals (in this figure, VCC1 terminal, IN terminal, FLT1 terminal, FLT2 terminal, GND1 terminal, VCC2 terminal, OUT terminal, CLAMP terminal, PROOUT terminal, and GND2 terminal).
- the VCC1 terminal is the power supply terminal for the primary circuit system.
- the IN terminal is a control input terminal.
- the FLT1 terminal and the FLT2 terminal are fault signal output terminals, respectively.
- a GND1 terminal is a ground terminal of the primary circuit system.
- the VCC2 terminal is a power supply terminal for the secondary circuit system.
- the OUT terminal is an output terminal.
- a CLAMP terminal is a Miller clamp terminal.
- the PROOUT terminal is a soft turn-off terminal.
- a GND2 terminal is a ground terminal for the secondary circuit system.
- the ECU 2 is means for performing overall electrical control of the electric vehicle, and exchanges various signals (input signal IN, external fault signals FLT1 and FLT2, etc.) with the insulated gate driver 1. .
- a resistor R1 is connected between the VCC1 terminal and the FLT1 terminal.
- a resistor R2 is connected between the VCC1 terminal and the FLT2 terminal.
- a resistor R3 is connected between the CLAMP terminal and the PROOUT terminal.
- a capacitor C1 is connected between the VCC1 terminal and the GND1 terminal.
- a capacitor C2 is connected between the VCC2 terminal and the GND2 terminal.
- the high-side switch SWH and the low-side switch SWL are connected between the application terminal of the first motor drive voltage VD1 and each phase input terminal of the motor M (specifically, one end of each phase motor coil), and between the motor M is connected between each phase input terminal of and the application terminal of the second motor drive voltage VD2 ( ⁇ VD1). forming.
- an insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT [insulated gate bipolar transistor]) is used as each of the high-side switch SWH and the low-side switch SWL.
- IGBT insulated gate bipolar transistor
- MOS metal oxide semiconductor
- SiC silicon carbide
- MOS field effect transistor using a Si semiconductor may be employed.
- a MOS field effect transistor using a SiC semiconductor consumes less power and has a higher heat resistance than a MOS field effect transistor using a Si semiconductor, and is therefore suitable for mounting on an electric vehicle.
- the insulated gate driver 1 is formed by sealing a first semiconductor chip 410, a second semiconductor chip 420, and a third semiconductor chip 430 in one package.
- the first semiconductor chip 410 is driven by a power supply voltage VCC1 (such as 5 V or 3.3 V based on GND1) from a DC voltage source E1, and a controller that generates switch control signals S1 and S2 based on an input signal IN. is an integrated controller chip.
- Main functions of the first semiconductor chip 410 include a function of generating switch control signals S1 and S2, a function of generating external fault signals FLT1 and FLT2, and a UVLO (under voltage lock out) function.
- the withstand voltage of the first semiconductor chip 410 may be designed to be an appropriate withstand voltage (for example, 7 [V] withstand voltage) in consideration of the power supply voltage VCC1 (GND1 standard).
- the second semiconductor chip 420 is driven by being supplied with a power supply voltage VCC2 (10 to 30 V based on GND2) from the DC voltage source E2, and the switch control input from the first semiconductor chip 410 via the third semiconductor chip 430 It is a driver chip in which a driver is integrated for driving and controlling a high-side switch SWH, to one end of which a high voltage of several hundred volts is applied, based on signals S1 and S2.
- Main functions of the second semiconductor chip 420 include a function of generating the output signal OUT, a function of generating the internal fault signals S3 and S4, and a UVLO function.
- the breakdown voltage of the second semiconductor chip 420 may be designed to be an appropriate breakdown voltage (for example, 40 [V] breakdown voltage) in consideration of the power supply voltage VCC2 (GND2 standard).
- the third semiconductor chip 430 includes a transformer for transferring the switch control signals S1 and S2 and the internal fault signals S3 and S4 while providing DC isolation between the first semiconductor chip 410 and the second semiconductor chip 420. It is an integrated transformer chip.
- the insulated gate driver 1 of this configuration example apart from the first semiconductor chip 410 in which the controller is integrated and the second semiconductor chip 420 in which the driver is integrated, only the transformer is mounted on the third semiconductor chip.
- the chip 430 is provided independently and is sealed in one package.
- both the first semiconductor chip 410 and the second semiconductor chip 420 can be manufactured by a general low-voltage process (withstanding voltage of several [V] to several tens of [V]). Therefore, it becomes unnecessary to use a dedicated high withstand voltage process (several [kV] withstand voltage), and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.
- both the first semiconductor chip 410 and the second semiconductor chip 420 can be produced by existing processes with proven results, and there is no need to conduct a new reliability test, shortening the development period. And it can contribute to the reduction of development cost.
- the first semiconductor chip 410 includes a first transmission section 411, a second transmission section 412, a first reception section 413, a second reception section 414, a logic section 415, a first UVLO section 416, an N-channel MOS and field effect transistors Na and Nb.
- the second semiconductor chip 420 includes a third receiving section 421, a fourth receiving section 422, a third transmitting section 423, a fourth transmitting section 424, a logic section 425, a driver section 426, and a second UVLO section 427. , a P-channel MOS field effect transistor P1, N-channel MOS field effect transistors N1 to N3, and an SR flip-flop FF.
- the third semiconductor chip 430 has a first transformer 431 , a second transformer 432 , a third transformer 433 and a fourth transformer 434 .
- the first transmission section 411 transmits the switch control signal S1 input from the logic section 415 to the third reception section 421 via the first transformer 431 .
- the second transmission section 412 transmits the switch control signal S2 input from the logic section 415 to the fourth reception section 422 via the second transformer 432 .
- the first receiving section 413 receives the internal fault signal S3 input from the third transmitting section 423 via the third transformer 433 and transmits it to the logic section 415 .
- the second receiving section 414 receives the internal fault signal S4 input from the fourth transmitting section 424 via the fourth transformer 434 and transmits it to the logic section 415 .
- the logic unit 415 exchanges various signals (the input signal IN and the external fault signals FLT1 and FLT2) with the ECU 2, and the first transmission unit 411, the second transmission unit 412, and the first reception unit 413. , and exchanges various signals (S1 to S4) with the second semiconductor chip 420 using the second receiver 414 .
- the logic unit 415 generates a pulse in the switch control signal S1 so as to set the output signal OUT to a high level when the input signal IN is at a high level, and conversely, when the input signal IN is at a low level, A pulse is generated in the switch control signal S2 so as to set the output signal OUT to a low level.
- the logic unit 415 detects a positive edge (rising edge from low level to high level) of the input signal IN to generate a pulse in the switch control signal S1, while detecting a negative edge (rising edge from high level to low level) of the input signal IN. ) is detected to generate a pulse in the switch control signal S2.
- the drains of the transistors Na and Nb are connected to the FLT1 terminal and the FLT2 terminal, respectively.
- Gates of the transistors Na and Nb are both connected to the logic section 415 .
- the ECU 2 can grasp the state of the insulated gate driver 1 by monitoring the external fault signals FLT1 and FLT2. This fault output function will be described later in detail.
- the first UVLO unit 416 monitors whether the power supply voltage VCC1 is in a low voltage state and transmits the monitoring result to the logic unit 415 .
- the third receiving section 421 receives the switch control signal S1 input from the first transmitting section 411 via the first transformer 431 and transmits it to the set input terminal (S) of the SR flip-flop FF.
- the fourth receiving section 422 receives the switch control signal S2 input from the second transmitting section 412 via the second transformer 432 and transmits it to the reset input terminal (R) of the SR flip-flop FF.
- the third transmission section 423 transmits the internal fault signal S3 input from the logic section 425 to the first reception section 413 via the third transformer 433 .
- the fourth transmission section 424 transmits the internal fault signal S4 input from the logic section 425 to the second reception section 414 via the fourth transformer 434 .
- the SR flip-flop FF is triggered by the pulse edge of the switch control signal S1 input to the set input terminal (S) and sets the logic level of the output terminal (Q) to high level. Also, the SR flip-flop FF resets the logic level of the output terminal (Q) to low level, triggered by the pulse edge of the switch control signal S2 input to the reset input terminal (R). That is, the output signal sent from the SR flip-flop FF to the logic section 425 becomes a pulse signal having the same logic level as the input signal IN that is input from the ECU 2 to the logic section 415 .
- the logic section 425 generates a drive signal for the driver section 426 based on the output signal of the SR flip-flop FF.
- the logic unit 425 detects a low voltage abnormality
- the logic unit 425 not only directly transmits the fact to the driver unit 426 but also transmits it to the logic unit 415 using the internal fault signal S3.
- the driver section 426 can quickly perform a protective operation, and the logic section 415 can be sent to the ECU 2. It is possible to perform fault output of
- the second semiconductor chip 420 includes an abnormality detection unit other than the second UVLO unit 427 (overvoltage detection unit OVP [over voltage protection], short circuit detection unit SCP [short circuit protection] or overheat detection unit A detection unit OTP [over temperature protection], etc.) may be provided.
- OVP over voltage protection
- SCP short circuit detection unit
- a detection unit OTP over temperature protection
- the second semiconductor chip 420 can also incorporate a non-volatile memory for setting registers.
- a non-volatile memory for setting registers.
- an internal fault signal S4 provided separately from the internal fault signal S3 is used to output a fault to the logic unit 415 (and thus to the ECU 2). you can go
- the source of the transistor P1 is connected to the VCC2 terminal.
- the drains of the transistors P1 and N1 are both connected to the OUT terminal.
- the drain of transistor N2 is connected to the CLAMP terminal.
- the drain of transistor N3 is connected to the PROOUT terminal.
- the sources of the transistors N1 to N3 are all connected to the GND2 terminal. Gates of transistors P 1 and N 1 to N 3 are all connected to driver section 426 .
- the driver section 426 performs on/off control of the transistor P1 and the transistor N1 based on the drive signal input from the logic section 425, and outputs an output signal OUT from the connection node between the transistor P1 and the transistor N1.
- An output signal OUT is input to the high-side switch SWH through a drive circuit composed of transistors Q1 and Q2.
- the rise/fall time (slew rate) of the output signal OUT is set so that the output signal OUT has the driving capability of the high-side switch SWH.
- the driver unit 426 When the voltage level of the output signal OUT (referenced to GND2) becomes low, the driver unit 426 operates the transistor N2 so as to absorb charge (mirror current) from the gate of the high-side switch SWH through the CLAMP terminal. It has a function to turn on (active Miller clamp function). With such a configuration, when turning off the high side switch SWH, the gate potential of the high side switch SWH is quickly changed via the transistor N2 without depending on the slew rate set by the drive circuit. It is possible to lower to a low level.
- the driver unit 426 determines that it is necessary to perform a protection operation based on the abnormality detection signal input from the logic unit 425, the driver unit 426 turns off the transistor P1 and the transistors N1 and N2, while turning off the transistor N3. It has a function to turn on (soft turn-off function). With such switch control, during the protection operation, the electric charge can be extracted from the gate of the high-side switch SWH through the resistor R3 more slowly than during the normal operation. By adopting such a configuration, it is possible to avoid a momentary interruption of the motor current during the protection operation, so that it is possible to suppress a surge caused by the back electromotive force of the motor coil. By appropriately selecting the resistance value of the resistor R3, the fall time during the protection operation can be arbitrarily adjusted.
- the second UVLO unit 427 monitors whether the power supply voltage VCC2 is in a low voltage state and transmits the monitoring result to the logic unit 425.
- the first transformer 431 is a DC insulation element for transmitting the switch control signal S1 from the first semiconductor chip 410 to the second semiconductor chip 420.
- the second transformer 432 is a DC insulating element for transmitting the switch control signal S2 from the first semiconductor chip 410 to the second semiconductor chip 420.
- the third transformer 433 is a DC isolation element for transmitting the internal fault signal S3 from the second semiconductor chip 420 to the first semiconductor chip 410.
- the fourth transformer 434 is a DC isolation element for transmitting the internal fault signal S4 from the second semiconductor chip 420 to the first semiconductor chip 410.
- the insulated gate driver 1 turns off the high-side switch SWH and sets the FLT1 terminal to a low level when the power supply voltage VCC1 becomes equal to or lower than a predetermined lower threshold voltage VUVLO1L .
- the insulated gate driver 1 starts normal operation and sets the FLT1 terminal to a high impedance state (high level).
- UVLO2 driver side low voltage malfunction prevention function
- the insulated gate driver 1 turns off the high-side switch SWH and sets the FLT1 terminal to a low level when the power supply voltage VCC2 becomes equal to or lower than a predetermined lower threshold voltage VUVLO2L .
- the insulated gate driver 1 starts normal operation and sets the FLT1 terminal to a high impedance state (high level).
- the insulated gate driver 1 sets the PROOUT terminal to a low level and the OUT terminal to a high impedance state. Such control enables the high-side switch SWH to be turned off slowly. It should be noted that the slew rate in the OFF state can be arbitrarily adjusted by appropriately selecting the resistance value of the externally attached resistor R3.
- the insulated gate driver 1 sets the CLAMP terminal to low level when the gate potential of the high-side switch SWH becomes equal to or lower than a predetermined threshold voltage VAMC . Such control makes it possible to reliably turn off the high-side switch SWH.
- the characteristics of the insulated gate driver 1, such as the driving speed (slew rate) of the gate driving section, or the detection threshold value or release threshold value of the abnormality detection section, are determined according to the individual differences (manufacturing variations) of the switch elements. etc. can be arbitrarily adjusted. In the following, we propose a novel embodiment to achieve this.
- FIG. 11 shows a novel embodiment of the isolated gate driver 1.
- the insulated gate driver 1 of this embodiment includes a gate drive section 441, an abnormality detection/fault control section 442, a register 443, a control logic section 444, a nonvolatile memory 445, a memory control section 446, and an interface section 447. and have In the following description, it is assumed that the above components are basically integrated in the second semiconductor chip 420 (driver chip) of the insulated gate driver 1 .
- the abnormality detection/fault control unit 442 functions as an abnormality detection unit (overvoltage detection unit OVP, short circuit detection unit SCP, overheat detection unit OTP, etc.) that detects an abnormality other than the nonvolatile memory 445, and has an FLT1 terminal and an FLT2 terminal. It also has a function as a fault control section that sends external fault signals FLT1 and FLT2 to the ECU 2 using .
- the FLT1 terminal corresponds to a first external terminal for externally outputting the error detection result of the nonvolatile memory 445
- the FLT2 terminal is a second external terminal for externally outputting the error detection result of the nonvolatile memory 445. Corresponds to a terminal.
- Various characteristics of the abnormality detection/fault control unit 442 can be arbitrarily adjusted based on the value stored in the register 443 (adjustment data D2 in this figure). Examples of the above characteristics include a detection threshold value or a release threshold value for determining whether or not an abnormal state exists.
- the abnormality detection/fault control unit 442 has, as its component, a fault signal transmission mechanism (for example, the first reception unit 413 in FIG. 10, the second receiving unit 414, third transmitting unit 423, fourth transmitting unit 424, third transformer 433, fourth transformer 434) and a fault terminal control mechanism that controls the FLT1 terminal and the FLT2 terminal (for example, the logic unit in FIG. 10 415, transistors Na and Nb). Therefore, the fault control unit 442 does not have all its components integrated in the second semiconductor chip 420, but its components are the first semiconductor chip 410, the second semiconductor chip 420 and the third semiconductor chip 430. can be understood to be distributed and integrated.
- a fault signal transmission mechanism for example, the first reception unit 413 in FIG. 10, the second receiving unit 414, third transmitting unit 423, fourth transmitting unit 424, third transformer 433, fourth transformer 434
- a fault terminal control mechanism that controls the FLT1 terminal and the FLT2 terminal for example, the logic unit in FIG. 10 415, transistors Na and Nb
- the register 443 stores adjustment data read from the nonvolatile memory 445 by the control logic unit 444 (in this figure, adjustment data D1 for the gate drive unit 441 and adjustment data D2 for the abnormality detection/fault control unit 442). is volatilely stored.
- the control logic unit 444 controls the abnormality detection/fault control unit 442 to keep the gate driving unit 441 in a non-operating state until the adjustment data D1 and D2 read from the nonvolatile memory 445 are stored in the register 443. (details will be described later).
- the control logic unit 444 has an error detection and correction circuit ECC [error check and correct] that performs error detection and error correction for each of the adjustment data D1 and D2 written in the nonvolatile memory 445 (details will be described later). ).
- the nonvolatile memory 445 nonvolatilely stores adjustment data for the insulated gate driver 1 (in this figure, adjustment data D1 for the gate drive unit 441 and adjustment data D2 for the abnormality detection/fault control unit 442).
- adjustment data D1 for the gate drive unit 441 and adjustment data D2 for the abnormality detection/fault control unit 442 are built in the insulated gate driver 1 in this embodiment, the nonvolatile memory 445 may be externally attached to the insulated gate driver 1 (a specific example will be described later).
- the nonvolatile memory 445 When the memory control unit 446 accesses the nonvolatile memory 445 from the outside of the insulated gate driver 1 via the interface unit 447 (for example, reading or writing the adjustment data D1 and D2), the nonvolatile memory 445 Performs address control, etc.
- the interface unit 447 is a front end for accessing the nonvolatile memory 445 from outside the insulated gate driver 1 .
- a two-wire serial interface conforming to the I2C [inter-integrated circuit] standard, which performs two-way serial communication using the data signal SDA and the clock signal SCL, may be used.
- the gate driving unit 441 operates before finishing setting the characteristics of the gate driving unit 441 and the abnormality detection/fault control unit 442, in other words, before finishing storing the adjustment data D1 and D2 in the register 443,
- the switching elements are driven with inappropriate characteristics that do not take individual differences (variations) of the switching elements into consideration. In such a situation, the reduction of the safety margin becomes an enemy, and there is a possibility that the switching element may malfunction.
- the register 443 is a type of volatile memory, the series of operations of reading the adjustment data D1 and D2 from the nonvolatile memory 445 and storing them in the register 443 is performed each time the traction inverter 400 is powered on. Therefore, it is necessary to fully consider the startup sequence from power supply startup to gate drive start.
- the UVLO of the insulated gate driver 1 is released in response to the rise of the power supply voltages VCC1 and VCC2.
- the reading of the adjustment data D1 and D2 from the nonvolatile memory 445 has not yet started, and it is natural that the data storage in the register 443, the gate drive section 441 and the abnormality detection/fault The characteristic adjustment of each control unit 442 has not been completed either. Therefore, the gate driver 441 is maintained in a non-operating state.
- the abnormality detection signal input from the abnormality detection/fault control section 442 to the gate driving section 441 may be maintained at the logic level at the time of abnormality detection. .
- step #3 the control logic unit 444 reads out the adjustment data D1 and D2 from the nonvolatile memory 445 and stores them in the register 443.
- step #3 when the data storage in the register 443 is completed, various characteristics of the gate driving section 441 and the abnormality detection/fault control section 442 are optimized, so that the switch element (for example, the high side switch SWH) is driven. be in a state where it can be done. Therefore, when the flow advances to step #5 through the YES determination in step #4, the insulated gate driver 1 enters the fault release state, and the abnormality detection signal input to the gate driving unit 441 changes from the logic level at the time of abnormality detection. It is switched to the logic level when no abnormality is detected.
- the switch element for example, the high side switch SWH
- the adjustment data D1 and D2 are stored in the register 443 until the respective characteristics of the gate drive section 441 and the abnormality detection/fault control section 442 are set.
- a start-up sequence is adopted in which the gate driver 441 is maintained in a non-operating state until the storage of .
- FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a first implementation example of the non-volatile memory 445.
- the traction inverter 400 of the first implementation is a type of motor drive device that controls the drive of the motor M, and includes three insulated gate drivers 1H (u/v/w) and three It has an insulated gate driver 1L (u/v/w), three high side switches SWH (u/v/w), three low side switches SWL (u/v/w), and an ECU2.
- the motor M is a three-phase motor that is driven to rotate according to three-phase drive voltages U/V/W input from three-phase (U-phase/V-phase/W-phase) half-bridge output stages. .
- the insulated gate drivers 1H each insulate between the ECU 2 and the high-side switch SWH (u/v/w), while outputting the upper gate control signal (previously described input
- the high-side switch SWH (u/v/w) is driven by generating an upper gate drive signal (corresponding to the output signal OUT described above) according to the signal IN).
- the insulated gate drivers 1L respectively insulate between the ECU 2 and the low side switches SWL (u/v/w), and operate the lower gate driver 1L (u/v/w) according to the lower gate control signal input from the ECU 2.
- the low side switch SWL (u/v/w) is driven by generating a gate drive signal.
- the high-side switches SWH are upper power transistors that form a three-phase (U-phase/V-phase/W-phase) half-bridge output stage, and the insulated gate driver 1H (u/v /w)
- Each switch connection terminal T1 (OUT terminal, CLAMP terminal, PROOUT terminal, GND2 terminal, etc. provided on the second semiconductor chip 420 side in FIG. 10) is externally attached to an insulated gate driver 1H (u/v /w).
- IGBTs are used as the high side switch SWH (u/v/w) and the low side switch SWL (u/v/w). It is also possible to use MOSFETs or Si-MOSFETs.
- the ECU 2 activates the high side switch SWH (u/v/w) and the low side switch SWL (u/v/w) via the insulated gate drivers 1H (u/v/w) and 1L (u/v/w), respectively. By driving, the rotational driving of the motor M is controlled.
- the ECU 2 also has a function of monitoring the FLT1 and FLT2 terminals of the insulated gate drivers 1H (u/v/w) and 1L (u/v/w) to perform various safety controls.
- the insulated gate drivers 1H (u/v/w) and 1L (u/v/w) include non-volatile memories 445 that store adjustment data D1 and D2, respectively. built into each unit. With such a configuration, the number of parts for configuring traction inverter 400 can be reduced.
- FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a second implementation example of the nonvolatile memory 445.
- FIG. The traction inverter 400 of the second implementation example is based on the first implementation example (FIG. 13), but the nonvolatile memory 445 is changed to be external.
- a nonvolatile memory 445 in which data is written is externally attached to each.
- the characteristics of the gate driving section 441 and the abnormality detection/fault control section 442 on the secondary side are controlled. can be adjusted, signal transmission from the primary side to the secondary side, that is, signal transmission from the first semiconductor chip 410 to the second semiconductor chip 420 via the third semiconductor chip 430 becomes unnecessary. Therefore, the circuit configuration of the insulated gate driver 1 can be simplified.
- FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a third implementation example of the nonvolatile memory 445.
- FIG. The traction inverter 400 of the third implementation example is based on the first implementation example (FIG. 13), but the nonvolatile memory 445 is changed to be external.
- a single non-volatile memory 445 is externally attached in common. With such a configuration, the external nonvolatile memory 445 can be reduced.
- signal transmission from the primary side to the secondary side that is, signal transmission from the first semiconductor chip 410 to the second semiconductor chip 420 via the third semiconductor chip 430 is required. Attention is required.
- the control logic unit 444 (or the nonvolatile memory 445) should include an error detection and correction circuit ECC that performs error detection and error correction of the adjustment data D1 and D2 written in the nonvolatile memory 445. desirable.
- FIG. 16 is a table showing a first operation example of fault output, showing the error detection result of the nonvolatile memory 445, the operability state of the gate driving unit 441, and the output states of the FLT1 terminal and the FLT2 terminal. .
- the error detection of the nonvolatile memory 445 is performed mainly by the error detection and correction circuit ECC.
- switching of the operation enable/disable of the gate driving unit 441 and fault output using the FLT1 terminal and the FLT2 terminal are mainly performed by the abnormality detection/fault control unit 442 .
- both the FLT1 terminal and the FLT2 terminal are set to low level, and the gate The drive unit 441 is forcibly stopped.
- the adjustment data D1 and D2 cannot be corrected, so it becomes impossible to correctly adjust the characteristics of the insulated gate driver 1.
- FIG. Therefore, it is most important to ensure the safety of the electric vehicle by forcibly stopping the gate drive unit 441 .
- the ECU 2 is informed that some serious abnormality has occurred in the insulated gate driver 1 or the high side switch SWH (in this case, an error of 2 bits or more has occurred in the nonvolatile memory 445). Therefore, it is possible to quickly notify that the gate driving unit 441 is forced to stop due to this.
- FIG. 17 is a table showing a second operation example of the fault output. Similar to FIG. output states are shown.
- the second operation example of this figure is basically the same as the first operation example (FIG. 16) described above, and an error of two or more bits is detected in the adjustment data D1 and D2 written in the nonvolatile memory 445.
- the only difference is that the FLT2 terminal is set to a high impedance state when Thus, when an error of 2 bits or more is detected, the output state of the FLT2 terminal is irrelevant because the FLT1 terminal is used to output a fault to the ECU 2 .
- FIG. 18 is a table showing a third operation example of the fault output. , and the output states of the FLT1 and FLT2 terminals.
- the error detection of the nonvolatile memory 445 is performed mainly by the error detection and correction circuit ECC.
- abnormality detection UVLO, OVP, SCP, OTP, etc.
- the adjustment data D1 and D2 written in the nonvolatile memory 445 are normal.
- the FLT1 terminal and the FLT2 terminal are set to low level, and the gate driving section 441 is forcibly stopped.
- the gate driving unit 441 is forcibly stopped. Therefore, it is necessary to promptly inform the ECU 2 that some serious abnormality (UVLO, OVP, SCP, OTP, etc.) has occurred in the insulated gate driver 1 or the high side switch SWH while ensuring the safety of the electric vehicle. can be done.
- the gate driving section 441 is forcibly stopped.
- the adjustment data D1 and D2 cannot be corrected, so it becomes impossible to correctly adjust the characteristics of the insulated gate driver 1.
- FIG. Therefore, it is most important to ensure the safety of the electric vehicle by forcibly stopping the gate drive unit 441 .
- FIG. 19 is a table showing a fourth operation example of fault output. As with FIG. ), the operable/impossible state of the gate driver 441, and the output states of the FLT1 terminal and the FLT2 terminal.
- the fourth operation example of the present figure is basically the same as the previously described third operation example (FIG. 18). The only difference is that the FLT2 terminal is set to a high impedance state when Thus, when an error of 2 bits or more is detected, the output state of the FLT2 terminal is irrelevant because the FLT1 terminal is used to output a fault to the ECU 2 .
- FIG. 21 is a diagram showing a second shared example of the fault signal output terminal (here, the FLT2 terminal).
- the fault control unit 442 fixes the FLT2 terminal to a high level when the adjustment data D1 and D2 are normal, and when a 1-bit error is detected in the adjustment data D1 and D2.
- the FLT2 terminal may be pulse-driven between the high level and the low level, and the FLT2 terminal may be fixed at the low level when an error of 2 bits or more is detected in the adjustment data D1 and D2.
- the result of error detection can be determined from the logic level of the FLT2 terminal and the presence or absence of pulse driving.
- FIG. 22 is a diagram showing a third shared example of the fault signal output terminal (here, the FLT2 terminal).
- the fault control unit 442 fixes the FLT2 terminal to a high level when the adjustment data D1 and D2 are normal, and when a 1-bit error is detected in the adjustment data D1 and D2.
- the FLT2 terminal may be pulse-driven at the pulse frequency f1
- the FLT2 terminal may be pulse-driven at the pulse frequency f2 (for example, f2>f1) when an error of two bits or more is detected in the adjustment data D1 and D2.
- the result of error detection can be determined from the logic level of the FLT2 terminal and the pulse frequency.
- the method of sharing the fault signal output terminal is not limited to the above, and the output state of the FLT2 terminal can be arbitrarily set according to the error detection result of the adjustment data D1 and D2. You can switch. For example, various parameters (pulse width, duty, modulation method, etc.) during pulse driving of the FLT2 terminal may be switched.
- FIG. 23 is a diagram showing the appearance of an electric vehicle.
- the insulated gate driver 1 and the traction inverter 400 using the same can be suitably used as a motor driving means for the electric vehicle X10.
- the insulated gate driver disclosed in this specification includes a switch connection terminal configured to externally attach a switch element, a nonvolatile memory in which adjustment data is written, and a nonvolatile memory that is read out from the nonvolatile memory.
- a register configured to store the adjustment data
- a gate drive unit configured to drive the gate of the switch element with various characteristics set based on the stored value of the register
- the non-volatile a control logic unit that keeps the gate drive unit in a non-operating state until the adjustment data is read from the memory and stored in the register (first configuration).
- the insulated gate driver disclosed in this specification is configured to externally attach a switch connection terminal configured to externally attach a switch element and a nonvolatile memory in which adjustment data is written.
- a memory connection terminal configured to store the adjustment data read from the nonvolatile memory, and gate driving of the switch element with various characteristics set based on the values stored in the register.
- a control logic unit that maintains the gate driving unit in a non-operating state until the adjustment data is read from the nonvolatile memory and stored in the register (second 2).
- the insulated gate driver according to the first or second configuration further includes an abnormality detection unit configured to detect an abnormality using various characteristics set based on the values stored in the register (third configuration). ).
- the control logic unit outputs the nonvolatile memory after the UVLO is released as the power supply voltage applied to the insulated gate driver rises. starting to read the adjustment data, continuing to store data in the register while maintaining the gate driving unit in the non-operating state until data storage in the register is completed, and storing data in the register; is completed, the non-operating state of the gate drive section may be released (fourth configuration).
- the insulated gate driver according to any one of the first, third and fourth configurations includes a first semiconductor chip in which circuit elements of the primary circuit system are integrated and a second semiconductor chip in which circuit elements of the secondary circuit system are integrated.
- a configuration in which a semiconductor chip and a third semiconductor chip in which insulating elements for performing signal transmission while insulating between the first semiconductor chip and the second semiconductor chip are integrated are sealed in a single package. (Fifth configuration).
- the insulated gate driver according to the second configuration includes a first semiconductor chip in which circuit elements of a primary circuit system are integrated, a second semiconductor chip in which circuit elements of a secondary circuit system are integrated, and the first semiconductor chip. and a third semiconductor chip integrated with an insulating element for performing signal transmission while insulating the chip from the second semiconductor chip, and are sealed in a single package (sixth configuration). good too.
- both the register and the gate driver may be integrated in the second semiconductor chip (seventh configuration).
- the traction inverter disclosed in the present specification includes an insulated gate driver having the first configuration and a gate driven by the insulated gate driver, which is externally attached to the switch connection terminal of the insulated gate driver.
- a configuration (eighth configuration) having a switch element configured as described above may be employed.
- the traction inverter disclosed in the present specification includes an insulated gate driver having the second configuration, and an insulated gate driver externally attached to the switch connection terminal of the insulated gate driver and gate-driven by the insulated gate driver. and the nonvolatile memory externally attached to the memory connection terminal of the insulated gate driver and configured to store the adjustment data of the insulated gate driver. (Ninth configuration).
- the traction inverter disclosed in this specification includes a plurality of insulated gate drivers according to the sixth configuration, and a plurality of insulated gate drivers provided on the second semiconductor chip side of each of the plurality of insulated gate drivers.
- a plurality of switch elements externally attached to each of the switch connection terminals and configured to be gate-driven by the plurality of insulated gate drivers; and a single non-volatile memory configured to store the adjustment data of each of the plurality of insulated gate drivers by being commonly connected to each of the plurality of memory connection terminals (eleventh configuration).
- the electric vehicle disclosed in this specification may have a configuration (12th configuration) having a traction inverter according to any one of the 8th to 11th configurations.
- the insulated gate driver disclosed in this specification includes a switch connection terminal configured to externally attach a switch element, a nonvolatile memory in which adjustment data is written, and a readout from the nonvolatile memory.
- a register configured to store the output adjustment data;
- a gate drive unit configured to drive the switch element with various characteristics set based on the stored value of the register;
- an abnormality detection unit configured to detect an abnormality other than the nonvolatile memory; an error detection and correction circuit configured to perform error detection and error correction of the adjustment data written in the nonvolatile memory;
- a first external terminal configured to externally output a result of abnormality detection; a second external terminal configured to externally output a result of error detection; and a 1-bit error detected in the adjustment data.
- the insulated gate driver disclosed in this specification is configured to externally attach a switch connection terminal configured to externally attach a switch element and a nonvolatile memory in which adjustment data is written.
- a register configured to store the adjustment data read from the nonvolatile memory; and gate driving of the switch element with various characteristics set based on the values stored in the register.
- an abnormality detection unit configured to detect an abnormality other than the nonvolatile memory; and error detection and error correction of the adjustment data written in the nonvolatile memory.
- a first external terminal configured to externally output the error detection result; and a second external terminal configured to externally output the error detection result.
- the second external terminal is set to the output state at the time of error detection, and then the normal operation of the gate driving section is continued, and the adjustment data is adjusted to 2 bits; and a fault control unit configured to forcibly stop the gate driving unit when the above error is detected (a fourteenth configuration).
- the fault control unit when an error of 2 bits or more is detected in the adjustment data, controls the first external error regardless of the result of the abnormality detection.
- a configuration (a fifteenth configuration) may be employed in which the terminal is set to an output state when an abnormality is detected.
- the fault controller controls the first external terminal regardless of the error detection result when an abnormality other than the nonvolatile memory is detected.
- a configuration (sixteenth configuration) may be employed in which the gate driving unit is forcibly stopped after the output state at the time of abnormality detection is set.
- the fault control section puts the second external terminal in the first output state when a 1-bit error is detected in the adjustment data, and the adjustment The second external terminal may be set to a second output state different from the first output state (seventeenth configuration) when an error of two bits or more is detected in the data.
- the insulated gate driver according to any one of the thirteenth and fifteenth to seventeenth configurations includes a first semiconductor chip in which circuit elements of a primary circuit system are integrated and a second semiconductor chip in which circuit elements of a secondary circuit system are integrated.
- the insulated gate driver according to the fourteenth configuration includes: a first semiconductor chip integrated with circuit elements of a primary circuit system; a second semiconductor chip integrated with circuit elements of a secondary circuit system; and a third semiconductor chip integrated with insulating elements for performing signal transmission while insulating the chip from the second semiconductor chip, and a configuration (nineteenth configuration) in which a single package is sealed. good too.
- both the register and the gate driving section may be integrated in the second semiconductor chip (twentieth configuration).
- the traction inverter disclosed in the present specification includes an insulated gate driver having the thirteenth configuration, and a gate driven by the insulated gate driver, which is externally attached to the switch connection terminal of the insulated gate driver. and the switch element configured as above (21st configuration).
- the traction inverter disclosed in the present specification includes an insulated gate driver having the fourteenth configuration, and a gate driven by the insulated gate driver, which is externally attached to the switch connection terminal of the insulated gate driver. and the nonvolatile memory externally attached to the memory connection terminal of the insulated gate driver and configured to store the adjustment data of the insulated gate driver. (22nd configuration).
- the traction inverter disclosed in this specification includes a plurality of insulated gate drivers according to the nineteenth configuration, and a plurality of insulated gate drivers provided on the second semiconductor chip side of each of the plurality of insulated gate drivers.
- a plurality of switch elements externally attached to each of the switch connection terminals and configured to be gate-driven by the plurality of insulated gate drivers; and a plurality of non-volatile memories configured to store the adjustment data for each of the plurality of insulated gate drivers (a twenty-third configuration).
- the traction inverter disclosed in this specification includes a plurality of insulated gate drivers according to the nineteenth configuration, and a plurality of insulated gate drivers provided on the second semiconductor chip side of each of the plurality of insulated gate drivers. a plurality of switch elements externally attached to each of the switch connection terminals and configured to be gate-driven by the plurality of insulated gate drivers; a single non-volatile memory configured to store the adjustment data of each of the plurality of insulated gate drivers by being connected in common to each of the plurality of memory connection terminals (a twenty-fourth configuration ).
- the electric vehicle disclosed in this specification may have a configuration (25th configuration) having a traction inverter according to any one of the 21st to 24th configurations.
- a traction inverter mounted on an electric vehicle was taken as an example of the object of application of the insulated gate driver, but the object of application of the insulated gate driver is not limited to this. It can also be widely applied to medical equipment and the like.
- non-volatile memory and the associated novel start-up sequence and fault output, is not intended to apply only to isolated gate drivers, but to both isolated and non-isolated types. It can be widely applied to signal transmission devices in general.
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図1は、信号伝達装置の基本構成を示す図である。本構成例の信号伝達装置200は、一次回路系200p(VCC1-GND1系)と二次回路系200s(VCC2-GND2系)との間を絶縁しつつ、一次回路系200pから二次回路系200sにパルス信号を伝達し、二次回路系200sに設けられたスイッチ素子(不図示)のゲートを駆動する半導体集積回路装置(いわゆる絶縁ゲートドライバIC)である。例えば、信号伝達装置200は、コントローラチップ210と、ドライバチップ220と、トランスチップ230と、を単一のパッケージに封止して成る。
次に、トランスチップ230の基本構造について説明する。図2は、トランスチップ230の基本構造を示す図である。本図のトランスチップ230において、トランス231は、上下方向に対向する一次側コイル231pと二次側コイル231sを含む。トランス232は、上下方向に対向する一次側コイル232pと二次側コイル232sを含む。
図3は、2チャンネル型のトランスチップとして用いられる半導体装置5を示す斜視図である。図4は、図3に示す半導体装置5の平面図である。図5は、図3に示す半導体装置5において低電位コイル22(=トランスの一次側コイルに相当)が形成された層を示す平面図である。図6は、図3に示す半導体装置5において高電位コイル23(=トランスの二次側コイルに相当)が形成された層を示す平面図である。図7は、図6に示すVIII-VIII線に沿う断面図である。図8は、図7に示す領域XIIIの拡大図であって、分離構造130を示す図である。
図9は、2チャンネル型のトランスチップ300(先出の半導体装置5に相当)におけるトランス配列の一例を模式的に示す平面図(上面図)である。本図のトランスチップ300は、第1トランス301と、第2トランス302と、第3トランス303と、第4トランス304と、第1ガードリング305と、第2ガードリング306と、パッドa1~a8と、パッドb1~b8と、パッドc1~c4と、パッドd1~d4と、を有する。
図10は、電動車に搭載されるトラクションインバータの基本構成を示す図である。本構成例のトラクションインバータ400は、不図示の車載バッテリから供給される直流電力を交流電力に変換してモータMを駆動するモータ駆動装置の一種であり、絶縁ゲートドライバ1と、ECU[electronic control unit]2と、種々のディスクリート部品(ハイサイドスイッチSWH、ローサイドスイッチSWL、npn型バイポーラトランジスタQ1、pnp型バイポーラトランジスタQ2、抵抗R1~R3、及び、キャパシタC1並びにC2)と、を有する。
引き続き、図10を参照しながら絶縁ゲートドライバ1について詳細に説明する。絶縁ゲートドライバ1は、第1半導体チップ410と、第2半導体チップ420と、第3半導体チップ430と、を1つのパッケージに封止して成る。
絶縁ゲートドライバ1は、電源電圧VCC1が所定の下側閾値電圧VUVLO1L以下になると、ハイサイドスイッチSWHをオフとし、FLT1端子をローレベルとする。一方、絶縁ゲートドライバ1は、電源電圧VCC1が所定の上側閾値電圧VUVLO1H以上になると、通常動作を開始し、FLT1端子をハイインピーダンス状態(ハイレベル)とする。
絶縁ゲートドライバ1は、電源電圧VCC2が所定の下側閾値電圧VUVLO2L以下になると、ハイサイドスイッチSWHをオフとし、FLT1端子をローレベルとする。一方、絶縁ゲートドライバ1は、電源電圧VCC2が所定の上側閾値電圧VUVLO2H以上になると、通常動作を開始し、FLT1端子をハイインピーダンス状態(ハイレベル)とする。
絶縁ゲートドライバ1は、ハイサイドスイッチSWHを強制的にオフする際、PROOUT端子をローレベルとして、OUT端子をハイインピーダンス状態とする。このような制御により、ハイサイドスイッチSWHをゆっくりとオフすることが可能となる。なお、オフ時のスルーレートは、外付けされた抵抗R3の抵抗値を適宜選択することによって任意に調整することが可能である。
絶縁ゲートドライバ1は、ハイサイドスイッチSWHのゲート電位が所定の閾値電圧VAMC以下になったとき、CLAMP端子をローレベルとする。このような制御により、ハイサイドスイッチSWHを確実にオフすることが可能となる。
トラクションインバータ400において、IGBT等を用いたスイッチ素子(例えば、ハイサイドスイッチSWH)のスイッチング特性及び異常検出部(過電圧検出部OVP、短絡検出部SCP、または、過熱検出部OTPなど)の動作閾値を最適化することができれば、スイッチ素子の発熱及び破壊に対する安全マージンを削減することができるので、スイッチ素子のチップサイズを縮小し、セットの小型化及びコストダウンを実現することが可能となる。
図11は、絶縁ゲートドライバ1の新規な実施形態を示す図である。本実施形態の絶縁ゲートドライバ1は、ゲート駆動部441と、異常検出/フォールト制御部442と、レジスタ443と、制御ロジック部444と、不揮発メモリ445と、メモリ制御部446と、インタフェイス部447と、を有する。以下では、基本的に、上記の構成要素が絶縁ゲートドライバ1の第2半導体チップ420(ドライバチップ)に集積化されているものとして説明する。
図12は、絶縁ゲートドライバ1の起動シーケンスを示すフローチャートである。本フローが開始すると、ステップ#1では、セット(=トラクションインバータ400)の電源が起動されて絶縁ゲートドライバ1に電源電圧VCC1及びVCC2が投入される。
図13は、不揮発メモリ445の第1実装例を示す図である。第1実装例のトラクションインバータ400は、先にも述べたように、モータMの駆動制御を行うモータ駆動装置の一種であり、3つの絶縁ゲートドライバ1H(u/v/w)と、3つの絶縁ゲートドライバ1L(u/v/w)と、3つのハイサイドスイッチSWH(u/v/w)と、3つのローサイドスイッチSWL(u/v/w)と、ECU2を有する。
ところで、不揮発メモリ445に書き込まれた調整用データD1及びD2は、経年劣化などにより消失する懸念がある。このとき、複数ビットが一度に突然消失するのではなく、1ビットずつ消失する。これに備え、制御ロジック部444(または不揮発メモリ445)には、不揮発メモリ445に書き込まれた調整用データD1及びD2の誤り検出及び誤り訂正を行う誤り検出訂正回路ECCを導入しておくことが望ましい。
図16は、フォールト出力の第1動作例を示す表であり、不揮発メモリ445の誤り検出結果、ゲート駆動部441の動作可否状態、及び、FLT1端子並びにFLT2端子それぞれの出力状態が示されている。
先に説明したフォールト出力の第1~第4動作例(図16~図19)では、不揮発メモリ445に書き込まれた調整用データD1及びD2に1ビットの誤りが検出されたときにはFLT2端子を用いてフォールト出力(=故障予兆報知)を行い、2ビット以上の誤りが検出されたときにはFLT1端子を用いてフォールト出力(=故障報知)を行う例を挙げたが、FLT1端子を流用せずにFLT2端子のみを用いて上記双方のフォールト出力を行うこともできる。以下、図面を参照しながらFLT2端子の共用例を提案する。
図23は、電動車の外観を示す図である。これまでにも説明してきたように、先述の絶縁ゲートドライバ1及びこれを用いたトラクションインバータ400は、電動車X10のモータ駆動手段として好適に利用することが可能である。
以下では、上記で説明した種々の実施形態について総括的に述べる。
なお、上記の実施形態では、絶縁ゲートドライバの適用対象として、電動車に搭載されるトラクションインバータを例に挙げたが、絶縁ゲートドライバの適用対象はこれに限定されるものではなく、産業機器または医療機器などにも広く適用することが可能である。
2 ECU
5 半導体装置
11、11A~11F 低電位端子
12、12A~12F 高電位端子
21、21A~21D 変圧器(トランス)
22 低電位コイル(一次側コイル)
23 高電位コイル(二次側コイル)
24 第1内側末端
25 第1外側末端
26 第1螺旋部
27 第2内側末端
28 第2外側末端
29 第2螺旋部
31 第1低電位配線
32 第2低電位配線
33 第1高電位配線
34 第2高電位配線
41 半導体チップ
42 第1主面
43 第2主面
44A~44D チップ側壁
45 第1機能デバイス
51 絶縁層
52 絶縁主面
53A~53D 絶縁側壁
55 最下絶縁層
56 最上絶縁層
57 層間絶縁層
58 第1絶縁層
59 第2絶縁層
60 第2機能デバイス
61 シール導体
62 デバイス領域
63 外側領域
64 シールプラグ導体
65 シールビア導体
66 第1内側領域
67 第2内側領域
71 貫通配線
72 低電位接続配線
73 引き出し配線
74 第1接続プラグ電極
75 第2接続プラグ電極
76 パッドプラグ電極
77 基板プラグ電極
78 第1電極層
79 第2電極層
80 配線プラグ電極
81 高電位接続配線
82 パッドプラグ電極
85 ダミーパターン
86 高電位ダミーパターン
87 第1高電位ダミーパターン
88 第2高電位ダミーパターン
89 第1領域
90 第2領域
91 第3領域
92 第1接続部
93 第1パターン
94 第2パターン
95 第3パターン
96 第1外周ライン
97 第2外周ライン
98 第1中間ライン
99 第1接続ライン
100 スリット
130 分離構造
140 無機絶縁層
141 第1無機絶縁層
142 第2無機絶縁層
143 低電位パッド開口
144 高電位パッド開口
145 有機絶縁層
146 第1部分
147 第2部分
148 低電位端子開口
149 高電位端子開口
200 信号伝達装置
200p 一次回路系
200s 二次回路系
210 コントローラチップ(第1チップ)
211 パルス送信回路(パルスジェネレータ)
212、213 バッファ
220 ドライバチップ(第2チップ)
221、222 バッファ
223 パルス受信回路(RSフリップフロップ)
224 ドライバ
230 トランスチップ(第3チップ)
230a 第1配線層(下層)
230b 第2配線層(上層)
231、232 トランス
231p、232p 一次側コイル
231s、232s 二次側コイル
300 トランスチップ
301 第1トランス
302 第2トランス
303 第3トランス
304 第4トランス
305 第1ガードリング
306 第2ガードリング
400 トラクションインバータ
410 第1半導体チップ(コントローラチップ)
411 第1送信部
412 第2送信部
413 第1受信部
414 第2受信部
415 ロジック部
416 第1UVLO部
420 第2半導体チップ(ドライバチップ)
421 第3受信部
422 第4受信部
423 第3送信部
424 第4送信部
425 ロジック部
426 ドライバ部
427 第2UVLO部
430 第3半導体チップ(トランスチップ)
431 第1トランス
432 第2トランス
433 第3トランス
434 第4トランス
441 ゲート駆動部
442 異常検出/フォールト制御部
443 レジスタ
444 制御ロジック部
445 不揮発メモリ
446 メモリ制御部
447 インタフェイス部
a1~a8 パッド(第1の電流供給用パッドに相当)
b1~b8 パッド(第1の電圧測定用パッドに相当)
c1~c4 パッド(第2の電流供給用パッドに相当)
d1~d4 パッド(第2の電圧測定用パッドに相当)
e1、e2 パッド
C1、C2 キャパシタ
E1、E2 直流電圧源
ECC 誤り検出訂正回路
FF SRフリップフロップ
L1p、L2p 一次側コイル
L1s、L2s、L3s、L4s 二次側コイル
M モータ
Na、Nb、N1~N3 Nチャネル型MOS電界効果トランジスタ
P1 Pチャネル型MOS電界効果トランジスタ
Q1 npn型バイポーラトランジスタ
Q2 pnp型バイポーラトランジスタ
R1~R3 抵抗
SWH、SWH(u/v/w) ハイサイドスイッチ
SWL、SWL(u/v/w) ローサイドスイッチ
T1 スイッチ接続端子
T2 メモリ接続端子
T21、T22、T23、T24、T25、T26 外部端子
X 第1方向
X10 電動車
X21、X22、X23 内部端子
Y 第2方向
Y21、Y22、Y23 配線
Z 法線方向
Z21、Z22、Z23 ビア
Claims (13)
- スイッチ素子を外付けするように構成されたスイッチ接続端子と、
調整用データが書き込まれた不揮発メモリと、
前記不揮発メモリから読み出された前記調整用データを格納するように構成されたレジスタと、
前記レジスタの格納値に基づいて設定された諸特性で前記スイッチ素子のゲート駆動を行うように構成されたゲート駆動部と、
前記不揮発メモリ以外の異常検出を行うように構成された異常検出部と、
前記不揮発メモリに書き込まれた前記調整用データの誤り検出及び誤り訂正を行うように構成された誤り検出訂正回路と、
前記異常検出の結果を外部出力するように構成された第1外部端子と、
前記誤り検出の結果を外部出力するように構成された第2外部端子と、
前記調整用データに1ビットの誤りが検出されたときに前記第2外部端子を誤り検出時の出力状態とした上で前記ゲート駆動部の通常動作を継続し、前記調整用データに2ビット以上の誤りが検出されたときに前記ゲート駆動部を強制停止するように構成されたフォールト制御部と、
を有する、絶縁ゲートドライバ。 - スイッチ素子を外付けするように構成されたスイッチ接続端子と、
調整用データが書き込まれた不揮発メモリを外付けするように構成されたメモリ接続端子と、
前記不揮発メモリから読み出された前記調整用データを格納するように構成されたレジスタと、
前記レジスタの格納値に基づいて設定された諸特性で前記スイッチ素子のゲート駆動を行うように構成されたゲート駆動部と、
前記不揮発メモリ以外の異常検出を行うように構成された異常検出部と、
前記不揮発メモリに書き込まれた前記調整用データの誤り検出及び誤り訂正を行うように構成された誤り検出訂正回路と、
前記異常検出の結果を外部出力するように構成された第1外部端子と、
前記誤り検出の結果を外部出力するように構成された第2外部端子と、
前記調整用データに1ビットの誤りが検出されたときに前記第2外部端子を誤り検出時の出力状態とした上で前記ゲート駆動部の通常動作を継続し、前記調整用データに2ビット以上の誤りが検出されたときに前記ゲート駆動部を強制停止するように構成されたフォールト制御部と、
を有する、絶縁ゲートドライバ。 - 前記フォールト制御部は、前記調整用データに2ビット以上の誤りが検出されたときに前記異常検出の結果に依ることなく前記第1外部端子を異常検出時の出力状態とする、請求項1または2に記載の絶縁ゲートドライバ。
- 前記フォールト制御部は、前記不揮発メモリ以外の異常が検出されたときに前記誤り検出の結果に依ることなく前記第1外部端子を異常検出時の出力状態とした上で前記ゲート駆動部を強制停止する、請求項1~3のいずれか一項に記載の絶縁ゲートドライバ。
- 前記フォールト制御部は、前記調整用データに1ビットの誤りが検出されたときに前記第2外部端子を第1出力状態とし、前記調整用データに2ビット以上の誤りが検出されたときに前記第2外部端子を前記第1出力状態とは異なる第2出力状態とする、請求項1または2に記載の絶縁ゲートドライバ。
- 一次回路系の回路素子を集積化した第1半導体チップと、
二次回路系の回路素子を集積化した第2半導体チップと、
前記第1半導体チップと前記第2半導体チップとの間を絶縁しつつ信号伝達を行うための絶縁素子を集積化した第3半導体チップと、
を単一のパッケージに封止した、請求項1及び3~5のいずれか一項に記載の絶縁ゲートドライバ。 - 一次回路系の回路素子を集積化した第1半導体チップと、
二次回路系の回路素子を集積化した第2半導体チップと、
前記第1半導体チップと前記第2半導体チップとの間を絶縁しつつ信号伝達を行うための絶縁素子を集積化した第3半導体チップと、
を単一のパッケージに封止した、請求項2に記載の絶縁ゲートドライバ。 - 前記レジスタ及び前記ゲート駆動部は、いずれも前記第2半導体チップに集積化されている、請求項6または7に記載の絶縁ゲートドライバ。
- 請求項1に記載の絶縁ゲートドライバと、
前記絶縁ゲートドライバの前記スイッチ接続端子に外付けされて前記絶縁ゲートドライバによりゲート駆動されるように構成された前記スイッチ素子と、
を有する、トラクションインバータ。 - 請求項2に記載の絶縁ゲートドライバと、
前記絶縁ゲートドライバの前記スイッチ接続端子に外付けされて前記絶縁ゲートドライバによりゲート駆動されるように構成された前記スイッチ素子と、
前記絶縁ゲートドライバの前記メモリ接続端子に外付けされて前記絶縁ゲートドライバの前記調整用データを格納するように構成された前記不揮発メモリと、
を有する、トラクションインバータ。 - 請求項7に記載の複数の絶縁ゲートドライバと、
複数の前記絶縁ゲートドライバそれぞれの前記第2半導体チップ側に設けられた複数の前記スイッチ接続端子それぞれに外付けされて複数の前記絶縁ゲートドライバによりそれぞれゲート駆動されるように構成された複数の前記スイッチ素子と、
複数の前記絶縁ゲートドライバそれぞれの前記第2半導体チップ側に設けられた複数の前記メモリ接続端子それぞれに外付けされて複数の前記絶縁ゲートドライバそれぞれの前記調整用データを格納するように構成された複数の前記不揮発メモリと、
を有するトラクションインバータ。 - 請求項7に記載の複数の絶縁ゲートドライバと、
複数の前記絶縁ゲートドライバそれぞれの前記第2半導体チップ側に設けられた複数の前記スイッチ接続端子それぞれに外付けされて複数の前記絶縁ゲートドライバによりそれぞれゲート駆動されるように構成された複数の前記スイッチ素子と、
複数の前記絶縁ゲートドライバそれぞれの前記第1半導体チップ側に設けられた複数の前記メモリ接続端子それぞれに共通接続されて複数の前記絶縁ゲートドライバそれぞれの前記調整用データを格納するように構成された単一の前記不揮発メモリと、
を有する、トラクションインバータ。 - 請求項9~12のいずれかに記載のトラクションインバータを有する、電動車。
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