Insulated gate bipolar transistor and method of manufacturing the same
By introducing highly doped regions and superjunction structures into IGBTs, the problem of high turn-off energy loss in IGBTs has been solved, resulting in lower conduction losses and higher device reliability.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202210617417.7
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Patents(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2022-06-01
- Publication Date
- 2026-07-24
- Estimated Expiration
- 2042-06-01
AI Technical Summary
IGBTs exhibit significant turn-off energy loss during turn-off, primarily due to the inability to quickly eliminate a large number of holes in the drift region, leading to current tailing.
In an IGBT, a doped region is introduced, with a higher doping concentration than the drift region. A superjunction extends between the doped and drift regions, and the doped region contacts the substrate to form a barrier layer to reduce holes from entering the drift region. This is combined with vapor phase epitaxy to form the doped region and superjunction structure.
By reducing the amount of holes stored in the drift region, the time of current tailing is shortened, the turn-off energy loss of the IGBT is reduced, and the reliability and conduction efficiency of the device are improved.