Temperature Dependence of On-State Inter-Terminal Capacitances (C_gd and C_gs) of SiC MOSFETs and Frequency Limitations of their Measurements

Abstract:

Inter-terminal capacitances (ITCs) have major influence on the dynamic performance of power SiC MOSFETs. Knowledge of the exact values for the ITCs is required in order to perform accurate and predictive compact model simulations of their dynamic performance. Since commercial SiC MOSFETs are capable of operating in a wide range of temperatures, it is important to know the values of ITCs in the whole temperature range of operation. Direct measurements of the ITCs with standard equipment is possible only at low current levels (i.e. in the off-state (V_gs < V_th) for V_ds > 0 V), however their values in the on-state (V_gs>V_th) also influence the MOSFETs switching performance. In this work, ITCs of a planar SiC MOSFET in the on-state are studied by the means of a calibrated TCAD model, revealing substantial temperature dependence in the range of 300-450 K. In the first approximation, this temperature dependence of the ITCs can be explained by a weaker temperature dependence of the MOSFET channel resistance in comparison to its JFET and epitaxial layer resistances. In addition, it is shown that at high frequencies stray inductances of the TO-247-3 package result in a change of the extracted values of the on-state ITCs. This effect is already notable at 1 MHz.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 1062)
• Pages: 647-652
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/p-586z1h
• Online since: May 2022
• Authors: Alexander Tsibizov*, Roger Stark, Ulrike Grossner
• Keywords: Inter-Electrode Capacitance, Inter-Terminal Capacitance, Package Inductance, SiC MOSFET

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