摘要:
In a power semiconductor device such as an IGBT, a fifth region of n conductivity type is provided. The fifth region is formed in a portion of a second region (drain region) contacting an insulating layer below the gate layer. The fifth region contacts a third region (base region) and has an impurity concentration higher than that of the second region. Therefore, even when a carrier life time is sufficiently short, an electron distribution density can be kept high in the entire fifth region and the second region under the third region (base region) near the fifth region, and the localization of a hole current is moderated (in a case of a p-type base and an n-type drain). As a result, a maximum controllable current is increased, and a wide safe operation area can be obtained.
摘要:
A semiconductor element is formed in a semiconductor substrate. An electrode wiring pattern which is connected to the active region and contains aluminum as the main component is formed on the main surface of said semiconductor substrate. A metal bump is formed on the electrode wiring pattern. The metal bump contains zinc of 1 to 10% in mass percentage in addition to at least one element selected from a group consisting of tin, lead and aluminum a second metal bump is formed having a lower melting point than that of first bump. The second bump contains lead, tin and at least one of silver and copper.
摘要:
A high-power semiconductor device comprises a overcurrent detecting terminal. One of conductive layers selectively adhered to a substrate of the semiconductor device is thinner than the other conductive layers. One of terminals for an electrode of the semiconductor element of the high-power semiconductor device is connected to one end of the thinner conductive layer. The overcurrent detecting terminal is electrically connected to said electrode, and to the other end of the thinner conductive layer. A potential difference between the terminal and the overcurrent detecting terminal is measured, in order to detect a current, to prevent an overcurrent from flowing through the semiconductor element.
摘要:
In an IGBT with a current sensing function having a plurality of principal current cells and at least one current sensing cell, a P-type base region of the current sensing cell in a current sensing cell region is formed larger than a P-type base region of the principal current cell in a principal current cell region. The IGBT is so constituted that the influence of temperature characteristic of parasitic resistor between the principal current cells and current sensing cell upon detected current can be eliminated and the same interval between the P-type base regions can be set for all the cells.
摘要:
A semiconductor chip testing method includes: (a) testing the electrical characteristics of each of semiconductor chips in the form of wafers or in the form of chips formed on a predetermined number of semiconductor wafers having certain relationship, and determining if the semiconductor chip is non-defective or defective; (b) calculating a percentage of semiconductor chips determined to be defective as a fraction defective for each of wafer addresses based on determination results about the semiconductor chips on the predetermined number of semiconductor wafers, the wafer addresses indicating the respective positions of the semiconductor chips on the semiconductor wafers; and (c) changing a determination result about a semiconductor chip determined to be non-defective to defective, the semiconductor chip being at a wafer address determined to have a fraction defective at a threshold or higher than the threshold.
摘要:
A semiconductor chip testing method includes: (a) testing the electrical characteristics of each of semiconductor chips in the form of wafers or in the form of chips formed on a predetermined number of semiconductor wafers having certain relationship, and determining if the semiconductor chip is non-defective or defective; (b) calculating a percentage of semiconductor chips determined to be defective as a fraction defective for each of wafer addresses based on determination results about the semiconductor chips on the predetermined number of semiconductor wafers, the wafer addresses indicating the respective positions of the semiconductor chips on the semiconductor wafers; and (c) changing a determination result about a semiconductor chip determined to be non-defective to defective, the semiconductor chip being at a wafer address determined to have a fraction defective at a threshold or higher than the threshold.
摘要:
A power semiconductor device that can reduce the mounting area thereof will be provided. A first metal plate is connected to a first power terminal of a power chip. A second metal plate facing the first metal plate is connected to a second power terminal of the power chip. An insulating cover coats the power chip from outside of the first and second metal plates. An exterior signal terminal connected to the signal terminal of the power chip is derived from an upper surface of the insulating cover. The first and second metal plate respectively includes first and second exterior electric power terminals derived from a lower surface of the insulating cover. The first and second exterior electric power terminals are bent to opposite directions. In a bending direction of the first exterior electric power terminal or the second exterior electric power terminal, the second exterior electric power terminal is not present on opposite side of the first exterior electric power terminal across the insulating cover, and the first exterior electric power terminal is not present on opposite side of the second exterior electric power terminal across the insulating cover.
摘要:
On a metal base, an insulated wiring substrate is fixed, and, on a conductive layer on the insulated wiring substrate, semiconductor chips are disposed. Above the semiconductor chips, a controlling substrate is provided, and the signals produced in this controlling substrate are supplied to electrodes on the surfaces of the semiconductor chips via bonding wires passing through openings provided in the controlling substrate.