摘要:
An assembly including an insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) is provided. The IGBT is coupled with a gate driver for receiving a gating signal to drive the IGBT and providing a feedback signal of the IGBT which indicates a change of a collector-emitter voltage of the IGBT. The assembly further includes a failure mode detection unit for determining whether the IGBT is faulted based on a timing sequence of the gating signal and feedback signal. The failure mode detection unit is capable of differentiating fault types including a gate driver fault, a failed turn-on fault, a short-circuit fault, a turn-on over-voltage fault and a turn-off over-voltage fault. Accordingly, an IGBT failure mode detection method is also provided.
摘要:
A semiconductor device with a monitor pattern and a method for monitoring device parameters. The monitor pattern comprises a semiconductor layer, a first region, a second region and a third region. The first region is formed in the semiconductor layer. The second region is formed within the first region so that the surface of the first region is divided into two portions. The third region is formed in the semiconductor layer and electrically connected to the substrate. One of the two portions of the first region is electrically connected to the third region.As the second region becomes deeper, the connection (lying beneath the second region) which connects the two portions of the first region becomes thinner. As this connection becomes thinner, its resistance is increased. Thus, monitoring of resistance between the two portions of the first region provides an index of the depth of the second region, and thereby of doping profile change during manufacture.
摘要:
A method and a circuit for measuring the amplification factor (beta) of an in-circuit transistor is disclosed. A first potential of one polarity is applied across a first fixed resistor and the collector-emitter path of the transistor. A second potential of opposite polarity is applied across a first variable resistor and the first fixed resistor, the resistance of the first variable resistor being adjusted until the net voltage across the first fixed resistor is zero. The first potential is also applied through a second fixed resistor, a second variable resistor, and the base-emitter path of the transistor, and the second variable resistor is adjusted until a predetermined current flows through the first fixed resistor and the collectoremitter path of the transistor. A meter is provided for measuring the current through the first and second fixed resistors and obtaining their ratio.
摘要:
A test circuit includes a first test circuit. The first test circuit includes a first light-emitting diode (LED) and a first resistor. An anode of the first LED is connected to a power supply. A cathode of the first LED is connected to a collector of a bipolar junction transistor (BJT) through the first resistor. An emitter of the BJT is grounded. A base of the BJT is connected to the power supply. A type of the BJT can be determined according to status of the first LED.
摘要:
An automatic transistor checking method is provided, whereby an unknown, bipolar transistor may be typed, pinned and checked for forward DC gain, H.sub.fe. The method is suitable for portable instruments, because the method uses little battery current to perform the H.sub.fe measurement. The method automatically determines transistor type (NPN or PNP) and pinout, making it suitable for quick checking of batches of unknown devices.
摘要:
An in-circuit test device and method for testing transistors which are connected to various components on a printed circuit board. The present invention uses a fully automated system which provides a constant emitter current to bias the transistor to a predetermined level and prevents the transistor from going into saturation due to variations in the gain of different transistors. The collector lead and base lead are maintained at approximately ground potential so that the collector emitter voltage drop is maintained above the saturation voltage for transistors since the base emitter junction is biased by a constant emitter current placed in the emitter lead. Transistor gain is determined from the difference in two separate d.c. emitter currents which eliminates the effects of parallel impedence paths resulting from other components connected to the transistor on the printed circuit board. An operational amplifier having a feedback resistance is used so that the output voltage is directly proportional to the current flowing through the base of the transistor.