De Filippis, Stefano
(2013)
Modeling, simulation and validation of the electro-thermal interaction in power MOSFETs.
[Tesi di dottorato]
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Tesi di dottorato
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| Lingua: |
English |
| Title: |
Modeling, simulation and validation of the electro-thermal interaction in power MOSFETs |
| Creators: |
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| De Filippis, Stefano | stefano.defilippis@unina.it |
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| Date: |
2 April 2013 |
| Number of Pages: |
189 |
| Institution: |
Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II |
| Department: |
Ingegneria biomedica, elettronica e delle telecomunicazioni |
| Scuola di dottorato: |
Ingegneria dell'informazione |
| Dottorato: |
Ingegneria elettronica e delle telecomunicazioni |
| Ciclo di dottorato: |
25 |
| Coordinatore del Corso di dottorato: |
| nome | email |
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| Rinaldi, Niccolò | nirinald@unina.it |
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| Tutor: |
| nome | email |
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| Irace, Andrea | a.irace@unina.it | | Nelhiebel, Michael | UNSPECIFIED | | Košel, Vladimír | UNSPECIFIED |
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| Date: |
2 April 2013 |
| Number of Pages: |
189 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Power MOSFET; Electro-thermal; FEM simulation |
| Settori scientifico-disciplinari del MIUR: |
Area 09 - Ingegneria industriale e dell'informazione > ING-INF/01 - Elettronica |
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| Date Deposited: |
09 Apr 2013 11:29 |
| Last Modified: |
31 Dec 2016 02:00 |
| URI: |
http://www.fedoa.unina.it/id/eprint/9493 |
Abstract
Nowadays, power MOSFETs are massively used in most low and medium voltage power applications. Particularly, they are increasingly employed in automotive Smart Power switches enhancing energy efficiency, safety and comfort in latest generation cars. The electro-thermal interaction observed in power MOSFETs is the driving cause of thermal instability, which substantially limits their SOA, hence their robustness. A 3-D FEM-based electro-thermal simulation technique has been developed and implemented in order to predict device behavior under critical operating conditions experienced in the harsh automotive environment. Simulation requires an appropriate prior electro-thermal modeling of the device elementary cell. Experimental measurements with opportune test devices have been performed to validate the electro-thermal simulator. Furthermore, an innovative modeling strategy for the epitaxial layer of a trench power MOSFET has been developed and studied. Finally, the novel FEM tool has been profitably used to analyze currently relevant issues in modern power MOSFETs, such as the impact of their technological shrinking trend on device robustness.
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