A novel Avalanche Trigger MCT with high current capacity
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School of Integrated Circuit Science and Engineering,University of Electronic Science and Technology of China,Chengdu Sichuan 610054,China

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    A novel Avalanche Triggered MOS-Controlled Thyristor(AT-MCT) is proposed, which achieves high current peak, high current rise capability (di/dt), and non-activation protection in the non-operating state during capacitor pulse discharge. The device incorporates a highly doped N Avalanche Layer(N-AL) buried in a Pbody, with an N+ region near the cathode separated from the MOS structure. When a gate voltage is applied, the channel generated by the MOS transfers the potential of the N-drift region to the N-AL. The highly doped N-AL experiences avalanche due to the electric field peak, and the generated electron-hole pairs serve as the base current of the thyristor, enabling the AT-MCT to rapidly establish a self-feedback mechanism. Meanwhile, the positive feedback process established by the avalanche significantly improves the two-dimensional transient carrier transport effect, increases the effective conduction area of the cell during transient turn-on, and thus achieves more efficient energy conversion. The AT-MCT exhibits a 40% increase in current peak and a 31% increase in di/dt capability compared to Cathode-Shorted MCT(CS-MCT). Moreover, by designing the doping concentration of the N-AL, non-activation protection in the non-operating state can be realized, thereby enhancing the reliability of the pulsed power system.

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孙新淇,杨禹霄,邓时雨,陈资文,刘超,孙瑞泽,陈万军.一种具有高电流能力的雪崩触发栅控晶闸管[J]. Journal of Terahertz Science and Electronic Information Technology ,2025,23(4):346~352

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  • Received:January 03,2025
  • Revised:February 28,2025
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  • Online: May 07,2025
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