Insulated gate bipolar transistor

US5289019A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Mitsubishi Electric Corporation · JP

Inventor

• Tomohide Terashima · Kasai, JP

Key dates

• Filing date: May 28, 1992
• Grant date: Feb 22, 1994
• Expiry date: May 28, 2012

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10S438/977

Abstract

There is disclosed an IGBT which includes an n.sup.+ layer (2A) , an n.sup.- layer (2B) , a p well region (3), an n.sup.+ diffusion region (4), a gate oxide film (5), a gate electrode (6) and an emitter electrode (8) around the upper major surface of a p.sup.+ substrate (1), similarly to conventional IGBTS. In the lower major surface of the p.sup.+ substrate (1) is formed an n.sup.+ diffusion region (10) which is adapted not to reach the n.sup.+ layer (2A) . The n.sup.+ diffusion region (10) and p.sup.+ substrate (1) are connected to a collector electrode (9) . When there is a small potential difference between the emitter and collector electrodes, holes are injected from the p.sup.+ substrate into the n.sup.- layer to provide a low ON-resistance. When the potential difference is large, a depletion layer extending from the n.sup.+ diffusion region is brought into a reach-through state to limit an increase in the amount of injected holes. This prevents the device from being broken down due to an excessively increased current density.