DEVELOPMENT OF PRODUCTION PROCESSES AND TECHNIQUES FOR HIGH VOLTAGE SILICON RECTIFIERS

Abstract

High-voltage silicon rectifiers in the 20,000, 30,000 and 60,000 P.I.V. range for use as clipper diodes in ground and airborne electronic applications can be economically fabricated in production quantities. Successful operation of the rectifiers at extremely high voltages was made possible by resolution of the problems associated with avalanche breakdown, junction forming by diffusion, arcing, stacking of basic cells and packaging. Solution to the problem of arcing under evacuated conditions and packaging contributed most to the success of the program. Test samples furnished to a contractor for application in a fire control system were satisfactory under all conditions. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0255750

Entities

People

  • Waylon D. Bryan

Organizations

  • Texas Instruments

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Airborne
  • Contractors
  • Control Systems
  • Diffusion
  • Diodes
  • Electronic Equipment
  • Fire Control Systems
  • High Voltage
  • Packaging
  • Production
  • Rectifiers
  • Voltage

Readers

  • Electronics Engineering
  • Radar Systems Engineering.
  • Software Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems