HIGH CURRENT AND HIGH VOLTAGE SILICON CONTROLLED RECTIFIERS.

Abstract

The basic device and encapsulation designs for the 500-volt/500-ampere switch are given, and the device fabrication process outlined. The problems with silicon material for such a large area device are treated in detail since their solution or circumvention constituted a major portion of the program. Equivalent emphasis is given to device characterization since the 500-ampere current level - with all of its implications - is far in excess of commercially available silicon controlled rectifiers. Data are reported on fifty final device samples delivered to the Navy Department. These devices are the largest silicon controlled rectifiers ever fabricated and represent a tremendous advance in the state-of-art of semiconductor power switches. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 31, 1964
Accession Number
AD0608823

Entities

Organizations

  • Westinghouse Electric Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Compound Semiconductors
  • Electronics
  • Encapsulation
  • Fabrication
  • High Voltage
  • Materials
  • Navy
  • Rectifiers
  • Semiconductors
  • Silicon Controlled Rectifiers
  • Solid State Electronics
  • Voltage

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Semiconductor Device Technology
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics