Journal of Terahertz Science and Electronic Information Technology , Volume. 23, Issue 4, 309(2025)

Power consumption of 1.2 kV SiC MOSFET with integrated Low-Barrier Diode

SUN Jiameng1,2, FU Hao1,2, WEI Jiaxing1,2, LIU Siyang1,2、*, and SUN Weifeng1,2
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  • 1School of Integrated Circuit, Southeast University, Nanjing Jiangsu 210096, China
  • 2National ASIC System Engineering Research Center, Southeast University, Nanjing Jiangsu 210096, China
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    To address the issue of high freewheeling losses caused by SiC Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistors (MOSFETs) during the freewheeling process in power modules, an integrated Low-Barrier Diode SiC MOSFET (LBD-MOS) structure is proposed. The total power consumption of LBD-MOS and the conventional SiC MOSFET (CON-MOS) under the same area is investigated. Simulation results show that the freewheeling voltage drop (UF) of LBD-MOS is 1.6 V, which is 50% lower than that of CON-MOS; the switching loss (E_switch) of LBD-MOS is 187.3 μJ, which is 6% lower than that of CON-MOS. Under operating conditions with a frequency of 10 kHz and a duty cycle of 50%, the total power consumption of LBD-MOS is reduced by 22.6% compared to that of CON-MOS. LBD-MOS is suitable for applications where the freewheeling ratio is higher than 50% and the switching frequency does not exceed 1 MHz.

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    SUN Jiameng, FU Hao, WEI Jiaxing, LIU Siyang, SUN Weifeng. Power consumption of 1.2 kV SiC MOSFET with integrated Low-Barrier Diode[J]. Journal of Terahertz Science and Electronic Information Technology , 2025, 23(4): 309

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    Received: May. 24, 2024

    Accepted: May. 29, 2025

    Published Online: May. 29, 2025

    The Author Email: LIU Siyang (liusy2855@163.com)

    DOI:10.11805/tkyda2024224

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