Failure and reliability analysis of a SiC power module based on stress comparison to a Si device

B Hu, JO Gonzalez, L Ran, H Ren… - … on device and …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The superior electro-thermal properties of silicon carbide (SiC) power devices permit higher
temperature of operation and enable higher power density compared with silicon devices …

Reliability evaluation of SiC power module with sintered Ag die attach and stress-relaxation structure

K Sugiura, T Iwashige, K Tsuruta… - IEEE Transactions …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Silicon carbide (SiC) power modules with Ag sinter-bonding die attach were designed on
the basis of thermal stress analysis for reliable high-temperature operations. Both the finite …

A brief overview of SiC MOSFET failure modes and design reliability

BJ Nel, S Perinpanayagam - Procedia CIRP, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper briefly introduces various aspects which should be considered when
implementing Silicon Carbide (SiC) based metal-oxide-semiconductor-field-effect-transistors …

Application of reliability test standards to SiC Power MOSFETs

R Green, A Lelis, D Habersat - 2011 International Reliability …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The application of existing reliability test standards, based on Si technology, to SiC power
MOSFET reliability qualification can in some cases result in ambiguous test results …

A survey of SiC power MOSFETs short-circuit robustness and failure mode analysis

L Ceccarelli, PD Reigosa, F Iannuzzo… - Microelectronics …, 2017 - Elsevier
The aim of this paper is to provide an extensive overview about the state-of-art commercially
available SiC power MOSFET, focusing on their short-circuit ruggedness. A detailed …

Review on the reliability mechanisms of SiC power MOSFETs: A comparison between planar-gate and trench-gate structures

J Wei, Z Wei, H Fu, J Cao, T Wu, J Sun… - … on Power Electronics, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
To clarify the current research situation and offer a better understanding of the reliability for
silicon carbide (SiC) power metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (mosfet s), a …

Reliability and stability of SiC power mosfets and next-generation SiC MOSFETs

B Hull, S Allen, Q Zhang, D Gajewski… - … IEEE Workshop on …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we present reliability and stability data based on a large body of data
accumulated from high volume production of SiC power MOSFETs. The SiC MOSFETs …

SiC power device reliability

DA Gajewski, B Hull, DJ Lichtenwalner… - 2016 IEEE …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
SiC power devices offer performance advantages over competing Si-based power devices,
due to the wide bandgap and other key materials properties of 4H-SiC. For example, SiC …

Short-circuit robustness of SiC power MOSFETs: Experimental analysis

A Castellazzi, A Fayyaz, L Yang… - 2014 IEEE 26th …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper proposes a thorough experimental characterization of the performance of
commercially available SiC Power MOSFETs under short-circuit conditions. The purpose is …

Reliability issues of SiC MOSFETs: A technology for high-temperature environments

CY Liangchun, GT Dunne, KS Matocha… - … on Device and …, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The wide-bandgap nature of silicon carbide (SiC) makes it an excellent candidate for
applications where high temperature is required. The metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) …