GA20JT12-263
Normally – OFF Silicon Carbide
Junction Transistor
Features
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•
VDS
=
1200 V
RDS(ON)
=
50 mΩ
ID (@ 25°C)
=
45 A
ID (@ 145°C)
=
20 A
hFE (@ 25°C)
=
80
Package
175 °C Maximum Operating Temperature
Gate Oxide Free SiC Switch
Optional Gate Return Pin
Exceptional Safe Operating Area
Excellent Gain Linearity
Temperature Independent Switching Performance
Low Output Capacitance
Positive Temperature Coefficient of RDS,ON
Suitable for Connecting an Anti-parallel Diode
Drain
(TAB)
TAB
Drain
Gate
(Pin 1)
67
45 S
2 3 S SS
1
S
GR
G
7L D2PAK (TO-263-7L) Please note: The Source and Gate Return pins
Advantages
Applications
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Compatible with Si MOSFET/IGBT Gate Drive ICs
> 20 µs Short-Circuit Withstand Capability
Lowest-in-class Conduction Losses
High Circuit Efficiency
Minimal Input Signal Distortion
High Amplifier Bandwidth
Gate Return
Source
(Pin 2)
(Pin 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
are not exchangeable. Their exchange might
lead to malfunction.
Down Hole Oil Drilling, Geothermal Instrumentation
Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEV)
Solar Inverters
Switched-Mode Power Supply (SMPS)
Power Factor Correction (PFC)
Induction Heating
Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS)
Motor Drives
Table of Contents
Section I: Absolute Maximum Ratings ...........................................................................................................1
Section II: Static Electrical Characteristics ....................................................................................................2
Section III: Dynamic Electrical Characteristics .............................................................................................2
Section IV: Figures ...........................................................................................................................................3
Section V: Driving the GA20JT12-263.............................................................................................................7
Section VI: Package Dimensions ................................................................................................................. 11
Section VII: SPICE Model Parameters ......................................................................................................... 12
Section I: Absolute Maximum Ratings
Parameter
Drain – Source Voltage
Continuous Drain Current
Continuous Drain Current
Continuous Gate Current
Continuous Gate Return Current
Symbol
VDS
ID
ID
IG
IGR
Turn-Off Safe Operating Area
RBSOA
Short Circuit Safe Operating Area
SCSOA
Reverse Gate – Source Voltage
Reverse Drain – Source Voltage
Power Dissipation
Storage Temperature
VSG
VSD
Ptot
Tstg
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Conditions
VGS = 0 V
TC = 25°C
TC = 145°C
TVJ = 175 oC,
Clamped Inductive Load
TVJ = 175 oC, IG = 1 A, VDS = 800 V,
Non Repetitive
TC = 25 °C / 145 °C, tp > 100 ms
Value
1200
45
20
1.3
1.3
ID,max = 20
@ VDS ≤ VDSmax
Unit
V
A
A
A
A
Fig. 17
Fig. 17
A
Fig. 19
>20
µs
30
25
282 / 56
-55 to 175
V
V
W
°C
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Fig. 16
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Section II: Static Electrical Characteristics
Parameter
Symbol
Conditions
Drain – Source On Resistance
RDS(ON)
ID = 20 A, Tj = 25 °C
ID = 20 A, Tj = 150 °C
ID = 20 A, Tj = 175 °C
Gate – Source Saturation Voltage
VGS,SAT
ID = 20 A, ID/IG = 40, Tj = 25 °C
ID = 20 A, ID/IG = 30, Tj = 175 °C
hFE
VDS = 8 V, ID = 20 A, Tj = 25 °C
VDS = 8 V, ID = 20 A, Tj = 125 °C
VDS = 8 V, ID = 20 A, Tj = 175 °C
Drain Leakage Current
IDSS
VDS = 1200 V, VGS = 0 V, Tj = 25 °C
VDS = 1200 V, VGS = 0 V, Tj = 150 °C
VDS = 1200 V, VGS = 0 V, Tj = 175 °C
Gate Leakage Current
ISG
VSG = 20 V, Tj = 25 °C
Min.
Value
Typical
Max.
Unit
Notes
mΩ
Fig. 5
V
Fig. 7
–
Fig. 4
μA
Fig. 8
A: On State
DC Current Gain
50
83
95
3.44
3.24
80
51
45
B: Off State
1
2
2
20
nA
C: Thermal
Thermal resistance, junction - case
0.53
RthJC
°C/W
Fig. 20
Unit
Notes
Fig. 9
Fig. 9
Fig. 10
Section III: Dynamic Electrical Characteristics
Parameter
Value
Typical
Symbol
Conditions
Ciss
Crss/Coss
EOSS
VGS = 0 V, VDS = 800 V, f = 1 MHz
VDS = 800 V, f = 1 MHz
VGS = 0 V, VDS = 800 V, f = 1 MHz
3825
56
22
pF
pF
µJ
Coss,tr
ID = constant, VGS = 0 V, VDS = 0…800 V
100
pF
Coss,er
VGS = 0 V, VDS = 0…800 V
70
pF
QGS
QGD
QG
VGS = -5…3 V
VGS = 0 V, VDS = 0…800 V
24
80
104
nC
nC
nC
RG(INT-ON)
td(on)
tf
td(off)
tr
td(on)
tf
td(off)
tr
Eon
Eoff
Etot
Eon
Eoff
Etot
VGS > 2.5 V, VDS = 0 V, Tj = 175 ºC
0.13
12
15
25
12
15
13
30
10
320
40
360
300
30
330
Ω
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
µJ
µJ
µJ
µJ
µJ
µJ
Min.
Max.
A: Capacitance and Gate Charge
Input Capacitance
Reverse Transfer/Output Capacitance
Output Capacitance Stored Energy
Effective Output Capacitance,
time related
Effective Output Capacitance,
energy related
Gate-Source Charge
Gate-Drain Charge
Gate Charge - Total
B: Switching
1
Internal Gate Resistance – ON
Turn On Delay Time
Fall Time, VDS
Turn Off Delay Time
Rise Time, VDS
Turn On Delay Time
Fall Time, VDS
Turn Off Delay Time
Rise Time, VDS
Turn-On Energy Per Pulse
Turn-Off Energy Per Pulse
Total Switching Energy
Turn-On Energy Per Pulse
Turn-Off Energy Per Pulse
Total Switching Energy
1
Tj = 25 ºC, VDS = 800 V,
ID = 20 A, Resistive Load
Refer to Section V for additional
driving information.
Tj = 175 ºC, VDS = 800 V,
ID = 20 A, Resistive Load
Tj = 25 ºC, VDS = 800 V,
ID = 20 A, Inductive Load
Refer to Section V.
Tj = 175 ºC, VDS = 800 V,
ID = 20 A, Inductive Load
Fig. 11, 13
Fig. 12, 14
Fig. 11
Fig. 12
Fig. 11, 13
Fig. 12, 14
Fig. 11
Fig. 12
– All times are relative to the Drain-Source Voltage VDS
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Section IV: Figures
A: Static Characteristics
Figure 1: Typical Output Characteristics at 25 °C
Figure 2: Typical Output Characteristics at 150 °C
Figure 3: Typical Output Characteristics at 175 °C
Figure 4: DC Current Gain vs. Drain Current
Figure 5: On-Resistance vs. Gate Current
Figure 6: On-Resistance vs. Temperature
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Figure 7: Typical Gate – Source Saturation Voltage
Figure 8: Typical Blocking Characteristics
B: Dynamic Characteristics
Figure 9: Input, Output, and Reverse Transfer Capacitance
Figure 10: Energy Stored in Output Capacitance
Figure 11: Typical Switching Times and Turn On Energy
Losses vs. Temperature
Figure 12: Typical Switching Times and Turn Off Energy
Losses vs. Temperature
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Figure 13: Typical Switching Times and Turn On Energy
Losses vs. Drain Current
Figure 14: Typical Switching Times and Turn Off Energy
Losses vs. Drain Current
C: Current and Power Derating
2
Figure 15: Typical Hard Switched Device Power Loss vs.
Switching Frequency 2
Figure 16: Power Derating Curve
Figure 17: Drain Current Derating vs. Temperature
Figure 18: Forward Bias Safe Operating Area at Tc= 25 oC
– Representative values based on device conduction and switching loss. Actual losses will depend on gate drive conditions, device load, and circuit topology.
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Figure 19: Turn-Off Safe Operating Area
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Figure 20: Transient Thermal Impedance
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Section V: Driving the GA20JT12-263
Drive Topology
TTL Logic
Constant Current
High Speed – Boost Capacitor
High Speed – Boost Inductor
Proportional
Pulsed Power
Gate Drive Power
Consumption
High
Medium
Medium
Low
Lowest
Medium
Switching
Frequency
Low
Medium
High
High
High
N/A
Application Emphasis
Availability
Wide Temperature Range
Wide Temperature Range
Fast Switching
Ultra Fast Switching
Wide Drain Current Range
Pulse Power
Coming Soon
Coming Soon
Production
Coming Soon
Coming Soon
Coming Soon
A: Static TTL Logic Driving
The GA20JT12-263 may be driven with direct (5 V) TTL logic and current amplification. The amplified current level of the supply must meet or
exceed the steady state gate current (IG,steady) required to operate the GA20JT12-263. Minimum IG,steady is dependent on the anticipated drain
current ID through the SJT and the DC current gain hFE, it may be calculated from the following equation. An accurate value of the hFE may be
read from Figure 4. An optional resistor RG may be used in series with the gate pin to trim IG,steady, also an optional capacitor CG may be added
in parallel with RG to facilitate faster SJT switching if desired, further details on these options are given in the following section.
𝐼𝐼𝐺𝐺,𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 ≈
5V
𝐼𝐼𝐷𝐷
∗ 1.5
ℎ𝐹𝐹𝐹𝐹 (𝑇𝑇, 𝐼𝐼𝐷𝐷 )
TTL
Gate Signal
RG
5/0V
TTL i/p
D
CG
G
IG,steady
GR
S
Figure 21: TTL Gate Drive Schematic
B: High Speed Driving
The SJT is a current controlled transistor which requires a positive gate current for turn-on and to remain in on-state. An idealized gate current
waveform for ultra-fast switching of the SJT while maintaining low gate drive losses is shown in Figure 22, it features a positive current peak
during turn-on, a negative current peak during turn-off, and continuous gate current during on-state.
Figure 22: An idealized gate current waveform for fast switching of an SJT.
An SJT is rapidly switched from its blocking state to on-state when the necessary gate charge, QG, for turn-on is supplied by a burst of high
gate current, IG,on, until the SJT gate-source capacitance, CGS, and gate-drain capacitance, CGD, are fully charged.
𝑄𝑄𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜 = 𝐼𝐼𝐺𝐺,𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜 ∗ 𝑡𝑡1
𝑄𝑄𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜 ≥ 𝑄𝑄𝑔𝑔𝑔𝑔 + 𝑄𝑄𝑔𝑔𝑔𝑔
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Ideally, IG,on should terminate when the drain voltage falls to its on-state value in order to avoid unnecessary drive losses during the steady onstate. In practice, the rise time of the IG,on pulse is affected by the parasitic inductances, Lpar in the device package and drive circuit. A voltage
developed across the parasitic inductance in the source path, Ls, can de-bias the gate-source junction, when high drain currents begin to flow
through the device. The voltage applied to the gate pin should be maintained high enough, above the VGS,sat (see Figure 7) level to counter
these effects.
A high negative peak current, -IG,off is recommended at the start of the turn-off transition, in order to rapidly sweep out the injected carriers from
the gate, and achieve rapid turn-off. Turn off can be achieved with VGS = 0 V, however a negative gate voltage VGS may be used in order to
speed up the turn-off transition.
Gate Return Pin
The optional gate return (GR) pin allows for a reduction of source path inductive and resistive coupling in the gate driver connection to the
GA20JT12-263. Drain currents through the source pin during transient and steady state operation induce an undesirable source voltage in all
power transistors due to unavoidable source pin inductance and resistance. This voltage can negatively affect gate driving performance,
however the gate return pin allows for decoupling from these source current path effects which results in faster switching and higher efficiency
gate driving.
B:1: High Speed, Low Loss Drive with Boost Capacitor, GA03IDDJT30-FR4
The GA20JT12-263 may be driven using a High Speed, Low Loss Drive with Boost Capacitor topology in which multiple voltage levels, a gate
resistor, and a gate capacitor are used to provide fast switching current peaks at turn-on and turn-off and a continuous gate current while in
on-state. A 3 kV isolated evaluation gate drive board (GA03IDDJT30-FR4) utilizing this topology is commercially available for high and lowside driving, its datasheet provides additional details about this drive topology.
C2
+12 V
GA03IDDJT30-FR4
Gate Driver Board
VGL
VCC High
U3
C5
VCC High RTN
CG1
VGL
VGH
Signal
R1
R2
U1
CG2
U5
R4
C9
VEE C6
Gate
Signal
VGL
VEE
VCC Low RTN
G
RG2
GR
S
C8
VGH
VCC Low
C1
U6
VEE
IG
RG1
D1
Signal RTN
+12 V
Gate
VGL
R3
U2
D
VEE C10
U4
C3
C4
Source
VEE
Voltage Isolation Barrier
Figure 23: Topology of the GA03IDDJT30-FR4 Two Voltage Source gate driver.
The GA03IDDJT30-FR4 evaluation board comes equipped with two on board gate drive resistors (RG1, RG2) pre-installed for an effective
gate resistance3 of RG = 3.75 Ω. It may be necessary for the user to reduce RG1 and RG2 under high drain current conditions for safe
operation of the GA20JT12-263. The steady state current supplied to the gate pin of the GA20JT12-263 with on-board RG = 3.75 Ω, is shown
in Figure 24. The maximum allowable safe value of RG for the user’s required drain current can be read from Figure 25.
For the GA20JT12-263, RG must be reduced for ID ≥ ~14 A for safe operation with the GA03IDDJT30-FR4.
For operation at ID ≥ ~14 A, RG may be calculated from the following equation, which contains the DC current gain hFE and the gate-source
saturation voltage VGS,sat (Figure 7).
𝑅𝑅𝐺𝐺,𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚 =
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− 0.6Ω
𝐼𝐼𝐷𝐷 ∗ 1.5
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Figure 24: Typical steady state gate current supplied by the
GA03IDDJT30-FR4 board for the GA20JT12-263 with the on
board resistance of 3.75 Ω
Figure 25: Maximum gate resistance for safe operation of
the GA20JT12-263 at different drain currents using the
GA03IDDJT30-FR4 board.
B:2: High Speed, Low Loss Drive with Boost Inductor
A High Speed, Low-Loss Driver with Boost Inductor is also capable of driving the GA20JT12-263 at high-speed. It utilizes a gate drive inductor
instead of a capacitor to provide the high-current gate current pulses IG,on and IG,off. During operation, inductor L is charged to a specified IG,on
current value then made to discharge IL into the SJT gate pin using logic control of S1, S2, S3, and S4, as shown in Figure 26. After turn on,
while the device remains on the necessary steady state gate current IG,steady is supplied from source VCC through RG. Please refer to the article
“A current-source concept for fast and efficient driving of silicon carbide transistors” by Dr. Jacek Rąbkowski for additional information on this
driving topology.4
VCC
S1
VCC
S2
L
D
VEE
S3
G
RG
S4
GR
S
VEE
Figure 26: Simplified Inductive Pulsed Drive Topology
3
– RG = (1/RG1 +1/RG2)-1. Driver is pre-installed with RG1 = RG2 = 7.5 Ω
4
– Archives of Electrical Engineering. Volume 62, Issue 2, Pages 333–343, ISSN (Print) 0004-0746, DOI: 10.2478/aee-2013-0026, June 2013
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C: Proportional Gate Current Driving
For applications in which the GA20JT12-263 will operate over a wide range of drain current conditions, it may be beneficial to drive the device
using a proportional gate drive topology to optimize gate drive power consumption. A proportional gate driver relies on instantaneous drain
current ID feedback to vary the steady state gate current IG,steady supplied to the GA20JT12-263
C:1: Voltage Controlled Proportional Driver
The voltage controlled proportional driver relies on a gate drive IC to detect the GA20JT12-263 drain-source voltage VDS during on-state to
sense ID. The gate drive IC will then increase or decrease IG,steady in response to ID. This allows IG,steady, and thus the gate drive power
consumption, to be reduced while ID is relatively low or for IG,steady to increase when is ID higher. A high voltage diode connected between the
drain and sense protects the IC from high-voltage when the driver and GA20JT12-263 are in off-state. A simplified version of this topology is
shown in Figure 27, additional information will be available in the future at http://www.genesicsemi.com/commercial-sic/sic-junction-transistors/
Gate Signal
Signal
Output
D
HV Diode
Sense
Proportional
Gate Current
Driver
G
IG,steady
GR
S
Figure 27: Simplified Voltage Controlled Proportional Driver
C:2: Current Controlled Proportional Driver
The current controlled proportional driver relies on a low-loss transformer in the drain or source path to provide feedback ID of the GA20JT12263 during on-state to supply IG,steady into the device gate. IG,steady will then increase or decrease in response to ID at a fixed forced current gain
which is set be the turns ratio of the transformer, hforce = ID / IG = N2 / N1. GA20JT12-263 is initially turned-on using a gate current pulse supplied
into an RC drive circuit to allow ID current to begin flowing. This topology allows IG,steady, and thus the gate drive power consumption, to be
reduced while ID is relatively low or for IG,steady to increase when is ID higher. A simplified version of this topology is shown in Figure 28,
additional information will be available in the future at http://www.genesicsemi.com/commercial-sic/sic-junction-transistors/.
N2
D
G
Gate Signal
GR
S
N3
N1
N2
Figure 28: Simplified Current Controlled Proportional Driver
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Section VI: Package Dimensions
TO-263-7L
PACKAGE OUTLINE
0.400 (10.160)
0.420 (10.668)
0.171 (4.343)
0.181 (4.597)
0.055 (1.397) REF.
0.075 (1.905)
18°- 22° REF.
SEATING PLANE
0.000 (0.000)
0.012 (0.305)
0.045 (1.143)
0.055 (1.397)
0.045 (1.143)
0.055 (1.397)
0.400 (10.160)
0.300 (7.620)
0.065 (1.651)
0.125 (3.175)
0.256 (6.502)
0.304
(7.722)
GA20JT12-263
XXXXXX
0.575 (14.605)
0.625 (15.875)
0.351 (8.915)
0.361 (9.169)
Lot code
0.013 (0.330)
0.017 (0.432)
0.090 (2.286)
0.110 (2.794)
GATE PLANE
0.010 (0.254)
0.024
(0.60)
0.050
(1.27)
0°- 8°
NOTE
1. CONTROLLED DIMENSION IS INCH. DIMENSION IN BRACKET IS MILLIMETER.
2. DIMENSIONS DO NOT INCLUDE END FLASH, MOLD FLASH, MATERIAL PROTRUSIONS
Revision History
Date
Revision
Comments
2015/06/05
2015/11/20
0
1
Initial release
Updated Electrical Characteristics
Supersedes
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Section VII: SPICE Model Parameters
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.model GA20JT12 NPN
+ IS
9.833E-48
+ ISE
1.073E-26
+ EG
3.23
+ BF
88
+ BR
0.55
+ IKF
5000
+ NF
1
+ NE
2
+ RB
3.09
+ IRB
0.006
+ RBM
0.101
+ RE
0.005
+ RC
0.035
+ CJC
910E-12
+ VJC
3.2509
+ MJC
0.51624
+ CJE
2.77e-9
+ VJE
2.896
+ MJE
0.472
+ XTI
3
+ XTB
-1.5
+ TRC1
8.500E-3
+ VCEO
1200
+ ICRATING 20
+ MFG
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