Dlgest of Tech.

Papere Internatlonal) on soll

l'he 8th conf. (1976 Internatlonal)

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C. K. Chu
tJeatlnghqree Electrl.c Corporation
Senl.corductor Dlvleton
Youngwood, Pa.
(4L2) 925-7272

J. E. Johngon
I{estlnghqrae Electrlc Corporatlon
Senlconductor Dlvl glon
Youngwoodr P8.
(412) 925-7272

J. B. Brewster
Westtnghqrse Electrlc Corporatl.on
Reaearch & Development Center
Churchlll, Pa.
(412) 256-7000

Abetract
Ttryrletor (RBDA) is a PNPN hto-teml.nal eolld
The Reverse Blocktng Dlode
state device whieh is capable of blocktng fomard voltage until rapldly ewltched
to a fonward conducting state. Thle paper deecrl.bes e nett hlgh p$ter device of
abant one inch ctyetal diaeter whlch ls called the T62R RIDT and ls suitable for
radar nodulator switchlng dut5r. ProceasLng ts descrlbed ard explanatlon glven for
a unlque dlffuslon proflle, nhlch wa6 requlred to be other than a elmple scale-up
of a successful enaller T40R devlce. Capabllity of repetitively ewltching 5000
volte and 5000 amperee ls ehdrn, whtle electrl.cal power measurements are gtven
Lnterpretation in terms of ratLng uttltty. The preeentetlon of eccual htgh Pqter
ewltchlng evldence, with loee data ls lntended to provlde ffim evldence of the
euitabllity of the T62R RBDT for urodulator-tVpe duty.

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Sumary and Goncluslons
Tttts paper descrlbed the succeegful developoent of a large hlgh pcrer all
solld stete nodulator sttLtch. A diffuslon procees capable of handltng batch
quantltlee of several hundred wafers was descrtbed and conflrne the manufacturable
nature of the declgn. Hfgh yleld from each of three pllot rltrns establlshed re-
produclblllty of productlon technl.que. A new soltd etate snitch asaenbly wtth
slx T62Rfs Ln serl.ee capable of repetltlvely swttehtng 5000V aod 5000A wae dev-
eloped and teeted. ElectrLcal test reeults and porer rmasurementg hcrre reeulted
ln a aample ratlng techrdque for Erlse operatlon, which althotrgh ltnlted to a
partlcular pulse wldth and rise time, prwides an exampLe for elmllar handllng of
ary other pulse duty. Secondly, the actual testing of the T62R RBDtr under hlgh
currentr rate of riee, and pulse rate condf.tlons prorrLded flnal evldence of the
eultabllity of the T62R sltltch for nodulator type duty. For thle appllcatlon,
the RBDI wtll offer solld stete ltfe and rellablltty features, zero warm-up rine,
and the physlcal attrlbutes of solld Btate equipment.

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