The Field Stop IGBT (FS IGBT). A new power device concept with a great improvement potential

By a vertical shrink of the NPT IGBT to a structure with a thin n/sup -/ base and a low doped field stop layer a new IGBT can be realized with drastically reduced overall losses. Especially the combination of the field stop concept with a trench transistor cell results in the almost ideal carrier concentration for a device with minimum on state voltage and lowest switching losses.