Recent Achievements and Future Development Trends of High Voltage Si-based Devices

This paper gives an overview of the latest achievements in the area of Si-based turn-off devices for high voltage applications in the power range beyond 10MW. Today, two device technologies are available in this power range depending on the application demands: The Integrated Gate Commutated Thyristor (IGCT) and the Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT). In this paper, we will show the latest development trends of these two devices, including some relevant packaging results.