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G = Gate C = Collector
E = Emitter TAB = Collector
Symbol Test Conditions Characteristic Values
(TJ = 25°C, unless otherwise specified) Min. Typ. Max.
BVCES IC= 250μA, VGE = 0V 1200 V
VGE(th) IC= 250μA, VCE = VGE 3.0 5.0 V
ICES VCE = VCES 100 μA
VGE = 0V TJ = 125°C 2 mA
IGES VCE = 0V, VGE = ±20V ±100 nA
VCE(sat) IC = 40A, VGE = 15V, Note 1 4.2 V
TJ = 125°C 2.6 V
Features
zInternational standard packages:
JEDEC TO-247AD
zIGBT and anti-parallel FRED in one
package
zMOS Gate turn-on
- drive simplicity
Applications
zAC motor speed control
zDC servo and robot drives
zDC choppers
zUninterruptible power supplies (UPS)
zSwitch-mode and resonant-mode
power supplies
DS99996(06/08)
IXGH50N120C3
Preliminary Technical Information
VCES = 1200V
IC110 = 50A
VCE(sat)
4.2V
tfi(typ) = 64ns
GenX3TM 1200V IGBT
High speed PT IGBTs
for 20 - 50 kHz switching
TO-247 (IXGH)
GCE
TAB
Symbol Test Conditions Maximum Ratings
VCES TJ= 25°C to 150°C 1200 V
VCGR TJ= 25°C to 150°C, RGE = 1MΩ1200 V
VGES Continuous ±20 V
VGEM Transient ±30 V
IC25 TC= 25°C (limited by leads) 75 A
IC110 TC= 110°C50 A
ICM TC= 25°C, 1ms 250 A
IATC= 25°C 40 A
EAS TC= 25°C 750 mJ
SSOA VGE= 15V, TJ = 125°C, RG = 3Ω ICM = 100 A
(RBSOA) Clamped inductive load @VCE
1200V
PCTC= 25°C 460 W
TJ-55 ... +150 °C
TJM 150 °C
Tstg -55 ... +150 °C
MdMounting torque 1.13 / 10 Nm/lb.in.
TL Maximum lead temperature for soldering 300 °C
TSOLD 1.6mm (0.062 in.) from case for 10s 260 °C
Weight 6 g
IXYS reserves the right to change limits, test conditions, and dimensions.
IXGH50N120C3
Symbol Test Conditions Characteristic Values
(TJ = 25°C, unless otherwise specified) Min. Typ. Max.
gfs IC = 40A, VCE = 10V, Note 1 24 40 S
Cies 4190 pF
Coes VCE = 25V, VGE = 0V, f = 1MHz 330 pF
Cres 130 pF
Qg 196 nC
Qge IC = 50A, VGE = 15V, VCE = 0.5 VCES 24 nC
Qgc 84 nC
td(on) 20 ns
tri 34 ns
Eon 2.2 mJ
td(off) 123 ns
tfi 64 ns
Eoff 0.63 1.2 mJ
td(on) 20 ns
tri 35 ns
Eon 4.3 mJ
td(off) 170 ns
tfi 315 ns
Eoff 2.1 mJ
RthJC 0.27 °C/W
RthCK 0.21 °C/W
Inductive load, TJ = 125°°
°°
°C
IC = 40A, VGE = 15V
VCE = 600V, RG = 2Ω
Note 1
Inductive load, TJ = 25°°
°°
°C
IC = 40A, VGE = 15V
VCE = 600V, RG = 2Ω
Note 1
Notes: 1. Pulse test, t 300μs; duty cycle, d 2%.
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PRELIMINARY TECHNICAL INFORMATION
The product presented herein is under development. The Technical Specifications offered are derived
from data gathered during objective characterizations of preliminary engineering lots; but also may yet
contain some information supplied during a pre-production design evaluation. IXYS reserves the right
to change limits, test conditions, and dimensions without notice.
Dim. Millimeter Inches
Min. Max. Min. Max.
A 4.7 5.3 .185 .209
A12.2 2.54 .087 .102
A22.2 2.6 .059 .098
b 1.0 1.4 .040 .055
b11.65 2.13 .065 .084
b22.87 3.12 .113 .123
C .4 .8 .016 .031
D 20.80 21.46 .819 .845
E 15.75 16.26 .610 .640
e 5.20 5.72 0.205 0.225
L 19.81 20.32 .780 .800
L1 4.50 .177
P 3.55 3.65 .140 .144
Q 5.89 6.40 0.232 0.252
R 4.32 5.49 .170 .216
S 6.15 BSC 242 BSC
e
P
TO-247 (IXGH) Outline
1 2 3
Terminals: 1 - Gate 2 - Drain
3 - Source Tab - Drain
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IXGH50N120C3
Fi g . 1. Ou tp u t C h ar acter i sti cs
@ 25ºC
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5
V
CE
- Volts
I
C
- Amperes
V
GE
= 15V
13V
11V
7V
5V
9V
Fig. 2. Extended Output Characteristics
@ 25ºC
0
25
50
75
100
125
150
175
200
225
250
275
0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30
V
CE
- Volts
I
C
-
Amperes
V
GE
= 15V
13V
7V
9V
11V
5V
Fig. 3. Output Characteristics
@ 125ºC
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0
V
CE
- Volts
I
C
- Amperes
V
GE
= 15
V
13
V
11
V
7V
5V
9V
Fig. 4. Dependence of V
CE(sat)
on
Junction T em perature
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
1.0
1.1
1.2
1.3
25 50 75 100 125 150
T
J
- Degrees Centigrade
V
CE(sat)
- Normalized
V
GE
= 15V
I
C
= 100A
I
C
= 50A
I
C
= 25A
Fi g . 5. Co l l ect or -to -Emi tt er V ol tag e
vs. Gate-to -Emitter Vo ltag e
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.5
5.0
5.5
6.0
6.5
7.0
7.5
8.0
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V
GE
- Volts
V
CE
- Volts
I
C
= 100
A
T
J
= 25ºC
50
A
25
A
Fig. 6. Input Admittance
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
4.04.55.05.56.06.57.07.5
V
GE
- Volts
I
C
-
Amperes
T
J
= 125ºC
25ºC
- 40ºC
IXYS reserves the right to change limits, test conditions, and dimensions.
IXGH50N120C3
IXYS REF: G_50N120C3(7N)6-03-08
Fig. 7. Transconductance
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
55
60
0 102030405060708090100
I
C
- Amperes
g f s -
Siemens
T
J
= - 40ºC
25ºC
125ºC
Fi g . 10. R ever se-B i as Sa fe Op er ati n g Area
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
110
200 400 600 800 1000 1200
V
CE
- Volts
I
C
- Amperes
T
J
= 125ºC
R
G
= 2
dV / dt < 10V / ns
Fi g . 11. Maxi mu m Tran si en t Ther mal I mp ed an ce
0.01
0.10
1.00
0.0001 0.001 0.01 0.1 1 10
Pulse Width - Seconds
Z
(th)JC
- ºC / W
Fig. 8. Gate Charge
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200
Q
G
- NanoCoulombs
V
GE
- Volts
V
CE
= 600V
I
C
= 50A
I
G
= 10mA
Fig. 9. Capacitance
10
100
1,000
10,000
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
V
CE
- Volts
Capacitance - PicoFarads
f
= 1 MHz
Cies
Coes
Cres
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IXGH50N120C3
Fig. 12. Inductive Switching
Energ y L o s s vs. Gate Resi stance
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.5
5.0
5.5
6.0
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R
G
- Ohms
E
off
- MilliJoules
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
E
on
- MilliJoules
E
off
E
on
- - - -
T
J
= 125ºC , V
GE
= 15V
V
CE
= 600V
I
C
= 80A
I
C
= 40A
Fig. 17. Inductive T urn-off
Switching T imes vs. Junction Temperature
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
25 35 45 55 65 75 85 95 105 115 125
T
J
- Degrees Centigrade
t
f
-
Nanoseconds
110
120
130
140
150
160
170
180
t d(off)
- Nanoseconds
t
f
t
d(off)
- - - -
R
G
= 2
, V
GE
= 15V
V
CE
= 600V
I
C
= 40A
I
C
= 80A
Fig. 15. Inductive T urn-off
Switch i n g Times vs. Gate R es is tan ce
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
500
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
R
G
- Ohms
t f
- Nanoseconds
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
500
550
600
t d(off)
- Nanoseconds
t
f
t
d(off)
- - - -
T
J
= 125ºC,
V
GE
= 15V
V
CE
= 600V
I
C
= 80A
I
C
= 40A
Fig. 13. Inductive Switching
Energ y L o s s vs. C o l lecto r C u r ren t
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.5
20 30 40 50 60 70 80
I
C
- Amperes
E
off
- MilliJoules
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
E
on
- MilliJoules
E
off
E
on
- - - -
R
G
= 2
,
V
GE
= 15V
V
CE
= 600V
T
J
= 125ºC
T
J
= 25ºC
Fig. 14. Inductive Switching
Energy Loss vs. Junction Temperature
0.0
0.4
0.8
1.2
1.6
2.0
2.4
2.8
3.2
3.6
4.0
25 35 45 55 65 75 85 95 105 115 125
T
J
- Degrees Centigrade
E
off
- MilliJoules
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
E
on
- MilliJoules
E
off
E
on
- - - -
R
G
= 2
,
V
GE
= 15V
V
CE
= 600V I
C
= 80A
I
C
= 40A
Fig. 16. Inductive T urn-off
Switch i n g Times vs. C o l l ecto r C u r r en t
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
20 30 40 50 60 70 80
I
C
- Amperes
t f
- Nanoseconds
80
100
120
140
160
180
200
220
240
260
t d(off)
- Nanoseconds
t
f
t
d(off)
- - - -
R
G
= 2
, V
GE
= 15V
V
CE
= 600V
T
J
= 125ºC
T
J
= 25ºC
IXYS reserves the right to change limits, test conditions, and dimensions.
IXGH50N120C3
IXYS REF: G_50N120C3(7N)6-03-08
Fig. 19. Inductive Turn-on
Switching T imes vs. Collector Current
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
110
20 30 40 50 60 70 80
I
C
- Amperes
t
r - Nanoseconds
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
t d(on) - Nanoseconds
t
r
t
d(on)
- - - -
R
G
= 2
, V
GE
= 15V
V
CE
= 600V T
J
= 125ºC, 25ºC
Fig. 20. Inductive T urn-on
Switching Times vs. Junction Temperature
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
25 35 45 55 65 75 85 95 105 115 125
T
J
- Degrees Centigrade
t
r - Nanoseconds
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
t d(on) - Nanoseconds
t
r
t
d(on)
- - - -
R
G
= 2
, V
GE
= 15V
V
CE
= 600V
I
C
= 40A
I
C
= 80A
Fig. 18. Inductive Turn-on
Switchi n g Ti mes vs. Gate Resistan ce
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
R
G
- Ohms
t r - Nanoseconds
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
55
60
t d(on) - Nanoseconds
t
r
t
d(on)
- - - -
T
J
= 125ºC, V
GE
= 15V
V
CE
= 600V
I
C
= 40A
I
C
= 80A