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File Number 4043.2
CAUTION: These devices are sensitive to electrostatic discharge; follow proper ESD Handling Procedures.
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HGTG12N60C3D
24A, 600V, UFS Series N-Channel IGBT
with Anti-Parallel Hyperfast Diode
The HGTG12N60C3D is a MOS gated high voltage switching
device combining the best features of MOSFETs and bipolar
transistors. The device has the high input impedance of a
MOSFET and the low on-state conduction loss of a bipolar
transistor. The much lower on-state voltage drop varies only
moderately between 25oC and 150oC. The IGBT used is the
development type TA49123. The diode used in anti parallel
with the IGBT is the development type TA49061.
The IGBT is ideal for many high voltage switching
applications operating at moderate frequencies where low
conduction losses are essential.
Formerly Developmental Type TA49117.
Features
• 24A, 600V at TC = 25oC
• Typical Fall Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210ns at TJ= 150oC
• Short Circuit Rating
• Low Conduction Loss
• Hyperfast Anti-Parallel Diode
Packaging JEDEC STYLE TO-247
Symbol
Ordering Information
PART NUMBER PACKAGE BRAND
HGTG12N60C3D TO-247 G12N60C3D
NOTE: When ordering, use the entire part number.
C
E
G
C
G
E
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Data Sheet January 2000
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Absolute Maximum Ratings TC = 25oC, Unless Otherwise Specified HGTG12N60C3D UNITS
Collector to Emitter Voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BVCES 600 V
Collector Current Continuous
At TC = 25oC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IC25 24 A
At TC = 110oC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IC110 12 A
Average Diode Forward Current at 110oC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I(AVG) 15 A
Collector Current Pulsed (Note 1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ICM 96 A
Gate to Emitter Voltage Continuous. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .VGES ±20 V
Gate to Emitter Voltage Pulsed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VGEM ±30 V
Switching Safe Operating Area at TJ = 150oC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SSOA 24A at 600V
Power Dissipation Total at TC = 25oC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PD104 W
Power Dissipation Derating TC > 25oC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.83 W/oC
Operating and Storage Junction Temperature Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TJ, TSTG -40 to 150 oC
Maximum Lead Temperature for Soldering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TL260 oC
Short Circuit Withstand Time (Note 2) at VGE = 15V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .tSC 4µs
Short Circuit Withstand Time (Note 2) at VGE = 10V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . tSC 13 µs
CAUTION: Stresses above those listed in “Absolute Maximum Ratings” may cause permanent damage to the device. This is a stress only rating and operation of the
device at these or any other conditions above those indicated in the operational sections of this specification is not implied.
NOTES:
1. Repetitive Rating: Pulse width limited by maximum junction temperature.
2. VCE(PK) = 360V, TJ = 125oC, RG = 25Ω.
Electrical Specifications TC = 25oC, Unless Otherwise Specified
PARAMETER SYMBOL TEST CONDITIONS MIN TYP MAX UNITS
Collector to Emitter Breakdown Voltage BVCES IC = 250µA, VGE = 0V 600 - - V
Emitter to Collector Breakdown Voltage BVECS IC = 10mA, VGE = 0V 15 25 - V
Collector to Emitter Leakage Current ICES VCE = BVCES TC = 25oC - - 250 µA
VCE = BVCES TC = 150oC - - 2.0 mA
Collector to Emitter Saturation Voltage VCE(SAT) IC = IC110,
VGE = 15V TC = 25oC - 1.65 2.0 V
TC = 150oC - 1.85 2.2 V
IC = 15A,
VGE = 15V TC = 25oC - 1.80 2.2 V
TC = 150oC - 2.0 2.4 V
Gate to Emitter Threshold Voltage VGE(TH) IC = 250µA,
VCE = VGE TC = 25oC 3.0 5.0 6.0 V
Gate to Emitter Leakage Current IGES VGE = ±20V - - ±100 nA
Switching SOA SSOA TJ = 150oC,
VGE = 15V,
RG = 25Ω,
L = 100µH
VCE(PK) = 480V 80 - - A
VCE(PK) = 600V 24 - - A
Gate to Emitter Plateau Voltage VGEP IC = IC110, VCE = 0.5 BVCES - 7.6 - V
On-State Gate Charge QG(ON) IC = IC110,
VCE = 0.5 BVCES VGE = 15V - 48 55 nC
VGE = 20V - 62 71 nC
Current Turn-On Delay Time td(ON)I TJ = 150oC,
ICE = IC110,
VCE(PK) = 0.8 BVCES,
VGE = 15V,
RG= 25Ω,
L = 100µH
-14-ns
Current Rise Time trI -16-ns
Current Turn-Off Delay Time td(OFF)I - 270 400 ns
Current Fall Time tfI - 210 275 ns
Turn-On Energy EON - 380 - µJ
Turn-Off Energy (Note 3) EOFF - 900 - µJ
Diode Forward Voltage VEC IEC = 12A - 1.7 2.0 V
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Diode Reverse Recovery Time trr IEC = 12A, dIEC/dt = 100A/µs - 34 42 ns
IEC = 1.0A, dIEC/dt = 100A/µs - 30 37 ns
Thermal Resistance RθJC IGBT - - 1.2 oC/W
Diode - - 1.5 oC/W
NOTE:
3. Turn-Off Energy Loss (EOFF) is defined as the integral of the instantaneous power loss starting at the trailing edge of the input pulse, and ending
at the point where the collector current equals zero (ICE = 0A). The HGTG12N60C3D was tested per JEDEC Standard No. 24-1 Method for
Measurement of Power Device Turn-Off Switching Loss. This test method produces the true total Turn-Off Energy Loss. Turn-On losses include
diode losses.
Electrical Specifications TC = 25oC, Unless Otherwise Specified (Continued)
PARAMETER SYMBOL TEST CONDITIONS MIN TYP MAX UNITS
Typical Performance Curves
FIGURE 1. TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS FIGURE 2. SATURATION CHARACTERISTICS
FIGURE 3. COLLECTOR TO EMITTER ON-STATE VOLTAGE FIGURE 4. COLLECTOR TO EMITTER ON-STATE VOLTAGE
ICE, COLLECTOR TO EMITTER CURRENT (A)
VGE, GATE TO EMITTER VOLTAGE (V)
6 8 10 12
0
10
20
40
50
60
70
14
30
80
PULSE DURATION = 250µs
DUTY CYCLE <0.5%, VCE = 10V
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TC = 150oC
TC = 25oC
TC = -40oC
ICE, COLLECTOR TO EMITTER CURRENT (A)
VCE, COLLECTOR TO EMITTER VOLTAGE (V)
PULSE DURATION = 250µs, DUTY CYCLE <0.5%, TC = 25oC
00246810
10
20
30
12.0V
8.5V
9.0V
8.0V
7.5V
7.0V
VGE= 15.0V
40
50
60
70
80
10.0V
ICE, COLLECTOR TO EMITTER CURRENT (A)
0
30
012345
40
VCE, COLLECTOR TO EMITTER VOLTAGE (V)
PULSE DURATION = 250µs
DUTY CYCLE <0.5%, VGE = 10V
TC = 150oC
TC = 25oC
TC = -40oC
10
20
50
70
80
60
ICE, COLLECTOR TO EMITTER CURRENT (A)
0
30
012345
VCE, COLLECTOR TO EMITTER VOLTAGE (V)
TC = 25oC
TC = -40oC
TC = 150oC
DUTY CYCLE <0.5%, VGE = 15V
PULSE DURATION = 250µs
10
20
40
50
60
70
80
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FIGURE 5. MAXIMUM DC COLLECTOR CURRENT vs CASE
TEMPERATURE FIGURE 6. SHORT CIRCUIT WITHSTAND TIME
FIGURE 7. TURN-ON DELAY TIME vs COLLECTOR TO
EMITTER CURRENT FIGURE 8. TURN-OFF DELAY TIME vs COLLECTOR TO
EMITTER CURRENT
FIGURE 9. TURN-ON RISE TIME vs COLLECTOR TO
EMITTER CURRENT FIGURE 10. TURN-OFF FALL TIME vs COLLECTOR TO
EMITTER CURRENT
Typical Performance Curves (Continued)
25 50 75 100 125 150
0
5
10
15
20
25
ICE, DC COLLECTOR CURRENT (A)
TC, CASE TEMPERATURE (oC)
VGE = 15V
ISC, PEAK SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENT(A)
20
60
80
120
tSC, SHORT CIRCUIT WITHSTAND TIME (µs)
10 11 12
VGE, GATE TO EMITTER VOLTAGE (V)
14 1513
140
100
40
ISC
tSC
5
10
15
20 VCE = 360V, RG= 25Ω, TJ= 125oC
td(ON)I, TURN-ON DELAY TIME (ns)
10
20
30
5101520
ICE, COLLECTOR TO EMITTER CURRENT (A)
100
25 30
50
VGE = 10V
VGE = 15V
TJ = 150oC, RG = 25Ω, L = 100µH, VCE(PK) = 480V
ICE, COLLECTOR TO EMITTER CURRENT (A)
td(OFF)I, TURN-OFF DELAY TIME (ns)
400
300
200
100 51015202530
TJ = 150oC, RG = 25Ω, L = 100mH, VCE(PK) = 480V
VGE = 10V
VGE = 15V
ICE, COLLECTOR TO EMITTER CURRENT (A)
trI, TURN-ON RISE TIME (ns)
5
10
100
51015202530
VGE = 15V
200 TJ = 150oC, RG = 25Ω, L = 100µH, VCE(PK) = 480V
VGE = 10V
ICE, COLLECTOR TO EMITTER CURRENT (A)
tfI, FALL TIME (ns)
100
5 1015202530
200
300 TJ = 150oC, RG = 25Ω, L = 100µH, VCE(PK) = 480V
VGE = 10V or 15V
90
80
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FIGURE 11. TURN-ON ENERGY LOSS vs COLLECTOR TO
EMITTER CURRENT FIGURE 12. TURN-OFF ENERGY LOSS vs COLLECTOR TO
EMITTER CURRENT
FIGURE 13. OPERATING FREQUENCY vs COLLECTOR TO
EMITTER CURRENT FIGURE 14. SWITCHING SAFE OPERATING AREA
FIGURE 15. CAPACITANCE vs COLLECTOR TO EMITTER
VOLTAGE FIGURE 16. GATE CHARGE WAVEFORMS
Typical Performance Curves (Continued)
ICE, COLLECTOR TO EMITTER CURRENT (A)
05101520
EON, TURN-ON ENERGY LOSS (mJ)
VGE = 15V
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
25 30
VGE = 10V
TJ = 150oC, RG = 25Ω, L = 100µH, VCE(PK) = 480V
ICE, COLLECTOR TO EMITTER CURRENT (A)
EOFF, TURN-OFF ENERGY LOSS (mJ)
510 15202530
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
0
TJ = 150oC, RG = 25Ω, L = 100µH, VCE(PK) = 480V
VGE = 10V OR 15V
ICE, COLLECTOR TO EMITTER CURRENT (A)
fMAX, OPERATING FREQUENCY (kHz)
5102030
10
100
200
1
fMAX2 = (PD - PC)/(EON + EOFF)
PD = ALLOWABLE DISSIPATION
PC = CONDUCTION DISSIPATION
fMAX1 = 0.05/(tD(OFF)I + tD(ON)I)
(DUTY FACTOR = 50%)
RθJC = 1.2oC/W
TJ = 150oC, TC = 75oC
RG = 25Ω, L = 100µH
VGE = 15V
VGE = 10V
VCE(PK), COLLECTOR TO EMITTER VOLTAGE (V)
ICE, COLLECTOR TO EMITTER CURRENT (A)
0 100 200 300 400 500 600
0
20
40
60
80
100 TJ = 150oC, VGE = 15V, RG = 25Ω, L = 100µH
LIMITED BY
CIRCUIT
COES
CRES
VCE, COLLECTOR TO EMITTER VOLTAGE (V)
0 5 10 15 20 25
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
C, CAPACITANCE (pF)
CIES
FREQUENCY = 1MHz
VGE, GATE TO EMITTER VOLTAGE (V)
VCE, COLLECTOR TO EMITTER VOLTAGE (V)
QG, GATE CHARGE (nC)
IG(REF) = 1.276mA, RL = 50Ω, TC = 25oC
0
240
120
360
480
600 15
12
9
6
3
0
VCE = 600V
VCE = 200V
10 20 30 40 50 600
VCE = 400V
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FIGURE 17. IGBT NORMALIZED TRANSIENT THERMAL IMPEDANCE, JUNCTION TO CASE
FIGURE 18. DIODE FORWARD CURRENT vs FORWARD
VOLTAGE DROP FIGURE 19. RECOVERY TIMES vs FORWARD CURRENT
Typical Performance Curves (Continued)
t1, RECTANGULAR PULSE DURATION (s)
10-5 10-3 100101
10-4 10-1
10-2
100
ZθJC, NORMALIZED THERMAL RESPONSE
10-1
10-2
DUTY FACTOR, D = t1 / t2
PEAK TJ = (PDX ZθJC X RθJC) + TC
t1
t2
PD
SINGLE PULSE
0.01
0.5
0.2
0.1
0.05
0.02
0.5 1.0 1.5 2.5 3.0
IEC, FORWARD CURRENT (A)
VEC, FORWARD VOLTAGE (V)
0 2.0
10
0
20
30
40
50
100oC
25oC
150oC
40
30
20
10
0
tr, RECOVERY TIMES (ns)
IEC, FORWARD CURRENT (A)
510 20
trr
TC = 25oC, dIEC/dt = 100A/µs
015
tb
ta
Test Circuit and Waveform
FIGURE 20. INDUCTIVE SWITCHING TEST CIRCUIT FIGURE 21. SWITCHING TEST WAVEFORMS
RG = 25Ω
L = 100µH
VDD = 480V
+
-
RHRP1560
tfI
td(OFF)I trI
td(ON)I
10%
90%
10%
90%
VCE
ICE
VGE
EOFF EON
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Handling Precautions for IGBTs
Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistors are susceptible to
gate-insulation damage by the electrostatic discharge of
energy through the devices. When handling these devices,
care should be exercised to assure that the static charge
built in the handler’s body capacitance is not discharged
through the device. With proper handling and application
procedures, however, IGBTs are currently being extensively
used in production by numerous equipment manufacturers in
military, industrial and consumer applications, with virtually
no damage problems due to electrostatic discharge. IGBTs
can be handled safely if the following basic precautions are
taken:
1. Prior to assembly into a circuit, all leads should be kept
shorted together either by the use of metal shorting
springs or by the insertion into conductive material such
as “ECCOSORBD LD26” or equivalent.
2. When devices are removed by hand from their carriers,
the hand being used should be grounded by any suitable
means, for example, with a metallic wristband.
3. Tips of soldering irons should be grounded.
4. Devices should never be inserted into or removed from
circuits with power on.
5. Gate Voltage Rating - Never exceed the gate-voltage
rating of VGEM. Exceeding the rated VGE can result in
permanent damage to the oxide la yer in the gate region.
6. Gate Termination - The gates of these devices are
essentially capacitors. Circuits that lea ve the gate open-
circuited or floating should be avoided. These conditions
canresultinturn-onofthedevicedueto voltagebuildupon
the input capacitor due to leakage currents or pickup.
7. Gate Protection - These devices do not have an internal
monolithic Zener Diode from gate to emitter. If gate
protection is required an external Zener is recommended.
Operating Frequency Information
Operating frequency information for a typical device (Figure 13)
is presented as a guide for estimating device performance
for a specific application. Other typical frequency vs collector
current (ICE) plots are possible using the information shown
for a typical unit in Figures 4, 7, 8, 11 and 12. The operating
frequency plot (Figure 13) of a typical device shows fMAX1 or
fMAX2 whichever is smaller at each point. The information is
based on measurements of a typical device and is bounded
by the maximum rated junction temperature.
fMAX1 is defined by fMAX1 = 0.05/(tD(OFF)I + tD(ON)I).
Deadtime (the denominator) has been arbitrarily held to 10%
of the on-state time for a 50% duty factor. Other definitions
are possible. tD(OFF)I and tD(ON)I are defined in Figure 21.
Device turn-off delay can establish an additional frequency
limiting condition for an application other than TJM. tD(OFF)I
is important when controlling output ripple under a lightly
loaded condition.
fMAX2 is defined by fMAX2 = (PD - PC)/(EOFF + EON). The
allow ab le dissipation (PD) is defined by PD=(T
JM -T
C)/RθJC.
The sum of device switching and conduction losses must not
exceed PD. A 50% duty factor was used (Figure 13) and the
conduction losses (PC) are approximated by
PC=(V
CE xI
CE)/2.
EON and EOFF are defined in the switching waveforms
shown in Figure 21. EON is the integral of the instantaneous
power loss (ICE x VCE) during turn-on and EOFF is the
integral of the instantaneous power loss during turn-off. All
tail losses are included in the calculation for EOFF; i.e. the
collector current equals zero (ICE = 0).
HGTG12N60C3D
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