The description of thermal non-uniformity in large area power MOSFETs requires the modeling of a thermal network to account for the thermal interaction between adjacent devices. In this work we propose a methodology to derive an equivalent thermal network which is able to predict the thermal transient as a function of the longitudinal distance from the heat source. The thermal resistances and capacitances are calculated by assuming a cylindrical propagation of the heat. Electro-thermal numerical simulations are performed in order to study the heat propagation inside the device and to verify the accuracy of the proposed model.
Numerical simulation and modeling of thermal transient in silicon power devices / P. Magnone;C. Fiegna;G. Greco;G. Bazzano;S. Rinaudo;E. Sangiorgi. - In: SOLID-STATE ELECTRONICS. - ISSN 0038-1101. - STAMPA. - 88:(2013), pp. 69-72. [10.1016/j.sse.2013.04.012]
Numerical simulation and modeling of thermal transient in silicon power devices
MAGNONE, PAOLO;FIEGNA, CLAUDIO;SANGIORGI, ENRICO
2013
Abstract
The description of thermal non-uniformity in large area power MOSFETs requires the modeling of a thermal network to account for the thermal interaction between adjacent devices. In this work we propose a methodology to derive an equivalent thermal network which is able to predict the thermal transient as a function of the longitudinal distance from the heat source. The thermal resistances and capacitances are calculated by assuming a cylindrical propagation of the heat. Electro-thermal numerical simulations are performed in order to study the heat propagation inside the device and to verify the accuracy of the proposed model.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.