MONOLITH SEMICONDUCTOR INC — Department of Energy STTR Phase I: In this phase-I proposal, the effect of terrestrial cosmic rays on the failure rate of com

MONOLITH SEMICONDUCTOR INC — STTR Phase I award from Department of Energy.

Amount
$149,964
Agency
Department of Energy
Program / Phase
STTR · Phase I
Solicitation
DE-FOA-0000969
NAICS
Place of performance
NY
Period
2014-02-18 → 2014-11-17

Description

In this phase-I proposal, the effect of terrestrial cosmic rays on the failure rate of commercial 1200V SiC power MOSFETs will be studied. The goal of the study is to quantify the appropriate breakdown voltage de-rating needed for SiC MOSFETs subject to cosmic rays. The failure rate of SiC power MOSFETs as a function of the reverse blocking voltage will be determined and compared to failure rate of Si IGBTs acquired under same test setup.