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HGTG20N50C1D
April 1995
20A, 500V N-Channel IGBT with Anti-Parallel Ultrafast Diode
Package
JEDEC STYLE TO-247
EMITTER COLLECTOR COLLECTOR (BOTTOM SIDE METAL) GATE
Features
• 20A, 500V • Latch Free Operation • Typical Fall Time < 500ns • High Input Impedance • Low Conduction Loss • With Anti-Parallel Diode • tRR < 60ns
Description
The IGBT 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 diode used in parallel with the IGBT is an ultrafast (tRR < 60ns) with soft recovery characteristic.