Neutron-induced failure in super-junction, IGBT, and SiC power devices

50 MeV and 80 MeV neutron-induced failure is investigated for several types of power devices (super-junction, IGBT and SiC) from different vendors. A strong dependence on the device type and orientation is observed.

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