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Device Modeling Report




COMPONENTS: Silicon Carbide Schottky Diode
PART NUMBER: IDT16S60C
MANUFACTURER: Infineon
REMARK: Professional Model




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Circuit Configuration


         U1
         IDT16S60C




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DIODE MODEL PARAMETERS
  PSpice
   model                                Model description
 parameter
     IS         Saturation Current
     N          Emission Coefficient
     RS         Series Resistance
    IKF         High-injection Knee Current
    CJO         Zero-bias Junction Capacitance
     M          Junction Grading Coefficient
     VJ         Junction Potential
    ISR         Recombination Current Saturation Value
     BV         Reverse Breakdown Voltage(a positive value)
    IBV         Reverse Breakdown Current(a positive value)
     TT         Transit Time
    EG          Energy-band Gap




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Forward Current Characteristics

Circuit Simulation result



               25A




               20A




               15A




               10A




                5A




                0A
                     0V           0.5V        1.0V           1.5V   2.0V     2.5V   3.0V
                          I(R1)
                                                             V_V1



Evaluation circuit

                                                     R1

                                                     0.01m

                                         V1                          U1
                                                                     IDT16S60C




                                         0




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Comparison Graph

Circuit Simulation result


                                        25
                                                      Measurement
                                                      Simulation

                                        20
              Forword Current, IF (A)




                                        15



                                        10



                                        5



                                        0
                                             0        0.5          1        1.5        2       2.5        3

                                                             Forward Voltage, VF (V)



Comparison table


                                                                       VF (V)
                         IF (A)                                                                      %Error
                                                     Measurement                Simulation
                                             0.5               0.937                   0.940              0.38
                                                 1             0.982                   0.978             -0.41
                                                 2             1.026                   1.034              0.77
                                                 5             1.171                   1.174              0.26
                                             10                1.395                   1.385             -0.67
                                             25                1.974                   1.989              0.79




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Reverse Current Characteristic

Circuit Simulation result



                10uA




               1.0uA




               100nA




                10nA




               1.0nA
                   100V            200V          300V          400V          500V     600V
                       I(U1:K)
                                                        V_V1




Evaluation circuit

                                            V2



                                            0
                                      V1                              U1
                                                                      IDT16S60C




                                     0




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Comparison Graph

Circuit Simulation result


                                           10
                                                         Measurement

                                                         Simulation
              Reverse Current, IR (A)




                                            1




                                           0.1




                                          0.01




                                         0.001
                                                 100      200           300         400       500         600
                                                                Reverse Voltage , VR (V)



Comparison table


                                                                       IR (A)
              VR (V)                                                                                %Error
                                                       Measurement               Simulation
                                             100            2.840E-03               2.976E-03              4.80
                                             200            4.850E-03               4.678E-03              -3.55
                                             500            2.800E-01               2.906E-01              3.79




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Junction Capacitance Characteristic

Circuit Simulation result



               800p



               700p



               600p



               500p



               400p



               300p



               200p



               100p



                  0
                 100mV              1.0V              10V             100V           1.0KV
                     I(V2)/(600V/1u)
                                                      V(R)




Evaluation circuit

                                                 V2
                                         R

                                                 0

                            V1 = 0       V1                        U1
                            V2 = 600
                                                                   IDT16S60C
                            TD = 0
                            TR = 1us
                            TF = 100ns
                            PW = 100us
                            PER = 10m


                                             0




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Comparison Graph

Circuit Simulation result


                                    800
                                                                                        Measurement
                                                                                        Simulation
                                    700

                                    600
              Capacitance, C (pF)




                                    500

                                    400

                                    300

                                    200

                                    100

                                      0
                                          0.1           1               10            100            1000
                                                            Reverse Voltage, VR (V)



Comparison table


                                                                 C (pF)
                   VR (V)                                                                      %Error
                                                    Measurement           Simulation
                                           0.5              705.555              711.041               0.78
                                                1           638.888             651.160                1.92
                                                2           555.555             561.037                0.99
                                                5           422.222             418.292               -0.93
                                           10               323.333              311.322              -3.71
                                           20               240.000             228.339               -4.86
                                           50               161.111             157.503               -2.24
                                          100               121.111             126.859                4.75
                                          200               105.555             108.529                2.82
                                          500               100.000               95.499              -4.50




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