RHRP8100
Data Sheet
January 2002
8A, 1000V Hyperfast Diode
The RHRP8100 is a hyperfast diode with soft recovery
characteristic (t
rr
< 60ns). It has half the recovery time of
ultrafast diodes and is of silicon nitride passivated
ion-implanted epitaxial planar construction.
This device is intended for use as freewheeling/clamping
diode and rectifier in a variety of switching power supplies
and other power switching applications. Its low stored charge
and hyperfast soft recovery minimize ringing and electrical
noise in many power switching circuits, thus reducing power
loss in the switching transistors.
Formerly developmental type TA49060.
Features
• Hyperfast with Soft Recovery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <55ns
• Operating Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
o
C
• Reverse Voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1000V
• Avalanche Energy Rated
• Planar Construction
Applications
• Switching Power Supplies
• Power Switching Circuits
• General Purpose
Ordering Information
PART NUMBER
RHRP8100
PACKAGE
TO-220AC
BRAND
RHRP8100
Packaging
JEDEC TO-220AC
ANODE
CATHODE
(FLANGE)
CATHODE
NOTE: When ordering, use the entire part number.
Symbol
K
A
Absolute Maximum Ratings
T
C
= 25
o
C, Unless Otherwise Specified
RHRP8100
UNITS
V
V
V
A
A
A
W
mJ
o
C
Peak Repetitive Reverse Voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V
RRM
Working Peak Reverse Voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .V
RWM
DC Blocking Voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V
R
Average Rectified Forward Current . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I
F(AV)
(T
C
= 140
o
C)
Repetitive Peak Surge Current . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I
FRM
(Square Wave, 20kHz)
Nonrepetitive Peak Surge Current . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I
FSM
(Halfwave, 1 Phase, 60Hz)
Maximum Power Dissipation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P
D
Avalanche Energy (See Figures 8 and 9) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E
AVL
Operating and Storage Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T
STG
, T
J
1000
1000
1000
8
16
100
75
20
-65 to 175
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RHRP8100 Rev. B
RHRP8100
Electrical Specifications
SYMBOL
V
F
I
F
= 8A
I
F
= 8A, T
C
= 150
o
C
I
R
V
R
= 1000V
V
R
= 1000V, T
C
= 150
o
C
t
rr
I
F
= 1A, dI
F
/dt = 100A/
µ
s
I
F
= 8A, dI
F
/dt = 100A/
µ
s
t
a
t
b
Q
RR
C
J
R
θ
JC
DEFINITIONS
V
F
= Instantaneous forward voltage (pw = 300
µ
s, D = 2%).
I
R
= Instantaneous reverse current.
t
rr
= Reverse recovery time (Figure 9), summation of t
a
+ t
b
.
t
a
= Time to reach peak reverse current (See Figure 9).
t
b
= Time from peak I
RM
to projected zero crossing of I
RM
based on a straight line from peak I
RM
through 25% of I
RM
(See Figure 9).
Q
RR
= Reverse Recovery Charge.
C
J
= Junction Capacitance.
R
θ
JC
= Thermal resistance junction to case.
pw = Pulse Width.
D = Duty Cycle.
I
F
= 8A, dI
F
/dt = 100A/
µ
s
I
F
= 8A, d
I
F
/dt = 100A/
µ
s
I
F
= 8A, dI
F
/dt = 100A/
µ
s
V
R
= 10V, I
F
= 0A
T
C
= 25
o
C, Unless Otherwise Specified
TEST CONDITION
MIN
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
TYP
-
-
-
-
-
-
30
20
175
30
-
MAX
3.0
2.5
100
500
55
65
-
-
-
-
2.0
UNITS
V
V
µ
A
µ
A
ns
ns
ns
ns
nC
pF
o
C/W
Typical Performance Curves
40
I
R
, REVERSE CURRENT (µA)
I
F
, FORWARD CURRENT (A)
500
100
10
175
o
C
10
100
o
C
1
25
o
C
0.1
0.01
175
o
C
1
0.5
0
0.5
100
o
C
25
o
C
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
0.001
4
0
200
400
600
800
1000
V
F
, FORWARD VOLTAGE (V)
V
R
, REVERSE VOLTAGE (V)
FIGURE 1. FORWARD CURRENT vs FORWARD VOLTAGE
FIGURE 2. REVERSE CURRENT vs REVERSE VOLTAGE
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RHRP8100
Typical Performance Curves
60
50
t, RECOVERY TIMES (ns)
40
trr
30
ta
20
tb
10
0
0.5
t, RECOVERY TIMES (ns)
T
C
= 25
o
C, dI
F
/dt = 200A/µs
(Continued)
100
T
C
= 100
o
C, dI
F
/dt = 200A/µs
80
60
trr
40
ta
20
tb
0
1
I
F
, FORWARD CURRENT (A)
4
8
0.5
1
I
F
, FORWARD CURRENT (A)
4
8
FIGURE 3. t
rr
, t
a
AND t
b
CURVES vs FORWARD CURRENT
FIGURE 4. t
rr
, t
a
AND t
b
curves vs FORWARD CURRENT
120
T
C
= 175
o
C, dI
F
/dt = 200A/µs
100
t, RECOVERY TIMES (ns)
80
trr
60
40
20
0
0.5
1
I
F
, FORWARD CURRENT (A)
4
8
ta
tb
I
F(AV)
, AVERAGE FORWARD CURRENT (A)
10
8
DC
6
SQ. WAVE
4
2
0
100
115
130
145
160
175
T
C
, CASE TEMPERATURE (
o
C)
FIGURE 5. t
rr
, t
a
AND t
b
CURVES vs FORWARD CURRENT
FIGURE 6. CURRENT DERATING CURVE
100
C
J
, JUNCTION CAPACITANCE (pF)
80
60
40
20
0
50
100
150
200
V
R
, REVERSE VOLTAGE (V)
FIGURE 7. JUNCTION CAPACITANCE vs REVERSE VOLTAGE
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RHRP8100 Rev. B
RHRP8100
Test Circuits and Waveforms
V
GE
AMPLITUDE AND
R
G
CONTROL dI
F
/dt
t
1 AND
t
2
CONTROL I
F
L
DUT
R
G
V
GE
t
1
t
2
CURRENT
SENSE
+
V
DD
0
I
F
dI
F
dt
ta
trr
tb
IGBT
-
0.25 I
RM
I
RM
FIGURE 8. t
rr
TEST CIRCUIT
I
MAX
= 1A
L = 40mH
R < 0.1Ω
E
AVL
= 1/2LI
2
[V
R(AVL)
/(V
R(AVL)
- V
DD
)]
Q
1
= IGBT (BV
CES
> DUT V
R(AVL)
)
L
CURRENT
SENSE
Q
1
V
DD
DUT
R
+
V
DD
I V
FIGURE 9. t
rr
WAVEFORMS AND DEFINITIONS
V
AVL
I
L
I
L
-
t
0
t
1
t
2
t
FIGURE 10. AVALANCHE ENERGY TEST CIRCUIT
FIGURE 11. AVALANCHE CURRENT AND VOLTAGE
WAVEFORMS
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RHRP8100 Rev. B
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