Evaluating of the Avalanche Failure of Power MOSFETs using Atlas
Introduction
Power MOSFETs are widely used with an inductive load for S/W power supplies, DC-DC converters, and so on. But due to high frequency operation, the surge voltage applied to the MOSFETs at turn-off depends on the inductance and parasitic inductance in the circuit. For some operation modes, the pulse width for the turn-on or off will be very short, and the device fails due to the short surge period.