1 00
Re c ta ng ula r ga te p ulse
a ) R e c o m m e n d e d lo a d lin e f o r
rate d d i/d t : 20V , 10 ohm s; tr <= 1 µs
b ) R e c o m m e n d e d lo a d lin e fo r
<=30% rated di/dt : 10V, 10ohm s
1 0 tr< = 1 µ s
(a )
(b)
ST173C..C Series
Bulletin I25180 rev. B 04/00
(1) PG M = 10 W , tp = 20m s
(2) PG M = 20 W , tp = 10m s
(3) PG M = 40 W , tp = 5m s
(4) PG M = 60 W , tp = 3.3m s
1
0.1
0.0 01
VGD
IG D
0.0 1
(1) (2) (3) (4)
D e v ic e : ST 1 7 3 C ..C S e rie s F re q u e n c y L im ite d b y PG (A V )
0.1
1
10
1 00
Insta nta neous G a te Curren t (A)
Fig. 17 - Gate Characteristics
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