
United Silicon Carbide's cascode products co-package its highperformance F3 SiC fast JFETs with a cascode optimized MOSFET to
produce the only standard gate drive SiC device in the market today.
This series exhibits very fast switching using a 4-terminal TO-247package and the best reverse recovery characteristics of any device
of similar ratings. These devices are excellent for switching inductive
loads, and any application requiring standard gate drive.
w Switch mode power supplies
w Power factor correction modules
w Typical on-resistance R
DS(on),typ
of 80mW
w Maximum operating temperature of 175°C
w Excellent reverse recovery
w Low intrinsic capacitance
w ESD protected, HBM class 2
w TO-247-4L package for faster switching, clean gate waveforms
CASE
D (1)
S (2)
G (4)
KS (3)
3
CASE
1
2
4
Datasheet: UF3C065080K4S Rev. A, January 2019 1

2. Pulse width tp limited by T
J,max
Thermal resistance, junction-to-case
Max. lead temperature for soldering,
1/8” from case for 5 seconds
Maximum junction temperature
Operating and storage temperature
Single pulsed avalanche energy
3
Continuous drain current
1
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Electrical Characteristics (TJ = +25°C unless otherwise specified)
Typical Performance - Static
Typical Performance - Reverse Diode
Reverse recovery charge
Reverse recovery time
VR=400V, IF=20A,
VGS=-5V, R
G_EXT
=10W
di/dt=2200A/ms,
TJ=25°C
VR=400V, IF=20A,
VGS=-5V, R
G_EXT
=10W
di/dt=2200A/ms,
TJ=150°C
Drain-source on-resistance
Diode continuous forward current
1
VDS=650V,
VGS=0V, TJ=25°C
VDS=650V,
VGS=0V, TJ=175°C
Total drain leakage current
VDS=0V, TJ=25°C,
VGS=-20V / +20V
VGS=12V, ID=20A,
TJ=175°C
Drain-source breakdown voltage
Total gate leakage current
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Typical Performance - Dynamic
VDS=400V, ID=20A,
VGS = -5V to 12V
VDS=400V, ID=20A,
Gate Driver =-5V to
+12V,
Turn-on R
G,EXT
=8.5W,
Turn-off R
G,EXT
=20W
Inductive Load,
FWD: same device with
VGS = -5V, RG = 10W,
TJ=150°C
Effective output capacitance, time
related
VDS=400V, ID=20A,
Gate Driver =-5V to
+12V,
Turn-on R
G,EXT
=8.5W,
Turn-off R
G,EXT
=20W
Inductive Load,
FWD: same device with
VGS = -5V, RG = 10W,
TJ=25°C
Reverse transfer capacitance
Effective output capacitance, energy
related
VDS=100V, VGS=0V
f=100kHz
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Typical Performance Diagrams
Figure 1. Typical output characteristics at TJ = 55°C, tp < 250ms
Figure 2. Typical output characteristics at TJ = 25°C,
tp < 250ms
Figure 3. Typical output characteristics at TJ = 175°C,
tp < 250ms
Figure 4. Normalized on-resistance vs. temperature
at VGS = 12V and ID = 20A
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Drain Current, I
D
(A)
Drain-Source Voltage, VDS(V)
Vgs = 15V
Vgs = 8V
Vgs = 7.5V
Vgs = 7V
Vgs = 6.5V
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Drain Current, I
D
(A)
Drain-Source Voltage, VDS(V)
Vgs = 15V
Vgs = 8V
Vgs = 7V
Vgs = 6.5V
Vgs = 6V
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Drain Current, I
D
(A)
Drain-Source Voltage, VDS(V)
Vgs = 15V
Vgs = 7V
Vgs = 6.5V
Vgs = 6V
Vgs = 5.5V
Vgs = 5V
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
-75 -50 -25 0 25 50 75 100 125 150 175
On Resistance, R
DS_ON
(P.U.)
Junction Temperature, TJ(°C)
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Figure 5. Typical drain-source on-resistances at VGS =
12V
Figure 6. Typical transfer characteristics at VDS = 5V
Figure 7. Threshold voltage vs. junction temperature
at VDS = 5V and ID = 10mA
Figure 8. Typical gate charge at VDS = 400V and ID =
20A
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
On-Resistance, R
DS(on)
(mW)
Drain Current, ID(A)
Tj = 175°C
Tj = 25°C
Tj = - 55°C
0
10
20
30
40
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Drain Current, I
D
(A)
Gate-Source Voltage, VGS(V)
Tj = -55°C
Tj = 25°C
Tj = 175°C
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
-100 -50 0 50 100 150 200
Threshold Voltage, V
th
(V)
Junction Temperature, TJ(°C)
-5
0
5
10
15
20
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Gate-Source Voltage, V
GS
(V)
Gate Charge, QG(nC)
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Figure 10. 3rd quadrant characteristics at TJ = 25°C
Figure 11. 3rd quadrant characteristics at TJ = 175°C
Figure 12. Typical stored energy in C
OSS
at VGS = 0V
Figure 9. 3rd quadrant characteristics at TJ = -55°C
-30
-25
-20
-15
-10
-5
0
-4 -3 -2 -1 0
Drain Current, I
D
(A)
Drain-Source Voltage, VDS(V)
Vgs = -5V
Vgs = 0V
Vgs = 5V
Vgs = 8V
-30
-25
-20
-15
-10
-5
0
-4 -3 -2 -1 0
Drain Current, I
D
(A)
Drain-Source Voltage, VDS(V)
Vgs = - 5V
Vgs = 0V
Vgs = 5V
Vgs = 8V
-30
-25
-20
-15
-10
-5
0
-4 -3 -2 -1 0
Drain Current, I
D
(A)
Drain-Source Voltage, VDS(V)
Vgs = - 5V
Vgs = 0V
Vgs = 5V
Vgs = 8V
0
5
10
15
0 100 200 300 400 500 600
E
OSS
(mJ)
Drain-Source Voltage, VDS(V)
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Figure 13. Typical capacitances at f = 100kHz and
VGS = 0V
Figure 14. DC drain current derating
Figure 15. Total power dissipation
Figure 16. Maximum transient thermal impedance
1
10
100
1,000
10,000
0 100 200 300 400 500 600
Capacitance, C (pF)
Drain-Source Voltage, VDS(V)
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
-75 -50 -25 0 25 50 75 100 125 150 175
DC Drain Current, I
D
(A)
Case Temperature, TC(°C)
0
50
100
150
200
-75 -50 -25 0 25 50 75 100 125 150 175
Power Dissipation, P
tot
(W)
Case Temperature, TC(°C)
0.001
0.01
0.1
1
1.E-06 1.E-05 1.E-04 1.E-03 1.E-02 1.E-01
Thermal Impedance, Z
qJC
(°C/W)
Pulse Time, tp(s)
D = 0.5
D = 0.3
D = 0.1
D = 0.05
D = 0.02
D = 0.01
Single Pulse
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Figure 17. Safe operation area at TC = 25°C, D = 0,
Parameter t
p
Figure 18. Clamped inductive switching energy vs.
drain current at TJ = 25°C
Figure 19. Clamped inductive switching turn-on
energy vs. R
G,EXT_ON
Figure 20. Clamped inductive switching turn-off
energy vs. R
G,EXT_OFF
0.1
1
10
100
1 10 100 1000
Drain Current, I
D
(A)
Drain-Source Voltage, VDS(V)
1ms
10ms
100ms
1ms
DC
10ms
0
50
100
150
200
0 5 10 15 20
Turn-on Energy, E
ON
(mJ)
Total External RG,
RG,EXT_ON
(W)
VDD= 400V, VGS= -5V/12V
ID= 20A, TJ= 25°C
FWD: same device with VGS- 5V,
RG= 10W
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
0 20 40 60 80 100
Turn-Off Energy, E
OFF
(mJ)
Total External RG,
RG,EXT_OFF
(W)
VDD= 400V, VGS= -5V/12V
ID= 20A, TJ=25°C
FWD: same device with V
GS
= -5V,
RG= 10W
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Switching Energy (
mJ)
Drain Current, ID(A)
Etot
Eon
Eoff
R
G_ON
= 8.5W, R
G_OFF
= 20W
FWD: same device with VGS=
Datasheet: UF3C065080K4S Rev. A, January 2019 9

Like other high performance power switches, proper PCB layout
design to minimize circuit parasitics is strongly recommended due to
the high dv/dt and di/dt rates. An external gate resistor is
recommended when the cascode is working in the diode mode in
order to achieve the optimum reverse recovery performance. For
more information on cascode operation, see www.unitedsic.com.
United Silicon Carbide, Inc. reserves the right to change or modify
any of the products and their inherent physical and technical
specifications without prior notice. United Silicon Carbide, Inc.
assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies
within.
Figure 21. Clamped inductive switching energy vs.
junction temperature at VDS = 400V and ID = 20A
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products and services described herein.
Figure 22. Reverse recovery charge Qrr vs. junction
temperature
SiC cascodes are enhancement-mode power switches formed by a
high-voltage SiC depletion-mode JFET and a low-voltage silicon
MOSFET connected in series. The silicon MOSFET serves as the
control unit while the SiC JFET provides high voltage blocking in the
off state. This combination of devices in a single package provides
compatibility with standard gate drivers and offers superior
performance in terms of low on-resistance (R
DS(on)
), output
capacitance (C
oss
), gate charge (QG), and reverse recovery charge
(Qrr) leading to low conduction and switching losses. The SiC
cascodes also provide excellent reverse conduction capability
eliminating the need for an external anti-parallel diode.
Information on all products and contained herein is intended for
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property rights is granted within this document.
0
50
100
150
200
0 25 50 75 100 125 150 175
Switching Energy (
mJ)
Junction Temperature, TJ(°C)
Etot
Eon
Eoff
8.5W, R
G_OFF
= 20W, FWD:
same device with VGS= -5V,
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
0 25 50 75 100 125 150 175
Qrr (nC)
Junction Temperature, TJ(°C)
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