Research radar

What is moving the frontier?

Research is where superjunction becomes a platform concept: new materials, new charge-balancing mechanisms and higher-voltage structures can extend the original idea.

2017

Superjunction history and future prospects

IEEE review covers the device history, process development, design/modeling challenges and extension of the concept to other structures and materials.

2020

1.2 kV SiC superjunction MOSFET research

Fuji Electric reported 4H-SiC SJ MOSFET structures and compared on-resistance and reverse-recovery behavior against conventional trench-gate devices.

2026

600 V SJ expansion into compact surface-mount packages

ROHM announced new 600 V SJ MOSFET families for AI-server and industrial power supplies, including DFN and TOLL packages.

Emerging

Intrinsic polarization superjunctions

III-nitride heterostructure research explores using spontaneous and piezoelectric polarization to create charge-balanced structures without relying on conventional intentional doping in the same way as classic SJ architectures. Treat this as an emerging research direction, not a mature commercial category.

Research discipline: a promising paper, patent or laboratory result is not the same as a production-ready device. Superjunctions.com labels emerging concepts separately from commercial product families.