{"title":"High reliable silver sintered joint on copper lead frame by pressure sintering process","authors":"Ly May Chew, W. Schmitt","doi":"10.1109/IWIPP.2019.8799094","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IWIPP.2019.8799094","url":null,"abstract":"Lead-free technique for die attach application has attracted raising attention in recent years. Low temperature silver sinter has demonstrated significant develop over the past years to be considered one of frontrunner lead-free die attach solution. Pressure silver sintering offers superior thermal and electrical conductivity as well as mechanical properties compared to non-pressure silver sintering. The total process time of pressure sintering is almost 8 times shorter than that of non-pressure sintering. In this study, we compared silver sintered joint created on Ag plated and bare Cu TO 220 lead frame obtained by non-pressure sintering. Additionally, a comparison of non-pressure sintering and pressure sintering on bare Cu TO 220 lead frame was also carried out. For non-pressure sintering, the average die shear strength for Ag plated lead frame is almost three times higher than for bare Cu lead frame. This observation can be ascribed to the self-diffusion of Ag is higher than for interdiffusion between Ag and Cu. By applying pressure during sintering process, the bonding strength of sintered joint on bare Cu lead frame can be increased significantly. We further observed that the die shear strength tested at 260 °C is higher than those tested at RT. Furthermore, the die shear strength increased after temperature cycling test with a condition of −55 °C/+150 °C. It is very likely that the sintering process continue to occur at high temperature resulting in higher bonding strength. The present study clearly demonstrated that high reliable silver sintered joint can be created on bare Cu lead frame by pressure sintering.","PeriodicalId":150849,"journal":{"name":"2019 IEEE International Workshop on Integrated Power Packaging (IWIPP)","volume":"116 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123155189","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Z. Valdez-Nava, D. Kenfaui, M. Locatelli, L. Laudebat, S. Guillemet
{"title":"Ceramic substrates for high voltage power electronics: past, present and future","authors":"Z. Valdez-Nava, D. Kenfaui, M. Locatelli, L. Laudebat, S. Guillemet","doi":"10.1109/IWIPP.2019.8799084","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IWIPP.2019.8799084","url":null,"abstract":"In the present work, we report a review of the ceramic substrate technologies used for high voltage power electronics modules. These technologies will be confronted with the different challenges undertaken to improve the properties of the ceramic substrate, from thermal, mechanical and dielectric performance point of view. We describe some of the current developments on the design of substrate both from the architecture and from the material points of view. In particular, a new strategy on the design and realization of a ceramic substrate based on aluminum nitride is presented.","PeriodicalId":150849,"journal":{"name":"2019 IEEE International Workshop on Integrated Power Packaging (IWIPP)","volume":"443 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125894301","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Electric Field Control by Nonlinear Field Dependent Conductivity Dielectrics Characterization for High Voltage Power Module Packaging","authors":"M. Tousi, M. Ghassemi","doi":"10.1109/IWIPP.2019.8799101","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IWIPP.2019.8799101","url":null,"abstract":"Accelerated aging in next-generation insulation systems for wide bandgap (WBG) power electronic modules is the most significant barrier to realizing high-voltage, high-power-density conversion devices and systems. Accelerated aging in these systems is the result of two factors: 1) voltage pulses faster (with a dv⁄dt up to 100 kV/μs) and more repetitive (with a frequency up to 500 kHz), and 2) electric field stress higher than that found in existing state-of-the-art technologies. Current geometrical techniques for electric field control in power modules cannot address this issue alone. Our goal in this paper is to characterize nonlinear field-dependent conductivity (FDC) materials applied to high electric stress regions that, in combination with geometrical techniques, can well address high electric field stress issue. Studies are carried out in COMSOL Multiphysics. The influence of applied voltage type, AC and DC, is investigated. It is shown that a bridging FDC coating layer can lead to more electric field reduction than non-bridging one.","PeriodicalId":150849,"journal":{"name":"2019 IEEE International Workshop on Integrated Power Packaging (IWIPP)","volume":"26 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130185876","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Study of the Impedance of the Bypassing Network of a Switching Cell – Influence of the Positioning of the Decoupling Capacitors","authors":"Y. Pascal, D. Labrousse, M. Petit, F. Costa","doi":"10.1109/IWIPP.2019.8799093","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IWIPP.2019.8799093","url":null,"abstract":"Mechanisms responsible for ringing and oscillations in power converters at transistors turn-offs are, first, studied using small signal modelling. It is explained why a 50% derating must be applied to high-speed transistors. Experimental measurements validate the analytical predictions. The influence of the distance between a switching cell and its decoupling capacitors is then studied; it appears that using a low-inductance – though simple – layout results in a stray inductance as low as 11 nH when the capacitor is 30 cm away from the switching cell, enabling degrees of freedom for thermal management.","PeriodicalId":150849,"journal":{"name":"2019 IEEE International Workshop on Integrated Power Packaging (IWIPP)","volume":"72 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124240474","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Quang Le, Tristan M. Evans, Yarui Peng, H. Mantooth
{"title":"PEEC Method and Hierarchical Approach Towards 3D Multichip Power Module (MCPM) Layout Optimization","authors":"Quang Le, Tristan M. Evans, Yarui Peng, H. Mantooth","doi":"10.1109/IWIPP.2019.8799081","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IWIPP.2019.8799081","url":null,"abstract":"Recent advances in packaging technologies have improved multichip power module (MCPM) power density through innovative designs with layout size reduction, multi-layer stacking, and heterogeneous components integration. As these layout designs are getting denser, signal integrity issues due to mutual couplings demand more consideration. Hence, in order to handle these new layouts in the power module design automation tool—PowerSynth, a new electrical model has been developed based on the PEEC method. This method provides further insights into electrical reliability during optimization by evaluating current density and electric field inside each conductor. A coarse meshing process is applied to every generated layout to ensure accurate parasitic extraction while maintaining efficient computation time. Furthermore, a hierarchical approach has been applied to form connections between traces and components during placement to evaluate electrical parasitics without increasing the number of mesh points. Comparisons versus FEA simulation tools and experiments have shown promising initial extraction results using this model.","PeriodicalId":150849,"journal":{"name":"2019 IEEE International Workshop on Integrated Power Packaging (IWIPP)","volume":"135 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124195452","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
F. Carrasco, L. Berquez, K. Tajiri, H. Muto, D. Marty-Dessus, M. Locatelli, S. Diaham, V. Griseri, T. Lebey, G. Teyssèdre
{"title":"Effect of film thickness and electrode material on space charge formation and conductivity in polyimide films","authors":"F. Carrasco, L. Berquez, K. Tajiri, H. Muto, D. Marty-Dessus, M. Locatelli, S. Diaham, V. Griseri, T. Lebey, G. Teyssèdre","doi":"10.1109/IWIPP.2019.8799098","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IWIPP.2019.8799098","url":null,"abstract":"Polyimides (PI) are well-known materials used as passivation and insulating layers in microelectronics or power electronics. Though the electric field and temperature withstanding of polyimides have been investigated for long, little information is available on the space charge behavior in relatively thin polyimide films. In this work, the space charge behavior was investigated with the Laser Intensity Modulation Method (LIMM) which is suited for films of several µm in thickness. It is complemented by DC conductivity measurements. The analysis is made on 12 and 18 µm thick PI-layers deposited on Si-substrates with using Al or Au top electrodes. A build-up of negative charges can be observed, irrespective of the polarity of the applied voltage, as the external field is increasing in the range 25–125 kV/mm. With decreasing film thickness, the DC conductivity increases and a diminution of the internal electric field distortion occurs. The native alumina formed between the aluminium electrode and the PI could act as a barrier to electrons injection from the top electrode.","PeriodicalId":150849,"journal":{"name":"2019 IEEE International Workshop on Integrated Power Packaging (IWIPP)","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125428005","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"New approach for faster thermal modeling of PCBs based on power module applications","authors":"Michael Hofer","doi":"10.1109/IWIPP.2019.8799078","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IWIPP.2019.8799078","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, a thermal model of a printed Circuit Board (PCB) is developed to create a computationally light alternative to traditional methods such as the Finite Element Method (FEM) and the Finite Volume Method (FVM). The developed model is based on the analogies between thermal and electrical calculations. From these relations, a three dimensional network of resistors is created, which reflects the thermal behavior of the PCB. This approach of creating a network of thermal resistors was shown before in. Here only fixed resistor values for the resistors are used. To expand this, all temperature dependent values of the generated model should be calculated during one single simulation run.","PeriodicalId":150849,"journal":{"name":"2019 IEEE International Workshop on Integrated Power Packaging (IWIPP)","volume":"28 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129169476","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"IWIPP 2019 Welcome","authors":"","doi":"10.1109/iwipp.2019.8799073","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/iwipp.2019.8799073","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":150849,"journal":{"name":"2019 IEEE International Workshop on Integrated Power Packaging (IWIPP)","volume":"293 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114527867","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"IWIPP 2019 Industry Partners","authors":"D. Fabiani","doi":"10.1109/iwipp.2019.8799072","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/iwipp.2019.8799072","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":150849,"journal":{"name":"2019 IEEE International Workshop on Integrated Power Packaging (IWIPP)","volume":"37 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117206660","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A PCB based package and 3D assembly for high power density converters","authors":"R. Mrad, Julien Morand, R. Perrin, S. Mollov","doi":"10.1109/IWIPP.2019.8799099","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IWIPP.2019.8799099","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a new power module suitable for wide band-gap device packaging. The module is a switching cell composed of a power stage, bypass capacitors, a bootstrap gate driver and an output inductor. The power stage is arranged in a 3D vertical structure. The stray loop inductance is extremely thus small due to a vertically placed ceramic capacitor. The module incorporates a gate driver and an output reactor using a molded compound material as a magnetic core. The paper shows prototype cross sections showing the component embedded in the printed circuit board (PCB) substrate, static electrical characterization of the chip and the switching performance of this package.","PeriodicalId":150849,"journal":{"name":"2019 IEEE International Workshop on Integrated Power Packaging (IWIPP)","volume":"54 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126648434","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}