Abstract:
An electrically isolated and thermally conductive double-sided prepackaged integrated circuit component exhibiting excellent heat dissipative properties, durability and strength, and which can be manufactured at a low cost includes electrically insulated and thermally conductive substrate members having outer surfaces, ultra-thick thick film materials secured to the outer surfaces of the substrate members and a lead member and a transistor member positioned between the substrate members.
Abstract:
A liquid cooled power electronics assembly (10) configured to use electrically conductive coolant (16) to cool power electronic devices that uses dielectric plates sealed with a metal sleeve around the perimeter of the dielectric plates to form a device assembly (10). The configuration allows for more direct contact between the electronic device and the coolant (16), while protecting the electronic device from contact with potentially electrically conductive coolant (16). Material used to form the dielectric plates and the housing (18) are selected to have similar coefficients of thermal expansion (CTE) so that the reliability of the seals is maximized.
Abstract:
A semiconductor power module (10) includes a semiconductor chip (16) thermally interfaced to a ceramic substrate (20) and a leadframe defined by a flexible circuit (28) disposed intermediate the chip (16) and the ceramic substrate (20). The flexible circuit (28) includes a conductor layer (28a) that is selectively encased in an insulated jacket (28a, 28b) to ensure adequate electrical insulation between the conductor layer (28a) and adjacent conductive surfaces. Preferably, the module (10) is constructed for double side cooling by sandwiching the chip (16) between a pair of ceramic substrates (20, 24) and providing intermediate flexible circuit leadframes (28, 30) on both sides of the chip (16) for electrically accessing the chip terminals (32, 34, 35).
Abstract:
An integrated circuit package (10) includes a first non-conductive substrate (20) having a first inner surface (32) and a second non-conductive substrate (22) having a second inner surface (46). A die (18) having a first thickness (52) is disposed between the first and second inner surfaces. A leadframe (12) includes a member (58) having a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end has a second thickness (54) less than the first thickness. The distal end is disposed between the first and second inner surfaces. The distal end is undulated such that the distal end has an effective thickness greater than the second thickness.
Abstract:
A liquid cooled power electronics assembly (10) configured to use electrically conductive coolant (16) to cool power electronic devices that uses dielectric plates sealed with a metallic seal around the perimeter of the dielectric plates to form a device assembly (10), and then forms another metallic seal between the device assembly (10) and a housing (18). The configuration allows for more direct contact between the electronic device (12) and the coolant (16), while protecting the electronic device (12) from contact with potentially electrically conductive coolant (16). Material used to form the dielectric plates and the housing (18) are selected to have similar coefficients of thermal expansion (CTE) so that the reliability of the seals is maximized.
Abstract:
A semiconductor power module (10,10') includes one or more semiconductor power devices (70,72) sandwiched between a fluid conducting base (12) and a fluid conducting cover (14a) joined to the base (12). Fluid coolant entering the base (12) diverges into a first flow path through the base (12) and a second parallel flow path through the cover (14a), and then converges and discharges through an outlet (24). The semiconductor devices (70,72) have upper and lower active areas that are thermally coupled to inboard faces of the cover (14a) and base (12) for low double-sided thermal resistance, and the devices (70,72) are electrically accessed through a set of terminals (28,30) formed on the base (12). Multiple sets of semiconductor power devices (70,72) are double-side cooled by joining multiple fluid conducting covers (14a-14f) to the base (12) such that the coolant successively diverges and then re-converges at the locations where each cover (14a-14f) is joined to the base (12). Preferably, the flow paths in both the base (12) and cover (14a) include integral features (50,60) for enhancing the surface area in contact with the coolant.
Abstract:
A power semiconductor device package utilizes integral fluid conducting micro-channels (14), one or more inlet ports (38) for supplying liquid coolant to the micro-channels (14), and one or more outlet ports (40) for exhausting coolant that has passed through the micro-channels (14). The semiconductor device (10) is mounted on a single or multi-layer circuit board (44) having electrical and fluid interconnect features that mate with the electrical terminals (12a, 12b) and inlet and outlet ports (38, 40) of the device (10) to define a self-contained and self-sealed micro-channel heat exchanger.