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Thermal Characterization of Planar High Temperature Power Module Packages with Sintered Nanosilver Interconnection
Year: 2014
Fig. 1. Double sided power module package design for use with sintered silver device attachment.
In this paper, we outline the fabrication of functional double sided power module switching unit utilizing LTJT sintered silver for each interface. This symmetrical structure replaces the low thermally conductive encapsulation, normally used above attached devices, with an additional substrate which should theoretically half the package thermal resistance. Thermal resistance measurements and techniques for single sided power module packages are well documented and used extensively by module manufacturers. However, a three dimensional structure which allows for heat transfer through both the top and bottom substrates presents a new challenge for characterization.
In this paper, the thermal characteristics of a functional double sided power module were measured in all possible cooling scenarios. These measurements utilized a dual interface thermal insulating material (TIM) technique developed by MentorGraphics. The resulting improvements in thermal resistance of the sintered silver power module package and constructed thermal simulation models will be discussed for each cooling configuration.
Fig. 2. JEDEC JESD51-14 Test fixture for use with MentorGraphics T3Ster system.
