Sešek Aleksander, Makarovič Kostja
Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Tržaška Cesta 25, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
KEKO Equipment, Grajski Trg 15, SI-8360 Žužemberk, Slovenia.
Materials (Basel). 2022 Jan 28;15(3):1036. doi: 10.3390/ma15031036.
Ceramic baseplates are important elements in the power modules of electric drives. This paper presents low-temperature cofired ceramic (LTCC) and high-temperature cofired ceramic (HTCC) materials for the fabrication of three-dimensional power modules. The silver-based metallization and power module assembly are presented, together with aluminum-based power wire bonding and an industrial procedure to achieve high solderability and bondability. The results of the bond tests using different metallization materials, especially cost-effective ones, are presented, together with the assembly of the power modules. The best results were achieved with Ag metallization and 380 µm Al wire and with Ag-Pd metallization and 25 µm Al wire, both on an LTCC base. The paper concludes with a dual-pulse electrical test of the power modules, which proves the quality of metallization, the type of material selected, and the correctness of the wire bonding and assembly.
陶瓷基板是电力驱动功率模块中的重要元件。本文介绍了用于制造三维功率模块的低温共烧陶瓷(LTCC)和高温共烧陶瓷(HTCC)材料。阐述了银基金属化和功率模块组装,以及铝基功率引线键合和实现高可焊性与可键合性的工业流程。展示了使用不同金属化材料(尤其是具有成本效益的材料)进行键合测试的结果以及功率模块的组装情况。在LTCC基板上,采用Ag金属化和380 µm铝线以及Ag-Pd金属化和25 µm铝线均取得了最佳结果。本文最后对功率模块进行了双脉冲电气测试,证明了金属化质量、所选材料类型以及引线键合和组装的正确性。