Improving heat conduction of insulated metal substrate with thermal pyrolytic graphite core for sic power module packaging

Wei Fan; Garry Wexler; Emre Gurpinar; Burak Ozpineci

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.1004.1022

Improving heat conduction of insulated metal substrate with thermal pyrolytic graphite core for sic power module packaging

Wei Fan, Garry Wexler, Emre Gurpinar, Burak Ozpineci

Buildings and Transportation Science Div

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Abstract

TPG-core IMS concept was jointly explored in this study. Integrating high thermally conductive Thermal Pyrolytic Graphite (TPG) core into Insulated Metal Substrate (IMS) is expected to simultaneously achieve high thermal conductivity from TPG and electrical functionalities from IMS. Nearly 2x thermal conductivity and 30% weight saving was demonstrated on TPG-core IMS compared to conventional Cu-core IMS. Significant junction temperature reduction (11^oC) in steady state and power cycling was revealed by the thermal analysis as the result of improved thermal spreading in plane and through the thickness. The study also proved the manufacturability and compatibility of this TPG-core IMS structure to the existing IMS production and power module assembling. The integration of TPG and IMS paves a new packaging route to increase heat load, improve reliability, simplify module design and reduce assembling cost and number of steps.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Silicon Carbide and Related Materials 2019
Editors	Hiroshi Yano, Takeshi Ohshima, Kazuma Eto, Takeshi Mitani, Shinsuke Harada, Yasunori Tanaka
Publisher	Trans Tech Publications Ltd
Pages	1022-1026
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Print)	9783035715798
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.1004.1022
State	Published - 2020
Event	18th International Conference on Silicon Carbide and Related Materials, ICSCRM 2019 - Kyoto, Japan Duration: Sep 29 2019 → Oct 4 2019

Publication series

Name	Materials Science Forum
Volume	1004 MSF
ISSN (Print)	0255-5476
ISSN (Electronic)	1662-9752

Conference

Conference	18th International Conference on Silicon Carbide and Related Materials, ICSCRM 2019
Country/Territory	Japan
City	Kyoto
Period	09/29/19 → 10/4/19

Funding

This manuscript has been authored in part by UT-Battelle, LLC, under contract DE-AC05-00OR22725 with the US Department of Energy (DOE). The US government retains and the publisher, by accepting the article for publication, acknowledges that the US government retains a nonexclusive, paid-up, irrevocable, worldwide license to publish or reproduce the published form of this manuscript, or allow others to do so, for US government purposes. DOE will provide public access to these results of federally sponsored research in accordance with the DOE Public Access Plan (http://energy.gov/downloads/doe-public-access-plan).

Keywords

Breakdown voltage
DBC
Dielectric
IMS
Junction temperature
MCPCB
Power module
SiC MOSFET
TPG
Thermal conductivity

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Fan, W., Wexler, G., Gurpinar, E., & Ozpineci, B. (2020). Improving heat conduction of insulated metal substrate with thermal pyrolytic graphite core for sic power module packaging. In H. Yano, T. Ohshima, K. Eto, T. Mitani, S. Harada, & Y. Tanaka (Eds.), Silicon Carbide and Related Materials 2019 (pp. 1022-1026). (Materials Science Forum; Vol. 1004 MSF). Trans Tech Publications Ltd. https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.1004.1022

Fan, Wei ; Wexler, Garry ; Gurpinar, Emre et al. / Improving heat conduction of insulated metal substrate with thermal pyrolytic graphite core for sic power module packaging. Silicon Carbide and Related Materials 2019. editor / Hiroshi Yano ; Takeshi Ohshima ; Kazuma Eto ; Takeshi Mitani ; Shinsuke Harada ; Yasunori Tanaka. Trans Tech Publications Ltd, 2020. pp. 1022-1026 (Materials Science Forum).

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Fan, W, Wexler, G, Gurpinar, E & Ozpineci, B 2020, Improving heat conduction of insulated metal substrate with thermal pyrolytic graphite core for sic power module packaging. in H Yano, T Ohshima, K Eto, T Mitani, S Harada & Y Tanaka (eds), Silicon Carbide and Related Materials 2019. Materials Science Forum, vol. 1004 MSF, Trans Tech Publications Ltd, pp. 1022-1026, 18th International Conference on Silicon Carbide and Related Materials, ICSCRM 2019, Kyoto, Japan, 09/29/19. https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.1004.1022

Improving heat conduction of insulated metal substrate with thermal pyrolytic graphite core for sic power module packaging. / Fan, Wei; Wexler, Garry; Gurpinar, Emre et al.
Silicon Carbide and Related Materials 2019. ed. / Hiroshi Yano; Takeshi Ohshima; Kazuma Eto; Takeshi Mitani; Shinsuke Harada; Yasunori Tanaka. Trans Tech Publications Ltd, 2020. p. 1022-1026 (Materials Science Forum; Vol. 1004 MSF).

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Fan W, Wexler G, Gurpinar E, Ozpineci B. Improving heat conduction of insulated metal substrate with thermal pyrolytic graphite core for sic power module packaging. In Yano H, Ohshima T, Eto K, Mitani T, Harada S, Tanaka Y, editors, Silicon Carbide and Related Materials 2019. Trans Tech Publications Ltd. 2020. p. 1022-1026. (Materials Science Forum). doi: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.1004.1022

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