US4352120A
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Semiconductor device using SiC as supporter of a semiconductor element
Assignee: Hitachi Ltd
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Filing: 1980-04-22
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Granted: 1982-09-28
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Expires: 2000-04-22
Abstract
Abstract In a semiconductor device, an active element is mounted on a supporter made of silicon carbide SiC. Since the thermal expansion coefficient of SiC is nearly equal to that of the semiconductor element, the integration of the element and the supporter will not give rise to thermal stresses in the element. Since silicon carbide has high degrees of thermal dissipation and conduction, the supporter of SiC can effectively dissipate heat generated in the semiconductor element. And since SiC has a high electrical conductivity and a high mechanical strength and is also light, it can be used as electrodes for the semiconductor element.
Inventors
- 👤 Yasutoshi Kurihara
- 👤 Hiroaki Hachino
- 👤 Kousuke Nakamura
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 04:34
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10W; H10W40/00; H10W40/20; H10W40/25; H10W40/259; H10W70/00; H10W70/20; H10W70/24; H10W70/26; H10W70/60; H10W70/67; H10W70/69; H10W70/692; H10W72/00; H10W72/30; H10W72/071; H10W72/073; H10W72/07331; H10W72/07337; H10W72/50; H10W72/531; H10W72/536; H10W72/5363; H10W72/551; H10W72/552; H10W72/5524; H10W72/851; H10W72/874; H10W72/884; H10W90/00; H10W90/701; H10W90/751; H10W90/753; H10W90/754
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
45 words
A semiconductor device comprising at least one semiconductor element and a supporter of silicon carbide, wherein said element is mounted on said supporter and said supporter is a sintered body including therein one or more of Al, Al 2 O 3 , Fe and Si.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
45 words
A semiconductor device comprising at least one semiconductor element and a supporter of silicon carbide, wherein said element is mounted on said supporter and said supporter is a sintered body including therein one or more of Al, Al 2 O 3 , Fe and Si.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
A semiconductor device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the substrate of said semiconductor element is one of Si, SiC, Ge, GaAs and GaP.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
A semiconductor device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said semiconductor element is directly bonded to said supporter of SiC.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
A semiconductor device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said semiconductor element is bonded to said supporter of SiC by soldering material.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
A semiconductor device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said semiconductor element is bonded to said supporter of SiC, with an insulator layer inserted therebetween.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
A semiconductor device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said semiconductor element is sealed in a hermetical casing constituted by said supporter and a sealing cap bonded to said supporter.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
A semiconductor device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said supporter of silicon carbide is mounted on a metal supporter.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
A semiconductor device as claimed in claim 6, wherein said sealing cap is of resin, metal or SiC.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
48 words
A semiconductor device as claimed in claim 7, wherein plural supporters of SiC are mounted on said metal supporter and one or some of semiconductor elements, resistors or capacitors or any combination of semiconductor elements, resistors and capacitors are mounted on each of said plural supporters of SiC.
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