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Process for producing aluminum nitride sintered body with high thermal conductivity
Assignee: Niterra Co Ltd
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Filing: 1989-09-11
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Granted: 1991-03-05
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Expires: 2009-09-11
Abstract
Abstract AlN-base sintered body with a high thermal caonductivity is produced by: preparing a compact of a material comprising 100 parts by weight of aluminum nitride and 0.1-10 parts by weight, calculated on metal element, of at least one component selected from the group consisting of elements of Groups 4a, 5a and 6a of the Periodic Table, and compounds thereof; and sintering said compact at a temperature ranging from 1500° to 2000° C. under a non-oxidizing atmosphere having a source of boron and/or carbon supply. The compounds include oxides, borides, nitrides and carbides. The elements include W, Mo, Ta and Ti. Oxides are converted to other compounds through sintering. This AlN-base sintered body has good wettability with metal for metallization and enables simultaneous sintering with metallization layer. Multilayer laminated circuit boards or substrates thereof can be produced.
Inventors
- 👤 Akiyasu Okuno
- 👤 Masakazu Watanabe
- 👤 Kazuhiko Ikoma
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 00:55
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10W; H10W40/00; H10W40/20; H10W40/25; H10W40/259; C; C04; C04B; C04B35/00; C04B35/515; C04B35/58; C04B35/581; H10W70/00; H10W70/60; H10W70/67; H10W70/69; H10W70/692; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/901; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24802; Y10T428/24917
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
160 words
A process for producing an aluminum nitride-base sintered body with high thermal conductivity, excellent wettability to metal and high electric resistance which comprises: preparing a compact of a material consisting essentially of 100 parts by weight of aluminum nitride and 0.1-10 parts by weight, based on the weight of metal, of at least one component selected from the group consisting of metal elements of Groups 4a (Ti, Zr, Hf), 5a (V, Nb, Ta) and 6a (Cr, Mo, W) of the International Periodic Table and compounds thereof; sintering said compact at a temperature ranging from 1500° to 2000° C. under a non-oxidizing atmosphere in the presence of a boron and/or carbon supply sufficient in amount such that said metal elements or compounds thereof can be converted into borides and/or carbides of said metal elements; and continuing the sintering to a point at which said metal elements or compounds thereof are substantially converted into the borides and/or carbides of said metal elements.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
160 words
A process for producing an aluminum nitride-base sintered body with high thermal conductivity, excellent wettability to metal and high electric resistance which comprises: preparing a compact of a material consisting essentially of 100 parts by weight of aluminum nitride and 0.1-10 parts by weight, based on the weight of metal, of at least one component selected from the group consisting of metal elements of Groups 4a (Ti, Zr, Hf), 5a (V, Nb, Ta) and 6a (Cr, Mo, W) of the International Periodic Table and compounds thereof; sintering said compact at a temperature ranging from 1500° to 2000° C. under a non-oxidizing atmosphere in the presence of a boron and/or carbon supply sufficient in amount such that said metal elements or compounds thereof can be converted into borides and/or carbides of said metal elements; and continuing the sintering to a point at which said metal elements or compounds thereof are substantially converted into the borides and/or carbides of said metal elements.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
The process according to claim 1, wherein said metal elements are selected from the group consisting of Ti, Ta, Mo, W and mixtures thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
11 words
The process according to claim 1, wherein said compounds are oxides.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
The process according to claim 3, wherein said oxides are selected from the group consisting of MoO 3 and WO 3 and mixtures thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
The process according to claim 1, wherein said at least one component amounts to 1-5 parts by weight, based on the weight of metal, for said 100 parts by weight of AlN.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
The process according to claim 1, wherein boron nitride as a mold removing agent is used as said boron supply in sintering.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
The process according to claim 1, wherein carbon sagger or carbon derived from a heating element is used as said carbon supply in sintering.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
The process according to claim 1, wherein said non-oxidizing atmosphere comprises any one selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, argon, hydrogen and ammonia decomposition gas.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
The process according to claim 1, wherein the sintering is effected at a temperature ranging form 1600° to 1900° C.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
27 words
The process according to claim 1, wherein said compact further comprises a sintering aid not exceeding 5 parts by weight based on 100 parts of aluminum nitride.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
27 words
The process according to claim 10, wherein said sintering aid is selected from the group consisting of oxides of alkaline earth metals, oxides of rare earth metals.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
23 words
The process according to claim 1, wherein the sintering is effected until the resultant product reaches a relative density of at least 90%.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
24 words
The process according to claim 12, wherein the sintering is carried out until the resultant product reaches a relative density of at least 95%.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
26 words
The process according to claim 1, wherein said boron supply comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of borane, boric acid and boron oxide.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
23 words
The process according to claim 1, wherein the resulting aluminum nitride-base sintered body has a specific resistivity of at least 10 9 ohm-cm.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
24 words
The process according to claim 1, wherein said compounds of metal elements are compounds which form said metal elements or oxides thereof upon heating.
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