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Copper conductive composition for use on aluminum nitride substrate
Assignee: Vibrantz Corp
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Filing: 1991-06-05
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Granted: 1992-11-24
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Expires: 2011-06-05
Abstract
Abstract Aluminum nitride (AIN), due to its high thermal conductivity, is an attractive substrate material to the power hybrid market, (i.e., users employing circuits utilizing power semiconductors resulting in a great deal of heat being produced by the electronic device). In spite of its attractive thermal, mechanical and dielectric properties, AlN substrates generally afford certain drawbacks, the primary drawback being that many conductive compositions do not readily adhere to the surface. One of the more desirable conductors to utilize in conductive compositions when producing microcircuits is copper. In accordance with the present invention, a copper containing conductive composition is provided which affords excellent adhesion to AlN substrates. The conductive composition preferably comprises copper or a copper alloy, a glass binder, and cadmium oxide.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert D. Gardner
- 👤 Kathleen M. Rhoads
- 👤 Raymond F. Babuder
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-01 06:18
CPC Classifications
C; C04; C04B; C04B41/00; C04B41/009; C03; C03C; C03C8/00; C03C8/14; C03C8/18; C04B41/45; C04B41/50; C04B41/51; C04B41/5127; C04B41/80; C04B41/81; C04B41/85; C04B41/88; H; H10; H10W; H10W70/00; H10W70/60; H10W70/62; H10W70/66; H10W70/666; C04B2111/00; C04B2111/00474; C04B2111/00844; H05; H05K; H05K1/00; H05K1/02; H05K1/09; H05K1/092; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/901; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24802; Y10T428/24917; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31678
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
75 words
A high thermal conductivity circuit substrate comprising: a) sintered aluminum nitride ceramic substrate; and b) a conductive pattern bonded to said substrate; said pattern formed by firing a conductive composition comprising: 1) copper or copper alloy; 2) a binding effective amount of a glass binder; and 3) cadmium (Cd) or an oxide of cadmium; wherein said conductive composition has been deposited on the substrate, dried and fired to form said pattern bonded to said substrate.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
75 words
A high thermal conductivity circuit substrate comprising: a) sintered aluminum nitride ceramic substrate; and b) a conductive pattern bonded to said substrate; said pattern formed by firing a conductive composition comprising: 1) copper or copper alloy; 2) a binding effective amount of a glass binder; and 3) cadmium (Cd) or an oxide of cadmium; wherein said conductive composition has been deposited on the substrate, dried and fired to form said pattern bonded to said substrate.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
The circuit substrate according to claim 1 wherein said copper alloy comprises copper and a member selected from the group Al, Ag, Au, Zn, Sn, Pt and mixtures thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
The circuit substrate according to claim 1 said glass binder is PbO-B 2 O 3 -SiO 2 and said pattern is bonded to said substrate substantially free of blisters.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
70 words
The circuit substrate according to claim 1 wherein the conductive composition comprises a solid and a liquid portion, said solid portion of said conductive composition comprising: i) from about 80% to about 98% by weight of component 1); ii) from about 1% to about 10% by weight of component 2); and iii) from about 1% to about 10% by weight of component 3), said component 3) comprising cadmium oxide (CdO).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
The circuit substrate according to claim 1 wherein said pattern has an initial adhesion of at least 3.5 lbs.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
The circuit substrate according to claim 1 wherein said pattern is a thin conductor layer having a resistivity in the range of about 0.1 to about 3.0 mΩ/□/mil.
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