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High power semiconductor module device
Assignee: Toshiba Corp
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Filing: 1998-05-26
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Granted: 2000-07-11
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Expires: 2018-05-26
Abstract
Abstract High power semiconductor module device constituted in such a manner that a circuit board to which semiconductor pellets are bonded is bonded onto a heat sink, and an electrically insulating case with elasticity which has a tubular portion surrounding the sides of the circuit board is mounted on the heat sink, wherein there is provided a push member which is composed of an electrically insulating material and pushes the respective pellet wholly or partially from above with a predetermined pressure. By thus pushing the pellet by means of the push member, the destruction of the module device due to the thermal fatigue of the bonded portions of the circuit board and the pellets, the bonded portion of the circuit board and heat sink, and the bonded portions of the bonding wires is prevented even when the temperature of the whole module is repeatedly raised and lowered by the repetition of heating and cooling during the operation of the pellets.
Inventors
- 👤 Masaru Ando
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 06:02
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10W; H10W76/00; H10W76/40; H10W40/00; H10W40/70; H10W40/77; H10W72/00; H10W72/50; H10W72/541; H10W72/5438; H10W72/5445; H10W72/5449; H10W72/547; H10W72/5475; H10W72/551; H10W72/552; H10W72/5524; H10W90/00; H10W90/701; H10W90/751; H10W90/754
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 30
Claim 1
Independent Claim
231 words
High power semiconductor module device comprising: a circuit board constructed in such a manner that, on both the front and rear surfaces of an insulating substrate, metal plate members are attached, of which the metal plate member on the front surface side comprises at least a metal plate pattern for mounting a semiconductor pellet thereon and a metal plate pattern for connection of external terminals, a semiconductor pellet bonded, through a thermally conductive and electrically conductive adhesive layer, to said pellet-mounting metal plate pattern disposed on the front surface side of said insulating substrate, a heat sink to the upper surface of which the metal plate member on the rear surface side of said insulating substrate is bonded by a thermally conductive and electrically conductive adhesive layer, an insulating case having a tubular portion surrounding the peripheral sides of said circuit board and mounted on said heat sink, a push member provided within said case to push said semiconductor pellet with a predetermined pressure, said push member being composed of an electrically insulating material having elasticity, an insulating cover which closes the upper surface of the opening of the tubular portion of said case, and an external connection terminal arranged in such a manner that the upper end thereof extends through a part of said cover, and the lower end thereof is connected to said external terminal connecting metal plate pattern.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
231 words
High power semiconductor module device comprising: a circuit board constructed in such a manner that, on both the front and rear surfaces of an insulating substrate, metal plate members are attached, of which the metal plate member on the front surface side comprises at least a metal plate pattern for mounting a semiconductor pellet thereon and a metal plate pattern for connection of external terminals, a semiconductor pellet bonded, through a thermally conductive and electrically conductive adhesive layer, to said pellet-mounting metal plate pattern disposed on the front surface side of said insulating substrate, a heat sink to the upper surface of which the metal plate member on the rear surface side of said insulating substrate is bonded by a thermally conductive and electrically conductive adhesive layer, an insulating case having a tubular portion surrounding the peripheral sides of said circuit board and mounted on said heat sink, a push member provided within said case to push said semiconductor pellet with a predetermined pressure, said push member being composed of an electrically insulating material having elasticity, an insulating cover which closes the upper surface of the opening of the tubular portion of said case, and an external connection terminal arranged in such a manner that the upper end thereof extends through a part of said cover, and the lower end thereof is connected to said external terminal connecting metal plate pattern.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
113 words
High power semiconductor module device according to claim 1, wherein said high power semiconductor module device further comprises: bonding wires arranged in such a manner that the respective ends thereof are bonded to the electrode pads of said pellet and the external terminal connecting metal plate pattern on the front surface side of said insulating substrate so as to electrically connect said electrode pads and said metal plate pattern to each other, and an electrically insulating material with elasticity which is provided on said circuit board so as to cover said bonding wires and said semiconductor pellet, wherein said push member pushes the bonded portions, on said semiconductor pellet, of the bonding wires.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
High power semiconductor module device according to claim 1, wherein said adhesive layer comprises a solder.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
High power semiconductor module device according to claim 1, wherein said push member pushes said semiconductor pellet with a pressure within the range of 0.1 to 1.96 MPa.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
47 words
High power semiconductor module device according to claim 1, wherein said cover is fitted into the upper surface of the opening of the tubular portion of said case to close up the upper surface of said opening to push the upper end portion of said push member.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
46 words
High power semiconductor module device according to claim 1, wherein, an auxiliary member for fixing the push member is further provided within said case in the state in which the lower surface of said auxiliary member is contacted with the upper surface of said push member.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
118 words
High power semiconductor module device according to claim 1, wherein said push member is composed of an electrically insulating material with elasticity, and the upper surface portion thereof is shaped into comb-tooth-like projections which are tapered towards the tip ends thereof, while the lower surface portion thereof is shaped into wall portions which define a depression therebetween, wherein the tip ends of said projections are contacted with the inner surface of said cover or the inner surface of said auxiliary member, while the tip ends of the wall portions which define said depression therebetween are contacted with the bonded portions, on said semiconductor pellet, of the bonding wires, and the tip ends of said comb-tooth-like projections are compressed.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
89 words
High power semiconductor module device according to claim 1, wherein said push member is comprised of a plurality of rod-shaped push pieces which are made of an electrically insulating material with elasticity, the upper faces of the respective push pieces are contacted with the inner surface of said cover or said auxiliary member, while the lower faces of said push pieces are disposed in a state contacted with the bonded portions, on said semiconductor pellet, of the bonding wires, and thus, said push member is compressed as a whole.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
100 words
High power semiconductor module device 1s according to claim 1, wherein said push member is comprised of a push piece and coiled springs which are interposed between grooves provided in the inner surface of said cover or an auxiliary member and grooves provided in the upper surface of said push piece, said push piece being composed of an electrically insulating material with elasticity and arranged in such a manner that, in the lower portion thereof, there are formed wall portions which are contacted with the bonded portions, on said semiconductor pellet, of the bonding wires and define a depression therebetween.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
95 words
High power semiconductor module device according to claim 1, wherein said push member is comprised of a push piece and a coned disc spring which is interposed between the inner surface of said cover or an auxiliary member and the upper surface of said push piece, said push piece being composed of an electrically insulating material with elasticity and formed in such a manner that, in the lower portion thereof, there are formed wall portions which are contacted with the bonded portions, on said semiconductor pellet, of the bonding wires and define a depression therebetween.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
118 words
High power semiconductor module device according to claim 1, wherein said push member is comprised of a push member and a plate spring which is interposed between the inner surface of said cover or an auxiliary member and the protruded center portion of the upper surface of said push piece, said push piece being composed of an electrically insulating material with elasticity and formed in such a manner that, in the lower portion thereof, there are formed wall portions which are contacted with the bonded portions, on said pellet, of the bonding wires and define a depression therebetween, the center portion of said upper surface of said push piece being protruded with respect to the peripheral portion thereof.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
23 words
High power semiconductor module device according to claim 1, wherein said push member holds down the upper surface of the semiconductor pellet wholly.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
48 words
High power semiconductor module device according to claim 12, wherein the lower surface portion of said push member is shaped into a plurality of projections disposed in a lattice-like arrangement, so that, by said plurality of projections, the upper surface of said semiconductor pellet is wholly held down.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
20 words
High power semiconductor module device according to claim 11, wherein said coned disc spring is of a doughnut-shaped disc type.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
40 words
High power semiconductor module device according to claim 11, wherein said coned disc spring is comprised of an inner peripheral portion of a doughnut-shaped disc type and a plurality of outer peripheral portions extending outwardly from the inner peripheral portion.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
16 words
High power semiconductor module device according to claim 2, wherein said adhesive layer comprises a solder.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
28 words
High power semiconductor module device according to claim 2, wherein said push member pushes said semiconductor pellet with a pressure within the range of 0.1 to 1.96 MPa.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
47 words
High power semiconductor module device according to claim 2, wherein said cover is fitted into the upper surface of the opening of the tubular portion of said case to close up the upper surface of said opening to push the upper end portion of said push member.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
46 words
High power semiconductor module device according to claim 2, wherein, an auxiliary member for fixing the push member is further provided within said case in the state in which the lower surface of said auxiliary member is contacted with the upper surface of said push member.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
89 words
High power semiconductor module device according to claim 2, wherein said push member is comprised of a plurality of rod-shaped push pieces which are made of an electrically insulating material with elasticity, the upper faces of the respective push pieces are contacted with the inner surface of said cover or said auxiliary member, while the lower faces of said push pieces are disposed in a state contacted with the bonded portions, on said semiconductor pellet, of the bonding wires, and thus, said push member is compressed as a whole.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
99 words
High power semiconductor module device according to claim 2, wherein said push member is comprised of a push piece and coiled springs which are interposed between grooves provided in the inner surface of said cover or an auxiliary member and grooves provided in the upper surface of said push piece, said push piece being composed of an electrically insulating material with elasticity and arranged in such a manner that, in the lower portion thereof, there are formed wall portions which are contacted with the bonded portions, on said semiconductor pellet, of the bonding wires and define a depression therebetween.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
95 words
High power semiconductor module device according to claim 2, wherein said push member is comprised of a push piece and a coned disc spring which is interposed between the inner surface of said cover or an auxiliary member and the upper surface of said push piece, said push piece being composed of an electrically insulating material with elasticity and formed in such a manner that, in the lower portion thereof, there are formed wall portions which are contacted with the bonded portions, on said semiconductor pellet, of the bonding wires and define a depression therebetween.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
118 words
High power semiconductor module device according to claim 2, wherein said push member is comprised of a push member and a plate spring which is interposed between the inner surface of said cover or an auxiliary member and the protruded center portion of the upper surface of said push piece, said push piece being composed of an electrically insulating material with elasticity and formed in such a manner that, in the lower portion thereof, there are formed wall portions which are contacted with the bonded portions, on said pellet, of the bonding wires and define a depression therebetween, the center portion of said upper surface of said push piece being protruded with respect to the peripheral portion thereof.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
113 words
High power semiconductor module device according to claim 7, wherein said high power semiconductor module device further comprises: bonding wires arranged in such a manner that the respective ends thereof are bonded to the electrode pads of said pellet and the external terminal connecting metal plate pattern on the front surface side of said insulating substrate so as to electrically connect said electrode pads and said metal plate pattern to each other, and an electrically insulating material with elasticity which is provided on said circuit board so as to cover said bonding wires and said semiconductor pellet, wherein said push member pushes the bonded portions, on said semiconductor pellet, of the bonding wires.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
16 words
High power semiconductor module device according to claim 7, wherein said adhesive layer comprises a solder.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
28 words
High power semiconductor module device according to claim 7, wherein said push member pushes said semiconductor pellet with a pressure within the range of 0.1 to 1.96 MPa.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
48 words
High power semiconductor module device according to claim 7, wherein said cover is fitted into the upper surface of the opening of the tubular portion of said case to close up to the upper surface of said opening to push the upper end portion of said push member.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
46 words
High power semiconductor module device according to claim 7, wherein said auxiliary member for fixing the push member is further provided within said case in the state in which the lower surface of said auxiliary member is contacted with the upper surface of said push member.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
23 words
High power semiconductor module device according to claim 7, wherein said push member holds down the upper surface of the semiconductor pellet wholly.
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