EP4275227A1 - Module semi-conducteur comprenant un substrat et au moins un composant semi-conducteur mis en contact sur le substrat - Google Patents
Module semi-conducteur comprenant un substrat et au moins un composant semi-conducteur mis en contact sur le substratInfo
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- Semiconductor module with a substrate and at least one semiconductor component contacted on the substrate
- the invention relates to a semiconductor module having a substrate and at least one semiconductor component contacted on the substrate, the substrate being connected to a heat sink, in particular in a materially bonded manner.
- the invention relates to a power converter with at least one such semiconductor module.
- the invention relates to a method for producing a semiconductor module with a substrate and at least one semiconductor component that is contacted on the substrate, the substrate being connected to a heat sink, in particular in a materially bonded manner.
- Such semiconductor modules are generally used in a power converter.
- a power converter is to be understood, for example, as a rectifier, an inverter, an order converter or a DC-DC converter.
- the published application EP 3 625 823 A1 describes a power module with at least one power semiconductor, in particular a power transistor, which has a first contact surface and a second contact surface opposite the first contact surface, and a substrate which has at least two interconnected ones arranged one above the other. ne layers.
- the first layer comprises a first dielectric material with at least one first metallization
- the First metallization is arranged on a side facing the second layer
- the second layer comprising a second dielectric material with at least one second metallization
- the second metallization being arranged on a side facing away from the first metallization
- the power semiconductor being connected via the first Contact surface is connected to the first metallization
- the power semiconductor being arranged in a first recess of the second layer, with a metallic first encapsulation being net such that the power semiconductor is encapsulated in a fluid-tight manner and the second contact surface of the power semiconductor eiters via the first encapsulation is electrically conductively connected to the second metallization.
- the published application EP 3 547 360 A1 describes a semiconductor assembly comprising a carrier element with a first carrier element conductor track, a semiconductor, an electrically insulating element, having a first insulation element conductor track, and a first spacer element, the semiconductor on a first semiconductor side is electrically and mechanically connected to the first carrier element conductor track by means of a first connecting material, wherein the semiconductor is connected to a second semiconductor side, which faces away from the first semiconductor side of the semiconductor, by means of a second connecting material to the first insulating element conductor track, which is to a first insulating element is arranged side of the electrically insulating element, is electrically and mechanically connected and wherein the first spacer element for maintaining a distance between the Trä gerelement and one of the second semiconductor side of the semiconductor age facing assembly element angeo ranks and each with the support member and the assembly member is mechanically connected.
- the published application EP 3751 605 A1 describes an electronic circuit with a first and a second circuit carrier and a first and a second semiconductor component.
- the first semiconductor component rests with an upper side on an underside of the first circuit carrier and with an underside on an upper side of the second circuit carrier.
- the first circuit carrier has a first via, which connects the first semiconductor component to a first conductor track.
- the first circuit carrier has a second via, which electrically connects a connecting element arranged between the circuit carriers to a further conductor track. A cohesive connection between the circuit carriers is produced via the first connecting element.
- the second semiconductor component rests against the underside of the first circuit carrier and is electrically connected to the first or second conductor track.
- the published application WO 2020/207669 A1 describes a heat transfer device which comprises at least one heat-dissipating structure and at least one heating chamber, the heat-dissipating structure and the heating chamber being coupled to form a closed thermal circuit, the heat-dissipating structure comprising an outlet channel which is heat chamber and which opens into at least one return duct at an end remote from the heat chamber, the return duct being smaller in size than the outlet duct and opening into the heat chamber, and the at least one heat chamber being a boiling or steam chamber and the at least one heat-dissipating chamber structure is a channel structure with vapor regions and liquid regions, the heating chamber and the heat-dissipating structure together forming a pulsating or oscillating heating structure mechanism.
- the published application US 2020/118986 A1 describes a semiconductor arrangement having semiconductor modules that are sealed with a resin and each have first and second connection terminals that protrude from the resin, a capacitor with third and fourth connection terminals, a cooler, the semiconductor modules and directly contacts the capacitor, a busbar having a first busbar connecting the first terminal to the third terminal, a second busbar connecting the second terminal to the fourth terminal, and a first insulating layer sandwiching the first and second busbars is arranged.
- the invention is based on the object of specifying a semiconductor module arrangement which, compared to the prior art, enables more effective cooling.
- a semiconductor module of the type mentioned at the outset comprises a flat cooling element which has a hermetically sealed channel structure in which a heat transport medium is arranged, with a pulsating heat pipe is formed, with a thermal connection between a side of the at least one semiconductor component facing away from the substrate and the heat sink being produced via the planar cooling element, with a shape of the planar cooling element being adapted to a height profile of the respective circuit layout, which has at least height offsets is.
- the object is achieved according to the invention by a power converter with at least one such semiconductor module arrangement.
- the object is achieved according to the invention in that, in a method for producing a semi- conductor module of the type mentioned above, a thermal connection between a side of the at least one semiconductor component facing away from the substrate and the heat sink is established via a planar cooling element, with the planar cooling element having a hermetically sealed channel structure in which a heat transport medium is arranged, with the hermetically sealed channel structure and the heat transport medium forms a pulsating heat pipe, with a shape of the planar cooling element being adapted to a height profile of the respective circuit layout, which has at least height offsets.
- a pulsating heat pipe also known as an oscillating heat pipe (OHP)
- PHP pulsating heat pipe
- OHP oscillating heat pipe
- a pulsating heat pipe is a device for heat transfer with a closed channel structure in which a heat transport medium, in particular a heat transport fluid , is arranged in such a way that vapor segments and liquid segments alternately form along the channel structure due to the surface tension of the heat transport medium.
- These vapor and liquid segments are excited to pulsate or oscillate by a temperature gradient.
- the vapor segments expand due to the higher temperature; In addition, it det the liquid heat transport medium there and absorbs latent heat.
- the semiconductor module has a substrate and at least one semiconductor component contacted on the substrate, the substrate being connected to a heat sink, in particular in a materially bonded manner.
- the semiconductor component can be designed as a transistor, in particular as an insulated gate bipolar transistor. Furthermore, the transistor can have an antiparallel le diode. Alternatively, the semiconductor component can be designed as a digital logic module, in particular as a field programmable gate array (FPGA), or as another semiconductor.
- the heat sink includes, for example, a base plate and/or a heat sink.
- the additional heat path which runs, for example, on an upper side of the semiconductor module, is generated by a thermal connection between a side of the at least one semiconductor component and the heat sink, facing away from the substrate, being produced by a flat cooling element.
- a cooling element is considered to be two-dimensional in particular if its thickness, for example in the case of an essentially rectangular base area, is no more than 10% of an average value from a shortest and a longest side length, with the length of the shortest side being at least 10% of the length of the longest side .
- a maximum thickness of the flat cooling element is 4 mm, in particular 2 mm.
- the planar cooling element is in contact with a metallization of the substrate and/or with the heat sink and with a contact surface of the semiconductor component, which is arranged on a side facing away from the substrate.
- the flat cooling element has a hermetically sealed channel structure in which a heat transport medium is arranged, with a pulsating heat pipe being formed through the hermetically sealed channel structure and the heat transport medium.
- a channel structure can be realized, for example, by means of a sheet metal structure.
- the heat transfer medium is designed in particular as a heat transfer fluid containing, for example, water, acetone or methanol.
- the channel structure includes, for example, channels with a circular cross-section, the circular cross-section in particular has a maximum diameter of 3 mm, in particular 1 mm.
- the ducts of the hermetically sealed duct structure are arranged in a meandering and/or looped manner, so that heat is spread through the pulsating heat pipe.
- a direction of heat flow can be flexibly adjusted through the course of the channels.
- the additional heat path and the heat spread enable effective heat dissipation.
- the temperatures in the semiconductor module are homogenized, which has a positive effect on a service life or on robustness against one-sided load cases. Such a homogenization of the temperatures is particularly advantageous when using semiconductors connected in parallel within the module.
- a main heat path, which runs via the substrate to the heat sink, is relieved by two-sided heat dissipation.
- a shape of the planar cooling element is adapted to a height profile of the respective circuit layout, which has at least height offsets.
- Adaptation to the height profile of the circuit layout compensates for height and possibly angular offsets, e.g. due to the semiconductor components and additional wiring.
- Geometric adaptability to the respective circuit layout means that intermediate elements can be dispensed with, which reduces thermal contact resistance. Furthermore, a thickness and thus a neces sary installation space is reduced.
- planar cooling element is designed to be flexible, at least in sections.
- the design which is flexible at least in sections, enables reshaping by deformation. Furthermore, a reliable heat dissipation is guaranteed by the flexible design, at least in sections, even in the case of alternating thermal loads in particular.
- a further embodiment provides that the flat cooling element is cohesively or non-positively connected to the half conductor component is connected.
- a material connection can be made, for example, by soldering, sintering or gluing, which leads to a stable connection with low thermal contact resistance.
- a non-positive connection can be produced, for example, by at least one elastic pressing element. Such a connection is easily detachable and easy to implement.
- a further embodiment provides that the planar cooling element is at least partially produced by means of an additive process.
- an additive method is, for example, selective laser sintering (SLS) or an extrusion method, as a result of which even complex geometries, which in particular contain a plastic, can be produced comparatively simply and inexpensively.
- SLS selective laser sintering
- extrusion method an extrusion method
- planar cooling element is produced by means of a casting process.
- a casting method is, for example, gas injection or centrifugal casting.
- Such a casting process can be reproduced inexpensively and reliably, particularly in the case of large quantities.
- the flat cooling element is made from profiled and joined metal sheets.
- Such sheets contain, for example, copper and have an at least partially wavy profile.
- Profiling is produced, for example, by bending, embossing or milling.
- At least two metal sheets are connected, for example, by means of a non-detachable connection, in particular a welded connection and/or soldered connection, in a materially bonded manner, so that channels are formed between the metal sheets.
- Such a flat cooling element can be produced easily and inexpensively.
- the hermetically sealed channel structure has a finally formed channel which is produced from a preformed channel by deformation of the planar cooling element, with a geometry of the finally formed channel differing from a geometry of the preformed channel.
- a geometry of a channel is defined in particular by a cross section.
- the geometry of the finally formed channel is a target geometry that includes a circular channel cross-section, with the pre-formed channel having an oval cross-section, for example.
- Such a preformed channel ensures that the channel structure includes sufficiently open channels even if the planar cooling element is deformed.
- planar cooling element is at least partially made of a thermally conductive and electrically insulating material.
- Such a material is, for example, a ceramic material or a plastic, in particular filled with a ceramic material.
- a material of this type means that a dedicated insulation layer 20 is not required, for example, so that thermal contact resistances are reduced.
- the planar cooling element is made from a metallic material, with an insulation layer being arranged between the semiconductor component and the planar cooling element.
- the metallic cal material contains, for example, copper or aluminum.
- the insulation layer is designed, for example, as a film, in particular an existing film, which is made in particular from an insulating material, so that heat generated in the semiconductor component can be efficiently dissipated via the planar cooling element made from the metallic material.
- the planar cooling element is made at least partially from a metallic material, the planar cooling element being in direct contact with a contact area of the semiconductor component.
- Direct contact is to be understood as meaning a direct contact, which includes, for example, connecting means for producing a material connection, such as adhesive, solder or sinter paste, an additional connecting element such as an additional conductor, a sheet metal or a spacer, in particular between the flat cooling element and the contact area of the semiconductor component, but excludes.
- a material connection such as adhesive, solder or sinter paste
- an additional connecting element such as an additional conductor, a sheet metal or a spacer, in particular between the flat cooling element and the contact area of the semiconductor component, but excludes.
- the flächi ge cooling element made of a metallic material is cohesively connected to the contact surface of the semiconductor component and to the first metallization of the substrate.
- the material connection is made by soldering, for example. Such an un indirect connection reduces thermal contact resistances.
- a further embodiment provides that the planar cooling element is configured to conduct a load current of the contacted semiconductor component.
- the flat cooling element thus acts as a conductor. This saves installation space and costs.
- FIG. 1 shows a schematic representation of a first embodiment of a semiconductor module in cross section
- FIG. 2 shows a schematic representation of a second embodiment of a semiconductor module in cross section
- 3 shows a schematic representation of a deformation of a flat cooling element
- FIG. 4 shows a schematic representation of a third embodiment of a semiconductor module in cross section
- FIG. 5 shows a schematic representation of a fourth embodiment of a semiconductor module in cross section
- FIG. 6 shows a schematic representation of a fifth embodiment of a semiconductor module in cross section
- FIG. 7 shows a schematic representation of a sixth embodiment of a semiconductor module in cross section
- FIG. 8 shows a schematic representation of a power converter with a semiconductor module.
- the described components of the embodiments each represent individual features of the invention to be considered independently of one another, which also develop the invention independently of one another and are therefore also to be regarded as part of the invention individually or in a combination other than that shown .
- the described embodiments can also be supplemented by other features of the invention that have already been described.
- FIG. 1 shows a schematic representation of a first embodiment of a semiconductor module 2, which comprises a substrate 4 and semiconductor components 6 contacted on the substrate 4.
- the substrate 4 has a, in particular structured, first metallization 8, on which the semiconductor components 6 are contacted.
- the first metalization 8, which is structured in particular, is made, for example, as a copper cladding.
- the semiconductor components 6 are integrally connected to the first metallization 8 of the substrate 4 .
- the material connection is produced, for example, by soldering, gluing or sintering.
- the substrate 4 has, on a side facing away from the semiconductor components 6, a second metallization 10 which, for example, contains copper and is electrically insulated from the first metallization 8 by a dielectric material layer 12 and is thermally conductively connected.
- the dielectric material layer 12 has, for example, a thickness of 25 ⁇ m to 400 ⁇ m, in particular 50 ⁇ m to 300 ⁇ m, and contains a ceramic material, for example aluminum nitride or aluminum oxide, or an organic material, for example a polyamide.
- the substrate 4 can alternatively be embodied as an IMS substrate in which the second metallization 10 in particular is omitted.
- the semiconductor components 6 in FIG. 1 are in the form of a transistor T, in particular an insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT), with an antiparallel diode D, for example.
- IGBT insulated gate bipolar transistor
- a control contact, in particular a gate contact, of the IGBT is not shown in FIG.
- at least one semiconductor component 6 is designed as a digital logic module, in particular as a field programmable gate array (FPGA), or as another semiconductor.
- the semiconductor components 6 have a contact surface 14 on a side facing away from the substrate 4 .
- the contact surfaces 14 of the semiconductor components 6 are connected to the first metallization 8 of the substrate 4 via a planar conductor connection 16 .
- the planar conductor connection 16 is designed as copper sheet, for example.
- a flat cooling element 18 is in a thermally conductive connection with the contact surfaces 14 of the semiconductor components 6.
- the flat cooling element 18 is, for example, made of a metallic material, which in particular is copper and/or aluminum, is produced, with an insulating layer 20 made of a thermally conductive and electrically insulating material, for example a plastic or a ceramic material, being arranged between the semiconductor components 6 and the planar cooling element 18 .
- the insulation layer 20 is designed, for example, as a film, in particular an already existing film, which is made in particular from an insulating material.
- the flat cooling element 18 is integrally connected to the semiconductor components 6 .
- planar conductor connection 16 is soldered to the contact surfaces 14 of the semiconductor elements 6, while the insulation layer 20 is bonded to the planar conductor connection 16 and the planar cooling element 18 to the insulation layer 20 by adhesion.
- the insulating layer 20 can alternatively be part of the planar conductor connection 16 and/or of the planar cooling element 18 made of a metallic material.
- an insulation layer 20 is produced by controlled oxidation of the metallic material or applied by an additive process, for example cold gas spraying.
- the planar cooling element 18 can alternatively be made of an electrically insulating material and an electrically conductive material, which, in particular, is cohesively connected to the electrically insulating material, with the electrically insulating material at least in the area of the contact to the contact surfaces 14 of the semiconductor components 6 is arranged so that a dedicated insulating layer 20 is not required.
- the flat cooling element 18, which, for example, has a thickness of 0.5 mm to 4 mm, in particular 0.5 mm to 2 mm, comprises a hermetically sealed channel structure 22, in which a heat transport medium 24 is arranged, with the hermetically closed channel structure 22 and the heat transport medium 24 is a pulsating heat pipe 26 is formed.
- the heat transfer medium 24 is designed in particular as a heat transfer fluid, which for example water, acetone or methanol.
- the channel structure 22 includes, for example, channels with a circular cross-section, the circular cross-section having a maximum diameter of 3 mm, in particular 1 mm.
- the channels of the channel structure 22 are arranged in a meandering and/or loop-like manner, so that the pulsating heat pipe 26 spreads heat.
- the flat cooling element 18 is designed to be flexible, at least in sections, with a shape of the flat cooling element 18 being adapted to a height profile of the circuit layout.
- planar cooling element 18 with the pulsating heat pipe 26 creates a second heat path on the upper side of the semiconductor module 2 which dissipates the heat generated in the semiconductor components 6 to the heat sink 28 .
- This second heat path relieves a main heat path, which runs over the substrate 4, and at the same time takes on the function of additional rather heat spreading on the heat sink 28 and within the semiconductor module 2.
- the flat cooling element 18 is non-positively connected to the heat sink 28 , the non-positive connection being produced by elastic pressing elements 34 .
- the elastic pressing elements 34 which are connected to a housing 36, are designed, for example, as spring contacts, which in particular comprise a leaf spring or a spiral spring.
- the flat cooling element 18 can be made at least partially from a thermally conductive and electrically insulating material.
- a thermally conductive and electrically insulating material is, for example, a plastic that is in particular filled with a ceramic material.
- the flat cooling element 18 is produced, for example, by means of an additive process, in particular by an extrusion process or selective laser sintering (SLS).
- the flat cooling element 18 is produced by means of a casting process, eg centrifugal casting, gas injection, or by welding, soldering or gluing suitably bent or embossed metal sheets.
- a spatially evenly produced base body can be bent, drawn or embossed, so that its surfaces are in a suitable correlation to the height profile of the circuit layout, in particular to the electronic components to be cooled. Mechanical stresses and gaps are thus prevented in the best possible way.
- FIG. 4 shows a schematic representation of a third design from a semiconductor module 2 in cross section.
- the flä CHIGE cooling element 18 with the pulsating heat pipe 26 protrudes over the heat sink 30 with the base plate 32, wherein further heat sinks 44, 46 are contacted on both sides at least non-positively at a protruding end 42.
- At least one of the two heat sinks 44, 46 can include a printed circuit board, in particular a printed circuit board (PCB).
- PCB printed circuit board
- the flat cooling element 18 with the pulsating heat pipe 26 projects beyond the cooling body 30 with the base plate 32, with a further heat sink 44 being contacted at a protruding end 42.
- the flat cooling element 18 is cohesively connected to the heat sink 30, to the semiconductor components 6 and to the further heat sink 44.
- the flat cooling element 18 is arranged perpendicular to the material connection with the heat sink 30 in the area of the material connection with the further heat sink 44 .
- the further heat sink 44 can include a printed circuit board, in particular a printed circuit board (PCB).
- PCB printed circuit board
- FIG. 6 shows a schematic representation of a fifth embodiment of a semiconductor module 2 in cross section.
- the flat cooling element 18 is in contact with the contact surface 14 of the semiconductor component 6 designed as a transistor T and with the first metallization 8 of the substrate 4, so that a thermal connection is established between the contact surface 14 of the semiconductor component 6 and the heat sink 28.
- a control contact of the transistor T is not shown in FIG.
- the flat cooling element 18 is made of a me-metallic material and is designed as a conductor which is contacted directly with the contact surface 14 of the semi-conductor component 6 .
- Immediate contact is understood to mean direct contact that includes connecting means for producing the material connection, such as adhesive, solder or sinter paste, but excludes an additional connecting element such as an additional conductor, a sheet metal or a spacer .
- the flat cooling element 18 made of a metallic material is conclusively connected to the contact surface 14 of the element 6 Halbleiterbauele and with the first metallization 8 of the substrate 4.
- the integral connection is made, for example, by soldering.
- the planar cooling element 18 made of a metallic material conducts a load current of the contacted semiconductor component 6, so the planar cooling element 18 acts as a conductor.
- a further heat sink 44 which is arranged running parallel to the substrate 4, for example, is in contact with the planar cooling element 18.
- the further heat sink 44 can include a printed circuit board, in particular a printed circuit board (PCB).
- the further heat sink 44 can press the planar cooling element 18, in particular additionally, onto the contact surface 14 of the semiconductor component 6.
- the further heat sink 44 has, for example, a coating with a thermally conductive insulator, in particular a ceramic material, at least in the area of contact with the planar cooling element 18 .
- an insulating layer 20 is arranged between the planar cooling element 18 and the further heat sink 44, as shown in FIG.
- a plastic film can be laminated onto the flat cooling element 18 for targeted insulation.
- the planar cooling element 18 can be made of a composite material that has an insulating material at least in the area of contact with the additional heat sink 44, so that a dedicated insulating layer 20 is not required.
- the flat cooling element 18 can be designed as an IMS substrate or as a 3D-MID.
- the further design of the semiconductor module 2 in FIG. 6 corresponds to that in FIG. 7 shows a schematic representation of a sixth design from a semiconductor module 2 in cross section.
- the flat cooling element 18 is folded and additionally arranged to run between the substrate 4 and the heat sink 28, so that the semiconductor components 6 are cooled on both sides by the pulsating heat pipe 26, whereby a homogeneous temperature distribution is achieved.
- the further design of the semiconductor module 2 in FIG. 7 corresponds to that in FIG.
- FIG. 8 shows a schematic representation of a power converter 48 with a semiconductor module 2.
- the power converter 48 can include more than one semiconductor module 2.
- FIG. In summary, the invention relates to a semiconductor module 2 with a substrate 4 and at least one semiconductor component 6 contacted on the substrate 4, the substrate 4 being connected to a heat sink 28, in particular in a materially bonded manner.
- a planar cooling element 18 which has a hermetically sealed channel structure 22, in which a heat transport medium is arranged around 24, with the hermetically sealed channel structure 22 and the heat transport medium 24 is a pulsating heat pipe 26 , a thermal connection between a side of the at least one semiconductor component 6 facing away from the substrate 4 and the heat sink 28 being produced via the planar cooling element 18 .
Abstract
L'invention concerne un module semi-conducteur (2) avec un substrat (4) et au moins un composant semi-conducteur (6) mis en contact sur le substrat (4), le substrat (4) étant relié à un dissipateur thermique (28), en particulier par liaison de matière. Pour rendre plus efficace le retrait de la chaleur possible par rapport à l'état de la technique, un élément de refroidissement en forme de feuille (18) est proposé, lequel présente une structure de canal hermétiquement fermée (22), dans laquelle un milieu de transfert de chaleur (24) est disposé, un caloduc pulsatoire (26) étant formé par la structure de canal hermétiquement scellée (22) et le milieu de transfert de chaleur (24), une liaison thermique entre un côté opposé au substrat (4), de l'au moins un composant semi-conducteur (6) et le dissipateur thermique (28) est établie au moyen de l'élément de refroidissement en forme de feuille (18), une forme de l'élément de refroidissement en forme de feuille (18) étant adaptée à un profil de hauteur de l'agencement de circuit respectif comprenant au moins des décalages de hauteur.
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