JP5292290B2 - Aging board for semiconductor laser - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is an aging board by which a can-type package (semiconductor laser element) is brought into contact with a heat sink and electricity is carried to a socket, with a simple structure with high accuracy. A holding member (7) is provided with an elastic pressing surface section (10) which presses a can-type package (100). Thus, separate members, such as a spring, an attaching screw and a rubber washer, are eliminated, and the semiconductor laser element (100) can be fixed by the simple structure with high accuracy.

Description

  The present invention relates to an aging board for a semiconductor laser that performs an evaluation test by driving a semiconductor laser element used for recording and reproducing information on various optical disks such as CD and DVD under predetermined conditions.

As an aging board on which a large number of semiconductor laser elements are mounted and driven under predetermined conditions to perform an evaluation test, for example, there are test boards described in Patent Documents 1 and 2 and the like.
In this type of test board, a plurality of sockets are fixed on a wiring board having an edge contact portion at the end, a semiconductor laser element is mounted on each socket, and the edge contact portion is connected to a connector of a test apparatus. The test is done.
There are various types of semiconductor laser elements, but a CAN type package disclosed in Patent Documents 1, 3, 4 and the like is generally used as a general-purpose semiconductor laser element.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 7-2933 JP-A-10-260220 JP 2006-324524 A JP 2006-338848 A

  Incidentally, it goes without saying that an aging board having a CAN type package as a device under test has a structure that can cope with this.

For example, a plurality of sockets to which CAN-type packages are attached are arranged on one side of the wiring board, and a heat sink is installed to cover each socket, and the CAN-type packages attached to the sockets are pressed from the upper side of the sockets. One having a press plate for each socket is known. The holding plate is fixed to the socket or the wiring board by a spring and a mounting screw, and a hole (center hole) into which the head (cap portion) of the CAN type package is loosely inserted is opened at the center portion. The stem part outer edge of a lower end is pressed.
In an aging board having such a structure, as many pressing plates as the number of sockets (the number of test objects in the aging board), springs and mounting screws for each pressing plate are required, and the assembly is cumbersome and expensive. There are problems such as. In addition, if there is an error in the displacement of the mounting screw or the spring force of the spring, an unbalanced load may be generated in the pressing of the DUT by the presser plate, resulting in unstable electrical continuity with the socket or contact with the heat sink. There is.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, it is known that a washer made of an elastic material such as rubber is interposed in the center hole of the presser plate. However, deterioration and peeling due to heat dissipation, presser load, etc. occur, and the washer is frequently used. There is a problem that must be exchanged.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a conventional situation, and the purpose of the present invention is to simplify the contact of the device under test (semiconductor laser element) with the heat sink, the electrical conduction of the device under test with respect to the socket, and the like. An object of the present invention is to provide an aging board that can be made with a simple structure and high accuracy. Another object of the present invention is to provide an aging board that is suitably used for an evaluation test of a CAN type package. Further, according to the present invention, even when the number of devices to be tested (semiconductor laser elements) is increased and the installation pitch between the devices to be tested becomes narrow, the contact of the devices to be tested with respect to the heat sink and the socket Provided is an aging board capable of accurately conducting electrical continuity of a device under test with a simple structure. Furthermore, this invention provides the aging board provided with the ventilation structure for heat radiation.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention comprises a socket to which a semiconductor laser element is mounted on one surface side of a wiring board, and a heat radiating plate installed in the vicinity of the socket, and is mounted on the socket. A semiconductor laser aging board having a holding member for fixing a semiconductor laser element and performing an evaluation test by driving the semiconductor laser element,
The pressing member has an elastic pressing surface portion that is partially thinned so as to be elastically deformable, and is formed so as to press the semiconductor laser element mounted on the socket toward the wiring board by the elastic pressing surface portion. It is characterized by.

  According to such a configuration, since the pressing member itself exerts the pressing action of the device under test (semiconductor laser element), there is no need for separate members such as a spring, a mounting screw, and a rubber washer, and a simple structure with high accuracy. The semiconductor laser element can be pressed.

  The elastic pressing surface portion is formed so that the electrical continuity of the semiconductor laser element with respect to the socket and / or the contact of the semiconductor laser element with the heat sink is made evenly and accurately by the pressing force, and the state is maintained. It is preferable to do.

When the semiconductor laser device as the device under test is a CAN type package, the elastic pressing surface portion includes a concave portion provided in a surface facing the socket in the pressing member, and a CAN type formed in the center of the concave portion. It is preferable to comprise a semiconductor laser element pressing piece that presses the stem portion of the CAN type package on the outer periphery of the package through-hole .
Further, an elastic member for preventing the semiconductor laser element from shifting in the radial direction may be interposed between the elastic pressing surface portion and the heat radiating plate, and it is preferable that the elastic member is accommodated in the concave portion. Furthermore, the elastic member may be made of a material having excellent thermal conductivity.

Further, the elastic pressing surface portion may be formed on a plate-like member fixed to a surface of the pressing member facing the socket.
In this case, since the elastic pressing surface portion is formed on the plate-like member, the degree of freedom such as the attachment position, size, and pressing strength with respect to the pressing member is increased. Therefore, even when the number of devices to be tested (semiconductor laser elements) is increased and the installation pitch between the devices to be tested is narrowed, contact of the devices to be tested with respect to the heat sink, Electrical continuity and the like can be accurately performed with a simple structure.

A semiconductor laser element pressing piece is provided at the center of the plate-shaped member, and the elastic pressing surface portion that is thinned so as to be elastically deformable and a heat radiating surface portion for heat dissipation are formed around the semiconductor laser element pressing piece. It is preferable.
In this case, the plate-like member has two functions of a pressing member and a heat radiating member.

  It is preferable that the elastic pressing surface portions are formed at positions that are symmetrical with each other about the semiconductor laser element pressing piece. In this case, the electrical continuity of the semiconductor laser element with respect to the socket and / or the pressing force for the contact of the semiconductor laser element with the heat radiating plate is equally applied to the semiconductor laser element.

  In order to cause the pressing member itself to exert the pressing action of the device under test (semiconductor laser element), a recess or a groove is formed in the surface of the pressing member facing the socket, and the plate is placed in the recess or the groove. More preferably, one or a plurality of shaped members are attached in the accommodated state.

In order to improve the heat dissipation action, the groove is preferably formed in a penetrating shape from one end side to the other end side in the longitudinal direction of the pressing member. Further, it is preferable that a forced ventilation means for making the inside of the penetrating groove part a ventilation path for heat dissipation is additionally provided. More preferably, the plate-like member is made of a material having excellent thermal conductivity.
Further, in this case, the heat transfer elastic member may be sandwiched between the elastic pressing surface portion and the pressing member. In this way, the structure becomes a little complicated, but in order to dissipate the heat generated by the semiconductor laser element, which is the device under test, the semiconductor laser element → the elastic pressing surface portion → the heat transfer elastic member → the holding member and the heat transfer path Because it is newly added, the heat dissipation efficiency is dramatically improved. Accordingly, the amount of heat generated is particularly increased with the recent demand for higher output of laser elements, which is particularly preferable when testing such high output laser elements.

  One socket may be provided for the wiring substrate, or a plurality of sockets may be provided. The pressing member is formed so as to correspond to fixing of each semiconductor laser element mounted in one or a plurality of sockets.

  The aging board according to the present invention can be configured so as to correspond to various types of semiconductor laser elements, and in particular, can be suitably used for a semiconductor laser element of a CAN type package.

  Since the semiconductor laser aging board according to the present invention is configured as described above, the contact of the semiconductor laser element to the heat sink, the electrical conduction of the semiconductor laser element to the socket, etc. can be accurately performed with a simple structure. In particular, there are many effects such as being able to be suitably used for an evaluation test of a CAN type package.

Hereinafter, several examples of embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
The aging board 1 of the first example shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 has a predetermined gap between the rectangular wiring board 2 and the wiring board 2 by fixing means 3 such as screws on the upper side of the wiring board 2. A heat-dissipating metal plate 4 that is opened and fixed, a large number of sockets 5 that are arranged vertically and horizontally on the upper surface of the metal plate 4, a heat-radiating plate 6 that is installed in correspondence with the plurality of sockets 5, A holding member 7 for fixing a semiconductor laser element (CAN type package) 100 mounted on the socket 5 is provided, and a connector (not shown) of a test apparatus is connected to a connecting portion 8 provided at an end portion, and predetermined conditions are satisfied. Thus, the semiconductor laser device 100 is driven to perform an evaluation test.

  The semiconductor laser device 100 of this example is an optical laser diode module as a CAN type package that reads digital information recorded on, for example, a CD or a DVD, and includes a laser light emitting device or the like as shown in FIG. The upper surface side of the stem portion 101 is covered with a cap 102, and a plurality of terminals 103 protruding to the lower surface side are brought into electrical contact with the relay contact pins 8 in the socket 5.

  The socket 5 is provided with a required number of relay contact pins 8 in a substantially cylindrical case provided with the insertion holes 9 for the terminals 103 on the upper surface, and each relay contact pin 8 is formed on the wiring board 2. The wiring board 2 is implanted so as to be electrically connected to a predetermined location in the wiring (not shown).

  The heat radiating plate 6 has fins 6b on left and right side surfaces of an inverted U-shaped core portion 6a having a length capable of covering a plurality of (5 in this example) sockets 5 arranged in series at appropriate intervals. It is provided in multiple stages, and has an insertion hole 6c communicating with the insertion hole 9 on the upper surface of the core portion 6a, and the stem portion 101 of the semiconductor laser element 100 contacts the upper surface of the core portion 6a to radiate heat. It has become so.

The holding member 7 is formed of a desired metal material or the like into a long box shape with an open bottom surface that can cover the heat radiating plate 6 from above, and an upper surface portion thereof is an elastic pressing surface portion 10.
The elastic pressing surface portion 10 exerts a pressing force by making the upper surface portion of the pressing member 7 partially thin so that it can be elastically deformed, and presses the semiconductor laser element 100 mounted on the socket 5 toward the wiring board 2. Thus, the electrical connection between the terminal 103 and the relay contact pin 8 and the contact of the stem 101 with the heat sink 6 are ensured.
In this example, a concave portion 10a is formed in a portion facing the socket on the upper surface portion of the presser member 7 to form a thin surface portion (elastic deformation surface portion) 10b having a thickness that can be elastically deformed, and A through hole 10c communicating with the insertion holes 6c, 9 is provided at the center of the recess 10a, and the cap 102 of the semiconductor laser device 100 mounted on the socket 5 protrudes from the through hole 10c. Yes. Further, the opening edge of the through hole 10 c extends downward and serves as a pressing piece 10 d that comes into contact with the outer periphery of the stem portion 101 of the semiconductor laser element 100 mounted on the socket 5.

  The pressing member 7 is fixed to the heat radiating plate 6 by a fixing means (not shown) such as a screw, the lower end of the pressing piece 10d abuts on the stem portion 101, and the elastic deformation force (elastic deformation surface portion) 10b of the thin surface portion (elastic deformation surface portion) 10b. As described above, the semiconductor laser element 100 is pressed in the direction of the wiring board 2 to electrically connect the terminal 103 and the relay contact pin 8, and the stem 101 against the heat sink 6. Contact is ensured.

  The shape of the concave portion 10a and the thin surface portion 10b described above may be a circular shape as shown in FIG. 4A or a rectangular shape as shown in FIG.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 5A to 5C, the concave portion 10a, the thin-walled surface portion (elastically deformed surface portion) 10b, and the through-hole 10c are provided in a portion of the upper surface portion of the pressing member 7 facing the socket. The thin surface portion (elastically deformed surface portion) 10b around the through hole 10c may be a pressing surface that comes into contact with the outer periphery of the stem portion 101 of the semiconductor laser element 100 mounted on the socket 5.
Also in this case, the shape of the concave portion 10a and the thin surface portion 10b may be a circular shape as shown in (b) or a quadrangular shape as shown in (c).

Furthermore, in each example mentioned above, as shown in FIG. 6, the opening 11 can be formed in the thin surface part 10b or its circumference | surroundings, and the elastic deformation force of the thin surface part 10b can also be set suitably.
The openings 11 can be arbitrarily formed, for example, in a rectangular shape as shown in (a) or in a radial shape as shown in (b).

7 to 10 show an example in which the elastic member 20 for preventing the semiconductor laser element 100 from shifting in the radial direction is interposed between the elastic pressing surface portion 10 and the heat radiating plate in the above-described embodiment.
That is, in this example, a plate-like upper heat radiating plate 6 ′ is further provided on the heat radiating plate 6, and the semiconductor laser element 100 is in contact with the outer periphery of the stem portion 101 in the recess 10 a of the elastic pressing surface portion 10. The elastic member 20 which consists of a leaf | plate spring which prevents the shift | offset | difference to the radial direction is accommodated. The elastic member 20 is preferably made of a material having excellent thermal conductivity, for example, a metal material such as a copper alloy.
According to this example, the leaf spring 20 prevents the semiconductor laser device 100 attached to the socket 5 from being displaced in the radial direction, and a more accurate evaluation test can be performed. There are many advantages, such as an efficient heat dissipation effect.

  Note that, as in this example, it is possible to appropriately select that the pressing member 7 has a plate shape, or that a plate-like heat sink is employed as the upper heat sink 6 '.

  Next, an example in which the above-described elastic pressing surface portion 10 is formed on the plate member 30 will be described.

The elastic pressing surface portion 10 of the example shown in FIGS. 11 and 12 is formed on a plate-like member 30 fixed to the surface of the holding member 7 that faces the socket 5. The plate-like member 30 has a heat dissipation property (thermal conductivity). ), A part of which is made thin so as to be elastically deformable, exerting a pressing force, and pressing the semiconductor laser element 100 mounted on the socket 5 in the direction of the wiring board 2, It is formed so as to ensure electrical continuity between the terminal 103 and the relay contact pin 8 and the contact of the stem portion 101 with the heat sink 6.

  A through hole 10f is formed at the center of the plate-like member 30 and a semiconductor laser element pressing piece 10d is formed at the opening edge thereof. Around the pressing piece 10d, an elastic pressing surface portion which is thinned so as to be elastically deformable. 10 and a heat radiation surface portion 10g for heat radiation are formed in a continuous manner.

  The elastic pressing surface portions 10 and 10 in this example are formed at positions that are symmetrical to each other about the semiconductor laser element pressing piece 10d. Then, the electrical conduction of the semiconductor laser element 100 to the socket 5 is surely performed, and the pressing force for the contact of the semiconductor laser element 100 to the heat radiating plate 6 works equally to the semiconductor laser element 100. Yes.

  On the outside of the elastic pressing surface portions 10, 10, a mounting surface portion 10 h having a screw hole 32 for fixing the plate-like member 30 to the holding member 7 with the screw 31 and integrating them is formed continuously.

  A groove portion 40 is formed in the surface of the pressing member 7 that faces the socket 5, and a plurality of the plate-like members 30 are attached to the groove portion 40 in an accommodated state at appropriate intervals.

The groove portion 40 is formed in a penetrating shape from one end side to the other end side in the longitudinal direction of the pressing member 7 and constitutes a ventilation path for heat dissipation.
In addition, although illustration is abbreviate | omitted, in order to make the inside of the penetration-shaped groove part 40 function more effectively as a ventilation path for heat radiation, it is still more preferable to provide a forced ventilation means separately.

  According to such a configuration, since the pressing member 7 itself exerts the pressing action of the semiconductor laser element (device under test) 100, the semiconductor laser element 100 can be precisely and accurately configured with a simple structure as in the above-described embodiment. Can be pressed. Furthermore, since the elastic pressing surface portion 10 is formed on the plate-like member 30, the degree of freedom such as the attachment position, size, and pressing strength with respect to the pressing member 7 is increased. Therefore, there are advantages that the number of semiconductor laser elements (devices under test) 100 to be installed is increased, and that it is possible to cope with even when the installation pitch between the devices under test 100 and 100 becomes narrow.

  Furthermore, in this case, as shown in FIGS. 11 and 13, the heat transfer elastic member 50 may be sandwiched between the elastic pressing surface portion 10 d and the pressing member 7.

  In this way, the structure is a little complicated, but in order to dissipate the heat generated by the semiconductor laser device 100, which is the device under test, the semiconductor laser device 100 → the elastic pressing surface portion 10d → the heat transfer elastic member 50 → the holding member 7 Since a new heat transfer path is added, the heat dissipation efficiency is dramatically improved. Therefore, the amount of heat generated is particularly increased with the recent demand for higher output of semiconductor laser elements, which is particularly preferable when testing such high output laser elements.

  Further, in this case, as shown in FIG. 13, the contact between the elastic pressing surface portion 10d and the heat transfer elastic member 50 and the contact between the heat transfer elastic member 50 and the holding plate 7 become surface contact, and the surface should be as much as possible. The shape and arrangement of the heat conductive elastic member 50 may be determined so as to have a large area. This is more efficient because the heat conduction area increases, and the contact area also increases, so stress concentration can be prevented. For example, as shown in FIG. 13, a shape like a flat cylinder having a cylindrical cavity at the center may be arranged so that the cavity coincides with the through hole 10f.

  Furthermore, as the heat conductive elastic member 50, rubber, silicon, or the like can be used as a material, and a commercially available heat conductive sheet or a so-called rubber washer may be used. As the heat conduction performance in this case, for example, one having a heat conductivity of 5 [J / s · m · K] can be used. Although higher heat conductivity is desirable, the heat transfer elastic member 40 is sandwiched between the elastic pressing surface portion 10 and the pressing member 7 and also has a function of securely fixing the device under test with an appropriate pressure. A material having high heat conductivity is preferable as long as it has elasticity, ie, cushioning properties.

  In addition, in addition to the problem described in [Problems to be Solved by the Invention], a thing in which a washer made of an elastic agent such as rubber is interposed in the center of the press plate is deteriorated or peeled off due to heat dissipation, pressing load, etc. The above-mentioned disadvantage is that frequent replacement is required, and this is a disadvantage that becomes noticeable especially when the contact area between the presser plate and the washer is small, especially when it comes close to line contact. Thus, it can be overcome by taking as much contact area as possible.

  FIG. 13 and FIG. 14 show a modification of the plate member 30 described above. In the plate-like members 30 ′ and 30 ″ in these examples, the same components as those of the plate-like member described above are denoted by the same reference numerals as those described above, and redundant description is omitted.

  The embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the illustrated examples, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the technical idea described in the claims. It goes without saying that is possible.

The top view which shows an example of embodiment of the aging board which concerns on this invention. It is a front view of the aging board shown in FIG. The principal part enlarged view of FIG. In the bottom view of the pressing member, (a) shows a case where the concave portion is circular, and (b) shows a case where the concave portion is square. The modification of a pressing member is shown, (a) is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the principal part, (b) is a bottom view when the recess is circular, and (c) is a bottom view when the recess is square. The modification of a pressing member is shown, (a) is a bottom view when a rectangular opening is provided in the recess, and (b) is a bottom view when a radial opening is provided in the recess. The expanded longitudinal cross-sectional view of the principal part which shows the example which interposed the elastic member between the elastic press surface part and the heat sink. The principal part enlarged view of FIG. FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the main part of FIG. 7 as viewed from the bottom side, with the semiconductor laser element omitted. The perspective view which looked at the principal part of FIG. 7 from the bottom face side. The principal part expanded sectional view of the example in which the elastic press surface part is formed in the plate-shaped member. The figure which looked at the plate-shaped member of FIG. 11 from the bottom face side. It is a modification of a plate-shaped member, and shows the state when a heat conductive elastic member is arranged together, (a) is a plan view and (b) is a front view. The modification of a plate-shaped member is shown, (a) is a top view, (b) is a front view.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1: Aging board 2: Wiring board 5: Socket 6,6 ': Heat sink 7: Holding member 10: Elastic pressing surface part 10a: Recessed part 10b: Thin wall part 10d: Pressing piece 20: Leaf spring (elastic member)
30: Plate-like member 50: Thermally conductive elastic member 10g: Heat radiation surface portion 100: Semiconductor laser device (CAN type package)
101: Stem portion 102: Cap portion

Claims (7)

On one surface side of the wiring board, there is provided a socket to which the semiconductor laser element is mounted, and a heat dissipation plate installed in the vicinity of the socket, and a pressing member made of a metal material for fixing the semiconductor laser element mounted on the socket A semiconductor laser aging board for performing an evaluation test by driving the semiconductor laser element,
The pressing member has an elastic pressing surface portion that is partially thinned so as to be elastically deformable, and the elastic pressing surface portion includes a concave portion provided in a surface facing the socket in the pressing member, and the concave portion A semiconductor laser aging comprising: a semiconductor laser element pressing piece formed on the semiconductor laser element, wherein the semiconductor laser element pressing piece presses the outer periphery of the semiconductor laser element mounted on the socket toward the wiring board. board. The semiconductor laser device is formed such that the electrical continuity of the semiconductor laser device with respect to the socket and / or the contact of the semiconductor laser device with the heat sink is maintained by pressing the elastic pressing surface portion with a semiconductor laser pressing piece. The aging board for a semiconductor laser according to claim 1. The elastic pressing surface portion and between said radiating plate, said claim 1 or 2 semiconductor laser for aging board wherein it is interposed an elastic member for preventing displacement in the radial direction of the semiconductor laser element. 4. The semiconductor laser aging board according to claim 3 , wherein the elastic member is accommodated in the recess. Claim 3 or 4 Aging board for a semiconductor laser according the elastic member is characterized in that it consists of a material having excellent thermal conductivity. Together with the provided with a plurality of sockets, the semiconductor laser according to claim 1 to 5, characterized in that the pressing member is formed so that may correspond to a fixed semiconductor laser chips mounted on a plurality of sockets Aging board for. Claim 1-6 aging board for a semiconductor laser according to any one of, wherein the semiconductor laser element as the test object is a CAN-type package.

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