KR20120012028A - High heat dissipation low temperature co-fired ceramics - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A high heat dissipation low fired ceramic substrate is provided to laminate high heat dissipation insulating layers comprised of glass and non-oxide powder on a heat conductive layer comprised of a metallic board, thereby comprising a multilayer structure of the high heat dissipation insulating layer and the heat conductive layer. CONSTITUTION: A high heat dissipation low fired ceramic substrate is comprised of a heat conductive layer(1) and a high heat dissipation insulating layer(2). A high heat dissipation low fired ceramic substrate is comprised of a dual multilayer structure of the heat conductive layer and the high heat dissipation insulating layer. The heat conductive layer is comprised of a metallic board which has excellent thermal conductance such as aluminum. The high heat dissipation insulating layer is comprised of high heat dissipation low fired ceramic in which low temperature glass is added into silicon carbide as an additive. The high heat dissipation low fired ceramic of the high heat dissipation insulating layer is comprised of a non-metallic oxide such as the silicon carbide and boron nitride and low melting point glass which includes 5 to 30 percent of low fired glass.

Description

High heat dissipation low temperature sintered ceramic substrate {HIGH HEAT DISSIPATION LOW TEMPERATURE CO-FIRED CERAMICS}

The present invention relates to a high heat dissipation low temperature sintered ceramic substrate which helps cooling by effectively transferring heat generated from various electronic circuits and electronic components, and more particularly, a large amount of open pores in a heat conductive layer made of a metal substrate. By stacking a high heat-insulating insulation layer having a) and having a composite layer structure by low-temperature firing, a metal substrate and a high heat-insulating layer for the thermal conductivity improvement at the same time to improve the heat dissipation effect and electrical insulation A heat dissipation low temperature fired ceramic substrate.

In general, various electronic components such as semiconductors, PCBs, display devices, etc. are accompanied by heat generation during the operation of the device due to the characteristics of the material itself and the electrical resistance generated at the connection portion of each component.

Heat generated in this way acts as a cause of shortening the endurance of electronic equipment by increasing the temperature of operating parts, especially circuits and lamps of CPU, memory, plasma display monitor or liquid crystal display monitor. The various electronic circuit elements of the device tend to malfunction or exhibit the maximum performance of the part above a certain temperature.

In recent years, miniaturization and integration of electronic components have caused more serious heat generation due to an increase in the number of circuits included in a unit area, and thus cooling of such electronic components has become a very important problem.

As a method for cooling, the active cooling method using the cooling fan disclosed in US Patent No. 6409475 and US Pat. No. 6,595,130 has the highest cooling performance, but in this case, the noise generated from the cooling fan and the operation of the cooling device are prevented. The use of power for such a problem is problematic, and additional electric circuits and component spaces must be configured, and thus, there is a problem such as making it difficult to reduce the light weight of the product, which is the recent development trend of electronic products.

In order to improve this, various means have been proposed. In particular, a passive cooling method of dissipating heat to the outside by using a heat sink or a casing of an electronic device is used as an important means.

In this case, since the cooling of the electronic circuit is simply performed by heat conduction by radiation or convection to the outside air through the heat sink or shell, no special external power is required to operate the device, and noiseless operation is possible. Compared to the case of using a cooling fan, more freedom in designing the device can be provided.

However, when cooling by heat conduction by the heat sink or the device shell as described above, it is important to effectively transfer the heat generated from the electronic device to the heat sink or the shell.

In general, in case of simply leaving an empty space between the electronic circuit and the heat sink or the outer shell, due to the high heat insulating ability of the air (thermal conductivity 26.2 W / mK, 27 ℃), the effective heat diffusion is not achieved. In order to eliminate the air gap between the electronic circuit and the heat sink or the outer shell as much as possible.

In addition, the heat sink or the outer shell should be made of metal-based material because it should be able to protect the product and should look good and at the same time be able to diffuse heat effectively.

Therefore, in the case of designing contact between the electronic circuit and the heat sink or the outer skin to remove the insulation effect caused by the air layer, the current applied to the electronic circuit may be shorted, which may cause malfunction of the electronic device. At least, even if the normal operation of the device is possible, the use efficiency of the power drops drastically, and there is a risk of electric shock to the user.

In order to improve this, a method of using a filler or a heat dissipation pad has been devised between the electronic circuit and the heat dissipation plate or the device shell.

For example, US Pat. No. 4,831,11 discloses a method of using a soft silicone resin between an electronic circuit and a heat sink, wherein the silicone resin transfers heat generated from the electronic circuit to the heat sink or the outer shell of the device to wait for heat. Diffusion into the medium serves to induce cooling of the electronic circuit.

In addition, US Pat. No. 5679457 discloses alumina, graphite, boron nitride, and titanium nitride to maximize cooling efficiency by improving the thermal conductivity of the silicone resin used. The method of including the solid powder which is excellent in thermal conductivity etc. is disclosed.

It is important that the heat dissipation pad is in close contact with the electronic circuit and the heat sink or the outer shell of the device. When an empty space occurs between the electronic circuit and the heat dissipation pad, heat transfer is not effectively performed at this part, and thus the temperature rises in part. It acts as a cause of causing deterioration and durability.

In particular, in the case of using a silicone-based soft resin, the adhesiveness to the electronic device is easily secured due to the low modulus, and the device assembly process is also simplified due to the adhesiveness of the resin itself.

In order to maximize this advantage, US Patent No. 5950066 discloses a method of using a liquid silicone resin, US Patent No. 6946190 discloses a method of using grease (grease) and the like.

However, in the case of the liquid product as described above, the adhesiveness has the advantage of being very easily secured, but it is difficult to handle and the workability is reduced, and the mechanical design for compensating for this is complicated, thereby increasing the manufacturing cost of the whole equipment. Will cause.

In addition, in order to secure the adhesiveness that can achieve sufficient thermal conductivity efficiency without liquefaction, a soft resin should be used as much as possible. In this case, since the mechanical properties of the silicone resin are too low, there is a problem that the heat radiation pad is easily damaged during the operation. do.

In order to compensate for this, a method of laminating a soft silicone resin and glass fibers or metal foils has been disclosed in US Pat. Nos. 4,574,879, 4,602,678 and 48,105,63.

As such, when the adhesion between the heat radiating pad, the electronic circuit and the heat sink is secured, the cooling effect can be maximized by improving the heat conduction efficiency of the heat radiating pad itself.

However, the thermal conductivity efficiency of the polymer material is generally 5 W / mK or less at room temperature, when only the polymer material is used as a heat radiation pad to obtain a very low level of cooling effect compared to metal or inorganic materials.

In order to effectively cope with the increase in the emission heat due to the recent high integration of electronic circuits and to cool the high heat emitted from the plasma display panel or the liquid crystal display panel, the heat conduction efficiency should be further improved.

In addition to the excellent cooling effect, the heat sink pad must have high electrical insulation properties, because the heat sink or product enclosure made of metal material can cause the leakage of electric power, malfunction of the device, deterioration of durability and safety. This can cause an accident.

However, the conventional heat dissipation pads do not satisfy the thermal conductivity and electrical insulation properties for achieving the purpose in various electronic products recently developed, and in particular, semiconductor integrated circuits, light emitting devices and lamps of display panels, etc., which are rapidly increasing in use. In order to apply it, there is an urgent need for the development of a new heat-dissipating ceramic substrate with enhanced thermal conductivity and electrical insulation properties.

Therefore, the present invention is invented to solve the above problems,

The heat conduction layer made of a metal substrate and the high heat insulation insulating layer made of a low temperature plastic ceramic substrate having a large amount of open pores are laminated to form a composite layer structure of a heat conduction layer and a high heat insulation insulating layer. It is an object of the present invention to provide a heat-dissipating low-temperature plastic ceramic substrate for electronic components, which has improved thermal conductivity and electrical insulation at the same time by laminating a high heat-dissipating layer.

The high heat dissipation low temperature calcined ceramic substrate of the present invention for achieving the above object,

An electronic component substrate, comprising: a thermal conductive layer composed of a thermally conductive metal substrate; The high thermal insulation layer made of non-oxide ceramic powder and glass is laminated on the heat conductive layer.

The thermally conductive metal is selected from the group consisting of aluminum, iron and copper, and the non-oxide ceramic powder is a metal oxide selected from the group consisting of silicon carbide, silicon nitride, boron carbide, and aluminum nitride, and the non-oxide ceramic The powder is comprised in the range of 1 μm to 40 μm in diameter.

In addition, the glass is contained in 5 to 30 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the total weight of the high heat radiation insulating layer.

The high heat dissipation low temperature fired ceramic substrate of the present invention,

A high heat insulating layer made of non-oxide powder and glass is laminated on a heat conductive layer made of a metal substrate to form a composite layer structure of a heat conducting layer and a high heat insulating layer, thereby adding a metal substrate for improving thermal conductivity and high heat insulating insulation. There is an advantage in that the thermal conductivity and the electrical insulation are simultaneously improved by the lamination of the layers.

In addition, the substrate of the present invention can be widely used for a variety of electronic components that require cooling, particularly electronic components, such as computer central processing that generates a large amount of heat generated while high electrical insulation properties are required due to excellent cooling efficiency and insulation characteristics It can be effectively used to cool a light emitting source of a display device such as a semiconductor integrated circuit such as a device (CPU) or a memory, or a light emitting element of a plasma display panel or a lamp of a liquid crystal display panel.

1 is a cross-sectional view showing an embodiment of a high heat dissipation low temperature fired ceramic substrate according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with the accompanying drawings.

1 is a cross-sectional view showing an embodiment of a high heat dissipation low temperature fired ceramic substrate according to the present invention.

The present invention relates to a high heat dissipation low temperature sintered ceramic substrate which effectively cools heat by externally transferring heat generated from various electronic circuits and electronic components, and includes high heat dissipation insulation containing a large amount of pores in a heat conductive layer made of a heat conductive metal substrate. By stacking the layers to form a composite layer structure of a heat conducting layer and a high heat radiation insulating layer, the heat dissipation effect and the electrical insulation are improved simultaneously by the lamination of the high heat radiation insulation layer together with the metal substrate for improving the thermal conductivity.

As shown, the high heat dissipation low temperature calcined ceramic substrate according to the embodiment of the present invention has the most basic configuration of the heat conduction layer 1 and the high heat dissipation insulation layer 2, and the heat conduction layer 1 and the high heat dissipation insulation layer. It has a double composite layer structure in which (2) is laminated up and down.

Here, the thermal conductive layer (1) is made of a high thermal conductive metal substrate having excellent thermal conductivity, such as aluminum, the high heat insulating insulating layer (2) is made of a high heat dissipation low temperature calcined ceramics by adding a low-temperature glass as a binder to silicon carbide. .

The high heat dissipation low temperature calcined ceramic of the high heat dissipation insulating layer 2 may include non-metal oxides such as silicon carbide and boron nitride; The non-metal oxide is composed of low melting glass containing 5% or more and 30% or less of low-temperature fired glass containing 50% or more of bismuth oxide forming a liquid phase at 400 ° C or less so that the nonmetal oxide can be fired at 600 ° C or less.

Preferably, the thermally conductive layer 1 is a thermally conductive metal substrate, and aluminum, copper, stainless steel, or the like having good thermal conductivity may be used.

In general, the thermal conductivity efficiency of the polymer material is 5 W / mK or less at room temperature, when only the polymer material is used as a heat radiation pad, a very low level of cooling effect is obtained compared to metals or inorganic materials. Heat conduction efficiency of the thermal radiation pad containing an additive such as alumina or silicon carbide is generally 10 W / mK or less at room temperature, and the cooling effect is relatively low compared to metals or inorganic materials. Metals usable for the thermal conductive layer 1 are those having a thermal conductivity of 50 W / m K or more, specifically, for example, aluminum (237 W / m K), iron (80.2 W / m K), and copper (401 W / mK), nickel (90.7 W / m K), silver (429 W / m K) and other metals that are good conductors of heat can be used. The use of powders is also possible.

As shown above, the metal material has excellent thermal conductivity compared to an organic polymer or an inorganic material, and thus the thermal conductive layer including the metal substrate serves to raise the cooling efficiency to a high level.

On the other hand, the heat conduction layer 1 alone does not sufficiently exhibit the heat dissipation performance of the electronic circuit or the lamp for the display. In order to dissipate heat, heat must be transferred by convection with air, but the metal has no pores. Due to the low surface area, the lack of surface area for heat dissipation slows the release of heat into the air, thereby reducing the overall heat transfer, ie heat dissipation efficiency.

Therefore, in the present invention, a high heat radiation insulating layer 2 is laminated together with the heat conductive layer 1 to form a high heat dissipation low temperature co-fired ceramics which satisfies thermal conductivity, electrical insulation and high heat dissipation at the same time.

The high heat dissipation insulating layer 2 is made of a low temperature co-fired ceramic containing a high thermal conductivity non-oxide ceramic such as silicon carbide containing a large amount of open pores that does not lower the insulation.

In the high heat-dissipating layer 2, due to the insulating properties of the ceramic material, a sufficient insulating effect can be obtained even with the ceramic material alone, but the insulating property due to the open pore structure may be slightly reduced.

In order to compensate for this, a non-oxide ceramic powder having a relatively excellent thermal conductivity is used as a filler, and a method of adding a metal oxide such as silicon carbide and boron nitride is known, and in the high heat insulating layer of the present invention, It is possible to use one or two or more selected from the non-oxide ceramics listed above.

In order to achieve the object of the present invention, the non-oxide ceramic powder is preferably used in an amount of 60 to 95 parts by weight, and more preferably 80 to 95 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of the total weight of the high heat dissipation insulating layer.

If the amount of the non-oxide ceramic powder in the high heat-dissipating layer is less than 50 parts by weight, the open pore is reduced to reduce the heat dissipation characteristics, whereas if the non-oxide ceramic powder exceeds 95 parts by weight of the powder Dispersion becomes difficult and the strength of the product is excessively reduced, which is not preferable.

In addition, the non-oxide ceramic powder used in the present invention is suitably in the range of 1 μm to 40 μm in diameter, and more preferably in the range of 5 μm to 20 μm.

In the case where the same amount of non-oxide ceramic powder is used, the diameter of the powder used is advantageous, but when the diameter of the non-oxide ceramic powder is less than 5 μm, the apparent density of the product decreases and it is difficult to use due to dust. When it exceeds 20 µm, there is a problem in that mixing with glass becomes difficult.

The manufacture of a high heat dissipation layer composed of a composite of a non-metal oxide powder and a low melting glass is possible by various methods of manufacturing a composite material known in the art.

For example, when wet mixing a non-oxide-based powder and glass in a predetermined ratio in a ball mill, the ceramic powder can be mixed even by a high speed motor that can simply add a strong shearing force, and dispersants can be used to obtain a superior dispersion effect. It is also possible to use.

In addition, it is also possible to prepare a master batch of a non-oxide metal-based or glass powder using a polymer binder, and then prepare it in a sheet shape using a sheet molding machine or the like. It is possible to make a metal ceramic composite by placing the sheet thus prepared on or above and below the metal substrate 1 and firing.

At this time, the heat conductive layer 1 and the high heat dissipation insulating layer 2 can be fused by low temperature baking at 600 degrees C or less. Determination of the firing temperature is determined in consideration of the appropriate amount of open pores.

In addition, the high heat radiation insulating layer substrate produced by this method is possible in a variety of lamination method, the present invention is not limited by a specific manufacturing method for producing a heat conductive layer or high heat insulating insulating layer and composites thereof.

On the other hand, in the structure in which the thermal conductive layer 1 and the high heat radiation insulating layer 2 are laminated, it is possible to add an adhesive layer on one side, and the adhesive layer makes the high heat dissipation low temperature simultaneous firing ceramic substrate of the present invention easier and more reliable. It is attached to the heating part.

The adhesive layer may be manufactured by laminating on one side of the heat dissipation substrate or on both sides, if necessary, as shown in the example, and as a material, a known pressure sensitive adhesive may be used. It can apply by methods, such as a coating.

In the structure in which the thermal conductive layer 1 and the high heat insulating layer 2 are laminated, a surface coating layer can be used, and the surface coating agent adds a gloss to the appearance of the heat dissipation pad or the end of the surface of the product according to the purpose. It can be used to eliminate tackiness and the like.

As the material of the surface coating agent, it can be used by selecting from all kinds of high molecular materials used for the purpose of surface coating such as acrylic, polyurethane, polyester, silicone according to the purpose. However, care should be taken when the surface coating agent is too hard as it may cause a problem of reducing the adhesion of the heat radiation substrate.

As adhesives, hot melt adhesives, solvent adhesives, water dispersion adhesives, and solvent-free adhesives can be used, but in order to speed up the production of environmental problems and products, EVA (Ethylene-Vinyl Acetate copolymer), polyester, polyurethane, etc. The use of a solvent-free adhesive such as hot melt adhesive or acrylic is advantageous.

Thus, the high heat dissipation low temperature co-ceramic substrate according to the present invention has a structure in which an insulating layer of a porous low temperature co-fired ceramics containing a thermally conductive metal substrate and a non-oxide ceramic powder is laminated, thereby providing thermal conductivity, electrical insulation, and heat dissipation characteristics. This has the advantage of being improved at the same time.

Such a heat dissipation board of the present invention can be widely used for various electronic components requiring cooling, and in particular, electronic components, such as computer central processing, which generate a large amount of heat and require high electrical insulation at the same time due to excellent cooling efficiency and insulation characteristics. It can be effectively used to cool a light emitting source of a display device such as a semiconductor integrated circuit such as a device (CPU) or a memory, or a light emitting element of a plasma display panel or a lamp of a liquid crystal display panel.

1: thermal conductive layer
2: high heat insulation layer

Claims (5)

In the board for electronic components,
A thermal conductive layer composed of a thermally conductive metal substrate;
A high heat dissipation low temperature sintered ceramic substrate, characterized in that the thermal conductive layer is composed of a composite layer structure in which a high heat dissipation insulating layer made of non-oxide ceramic powder and glass is laminated. The method of claim 1,
The thermally conductive metal is a high heat-radiation low-temperature ceramic substrate, characterized in that selected from the group consisting of aluminum, iron, copper. The method of claim 1,
The non-oxide ceramic powder is a high heat radiation low-temperature ceramic substrate, characterized in that the metal oxide selected from the group consisting of silicon carbide, silicon nitride, boron carbide, aluminum nitride. The method of claim 1,
The non-oxide ceramic powder is a high heat radiation low-temperature ceramic substrate, characterized in that made in the range of 1 ㎛ to 40 ㎛ diameter. The method of claim 1,
The glass is a high heat-resistant low-temperature fired ceramic substrate, characterized in that containing 5 to 30 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the total weight of the high heat radiation insulating layer.

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