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Abstract
According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a semiconductor device comprising: a first metal member including a first terminal electrically connected to a power source; One or more first power semiconductors mounted on one side of the first metal member; A second metal member disposed on the first power semiconductor and including a second terminal electrically connected to the load; One or more second power semiconductors mounted on a surface of the second metal member opposite to a surface corresponding to the first power semiconductor; And a third metal member disposed on an upper surface of the second power semiconductor and including a third terminal electrically connected to the power source, wherein the first terminal, the second terminal, A second metal member, and a third metal member, each of which corresponds to a portion integral with the first metal member, the second metal member, and the third metal member, respectively.
Description
The present invention relates to a power module manufactured by packaging a power semiconductor mounted on a metal plate, and more particularly, to a power module that can effectively solve a thermal problem generated when a plurality of power semiconductors are packaged Is about the power module.
Generally, a power module is controlled by a pulse width modulation (PMW) signal as a switching element for supplying current to an external load driven from a power source to a high power. As the amount of power required for the power system is increased, the amount of heat generated by the power module is increased, and the heat radiation characteristic becomes important. In order to improve the heat dissipation characteristics, heat sinks, heat dissipation pads, and the like have appeared, which increases the size of the power module. Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2016-0050282 discloses a structure of a power module using a substrate and a spacer for connecting a pair of power semiconductors. However, the power module has a complicated structure and a special bonding process is used to bond various terminals to the copper material used for the power module, thereby increasing the manufacturing cost of the power module.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a power module having a heat dissipation structure that can solve a problem of heat generation occurring when a plurality of power semiconductors are packaged and fabricated more simply and effectively. However, these problems are exemplary and do not limit the scope of the present invention.
According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a semiconductor device comprising: a first metal member including a first terminal electrically connected to a power source; One or more first power semiconductors mounted on one side of the first metal member; A second metal member disposed on the first power semiconductor and including a second terminal electrically connected to the load; One or more second power semiconductors mounted on a surface of the second metal member opposite to a surface corresponding to the first power semiconductor; And a third metal member disposed on an upper surface of the second power semiconductor and including a third terminal electrically connected to the power source, wherein at least one of the first terminal, the second terminal, and the third terminal Are each a part integral with the first metal member, the second metal member and the third metal member, respectively.
The first terminal and the third terminal may extend in a first direction, and the second terminal may extend in a second direction different from the first direction.
The first terminal and the third terminal may have different heights and may be staggered.
At least one of the first terminal and the third terminal may be bent at a predetermined angle with respect to a direction perpendicular to the first direction, and may extend in a first direction.
Wherein at least one first diode is mounted on a surface of the first metal member on which the first power semiconductor is mounted and one or more second diodes are mounted on a surface of the second metal member on which the second power semiconductor is mounted .
The first signal terminal connected to the first power semiconductor and the second signal terminal connected to the second power semiconductor may be disposed in opposite directions to each other, 1 terminal and the third terminal.
A spacer that can electrically connect the first power semiconductor and the second metal member may be disposed between the first power semiconductor and the second metal member.
The second metal member may also be in the form of a hollow plate, for example comprising a passage through which fluid may pass.
Wherein the first terminal is electrically coupled to a collector of the first power semiconductor and the third terminal is electrically coupled to an emitter of the second power semiconductor, The emitter of the first power semiconductor and the collector of the second power semiconductor.
Further, a fourth metal member is disposed on the opposite surface of the first metal member, on which the first power semiconductor is mounted, with a first electrical insulator interposed therebetween, and the fourth metal member is arranged to correspond to the second power semiconductor of the third metal member And a fifth metal member may be disposed on the opposite side of the second electrical insulator.
At least one of the first electric insulator and the second electric insulator may include Al 2 O 3 or AlN.
According to the embodiment of the present invention, a part of the metal member on which the power semiconductor is mounted is used as a power source terminal, so that the metal member can simultaneously function as the heat radiation pad and the power source terminal. Therefore, the floating inductance can be reduced while having a smaller size than the conventional one, and the power module capable of improving the switching efficiency can be economically manufactured. Of course, the scope of the present invention is not limited by these effects.
1 is a plan view of a power module according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
2 is an exploded view of the power module of FIG.
3 is a cross-sectional view of a portion cut along the line A-A 'in FIG.
4 shows a heat dissipation region of a power module according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a cross-sectional view of a power module according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a diagram illustrating a case where power modules according to an embodiment of the present invention are connected in parallel.
The embodiments of the present invention are described in order to more fully explain the present invention to those skilled in the art, and the following embodiments may be modified into various other forms, It is not limited to the embodiment. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be more thorough and complete, and will fully convey the concept of the invention to those skilled in the art. In the drawings, the thickness and size of each layer are exaggerated for convenience and clarity of explanation.
Also, relative terms such as "top" or "above" and "under" or "below" can be used herein to describe the relationship of certain elements to other elements as illustrated in the Figures. Relative terms are intended to include different orientations of the device in addition to those depicted in the Figures. For example, in the figures the elements are turned over so that the elements depicted as being on the top surface of the other elements are oriented on the bottom surface of the other elements. Thus, the example "top" may include both "under" and "top" directions depending on the particular orientation of the figure. If the elements are oriented in different directions (rotated 90 degrees with respect to the other direction), the relative descriptions used herein can be interpreted accordingly.
FIG. 1 is a plan view of a power module according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the power module of FIG. 1, which is divided into components. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A 'in FIG.
1 to 3, a
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For example, the power source described above may be an electric storage medium such as a battery, and the load may be a motor. In this case, the
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Fig. 4 schematically shows the heat radiation area of the
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In this embodiment, since the first to
Conventionally, a power supply terminal for supplying power to a power semiconductor is separately manufactured, and then a metal member (or a lead frame) on which the power semiconductor is mounted is bonded to each other using a special bonding technique such as wire bonding or ultrasonic bonding . According to this conventional technique, the power supply terminal merely functions as an electrical connecting member.
However, in the case of this embodiment, since the power terminals (i.e., the first to third terminals) are not separately manufactured and joined, but a part of the metal member serving as the heat radiating pad is used as it is, .
Compared with a conventional power module that connects terminals, the junction inductance can be drastically reduced as compared with a case where a separate terminal is connected, thereby improving the switching efficiency.
3, on one surface of the
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Referring to Fig. 5, the second embodiment differs from the first embodiment only in the structure of the
In order to maximize the cooling efficiency, the inner surface of the empty space may have
6 is a diagram illustrating a case where power modules according to an embodiment of the present invention are used in parallel. Since the power module according to the embodiment of the present invention has a volume smaller than that of the conventional power module, it is possible to integrate more power modules with a smaller area by increasing the degree of integration of devices when connected in parallel.
In the case of the present invention, the plurality of power semiconductors have a structure in which they are stacked in a direction perpendicular to each other without being disposed laterally on the same plane. In the case where a plurality of power semiconductors are disposed side by side in the same plane as in the prior art, as the number of power semiconductors increases, the area of the plane occupied by the power semiconductors increases, and thus, The area also increases proportionally. Generally, electrical insulators used in power modules are costly ceramics with good thermal conductivity, so cost reduction is possible when the use of these materials is reduced.
According to embodiments of the present invention, as the plurality of power semiconductors are stacked vertically, the area of the plane occupied by the power semiconductors does not exhibit a substantially large increase even though the number of power semiconductors is increased. Therefore, since the area of the electric insulator for covering such an area is not substantially increased, the use of the expensive ceramics described above can be reduced and cost reduction can be achieved. Even if the area of the electrical insulator excellent in thermal conductivity is not increased, the power semiconductor can be used as a heat radiation pad almost entirely over the metal member to which the power semiconductor is mounted.
It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications, substitutions and substitutions are possible, without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention as disclosed in the accompanying claims. will be. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention and the accompanying drawings are intended to illustrate and not to limit the technical spirit of the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments and the accompanying drawings . The scope of protection of the present invention should be construed according to the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope of equivalents should be construed as falling within the scope of the present invention.
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102, 104 and 106: first, second and third metal members
102a, 104a, 106a: first, second and third terminals
108, 118: first and second power semiconductors
112, 120: first and second spacers
126, 128: first and second signal terminals
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One or more first power semiconductors mounted on one side of the first metal member;
A second metal member disposed on the first power semiconductor and including a second terminal electrically connected to the load;
One or more second power semiconductors mounted on a surface of the second metal member opposite to a surface corresponding to the first power semiconductor; And
A third metal member disposed on an upper surface of the second power semiconductor and including a third terminal electrically connected to the power source;
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Wherein at least one of the first terminal, the second terminal and the third terminal corresponds to a part integrally formed with the first metal member, the second metal member and the third metal member,
Power module.
Wherein the first terminal and the third terminal are elongated in a first direction and the second terminal is elongated in a second direction different from the first direction,
Power module.
Wherein the first terminal and the third terminal have different heights and are staggered,
Power module.
Wherein at least one of the first terminal and the third terminal is bent at a predetermined angle with respect to a direction perpendicular to the first direction and then extends in a first direction,
Power module.
Wherein at least one first diode is mounted on a surface of the first metal member on which the first power semiconductor is mounted,
Wherein one or more second diodes are mounted on a surface of the second metal member on which the second power semiconductor is mounted,
Power module.
Wherein a first signal terminal coupled to the first power semiconductor and a second signal terminal coupled to the second power semiconductor are disposed in opposite directions,
Power module.
Wherein the first signal terminal and the second signal terminal are disposed between the first terminal and the third terminal,
Power module
Wherein a spacer capable of electrically connecting the first power semiconductor and the second metal member is disposed between the first power semiconductor and the second metal member,
Power module.
Wherein the second metal member is in the form of a hollow plate including a passage through which fluid can pass,
Wherein the first terminal is electrically connected to a collector of the first power semiconductor,
The third terminal is electrically coupled to an emitter of the second power semiconductor,
The second terminal being connected to the emitter of the first power semiconductor and the collector of the second power semiconductor,
Power module
A fourth metal member is disposed on the opposite surface of the first metal member on which the first power semiconductor is mounted with a first electrical insulator interposed therebetween,
And a fifth metal member is disposed on a surface of the third metal member opposite to the surface corresponding to the second power semiconductor with a second electrical insulator interposed therebetween.
Power module.
Wherein at least one of the first electric insulator and the second electric insulator comprises Al 2 O 3 or AlN,
Power module
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