US20100258233A1 - Ceramic substrate, method of manufacturing ceramic substrate, and method of manufacturing power module substrate - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a ceramic substrate, a method of manufacturing a ceramic substrate, and a method of manufacturing a power module substrate.
- a power module having an electronic part, such as a semiconductor chip, mounted thereon has a power module substrate including a ceramic substrate that is made of, for example, AlN (aluminum nitride) or Al 2 O 3 (alumina), Si 3 N 4 (silicon nitride), or SiC (silicon carbide), a circuit layer, which is a metal member provided on the upper surface of the ceramic substrate, and a metal layer, which is a metal member provided on the lower surface of the ceramic substrate.
- a semiconductor chip, which is a heating element, is provided on the circuit layer on the power module substrate, and a cooling heat sink is provided on the lower surface of the metal layer (see Patent Document 1).
- heat generated from the semiconductor chip is transferred to cooling water in the heat sink through the metal layer.
- the ceramic substrate is made of Si 3 N 4 that has mechanical characteristics better than those of AlN, for example, a bending strength higher than that of AlN, it is possible to reduce the thickness of the ceramic substrate.
- SiO 2 silicon dioxide
- SiO silicon monoxide
- the present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems and an object of the present invention is to provide a ceramic substrate capable of obtaining a sufficient bonding strength between the ceramic substrate including silicon and a metal member and improving the reliability of bonding during a thermal cycle, a method of manufacturing the ceramic substrate, and a method of manufacturing a power module substrate.
- a ceramic substrate including silicon, wherein the concentration of a silicon oxide and a silicon composite oxide in the surface of the ceramic substrate is less than or equal to 2.7 Atom %.
- the concentration may be measured by an electron probe microanalyzer.
- the ceramic substrate may be formed by dividing a ceramic base material including silicon along scribe lines that are formed in the surface of the ceramic base material.
- the concentration of the silicon oxide and the silicon composite oxide in the surface of the ceramic substrate is less than or equal to 2.7 Atom % and the generation of gas from the silicon oxide and the silicon composite oxide is prevented. Therefore, it is possible to obtain a sufficient bonding strength between the ceramic substrate and metal members. In this way, it is possible to improve the reliability of bonding during a thermal cycle.
- the silicon oxide or the silicon composite oxide is formed in the surface of the ceramic substrate including silicon.
- SiO gas generated from the silicon oxide or the silicon composite oxide which hinders the bonding between the ceramic substrate and the metal member.
- the concentration of the silicon oxide and the silicon composite oxide in the surface of the ceramic substrate is less than or equal to 2.7 Atom %, the generation of the SiO gas during bonding is prevented. In this way, it is possible to bond the metal member to the ceramic substrate with sufficient strength. As a result, it is possible to prevent the metal member from peeling off from the ceramic substrate.
- a method of manufacturing a ceramic substrate includes, radiating energy light to the surface of a ceramic base material including silicon to form scribe lines in the surface of the ceramic base material; and performing a surface treatment on the ceramic base material having the scribe lines formed therein.
- concentration of a silicon oxide and a silicon composite oxide in the surface of the ceramic base material having the scribe lines formed therein is less than or equal to 2.7 Atom %.
- a method of manufacturing a power module substrate includes, radiating energy light to the surface of a ceramic base material including silicon to form scribe lines in the surface of the ceramic base material, performing a surface treatment on the ceramic base material having the scribe lines formed therein, dividing the ceramic base material along the scribe lines to form a ceramic substrate, and bonding metal members to the ceramic substrate.
- the concentration of a silicon oxide and a silicon composite oxide in the surface of the ceramic base material having the scribe lines formed therein is less than or equal to 2.7 Atom %.
- the concentration may be measured by an electron probe microanalyzer.
- the silicon oxide or the silicon composite oxide adhered to the surface of the ceramic substrate is removed by a surface treatment, when the scribe lines are formed. Therefore, it is possible to obtain sufficient bonding strength between the ceramic substrate and the metal member.
- a method of manufacturing a ceramic substrate includes radiating energy light with an energy that is greater than or equal to a second harmonic wave of a YAG laser to the surface of a ceramic base material including silicon to form scribe lines in the surface of the ceramic base material.
- the concentration of a silicon oxide and a silicon composite oxide in the surface of the ceramic base material having the scribe lines formed therein is less than or equal to 2.7 Atom %.
- a method of manufacturing a power module substrate includes, radiating energy light with an energy that is greater than or equal to a second harmonic wave of a YAG laser to the surface of a ceramic base material including silicon, thereby forming scribe lines in the surface of the ceramic base material, dividing the ceramic base material along the scribe lines to form a ceramic substrate; and bonding metal members to the ceramic substrate.
- the concentration of a silicon oxide and a silicon composite oxide in the surface of the ceramic base material having the scribe lines formed therein is less than or equal to 2.7 Atom %.
- the concentration may be measured by an electron probe microanalyzer.
- energy light with an energy that is greater than or equal to the second harmonic wave of the YAG laser is radiated to the surface of the ceramic base material to form the scribe lines in the surface of the ceramic base material.
- the energy light with an energy that is greater than or equal to the second harmonic wave of the YAG laser is used, the influence of heat is reduced. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the generation of fumes when the scribe lines are formed.
- the metal members may be made of aluminum.
- the metal members may be brazed to the ceramic substrate.
- the metal member when the metal member is bonded to the ceramic substrate, it is possible to prevent the generation of alumina and SiO gas. In this way, it is possible to bond the metal member to the ceramic substrate with sufficient strength.
- Alumina is an aluminum oxide, and is generated at the interface between the metal member and the ceramic substrate and around the interface. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the generation of silicon monoxide gas when the metal member is bonded by removing the silicon oxide or the silicon composite oxide formed in the surface of the ceramic substrate using the surface treatment.
- a method of manufacturing a ceramic substrate includes, sintering a ceramic base material including silicon; and performing a surface treatment on the ceramic base material.
- concentration of a silicon oxide and a silicon composite oxide in the surface of the ceramic base material subjected to the surface treatment is less than or equal to 2.7 Atom %.
- a method of manufacturing a power module substrate includes, sintering a ceramic base material including silicon, performing a surface treatment on the ceramic base material; and bonding metal members to a ceramic substrate that is obtained from the ceramic base material subjected to the surface treatment.
- concentration of a silicon oxide and a silicon composite oxide in the surface of the ceramic base material subjected to the surface treatment is less than or equal to 2.7 Atom %.
- the concentration may be measured by an electron probe microanalyzer.
- the surface treatment is performed on the ceramic base material to reduce the concentration of the silicon oxide and the silicon composite oxide in the surface of the ceramic base material to 2.7 Atom % or less.
- the metal member is bonded to the ceramic substrate, the generation of gas from the silicon oxide and the silicon composite oxide is prevented, and it is possible to bond the metal member to the ceramic substrate with sufficient strength. As a result, it is possible to prevent the metal member from peeling off from the ceramic substrate.
- the surface treatment may include dry etching using gas including fluoride ions.
- the gas may include at least one of a carbon fluoride and a nitrogen fluoride.
- dry etching using gas including fluoride ions is performed as the surface treatment on the ceramic base material having the surface to which the silicon oxide and the silicon composite oxide are adhered, thereby reducing the concentration of the silicon oxide and the silicon composite oxide in the surface of the ceramic base material to 2.7 Atom % or less. That is, in the surface treatment step including dry etching, the silicon oxide and the silicon composite oxide in the surface of the ceramic base material react with fluoride ions to be changed into, for example, volatile SiF 4 (silicon tetrafluoride) gas and are then removed from the surface. In this way, when the metal member is bonded to the ceramic substrate, the generation of gas from the silicon oxide and the silicon composite oxide is prevented and it is possible to bond the metal member to the ceramic substrate with sufficient strength.
- fluoride ions for example, volatile SiF 4 (silicon tetrafluoride) gas
- the fluoride ions included in a dry etching gas are changed into a volatile SiF 4 gas by the above-mentioned reaction, the fluoride ions do not remain as fluoride on the surface of the ceramic base material.
- the circulation of reaction is less than when wet etching is performed on the ceramic base material. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the fluoride ions from reacting with an excessive amount of sintering agent and remaining as fluoride. In this way, when the metal member is bonded to the ceramic substrate, bonding defects do not occur due to the fluoride and it is possible to bond the metal member to the ceramic substrate with sufficient strength.
- the surface treatment may include wet etching using an acid solution including fluoride ions.
- the ceramic base material is sintered, wet etching using an acid solution including fluoride ions is performed as the surface treatment on the ceramic base material having the surface to which the silicon oxide and the silicon composite oxide are adhered.
- concentration of the silicon oxide and the silicon composite oxide in the surface of the ceramic base material is reduced to 2.7 Atom % or less. In this way, when the metal member is bonded to the ceramic substrate, the generation of gas from the silicon oxide and the silicon composite oxide is prevented and it is possible to bond the metal member to the ceramic substrate with sufficient strength.
- the metal members may be made of aluminum.
- the metal members may be brazed to the ceramic substrate.
- the metal member when the metal member is bonded to the ceramic substrate, it is possible to prevent the generation of alumina and SiO gas. In this way, it is possible to bond the metal member to the ceramic substrate with sufficient strength.
- the method of manufacturing the ceramic substrate, and the method of manufacturing the power module substrate of the present invention when the metal member is bonded to the ceramic substrate including silicon, the generation of SiO gas is prevented, and sufficient bonding strength between the ceramic substrate and the metal member is ensured. Therefore, it is possible to improve the reliability of the bonding between the ceramic substrate and the metal member during a thermal cycle. As a result, it is possible to prevent the metal member from peeling off from the ceramic substrate.
- FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a power module substrate manufactured by a method of manufacturing a power module substrate according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a table illustrating the quantitative analysis result obtained by an EPMA in the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a process diagram illustrating the method of manufacturing the power module substrate according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a power module including the power module substrate shown in FIG. 1 in the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a table illustrating the result of Example 1 in the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a table illustrating the result of Example 2 in the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a power module substrate according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a method of manufacturing the power module substrate according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a power module including the power module substrate shown in FIG. 7 in the second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 10 is a process diagram illustrating a method of manufacturing a power module substrate according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 11 is a table illustrating the quantitative analysis result obtained by an EPMA in a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating a method of manufacturing the power module substrate according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 13 is a process diagram illustrating a method of manufacturing a power module substrate according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIGS. 1 to 6 A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6 .
- a power module substrate 1 includes a ceramic substrate 11 , a metal layer (metal member) 12 that is provided on the lower surface of the ceramic substrate 11 , and a plurality of circuit layers (metal members) 13 that is provided on the upper surface (one surface) of the ceramic substrate 11 .
- the ceramic substrate 11 is made of Si 3 N 4 (silicon nitride) and has a plate shape.
- the concentration of a silicon oxide and a silicon composite oxide in the upper and lower surfaces of the ceramic substrate 11 is measured by an EPMA (electron probe microanalyzer). As a result, the concentration is less than or equal to 2.7 Atom %.
- the surface measurement method using the EPMA will be described with reference to FIG. 2 .
- the quantitative analysis result shown in each table of FIG. 2 is just an illustrative example for describing the surface measurement method.
- JXA-8600 manufactured by JEOL LTD. is used, and the measurement is performed under the conditions of an operation pressure of 1.3 ⁇ 10 '13 Pa, an acceleration voltage of 15.0 kV, and a probe current of 5.0 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 8 A.
- An Au film with a thickness of less than 100 nm is formed on the surface of the ceramic substrate 11 by vapor deposition.
- the surface of the ceramic substrate 11 is quantitatively analyzed under the above-mentioned conditions (an item I of Table (a) in FIG. 2 ). Then, among the elements detected by the quantitative analysis, the detection amount of C (carbon) and Au (gold) is set to 0 (an item II of Table (a) in FIG. 2 ). The detection amount of elements other than C and Au is converted such that the sum thereof is 100 Atom % (an item III of Table (a) in FIG. 2 ).
- the difference between the converted atomic weight of O and the atomic weight of O coupled to the metal elements other than Si is calculated. It is assumed that the calculated total amount of O is coupled to Si to form SiO 2 , and a value obtained by multiplying the calculated atomic weight of O by 1.5 is used as the concentration of SiO 2 in the surface of the ceramic substrate 11 . For example, in the quantitative analysis result shown in FIG. 2 , SiO 2 concentration is 0.253 Atom %.
- the surface measurement using the EPMA is performed at any five points on the upper surface of the ceramic substrate 11 .
- the surface measurement is performed at five points, but the present invention is not limited thereto.
- the surface measurement may be performed at ten points or other multiple points.
- the metal layer 12 is made of a metal material having high thermal conductivity, such as Al (aluminum), and is bonded to the ceramic substrate 11 by a brazing layer 14 .
- the circuit layers 13 are made of a metal material having high thermal conductivity, such as Al, similar to the metal layer 12 , and are arranged at a predetermined interval to form a circuit.
- the circuit layers 13 are bonded to the ceramic substrate 11 by a brazing layer 15 .
- An electronic part 16 is fixed to the upper surface of the circuit layer 13 by a solder layer 17 .
- a power device such as an IGBT (Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor), is given as an example of the electronic part 16 .
- the scribe lines 21 are formed in one surface of a ceramic base material 20 made of Si 3 N 4 (Step (a) of FIG. 3 ).
- laser light (energy light) L is radiated to one surface of the ceramic base material 20 to form the linear scribe lines 21 .
- fumes 22 scattered from the ceramic base material 20 by the radiation of the laser light L are adhered to regions in which the scribe lines 21 are formed and around the regions.
- the fume 22 is made of a silicon oxide and a silicon composite oxide since the ceramic base material 20 is made of Si 3 N 4 .
- a second harmonic wave for example, a second harmonic wave, a third harmonic wave, or a fourth harmonic wave
- the influence of heat is reduced, and it is possible to reduce the amount of fume 22 scattered from the ceramic base material 20 .
- a surface treatment is performed on the ceramic base material 20 (Step (b) of FIG. 3 ).
- a blast process of blowing ZrO 2 (zirconium dioxide) powder to the upper and lower surfaces of the ceramic base material 20 is performed.
- the upper and lower surfaces of the ceramic base material 20 are planarized, and the fumes 22 adhered to one surface of the ceramic base material 20 are removed.
- a second harmonic wave for example, a second harmonic wave, a third harmonic wave, or a fourth harmonic wave
- the surface treatment may be omitted.
- a simple etching process may be used as the surface treatment.
- the concentration of a silicon oxide and a silicon composite oxide in the upper and lower surfaces of the ceramic base material 20 is measured by the EPMA.
- the concentration is less than or equal to 2.7 Atom %.
- the surface measurement using the EPMA is performed in the same way as described above.
- the surface measurement using the EPMA is performed at any five points in each of a plurality of regions partitioned by the scribe lines 21 in the ceramic base material 20 .
- the ceramic base material 20 is divided along the scribe lines 21 (Step (c) of FIG. 3 ). In this way, the ceramic substrate 11 is manufactured.
- the metal layer 12 and the circuit layer 13 are bonded to the upper and lower surfaces of the ceramic substrate 11 manufactured in this way by brazing (Step (d) of FIG. 3 ).
- the power module substrate 1 is manufactured.
- a surface treatment is performed to remove the silicon oxide and the silicon composite oxide from the upper and lower surfaces of the ceramic substrate 11 . Therefore, when metal members, such as the metal layer 12 and the circuit layer 13 , are bonded to the ceramic substrate 11 , the generation of SiO gas from the silicon oxide and the silicon composite oxide is prevented. In this way, it is possible to sufficiently ensure the bonding area of the circuit layer 13 to the ceramic substrate 11 and the bonding area of the metal layer 12 to the ceramic substrate 11 . Therefore, it is possible to improve the reliability of the bonding between the ceramic substrate and the metal members during a thermal cycle. As a result, it is possible to prevent the metal members from peeling off from the ceramic substrate.
- the bonding area of the circuit layer 13 to the ceramic substrate 11 and the bonding area of the metal layer 12 to the ceramic substrate 11 are sufficiently ensured. Therefore, during the temperature cycle test, even when a load of about 1000 cycles is applied, the peeling-off of a metal member, such as the metal layer 12 or the circuit layer 13 , from the ceramic substrate 11 is prevented.
- the power module substrate 1 manufactured in this way is used in a power module 30 shown in FIG. 4 .
- the power module 30 includes the power module substrate 1 , an electronic part 16 , a cooler 31 , and a radiator plate 32 .
- the cooler 31 is a water-cooled heat sink and has a flow path through which cooling water, which is a cooling medium, flows formed therein.
- the radiator plate 32 has a plate having a substantially rectangular shape in a plan view and is made of, for example, Al or Cu (copper), AlSiC (aluminum silicon carbide), or Cu—Mo (molybdenum).
- the radiator plate 32 is fixed to the cooler 31 by screws 33 with, for example, heat conductive grease interposed therebetween.
- the radiator plate 32 and the metal layer 12 of the power module substrate 1 are bonded to each other by a solder layer 34 .
- the radiator plate 32 and the metal layer 12 may be bonded to each other by brazing.
- the members when the power module substrate 1 is manufactured, the members may be collectively brazed, with the radiator plate 32 stacked on the laminate of the metal layer 12 , the ceramic substrate 11 , and the circuit layer 13 .
- the power module substrate 1 may be provided on the upper surface of the cooler 31 , without providing the radiator plate 32 .
- the ceramic substrate 11 since the surface treatment is performed after the scribe lines 21 are formed, it is possible to sufficiently ensure the bonding area of the circuit layer 13 to the ceramic substrate 11 and the bonding area of the metal layer 12 to the ceramic substrate 11 . Therefore, it is possible to improve the reliability of the bonding between the ceramic substrate and the metal members during a thermal cycle. As a result, it is possible to prevent the metal members from peeling off from the ceramic substrate.
- the circuit layer is bonded to the upper surface of the ceramic substrate to which the laser light L is radiated.
- the metal layer may be bonded to the lower surface of the ceramic substrate to which the laser light L is radiated.
- the ceramic substrate and the circuit layer or the metal layer are bonded to each other by brazing. However, they may be bonded to each other by other methods.
- the concentration of the silicon oxide and the silicon composite oxide in the upper and lower surfaces of the ceramic substrate is less than or equal to 2.7 Atom %.
- the concentration of the silicon oxide and the silicon composite oxide in one surface of the ceramic substrate on which at least the scribe lines are formed may be less than or equal to 2.7 Atom %.
- the ceramic base material is divided to form the ceramic substrate and the metal layer and the circuit layer are bonded to the ceramic substrate. However, at least one of the metal layer and the circuit layer may be bonded to the ceramic base material having the scribe lines formed therein and the ceramic base material may be divided to form the ceramic substrate.
- the scribe lines are formed by the radiation of laser light. However, the scribe lines may be formed by the radiation of other kinds of energy light.
- a honing process or a wet etching process other than the blast process of blowing powder may be performed.
- Each of the metal layer and the circuit layer is made of aluminum, but it may be made of other metal materials.
- the metal layer is bonded to the lower surface of the ceramic substrate.
- the radiator plate or the cooler may be directly bonded to the lower surface of the ceramic substrate without providing the metal layer.
- the cooler is not limited to the water-cooled type, but may be another liquid-cooled type or an air-cooled type.
- Example 1 of the present invention a carbon dioxide laser was used in the scribe line forming step, and a blast process of blowing ZrO 2 (zirconium dioxide) powder to the surface of the ceramic substrate was performed.
- ZrO 2 zirconium dioxide
- Example 2 of the present invention a first-harmonic-wave YAG laser was used in the scribe line forming step and a blast process of blowing ZrO 2 (zirconium dioxide) powder to the surface of the ceramic substrate was performed.
- ZrO 2 zirconium dioxide
- Example 3 of the present invention a second-harmonic-wave YAG laser was used in the scribe line forming step and no surface treatment was performed.
- Comparative example 1 a carbon dioxide laser was used in the scribe line forming step, and no surface treatment was performed.
- the concentrations of a silicon oxide and a silicon composite oxide in the surfaces of the ceramic substrates obtained from Examples 1, 2, and 3 and Comparative examples 1 and 2 were quantitatively evaluated by surface measurement using the EPMA (electron probe microanalyzer). The evaluation results are shown in FIG. 5 .
- Example 1 in the carbon dioxide laser was used to form the scribe lines and no surface treatment was performed, the concentration of the silicon oxide and the silicon composite oxide was 15.4 Atom %. However, in Example 1 of the present invention in which the blast process was performed after the scribe lines were formed, the concentration of the silicon oxide and the silicon composite oxide was 1.2 Atom %.
- Example 2 In Comparative example 2 in which the YAG laser was used to form the scribe lines and no surface treatment was performed, the concentration of the silicon oxide and the silicon composite oxide was 4.2 Atom %. However, in Example 2 of the present invention in which the blast process was performed after the scribe lines were formed, the concentration of the silicon oxide and the silicon composite oxide was 0.9 Atom %.
- Example 3 of the present invention in which the second-harmonic-wave YAG laser was used to form the scribe lines and no surface treatment was performed, even though the surface treatment was not performed, the concentration of the silicon oxide and the silicon composite oxide was 1.9 Atom %.
- An aluminum plate (with a size of 27 mm ⁇ 27 mm and a thickness of 0.6 mm) is brazed to a ceramic substrate (a size of 30 mm ⁇ 30 mm and a thickness of 0.32 mm) with a variable concentration of a silicon oxide and a silicon composite oxide in the surface thereof by Al—Si-based brazing filler metal.
- the laminate of the ceramic substrate and the aluminum plate bonded to each other was repeatedly heated and cooled at a temperature of 105° C. and ( ⁇ 40° C.) and the bonding state was evaluated.
- the evaluation result is shown in FIG. 6 .
- an item represented by O indicates that the peeling rate is less than 15%
- an item represented by ⁇ indicates the peeling rate is greater than or equal to 15% and less than 30%
- an item represented by ⁇ indicates that the peeling rate is greater than or equal to 30%.
- the peeling rate means the ratio of the peeling area to an initial bonding area (peeling area/initial bonding area).
- the initial bonding area indicates the area of the plate to be bonded before bonding.
- FIGS. 7 to 9 A second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 to 9 .
- the same members as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and a description thereof will be omitted.
- a power module substrate 101 includes a ceramic substrate 11 , a metal layer (metal member) 12 that is provided on the lower surface of the ceramic substrate 11 , and a plurality of circuit layers (metal members) 13 that is provided on the upper surface of the ceramic substrate 11 .
- the ceramic substrate 11 is made of Si 3 N 4 (silicon nitride) and has a plate shape.
- the concentration of a silicon oxide and a silicon composite oxide in the upper and lower surfaces of the ceramic substrate 11 is measured by an EPMA (electron probe microanalyzer). As a result, the concentration is less than or equal to 2.7 Atom %.
- a surface measurement method using the EPMA according to this embodiment is the same as that described with reference to FIG. 2 in the first embodiment, and thus a description thereof will be omitted in this embodiment.
- a ceramic base material which is made of Si 3 N 4 , is a base of the ceramic substrate 11 , and has substantially the same shape as the ceramic substrate 11 is prepared, and the ceramic base material is burned (sintered) (sintering step; S 10 ).
- a silicon (Si) oxide and silicon composite oxide generated during the sintering exist in the surface of the sintered ceramic base material.
- the plasma etching or reactive ion etching is performed on the surface of the ceramic base material using gas including fluoride ions (surface treatment step; S 20 ).
- the plasma etching or the reactive ion etching is so-called dry etching.
- the gas used in the surface treatment step is a mixture of a main gas, a sub-gas, and a carrier gas.
- the main gas is at least one of carbon fluoride (for example, C n F 2n+2 or C n F 2n ) and nitrogen fluoride (for example, NF 3 ).
- the sub-gas is H 2 , SF 6 (sulfur hexafluoride), or a rare gas.
- the carrier gas is Ar + , Ne + , or He + (as ion beams).
- SiO 2 in the surface of the ceramic base material reacts with the gas to be mainly changed into SiF 4 and NOx or COx and is then removed from the surface of the gasificated ceramic base material.
- the silicon oxide and the silicon composite oxide in the surface of the ceramic base material are removed with high accuracy.
- NH 4 F or (NH 4 ) 2 SiF 6 is formed in the surface of the ceramic base material. It is preferable that the NH 4 F or (NH 4 ) 2 SiF 6 be removed in the next step.
- the ceramic base material be cleaned in a distilled water cleaning step, dried by an air blower in a drying step, and cleaned in an ultrasonic cleaning step using ethanol.
- the concentration of the silicon oxide and the silicon composite oxide in the surface of the ceramic base material is measured by the EPMA.
- the concentration is less than or equal to 2.7 Atom % (surface measurement step; S 30 ).
- the surface measurement method using the EPMA is the same as described above.
- the surface measurement using the EPMA is performed at any five points on the surface of the ceramic base material.
- the manufacture of the ceramic substrate 11 ends, and the process proceeds to the next step. If the result of the surface measurement step is more than 2.7 Atom %, the surface treatment step is performed on the ceramic base material again.
- the circuit layer 13 is bonded to the upper surface of the ceramic substrate 11 by brazing and the metal layer 12 is bonded to the lower surface of the ceramic substrate 11 by brazing (metal member bonding step; S 40 ).
- the power module substrate 101 is manufactured.
- the silicon oxide and the silicon composite oxide are removed from the upper and lower surfaces of the ceramic substrate 11 of the power module substrate 101 by dry etching in the surface treatment step. Therefore, when metal members, such as the metal layer 12 and the circuit layer 13 , are bonded to the ceramic substrate 11 , the generation of SiO gas from the silicon oxide and the silicon composite oxide is prevented. That is, the silicon oxide and the silicon composite oxide in the surface of the ceramic base material react with fluoride ions during dry etching to change into a volatile SiF 4 gas and are then removed from the surface. Therefore, the concentration of the silicon oxide and the silicon composite oxide in the surface measured by the surface measurement is reliably reduced to 2.7 Atom % or less.
- the metal members When the metal members are bonded to the ceramic substrate 11 , the generation of SiO gas from the silicon oxide and the silicon composite oxide is prevented. In this way, the bonding area of the circuit layer 13 to the ceramic substrate 11 and the bonding area of the metal layer 12 to the ceramic substrate 11 are sufficiently ensured. Therefore, it is possible to improve the reliability of the bonding between the ceramic substrate and the metal members during a thermal cycle. As a result, it is possible to prevent the metal members from peeling off from the ceramic substrate.
- the fluoride ions included in a dry etching gas are changed into a volatile SiF 4 gas by the above-mentioned reaction, the fluoride ions do not remain as fluoride on the surface of the ceramic base material.
- the circulation of reaction is less than that in the wet etching of the ceramic base material. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the fluoride ions from reacting with an excessive amount of sintering agent and from remaining as fluoride.
- SiO 2 in the surface of the ceramic base material is removed by etching.
- the ceramic base material is changed to Si 3 N 4 , an etching reaction is prevented. Therefore, it is possible to effectively remove only SiO 2 .
- the generation of Al 2 O 3 and SiO gas is prevented. Therefore it is possible to bond the ceramic substrate 11 and the metal members with sufficiently high strength. That is, during the bonding of the metal layer 12 or the circuit layer 13 including aluminum to the ceramic substrate 11 , when there is silicon oxide or silicon composite oxide in the surface of the ceramic substrate 11 , silicon monoxide gas as well as alumina, which is an aluminum oxide, is generated at the interface between the metal member and the ceramic substrate 11 and around the interface. However, since the silicon oxide and the silicon composite oxide in the surface of the ceramic substrate 11 are effectively removed by the surface treatment, the generation of silicon monoxide gas during bonding is prevented.
- the surface measurement step may be omitted when the measurement result thereof is stable and is less than or equal to 2.7 Atom %.
- the surface treatment step be performed immediately before the metal member bonding step.
- the ceramic base material may be discarded without performing the surface treatment step on the ceramic base material again. That is, it is possible to select the use of ceramic members according to various conditions and purposes.
- the bonding area of the circuit layer 13 to the ceramic substrate 11 and the bonding area of the metal layer 12 to the ceramic substrate 11 are sufficiently ensured. Therefore, during the temperature cycle test, for example, even when a load of about 1000 cycles is applied, the peeling-off of a metal member, such as the metal layer 12 or the circuit layer 13 , from the ceramic substrate 11 is prevented.
- the power module substrate 101 manufactured in this way is used in a power module 130 shown in FIG. 9 .
- the power module 130 includes the power module substrate 101 , an electronic part 16 , a cooler 31 , and a radiator plate 32 .
- the cooler 31 is a water-cooled heat sink and has a flow path through which cooling water, which is a cooling medium, flows formed therein.
- the radiator plate 32 has a plate having a substantially rectangular shape in a plan view and is made of, for example, Al or Cu (copper), AlSiC (aluminum silicon carbide), or Cu—Mo (molybdenum).
- the radiator plate 32 is fixed to the cooler 31 by screws 33 with, for example, heat conductive grease interposed therebetween.
- the radiator plate 32 and the metal layer 12 of the power module substrate 101 are bonded to each other by a solder layer 34 .
- the radiator plate 32 and the metal layer 12 may be bonded to each other by brazing.
- the members may be collectively brazed, with the radiator plate 32 stacked on the laminate of the metal layer 12 , the ceramic substrate 11 , and the circuit layer 13 .
- the power module substrate 101 may be provided on the upper surface of the cooler 31 , without providing the radiator plate 32 .
- the ceramic substrate 11 since dry etching is performed on the sintered ceramic base material, it is possible to sufficiently ensure the bonding area of the circuit layer 13 to the ceramic substrate 11 and the bonding area of the metal layer 12 to the ceramic substrate 11 . Therefore, it is possible to improve the reliability of the bonding between the ceramic substrate and the metal members during a thermal cycle. As a result, it is possible to prevent the metal members from peeling off from the ceramic substrate.
- FIG. 10 In the third embodiment, the same members as those in the above-described embodiments are denoted by the same reference numeral and a description thereof will be omitted.
- a burned (sintered) ceramic base material 20 that is made of Si 3 N 4 is prepared.
- a silicon oxide and silicon composite oxide including Si generated during sintering exist in the surface of the ceramic base material 20 .
- a plurality of scribe lines 21 is formed in one surface of the ceramic base material 20 (Step (a) of FIG. 10 ).
- Laser light (energy light) L is radiated to one surface of the ceramic base material 20 to form the linear scribe lines 21 .
- fumes 22 scattered from the ceramic base material 20 by the radiation of the laser light L are adhered to regions in which the scribe lines 21 are formed and around the regions.
- the fume 22 is also a silicon oxide and a silicon composite oxide since the ceramic base material 20 is made of Si 3 N 4 .
- a blast process of blowing ZrO 2 (zirconium dioxide) powder to the upper and lower surfaces of the ceramic base material 20 is performed (Step (b) of FIG. 10 ).
- ZrO 2 zirconium dioxide
- the ceramic base material 20 from which the fumes 22 are removed is accommodated in a dry etching apparatus P having a container shape, and a gas G including fluoride ions is introduced into the dry etching apparatus P to perform dry etching (Step (c) of FIG. 10 ).
- the gas G is a mixture of the above-mentioned main gas, sub-gas, and carrier gas.
- the gas G reacts with the silicon oxide and the silicon composite oxide in the surface of the ceramic base material 20 to be mainly changed into SiF 4 and NOx or COx.
- the silicon oxide and the silicon composite oxide are removed from the surface of the ceramic base material and are exhausted as an exhaust gas E from the dry etching apparatus P. As such, the silicon oxide and the silicon composite oxide are effectively removed from the surface of the ceramic base material 20 by dry etching.
- NH 4 F or (NH 4 ) 2 SiF 6 is formed in the surface of the ceramic base material 20 . It is preferable that NH 4 F or (NH 4 ) 2 SiF 6 be removed in the next step.
- the ceramic base material 20 is cleaned with distilled water, is dried by an air blower, is cleaned by an ultrasonic cleaning process using ethanol, and is kept in a dried atmosphere.
- the concentration of the silicon oxide and the silicon composite oxide in the surface of the ceramic base material 20 is measured by the EPMA. As a result, the concentration is reduced to 2.7 Atom % or less.
- the surface measurement method using the EPMA is the same as described above. The surface measurement using the EPMA is performed at any five points in each of a plurality of regions partitioned by the scribe lines 21 in the ceramic base material 20 .
- the ceramic base material 20 is divided along the scribe lines 21 (Step (d) of FIG. 10 ). In this way, a ceramic substrate 41 is manufactured.
- the circuit layers 13 and the metal layer 12 are respectively bonded to the upper and lower surfaces of the ceramic substrate 41 by brazing (Step (e) of FIG. 10 ).
- the silicon oxide and the silicon composite oxide are removed from the upper and lower surfaces of the ceramic substrate 41 by dry etching, the generation of SiO (silicon monoxide) gas due to the silicon oxide and the silicon composite oxide is prevented during bonding. In this way, the bonding area of the circuit layer 13 to the ceramic substrate 41 and the bonding area of the metal layer 12 to the ceramic substrate 41 are sufficiently ensured.
- SiO silicon monoxide
- the bonding area and strength between the metal members and the ceramic substrate 41 are sufficiently ensured. Therefore, during the temperature cycle test, for example, up to about 1000 cycles, the peeling-off from the circuit layer 13 or the metal layer 12 from the ceramic substrate 41 is prevented.
- the scribe lines 21 are provided in the sintered ceramic base material 20 , and the fumes 22 generated when the scribe lines 21 are formed are removed by the blast process.
- the present invention is not limited thereto. That is, for example, instead of the scribe lines 21 , a cutter may be used to cut the ceramic base material 20 into a plurality of ceramic substrates 41 , and the blast process may be omitted.
- the concentration of the silicon oxide and the silicon composite oxide in the upper and lower surfaces of each of the ceramic substrates 11 and 41 is less than or equal to 2.7 Atom %, but the present invention is not limited thereto.
- the concentration of the silicon oxide and the silicon composite oxide in at least a region in which the metal member is bonded may be less than or equal to 2.7 Atom %. That is, the concentration of the silicon oxide and the silicon composite oxide only in a portion of the surface of the ceramic substrate 11 or 41 corresponding to the shape of the metal member to be bonded may be less than or equal to 2.7 Atom %.
- the circuit layer 13 is bonded to the upper surface of the ceramic substrate 41 to which the laser light L is radiated.
- the metal layer 12 may be bonded to the lower surface of the ceramic substrate 41 to which the laser light L is radiated.
- the circuit layer 13 and the metal layer 12 are bonded to the ceramic substrate 11 or 41 by brazing. However, they may be bonded to each other by other methods.
- the metal layer 12 and the circuit layer 13 are bonded to the ceramic substrate 41 .
- at least one of the metal layer 12 and the circuit layer 13 may be bonded to the ceramic base material 20 having the scribe lines 21 formed therein, and the ceramic base material 20 may be divided to form the ceramic substrate 41 .
- the scribe lines 21 are formed by the radiation of laser light L to the surface of the ceramic base material 20 .
- the scribe lines may be formed by the radiation of other kinds of energy light.
- a honing process other than the blast process of blowing powder may be performed as the first surface treatment.
- Each of the metal layer 12 and the circuit layer 13 is made of aluminum, but it may be made of other metal materials.
- the metal layer 12 is bonded to the lower surface of the ceramic substrate 11 or 41 .
- the radiator plate 32 or the cooler 31 may be directly bonded to the lower surface of the ceramic substrate 11 or 41 without providing the metal layer 12 .
- the cooler 31 is not limited to the water-cooled type, but may be another other liquid-cooled type or an air-cooled type.
- the ceramic substrate 11 or 41 is made of Si 3 N 4 including Si, but the present invention is not limited thereto.
- the ceramic substrate 11 or 41 may be made of materials other than the material including Si.
- the dry etching gas includes at least one of carbon fluoride (for example, C n F 2n+2 or C n F 2n ) and nitrogen fluoride (for example, NF 3 ) as the main gas and H 2 , SF 6 (sulfur hexafluoride), or a rare gas as the sub-gas.
- carbon fluoride for example, C n F 2n+2 or C n F 2n
- nitrogen fluoride for example, NF 3
- FIGS. 11 and 12 A fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 11 and 12 .
- the same members as those in the above-described embodiments are denoted by the same reference numerals and a description thereof will be omitted.
- a power module substrate 101 includes a ceramic substrate 11 , a metal layer (metal member) 12 that is provided on the lower surface of the ceramic substrate 11 , and a plurality of circuit layers (metal members) 13 that is provided on the upper surface of the ceramic substrate 11 (see FIG. 7 ).
- the ceramic substrate 11 is made of Si 3 N 4 (silicon nitride) and has a plate shape.
- the concentration of a silicon oxide and a silicon composite oxide in the upper and lower surfaces of the ceramic substrate 11 is measured by an EPMA (electron probe microanalyzer). As a result, the concentration is less than or equal to 2.7 Atom %.
- the surface measurement method using the EPMA will be described with reference to FIG. 11 .
- the quantitative analysis result shown in each table of FIG. 11 is just an illustrative example for describing the surface measurement method.
- JXA-8600 manufactured by JEOL LTD. is used, and the measurement is performed under the conditions of an operation pressure of 1.3 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 3 Pa, an acceleration voltage of 15.0 kV, and a probe current of 5.0 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 8 A.
- An Au film with a thickness of less than 100 nm is formed on the surface of the ceramic substrate 11 by vapor deposition.
- the surface of the ceramic substrate 11 is quantitatively analyzed under the above-mentioned conditions (an item I of Table (a) in FIG. 11 ). Then, among the elements detected by the quantitative analysis, the detection amount of C (carbon) and Au (gold) is set to 0 (an item II of Table (a) in FIG. 11 ). The detection amounts of elements other than C and Au are converted such that the sum thereof is 100 Atom % (an item III of Table (a) in FIG. 11 ).
- metal elements other than Si exist as the most common oxide and fluoride (for example, in the case of Al (aluminum), Al 2 O 3 (alumina) and AlF 3 (aluminum fluoride); in the case of Y (yttrium), Y 2 O 3 (yttrium oxide) and YF 3 (yttrium fluoride); in the case of Mg (magnesium), MgO (magnesium oxide) and MgF 2 (magnesium fluoride); in the case of Er (erbium), Er 2 O 3 (erbium oxide) and ErF 3 (erbium fluoride)).
- the ratio is defined in this way because it is considered that an oxide included in a sintering agent other than SiO 2 also reacts with a hydrofluoric acid to form a fluoride.
- the difference between the converted atomic weight of O and the atomic weight of O coupled to the metal elements other than Si is calculated.
- a value obtained by multiplying the calculated atomic weight of O by 1.5 is used as the concentration of SiO 2 in the surface of the ceramic substrate 11 , assuming that the calculated total amount of O is coupled to Si to form SiO 2 .
- the concentration of SiO 2 is 0.198 Atom %.
- the surface measurement using the EPMA is performed at any five points on the surface of the ceramic substrate 11 .
- the surface measurement is performed at five points, but the present invention is not limited thereto.
- the surface measurement may be performed at ten points or other multiple points.
- a ceramic base material which is made of Si 3 N 4 , is a base of the ceramic substrate 11 , and has substantially the same shape as the ceramic substrate 11 is prepared, and the ceramic base material is burned (sintered) (sintering step; S 110 ).
- a silicon (Si) oxide and silicon composite oxide generated during the sintering exist in the surface of the sintered ceramic base material.
- the ceramic base material is immersed in an etchant, which is an acid solution (hereinafter, referred to as a ‘hydrofluoric acid solution’) including fluoride ions. That is, wet etching is performed on the ceramic base material (surface treatment step; S 120 ). The silicon oxide and the silicon composite oxide in the surface of the ceramic base material are effectively removed by the surface treatment step.
- an etchant which is an acid solution (hereinafter, referred to as a ‘hydrofluoric acid solution’) including fluoride ions. That is, wet etching is performed on the ceramic base material (surface treatment step; S 120 ).
- a hydrofluoric acid solution an acid solution
- wet etching is performed on the ceramic base material (surface treatment step; S 120 ).
- the silicon oxide and the silicon composite oxide in the surface of the ceramic base material are effectively removed by the surface treatment step.
- the ceramic base material is cleaned in a distilled water cleaning step, is dried by an air blower in a drying step, and is cleaned in an ultrasonic cleaning step using ethanol.
- the concentration of the silicon oxide and the silicon composite oxide in the surface of the ceramic base material is measured by the EPMA.
- the concentration is less than or equal to 2.7 Atom % (surface measurement step; S 130 ).
- the surface measurement method using the EPMA is the same as described above.
- the surface measurement using the EPMA is performed at any five points on the surface of the ceramic base material.
- the manufacture of the ceramic substrate 11 ends, and the process proceeds to the next step. If the result of the surface measurement step is more than 2.7 Atom %, the surface treatment step is performed on the ceramic base material again.
- the circuit layer 13 is bonded to the upper surface of the ceramic substrate 11 by brazing and the metal layer 12 is bonded to the lower surface of the ceramic substrate 11 by brazing (metal member bonding step; S 140 ).
- the power module substrate 101 is manufactured.
- the silicon oxide and the silicon composite oxide are removed from the upper and lower surfaces of the ceramic substrate 11 of the power module substrate 101 by wet etching in the surface treatment step. Therefore, when metal members, such as the metal layer 12 and the circuit layer 13 , are bonded to the ceramic substrate 11 , the generation of SiO gas from the silicon oxide and the silicon composite oxide is prevented. In this way, the bonding area of the circuit layer 13 to the ceramic substrate 11 and the bonding area of the metal layer 12 to the ceramic substrate 11 are sufficiently ensured. Therefore, it is possible to improve the reliability of the bonding between the ceramic substrate and the metal members during a thermal cycle. As a result, it is possible to prevent the metal members from peeling off from the ceramic substrate.
- the surface measurement step may be omitted when the measurement result thereof is stable and is less than or equal to 2.7 Atom %.
- the surface treatment step be performed immediately before the metal member bonding step.
- the ceramic base material may be discarded without performing the surface treatment step on the ceramic base material again. That is, it is possible to select the use of ceramic members according to various conditions and purposes.
- the bonding area of the circuit layer 13 to the ceramic substrate 11 and the bonding area of the metal layer 12 to the ceramic substrate 11 are sufficiently ensured. Therefore, during the temperature cycle test, for example, even when a load of about 1000 cycles is applied, the peeling-off of a metal member, such as the metal layer 12 or the circuit layer 13 , from the ceramic substrate 11 is prevented.
- the power module substrate 101 manufactured in this way is used in the power module 130 (see FIG. 9 ).
- the ceramic substrate 11 since wet etching is performed on the sintered ceramic base material, it is possible to sufficiently ensure the bonding area of the circuit layer 13 to the ceramic substrate 11 and the bonding area of the metal layer 12 to the ceramic substrate 11 . Therefore, it is possible to improve the reliability of the bonding between the ceramic substrate and the metal members during a thermal cycle. As a result, it is possible to prevent the metal members from peeling off from the ceramic substrate.
- a fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 13 .
- the same members as those in the above-described embodiments are denoted by the same reference numerals and a description thereof will be omitted.
- a burned (sintered) ceramic base material 20 that is made of Si 3 N 4 is prepared.
- a silicon (Si) oxide and silicon composite oxide generated during sintering exist in the surface of the ceramic base material 20 .
- a plurality of scribe lines 21 is formed in one surface of the ceramic base material 20 (Step (a) of FIG. 13 ).
- Laser light (energy light) L is radiated to one surface of the ceramic base material 20 to form the linear scribe lines 21 .
- fumes 22 scattered from the ceramic base material 20 by the radiation of the laser light L are adhered to regions in which the scribe lines 21 are formed and around the regions.
- the fume 22 is also a silicon oxide and a silicon composite oxide since the ceramic base material 20 is made of Si 3 N 4 .
- a blast process of blowing ZrO 2 (zirconium dioxide) powder to the upper and lower surfaces of the ceramic base material 20 is performed (Step (b) of FIG. 13 ).
- ZrO 2 zirconium dioxide
- the ceramic base material 20 from which the fumes 22 have been removed is immersed in an etchant F, which is a hydrofluoric acid solution, and wet etching is performed (Step (c) of FIG. 13 ).
- an etchant F which is a hydrofluoric acid solution
- the ceramic base material 20 is cleaned with distilled water, is dried by an air blower, is cleaned by an ultrasonic cleaning process using ethanol, and is kept in a dried atmosphere.
- the concentration of the silicon oxide and the silicon composite oxide in the surface of the ceramic base material 20 is measured by the EPMA. As a result, the concentration is reduced to 2.7 Atom % or less.
- the surface measurement method using the EPMA is the same as described above. The surface measurement using the EPMA is performed at any five points in each of a plurality of regions partitioned by the scribe lines 21 in the ceramic base material 20 .
- the ceramic base material 20 is divided along the scribe lines 21 (Step (d) of FIG. 13 ). In this way, a ceramic substrate 41 is manufactured.
- the circuit layers 13 and the metal layer 12 are respectively bonded to the upper and lower surfaces of the ceramic substrate 41 by brazing (Step (e) of FIG. 13 ).
- the silicon oxide and the silicon composite oxide are removed from the upper and lower surfaces of the ceramic substrate 41 by wet etching, the generation of SiO (silicon monoxide) gas due to the silicon oxide and the silicon composite oxide is prevented during bonding. In this way, the bonding area of the circuit layer 13 to the ceramic substrate 41 and the bonding area of the metal layer 12 to the ceramic substrate 41 are sufficiently ensured.
- SiO silicon monoxide
- the bonding area of the circuit layer 13 to the ceramic substrate 41 and the bonding area of the metal layer 12 to the ceramic substrate 41 are sufficiently ensured. Therefore, during the temperature cycle test, for example, up to about 1000 cycles, the peeling-off from the circuit layer 13 or the metal layer 12 from the ceramic substrate 41 is prevented.
- the scribe lines 21 are provided in the sintered ceramic base material 20 , and the fumes 22 generated when the scribe lines 21 are formed are removed by the blast process.
- the present invention is not limited thereto. That is, for example, instead of the scribe lines 21 , a cutter may be used to cut the ceramic base material 20 into a plurality of ceramic substrates 41 , and the blast process may be omitted.
- the concentration of the silicon oxide and the silicon composite oxide in the upper and lower surfaces of each of the ceramic substrates 11 and 41 is less than or equal to 2.7 Atom %, but the present invention is not limited thereto.
- the concentration of the silicon oxide and the silicon composite oxide in at least a region in which the metal member is bonded may be less than or equal to 2.7 Atom %. That is, the concentration of the silicon oxide and the silicon composite oxide only in a portion of the surface of the ceramic substrate to which the metal member is bonded may be less than or equal to 2.7 Atom % using dry etching, not wet etching, as the surface treatment process.
- the circuit layer 13 is bonded to the upper surface of the ceramic substrate 41 to which the laser light L is radiated.
- the metal layer 12 may be bonded to the lower surface of the ceramic substrate 41 to which the laser light L is radiated.
- the circuit layer 13 and the metal layer 12 are bonded to the ceramic substrate 11 or 41 by brazing. However, they may be bonded to each other by other methods.
- the metal layer 12 and the circuit layer 13 are bonded to the ceramic substrate 41 .
- at least one of the metal layer 12 and the circuit layer 13 may be bonded to the ceramic base material 20 having the scribe lines 21 formed therein and the ceramic base material 20 may be divided to form the ceramic substrate 41 .
- the scribe lines 21 are formed by the radiation of laser light L to the surface of the ceramic base material 20 .
- the scribe lines may be formed by the radiation of other kinds of energy light.
- a honing process other than the blast process of blowing powder may be performed as the first surface treatment.
- Each of the metal layer 12 and the circuit layer 13 is made of aluminum, but it may be made of other metal materials.
- the metal layer 12 is bonded to the lower surface of the ceramic substrate 11 or 41 .
- the radiator plate 32 or the cooler 31 may be directly bonded to the lower surface of the ceramic substrate 11 or 41 without providing the metal layer 12 .
- the cooler 31 is not limited to the water-cooled type, but may be another liquid-cooled type or an air-cooled type.
- the ceramic substrate 11 or 41 is made of Si 3 N 4 including Si, but the present invention is not limited thereto.
- the ceramic substrate 11 or 41 may be made of materials other than the material including Si.
- Two ceramic substrates 11 that were made of Si 3 N 4 and were manufactured by different manufacturers were prepared.
- the ceramic substrates 11 were immersed in an etchant, which is a medicinal solution adjusted by a compound (NH 4 F or HF) containing 4 mol/L of HF (hydrogen fluoride) and including fluoride ions F, for one hour and a hydrofluoric acid treatment was performed.
- the ceramic substrates 11 were cleaned with distilled water, were dried by an air blower, and were cleaned by an ultrasonic cleaning process using ethanol. Then, the average amount of SiO 2 in the surfaces of the two ceramic substrates 11 was measured by a surface measurement method using the EPMA.
- the same two ceramic substrates 11 were prepared, and the same process as that in Example 3 was performed on the ceramic substrates 11 except that the hydrofluoric acid process was not performed. Then, the average amounts of SiO 2 in the surfaces of the two ceramic substrates 11 were measured by a surface measurement method using the EPMA.
- Example 3 The measurement result of Example 3 and the measurement result of Comparative example are shown in the following table.
- Example 3 the average amounts (concentrations) of SiO 2 in the surfaces of the two ceramic substrates 11 (samples 1-1 and 2-1) were 0.42 Atom % and 1.05 Atom %, respectively, which were less than or equal to 2.7 Atom %. Therefore, good values were obtained.
- the average amounts (concentrations) of SiO 2 in the surfaces of the two ceramic substrates 11 were 1.02 Atom % and 4.33 Atom %, respectively, which were more than 2.7 Atom %.
- the present invention relates to a ceramic substrate including silicon in which the concentration of a silicon oxide and a silicon composite oxide in the surface is less than or equal to 2.7 Atom %.
- the present invention when metal members are bonded to the ceramic substrate, the generation of SiO gas is prevented, and sufficient bonding strength between the ceramic substrate and the metal members is ensured. Therefore, it is possible to improve the reliability of the bonding between the ceramic substrate and the metal members during a thermal cycle.
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