A cooling device includes a substrate defining a substrate upper surface, and a fin positioned on the substrate upper surface, the fin including a deformable encapsulating layer coupled to the substrate upper surface and defining an interior region, and a phase-change material encapsulated within the interior region, where the phase-change material changes from a first matter phase to a second matter phase at a boiling point of a working fluid positioned on the deformable encapsulating layer.

A power electronic module (1) including at least one semiconductor (5) that is connected to connection conductors (6, 7), and including a dielectric carrier (10) having both a fixed layer (9), on which at least one of said connection conductors (6) is mounted, and a movable layer (11), the fixed layer (9) and the movable layer (11) exhibiting similar dielectric permittivities and being superposed along at least one surface facing the at least one connection conductor (6).

A power electronic module (1) including at least one semiconductor (5) that is connected to connection conductors (6, 7), and including a dielectric carrier (10) having both a fixed layer (9), on which at least one of said connection conductors (6) is mounted, and a movable layer (11), the fixed layer (9) and the movable layer (11) exhibiting similar dielectric permittivities and being superposed along at least one surface facing the at least one connection conductor (6).

A power semiconductor device includes a casing, a first insulating circuit board, a second insulating circuit board, and a sealing material. The first insulating circuit board is disposed to be surrounded by the casing. The second insulating circuit board is surrounded by the casing and spaced from the first insulating circuit board so as to sandwich a semiconductor element between the first insulating circuit board and the second insulating circuit board. The sealing material fills a region surrounded by the casing. The first or second insulating circuit board is provided with a hole extending from one main surface to the other main surface opposite to one main surface. From at least a portion of an inner wall surface of the casing a protrusion extending to a region overlapping the first or second insulating circuit board in a plan view extends toward the region surrounded by the casing.

A power semiconductor device includes a casing, a first insulating circuit board, a second insulating circuit board, and a sealing material. The first insulating circuit board is disposed to be surrounded by the casing. The second insulating circuit board is surrounded by the casing and spaced from the first insulating circuit board so as to sandwich a semiconductor element between the first insulating circuit board and the second insulating circuit board. The sealing material fills a region surrounded by the casing. The first or second insulating circuit board is provided with a hole extending from one main surface to the other main surface opposite to one main surface. From at least a portion of an inner wall surface of the casing a protrusion extending to a region overlapping the first or second insulating circuit board in a plan view extends toward the region surrounded by the casing.

A bonded structure can include a first element having a first interface feature and a second element having a second interface feature. The first interface feature can be bonded to the second interface feature to define an interface structure. A conductive trace can be disposed in or on the second element. A bond pad can be provided at an upper surface of the first element and in electrical communication with the conductive trace. An integrated device can be coupled to or formed with the first element or the second element.

Encapsulated stress mitigation layers and assemblies having the same are disclosed. An assembly that includes a first substrate, a second substrate, an encapsulating layer disposed between the first and second substrates, and a stress mitigation layer disposed in the encapsulating layer such that the stress mitigation layer is encapsulated within the encapsulating layer. The stress mitigation layer has a lower melting temperature relative to a higher melting temperature of the encapsulating layer. The assembly includes an intermetallic compound layer disposed between the first substrate and the encapsulating layer such that the encapsulating layer is separated from the first substrate by the intermetallic compound layer. The stress mitigation layer melts into a liquid when the assembly operates at a temperature above the low melting temperature of the stress mitigation layer and the encapsulating layer maintains the liquid of the stress mitigation layer within the assembly.

Encapsulated stress mitigation layers and assemblies having the same are disclosed. An assembly that includes a first substrate, a second substrate, an encapsulating layer disposed between the first and second substrates, and a stress mitigation layer disposed in the encapsulating layer such that the stress mitigation layer is encapsulated within the encapsulating layer. The stress mitigation layer has a lower melting temperature relative to a higher melting temperature of the encapsulating layer. The assembly includes an intermetallic compound layer disposed between the first substrate and the encapsulating layer such that the encapsulating layer is separated from the first substrate by the intermetallic compound layer. The stress mitigation layer melts into a liquid when the assembly operates at a temperature above the low melting temperature of the stress mitigation layer and the encapsulating layer maintains the liquid of the stress mitigation layer within the assembly.

An electronic device includes a substrate, at least one electronic element on the substrate, a heat dissipating pad on the substrate in thermal contact with the at least one electronic element, and including an encapsulated phase change material therein, and a bracket covering the substrate, the at least one electronic element and the heat dissipating pad.

The present invention relates to a printed circuit board embedding a power die wherein interconnections between the power die and the printed circuit board are composed of micro/nano wires, the printed circuit board comprising a cavity wherein the power die is placed, and wherein the cavity is further filled with a dielectric fluid.