POWER MODULE WITH BUILT-IN POWER DEVICE AND DOUBLE-SIDED HEAT DISSIPATION AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF
20190198424 ยท 2019-06-27
Assignee
Inventors
- Wai Kin Raymond Lam (Zhuhai, CN)
- Ho Wai Derek Leung (Zhuhai, CN)
- Aibing Chen (Zhuhai, CN)
- Weidong Gao (Zhuhai, CN)
Cpc classification
H01L21/486
ELECTRICITY
H01L2224/2612
ELECTRICITY
H01L2224/32227
ELECTRICITY
H01L2224/291
ELECTRICITY
H01L23/40
ELECTRICITY
H01L2224/291
ELECTRICITY
H01L23/5389
ELECTRICITY
H01L2224/32257
ELECTRICITY
H01L2924/15153
ELECTRICITY
H01L2224/34
ELECTRICITY
International classification
Abstract
Disclosed is a power module with built-in power device and double-sided heat dissipation and a manufacturing method thereof. The power module includes a first base plate including a first organic insulating base material, a first electrical insulating heat dissipation body, a first metal layer, and a patterned second metal layer; a second base plate including a second organic insulating base material and a second electrical insulating heat dissipation body. A third metal layer thermally connected to a side of the second electrical insulating heat dissipation body is formed at the outer side of the second base plate. A fourth metal layer thermally connected to the second electrical insulating heat dissipation body is formed at another side of the second electrical insulating heat dissipation body. The fourth metal layer is formed with a concave power device accommodating space, and the power device is arranged in the accommodating space.
Claims
1. A power module with a built-in power device and double-sided heat dissipation, comprising: a first base plate, wherein the first base plate comprises a first organic insulating base material and a first electrical insulating heat dissipation body embedded in the first organic insulating base material, a first metal layer thermally connected to a first side of the first electrical insulating heat dissipation body is formed at an outer side of the first base plate, a second metal layer thermally connected to a second side of the first electrical insulating heat dissipation body is formed at an inner side of the first base plate, and the second metal layer is patterned; and a second base plate, wherein the second base plate comprises a second organic insulating base material and a second electrical insulating heat dissipation body embedded in the second organic insulating base material, the first electrical insulating heat dissipation body and the second electrical insulating heat dissipation body overlap with each other in a thickness direction of the first base plate, a third metal layer thermally connected to a first side of the second electrical insulating heat dissipation body is formed at an outer side of the second base plate, and a second side of the second electrical insulating heat dissipation body is formed with a fourth metal layer thermally connected to the second electrical insulating heat dissipation body; and wherein the fourth metal layer is formed with a concave power device accommodating space, and the built-in power device is arranged in the concave power device accommodating space, and wherein the second organic insulating base material comprises prepregs and organic insulating medium layers sequentially and alternately arranged.
2. The power module with the built-in power device and double-sided heat dissipation according to claim 1, wherein the fourth metal layer is embedded in the second organic insulating base material.
3. The power module with the built-in power device and double-sided heat dissipation according to claim 1, wherein the first electrical insulating heat dissipation body and the second electrical insulating heat dissipation body are ceramic.
4. The power module with the built-in power device and double-sided heat dissipation according to claim 3, wherein the ceramic is one item selected from the group consisting of silicon nitride, aluminum nitride, and aluminum oxide ceramic.
5. The power module with the built-in power device and double-sided heat dissipation according to claim 1, wherein the power device is one item selected from the group consisting of thyristor, insulated gate bipolar transistor, metal-oxide semiconductor field effect transistor, gate turn-off thyristor, giant transistor, and bipolar junction transistor.
6. The power module with the built-in power device and double-sided heat dissipation according to claim 1, wherein a thickness of the first electrical insulating heat dissipation body and the second electrical insulating heat dissipation body is respectively controlled within 0.2 mm to 0.5 mm; and a thickness of the first metal layer, the second metal layer, the third metal layer, and the fourth metal layer is respectively controlled within 0.2 mm to 0.5 mm.
7. The power module with the built-in power device and double-sided heat dissipation according to claim 1, wherein a first surface of the power device is provided with a first electrode; and a second surface of the power device is provided with a second electrode; the first surface is opposite to the second surface; the first electrode at the first surface of the power device is electrically connected to the second metal layer; the second electrode at the second surface of the power device is electrically connected to the fourth metal layer; and the fourth metal layer is electrically connected to the second metal layer.
8. A manufacturing method for a power module, comprising: providing a first base plate, wherein the first base plate comprises a first organic insulating base material and a first electrical insulating heat dissipation body embedded in the first organic insulating base material, a first metal layer thermally connected to a first side of the first electrical insulating heat dissipation body is formed at a first surface side of the first base plate, a second metal layer thermally connected to a second side of the first electrical insulating heat dissipation body is formed at a second surface side opposite to the first surface side of the first base plate, and the second metal layer is patterned; providing a heat dissipation assembly, wherein the heat dissipation assembly comprises a second electrical insulating heat dissipation body, a second heat dissipation metal layer thermally connected to a first side of the second electrical insulating heat dissipation body, and a fourth metal layer thermally connected to a second side of the second electrical insulating heat dissipation body, and the fourth metal layer is formed with a concave power device accommodating space; soldering the heat dissipation assembly and a power device to the second metal layer and overlapping the heat dissipation assembly and the first electrical insulating heat dissipation body with each other in a thickness direction of the first base plate, wherein the power device is placed in the concave power device accommodating space, and two opposite surfaces of the power device are respectively provided with a first electrode and a second electrode; establishing a first electrical connection between the first electrode at a first surface of the power device and the second metal layer; establishing a second electrical connection between the second electrode at a second surface of the power device and the fourth metal layer; establishing a third electrical connection between the fourth metal layer and the second metal layer; sequentially layering a second organic insulating base material with a second through window and a second base material metal layer disposed on the second organic insulating base material on the first base plate, wherein the second organic insulating base material comprises a prepreg and an organic insulating medium layer sequentially and alternately arranged between the first base plate and the second base material metal layer, the heat dissipation assembly is embedded in the second through window; performing hot pressing after the power module is layered with the second organic insulating base material; sequentially forming a second base copper layer and a second electroplated thickened copper layer on a surface of an outer side of the second base material metal layer and the heat dissipation assembly, wherein the second base material metal layer, the second base copper layer, the second electroplated thickened copper layer, and the second heat dissipation metal layer constitute a third metal layer; and wherein a second base plate comprises the second organic insulating base material and the second electrical insulating heat dissipation body embedded in the second organic insulating base material, the first electrical insulating heat dissipation body and the second electrical insulating heat dissipation body overlap with each other in the thickness direction of the first base plate, the third metal layer thermally connected to the first side of the second electrical insulating heat dissipation body is formed at an outer side of the second base plate.
9. The manufacturing method for the power module according to claim 8, wherein the step of providing the first base plate comprises: providing the first organic insulating base material with a first through window and first base material metal layers arranged on two opposite surfaces of the first organic insulating base material, wherein the first organic insulating base material comprises an organic insulating medium layer and a prepreg sequentially and alternately arranged between the two first base material metal layers; placing the first electrical insulating heat dissipation body with two opposite surfaces respectively formed with the first heat dissipation metal layer in the first through window; performing hot pressing on the first base plate; sequentially forming a first base copper layer and a first electroplated thickened copper layer on two opposite surfaces of the first base plate, respectively, wherein, the first base material metal layer, the first heat dissipation metal layer, the first base copper layer, and the first electroplated thickened copper layer located at a first surface side of the first base plate form the first metal layer, the first base material metal layer, the first heat dissipation metal layer, the first base copper layer, and the first electroplated thickened copper layer located at a second surface side of the first base plate form the second metal layer; and patterning the second metal layer.
10. The manufacturing method for the power module according to claim 8, wherein the second electrical insulating heat dissipation body is a ceramic; the fourth metal layer and the second heat dissipation metal layer are copper layers; and the method of providing the heat dissipation assembly comprises forming an accommodating space by a bending or thinning process performed on the fourth metal layer; respectively soldering the fourth metal layer and the second metal layer to two opposite surfaces of the second electrical insulating heat dissipation body by using an active metal brazing process.
11. The manufacturing method for the power module according to claim 8, further comprising patterning the first metal layer and/or the third metal layer; and establishing a fourth electrical connection between the first metal layer and/or the third metal layer and the second metal layer.
12. The power module with the built-in power device and double-sided heat dissipation according to claim 1, wherein the first metal layer is exposed to the first organic insulating base material, and the third metal layer is exposed to the second organic insulating base material.
13. The power module with the built-in power device and double-sided heat dissipation according to claim 12, wherein the first metal layer includes a first base material metal layer formed on an outer surface of the first organic insulating base material, a first heat dissipation metal layer formed on the first side surface of the first electrical insulating heat dissipation body, and a first base copper layer and a first electroplated thickened copper layer on the first base material metal layer and the first heat dissipation metal layer; and the third metal layer includes a second base material metal layer formed on an outer surface of the second organic insulating base material, a second heat dissipation metal layer formed on a first side surface of the second electrical insulating heat dissipation body, and a second base copper layer and a second electroplated thickened copper layer formed on the second base material metal layer and the second heat dissipation metal layer.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS
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[0057] Second base plate 20 includes second organic insulating base material 21 and second electrical insulating heat dissipation body 22 embedded in the second organic insulating base material 21. First electrical insulating heat dissipation body 12 and second electrical insulating heat dissipation body 22 are configured to overlap with each other in the thickness direction of the first base plate 10. Third metal layer 23 thermally connected to a side of second electrical insulating heat dissipation body 22 is formed at the outer side of the second base plate 20. Fourth metal layer 24 thermally connected to second electrical insulating heat dissipation body 22 is formed at another side of second electrical insulating heat dissipation body 22. Fourth metal layer 24 is embedded in second organic insulating base material 21. In other embodiments of the present invention, fourth metal layer 24 may be simultaneously formed on the surfaces of second organic insulating base material 21 and second electrical insulating heat dissipation body 22.
[0058] Fourth metal layer 24 is formed with concave power device accommodating space 241 (see
[0059] In the preferred embodiment, first electrical insulating heat dissipation body 12 and second electrical insulating heat dissipation body 22 are silicon nitride ceramics, and the thickness thereof is about 0.3 mm. The thicknesses of the first metal layer, the second metal layer, the third metal layer, and the fourth metal layer are also about 0.3 mm, respectively.
[0060] Further referring to
[0061] First base plate 10 includes first organic insulating base material 11. Two opposite surfaces of first organic insulating base material 11 are respectively formed with first base material metal layers 132 and 142. First base material metal layers 132 and 142 are both copper layers. First organic insulating base material 11 includes organic insulating medium layers 111 and 113 and the prepreg 112 alternately arranged between the two first base material metal layers 132 and 142, that is to say, prepreg 112 is located between organic insulating medium layers 111 and 113. It should be noted that, the prepreg is in a solid state in the finished product of power module, for the sake of simplicity, the states of the prepreg are not distinguished in the present invention, and those skilled in the art can undoubtedly determine the state change of the prepreg based on the specific descriptions of the present invention.
[0062] First base copper layers 133 and 143 are respectively formed on two opposite surfaces of first base plate 10. First electroplated thickened copper layer 134 is formed on first base copper layer 133. First electroplated thickened copper layer 144 is formed on first base copper layer 143. First heat dissipation metal layer 131, first base material metal layer 132, first base copper layer 133, and first electroplated thickened copper layer 134 located at the outer surface side of the first base plate 10 constitute first metal layer 13. First heat dissipation metal layer 141, first base material metal layer 142, first base copper layer 143, and first electroplated thickened copper layer 144 located at the inner surface side of the first base plate 10 constitute second metal layer 14.
[0063] Second base plate 20 includes second organic insulating base material 21 and second base material metal layer 232 located at the outer side of second organic insulating base material 21. Similarly, second base material metal layer 232 is also a copper layer. Second organic insulating base material 21 includes prepregs 211 and 213, and organic insulating medium layers 212 and 214. Prepregs 211 and 213 and organic insulating medium layers 212 and 214 are alternately arranged between first base plate 10 and second base material metal layer 232. It is apparent that the number of the layers of the prepregs and the organic insulating medium layers in first organic insulating base material 11 and second organic insulating base material 21 may be set as needed.
[0064] Second base copper layer 233 is formed on the outer surface of second base plate 20. Second electroplated thickened copper layer 234 is formed on second base copper layer 233. Second heat dissipation metal layer 231, second base material metal layer 232, second base copper layer 233, and second electroplated thickened copper layer 234 constitute third metal layer 23.
[0065] It is apparent that, patterned electrically conductive line layers may be formed in first organic insulating base material 11 and second organic insulating base material 21 in the present invention although not shown in
[0066] Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the manufacturing method of the power module shown in
[0067] The manufacturing method of the power module according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of providing first base plate 10. First base plate 10 includes first organic insulating base material 11 and first electrical insulating heat dissipation body 12 embedded in first organic insulating base material 11. First metal layer 13 thermally connected to a side of first electrical insulating heat dissipation body 12 is formed at a surface side of first base plate 10. Second metal layer 14 thermally connected to another side of first electrical insulating heat dissipation body 12 is formed at another opposite surface side of the first base plate 10, and second metal layer 14 is patterned.
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[0071] The manufacture of first base plate 10 further includes the step of hot pressing first base plate 10. During the hot pressing, prepreg 112 flows to fill the gaps in the window 110 and becomes solid to connect first organic insulating base material 11 and first electrical insulating heat dissipation body 12. When the hot pressing is completed, as shown in
[0072] The manufacture of first base plate 10 further includes the steps of forming first base copper layers 133 and 143 by electroless plating, and forming first electroplated thickened copper layers 134 and 144 by electroplating process on the two opposite surfaces of first base plate 10, respectively and sequentially. First heat dissipation metal layer 131, first base material metal layer 132, first base copper layer 133, and first electroplated thickened copper layer 134 located at one surface side of first base plate 10 constitute first metal layer 13 with a thickness of about 0.3 mm. First heat dissipation metal layer 141, first base material metal layer 142, first base copper layer 143, and first electroplated thickened copper layer 144 located at the other surface side of first base plate 10 constitute second metal layer 14 with a thickness of about 0.3 mm.
[0073] The manufacture of first base plate 10 further includes the step of patterning second metal layer 14 (here refers that the process of patterning solder layer 122 is also involved) to form an electrically conductive pattern including a plurality of electrode pads 140 located on first electrical insulating heat dissipation body 12. The obtained first base plate 10 has a structure as shown in
[0074] The manufacturing method of the power module according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes the step of providing a heat dissipation assembly.
[0075] The second electrical insulating heat dissipation body 22 is made of silicon nitride and has a thickness of about 0.3 mm. Solder layer 221 is arranged between second heat dissipation metal layer 231 and second electrical insulating heat dissipation body 22. Solder layer 222 is arranged between fourth metal layer 24 and second electrical insulating heat dissipation body 22. The thickness of solder layer 221 and solder layer 222 is about 20 micra, and the maximum thickness of fourth metal layer 24 is about 0.3 mm.
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[0080] In other embodiments of the present invention, an electrically conductive pattern including external electrical connection terminals may be formed on first metal layer 13 and/or third metal layer 23. Accordingly, in this case, the method of the present invention further includes the steps of patterning first metal layer 13 and/or third metal layer 23, and establishing an electrical connection between first metal layer 13 and/or third metal layer 23 and second metal layer 14.
[0081] It is apparent that in other embodiments of the present invention, a plurality of electrodes of the power device may be formed on the surface at the same side, and the plurality of electrodes are electrically connected to second metal layer 14. The surface of the other side opposite to the side of the plurality of electrodes of the power device is thermally connected to fourth metal layer 24.
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[0083] Although the present invention has been described above according to the preferred embodiments, it should be understood that any equivalent improvement derived from the present invention by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention shall fall within the scope of the present invention.