1st Edition

Power Electronic Modules Design and Manufacture

By William W. Sheng, Ronald P. Colino Copyright 2005
    296 Pages 49 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    Designing and building power semiconductor modules requires a broad, interdisciplinary base of knowledge and experience, ranging from semiconductor materials and technologies, thermal management, and soldering to environmental constraints, inspection techniques, and statistical process control. This diversity poses a significant challenge to engineers, and a book that brings together the essential elements of these technologies is long overdue.

    Power Electronic Modules: Design and Manufacture fills that void. It covers not only the basic technologies, but also the latest advances in these areas. Organized into three main sections, coverage begins with discussions on the materials used and their key properties, including a comparison of those properties with the requirements of high-performance, cost-effective power modules and the pros and cons of selected materials. The focus then shifts to manufacturing processes and quality control. The authors outline each key manufacturing operation and its corresponding inspection techniques and include two detailed manufacturing flow charts, one for the standard approach and one for a new all-solder approach. The final section of the book examines actual samples based on four different designs. The authors compare these samples in terms of thermal-electrical performance, thermal-mechanical performance, physical characteristics, and cost.

    The growing importance of power modules has led to numerous but scattered journal and conference articles. Clearly written, authoritative, and well organized, this is a practical, up-to-date reference that forms a unique, one-stop handbook for their design and manufacture.

    Introduction
    Selection Procedure
    Materials
    Insulating Substrate and Metallization
    Base Plate
    Bonding Material
    Power Interconnection and Terminal
    Encapsulant
    Plastic Case and Cover
    Manufacturing of Power IGBT Modules
    Manufacturing Process
    Process Control/Long-Term Reliability
    Manufacturing Facilities
    Manufacturing Flow Charts
    Design
    Thermal Management
    Circuit Partitioning
    Design Guidelines and Considerations
    Thermal Results of Different Samples

    Biography

    Ronald P. Colino, William W. Sheng