Thermally conductive composite sheet and method for mounting heat-generating electronic component

US2024199934A1 · US · A1

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Publication numberUS-2024199934-A1
Application numberUS-202218285913-A
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Filing dateFeb 22, 2022
Priority dateApr 19, 2021
Publication dateJun 20, 2024
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A thermally conductive composite sheet, includes: a thermally conductive sheet containing an organopolysiloxane elastomer and a thermally conductive filler, and having an Asker C hardness of 30 or less, surface tack force of 30 gf or more, a thickness of 0.3 mm or more, and a thermal conductivity of 0.8 W/mK or more; and an insulative resin film having a thickness of 10 μm or more and 50 μm or less and an elastic modulus of 1 GPa or more, wherein the insulative resin film is laminated on one side of the thermally conductive sheet. The thermally conductive composite sheet has high surface slidability so that a heat-generating electronic component can be easily mounted thereon, and also has excellent thermal conductivity.

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1 - 8 . (canceled) 9 . A thermally conductive composite sheet, comprising: a thermally conductive sheet containing an organopolysiloxane elastomer and a thermally conductive filler, and having an Asker C hardness of 30 or less, surface tack force of 30 gf (0.294 N) or more, a thickness of 0.3 mm or more, and a thermal conductivity of 0.8 W/mK or more; and an insulative resin film having a thickness of 10 μm or more and 50 μm or less and an elastic modulus of 1 GPa or more, wherein the insulative resin film is laminated on one side of the thermally conductive sheet. 10 . The thermally conductive composite sheet according to claim 9 , wherein the insulative resin film is a polyester resin film. 11 . The thermally conductive composite sheet according to claim 9 , wherein the thermally conductive sheet has a thermal conductivity of 3.0 W/mK or more. 12 . The thermally conductive composite sheet according to claim 9 , wherein the thermally conductive sheet is a cured product of a thermally conductive silicone composition containing following components (A) to (D): (A) 100 parts by mass of an organopolysiloxane having two or more alkenyl groups in one molecule; (B) an organohydrogen polysiloxane having two or more hydrogen atoms directly bonded to silicon atoms in such an amount that a molar number of the hydrogen atom directly bonded to the silicon atom is 0.1 to 5.0 times a molar number of the alkenyl group derived from the component (A); (C) 1,200 to 6,500 parts by mass of the thermally conductive filler; and (D) 0.1 to 2,000 ppm of a platinum group metal-based curing catalyst relative to the component (A) in terms of mass of a platinum group metal element. 13 . The thermally conductive composite sheet according to claim 10 , wherein the thermally conductive sheet is a cured product of a thermally conductive silicone composition containing following components (A) to (D): (A) 100 parts by mass of an organopolysiloxane having two or more alkenyl groups in one molecule; (B) an organohydrogen polysiloxane having two or more hydrogen atoms directly bonded to silicon atoms in such an amount that a molar number of the hydrogen atom directly bonded to the silicon atom is 0.1 to 5.0 times a molar number of the alkenyl group derived from the component (A); (C) 1,200 to 6,500 parts by mass of the thermally conductive filler; and (D) 0.1 to 2,000 ppm of a platinum group metal-based curing catalyst relative to the component (A) in terms of mass of a platinum group metal element. 14 . The thermally conductive composite sheet according to claim 11 , wherein the thermally conductive sheet is a cured product of a thermally conductive silicone composition containing following components (A) to (D): (A) 100 parts by mass of an organopolysiloxane having two or more alkenyl groups in one molecule; (B) an organohydrogen polysiloxane having two or more hydrogen atoms directly bonded to silicon atoms in such an amount that a molar number of the hydrogen atom directly bonded to the silicon atom is 0.1 to 5.0 times a molar number of the alkenyl group derived from the component (A); (C) 1,200 to 6,500 parts by mass of the thermally conductive filler; and (D) 0.1 to 2,000 ppm of a platinum group metal-based curing catalyst relative to the component (A) in terms of mass of a platinum group metal element. 15 . The thermally conductive composite sheet according to claim 12 , wherein the thermally conductive filler of the component (C) comprises following three components: (C-i) 500 to 1,500 parts by mass of irregular-shaped alumina with an average particle diameter of 10 to 30 μm; (C-ii) 150 to 4,000 parts by mass of spherical alumina with an average particle diameter of 30 to 85 μm; and (C-iii) 500 to 2,000 parts by mass of an insulative inorganic filler with an average particle diameter of 0.1 to 6 μm. 16 . The thermally conductive composite sheet according to claim 13 , wherein the thermally conductive filler of the component (C) comprises following three components: (C-i) 500 to 1,500 parts by mass of irregular-shaped alumina with an average particle diameter of 10 to 30 μm; (C-ii) 150 to 4,000 parts by mass of spherical alumina with an average particle diameter of 30 to 85 μm; and (C-iii) 500 to 2,000 parts by mass of an insulative inorganic filler with an average particle diameter of 0.1 to 6 μm. 17 . The thermally conductive composite sheet according to claim 14 , wherein the thermally conductive filler of the component (C) comprises following three components: (C-i) 500 to 1,500 parts by mass of irregular-shaped alumina with an average particle diameter of 10 to 30 μm; (C-ii) 150 to 4,000 parts by mass of spherical alumina with an average particle diameter of 30 to 85 μm; and (C-iii) 500 to 2,000 parts by mass of an insulative inorganic filler with an average particle diameter of 0.1 to 6 μm. 18 . The thermally conductive composite sheet according to claim 12 , wherein the component (C) is a treated filler with one or more of following (F) surface treatment agents selected from a group consisting of: (F-1) an alkoxysilane compound represented by a following general formula (1), R 1 a R 2 b Si(OR 3 ) 4−a−b   (1) wherein R 1 independently represents an alkyl group having 6 to 15 carbon atoms, R 2 independently represents a monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, R 3 independently represents an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, “a” represents an integer of 1 to 3, and “b” represents an integer of 0 to 2, provided that “a+b” is an integer of 1 to 3; and (F-2) a dimethyl polysiloxane with one molecular chain end blocked with a trialkoxysilyl group represented by a following general formula (2), wherein R 4 independently represents an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and “c” represents an integer of 5 to 100. 19 . The thermally conductive composite sheet according to claim 13 , wherein the component (C) is a treated filler with one or more of following (F) surface treatment agents selected from a group consisting of: (F-1) an alkoxysilane compound represented by a following general formula (1), R 1 a R 2 b Si(OR 3 ) 4−a−b   (1) wherein R 1 independently represents an alkyl group having 6 to 15 carbon atoms, R 2 independently represents a monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, R 3 independently represents an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, “a” represents an integer of 1 to 3, and “b” represents an integer of 0 to 2, provided that “a+b” is an integer of 1 to 3; and (F-2) a dimethyl polysiloxane with one molecular chain end blocked with a trialkoxysilyl group represented by a following general formula (2), wherein R 4 independently represents an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and “c” represents an integer of 5 to 100. 20 . The thermally conductive composite sheet according to claim 14 , wherein the component (C) is a treated filler with one or more of following (F) surface treatment agents selected from a group consisting of: (F-1) an alkoxysilane compound represented by a following general formula (1), R 1 a R 2 b Si(OR 3 ) 4−a−b   (1) wherein R 1 independently represents an alkyl group having 6 to 15 carbon atoms, R 2 independently represents a monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, R 3 independently represents an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, “a” represe

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  • Thickness · CPC title

  • Hardness · CPC title

  • Conductive · CPC title

  • characterised by the heat transfer by conduction from the heat generating element to a dissipating body (arrangements for increasing/decreasing heat-transfer, e.g. fins details, F28F13/00) · CPC title

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A thermally conductive composite sheet, includes: a thermally conductive sheet containing an organopolysiloxane elastomer and a thermally conductive filler, and having an Asker C hardness of 30 or less, surface tack force of 30 gf or more, a thickness of 0.3 mm or more, and a thermal conductivity of 0.8 W/mK or more; and an insulative resin film having a thickness of 10 μm or more and 50 μm or …
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Shinetsu Chemical Co
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Primary CPC classification C08K9/06. Mapped technology areas include Chemistry & Metallurgy.
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