Power module substrate, power module substrate with heat sink, power module, method of manufacturing power module substrate, and copper member-bonding paste

US9504144B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9504144-B2
Application numberUS-201314374092-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateFeb 1, 2013
Priority dateFeb 1, 2012
Publication dateNov 22, 2016
Grant dateNov 22, 2016

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This power module substrate includes a copper plate that is formed of copper or a copper alloy and is laminated on a surface of a ceramic substrate 11 ; a nitride layer 31 that is formed on the surface of the ceramic substrate 11 between the copper plate and the ceramic substrate 11 ; and an Ag—Cu eutectic structure layer 32 having a thickness of 15 μm or less that is formed between the nitride layer and the copper plate.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A method of manufacturing a power module substrate including a copper plate that is formed of copper or a copper alloy and is laminated and bonded on a surface of a ceramic substrate, the method comprising: a copper member-bonding paste coating process of coating a copper member-bonding paste and forming an Ag-nitride-forming element layer, which contains Ag and a nitride-forming element, on at least one of a bonding surface of the ceramic substrate an…

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What does patent US9504144B2 cover?
This power module substrate includes a copper plate that is formed of copper or a copper alloy and is laminated on a surface of a ceramic substrate 11 ; a nitride layer 31 that is formed on the surface of the ceramic substrate 11 between the copper plate and the ceramic substrate 11 ; and an Ag—Cu eutectic structure layer 32 having a thickness of 15 μm or less that is formed between the…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Mitsubishi Materials Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H05K1/0271. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Nov 22 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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