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US 7,579,677 · App. 11/585,879 · Granted Aug 25, 2009

Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing thereof

Assignee: Renesas Technology Corp.
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Patent No.
US 7,579,677
App. No.
11/585,879
Granted
Aug 25, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

In a power semiconductor device, a joint between the power semiconductor element and frame plated with Ni is composed of a laminated structure comprising, from the power semiconductor element side, an intermetallic compound layer having a melting point of 260° C. or higher, a Cu layer, a metal layer having a melting point of 260° C. or higher, a Cu layer and an intermetallic layer having a melting point of 260° C. or higher. The structure of the joint buffers the stress generated by the secondary mounting and temperature cycle at the bond for the semiconductor element and the frame having a large difference in thermal expansion coefficient from each other.

Claims (14)

1. A semiconductor device having a semiconductor element and a frame to which the semiconductor element is bonded,

wherein said frame is plated with Ni on the surface thereof, and

a joint between the semiconductor element and the frame includes, from the semiconductor element side, a laminated structure comprising: a first intermetallic compound layer having a melting point of 260° C or higher; a first Cu layer; a metal layer having a melting point of 260° C. or higher; a second Cu layer; and a second intermetallic compound layer having a melting point of 260° C. or higher.

2. The semiconductor device having a semiconductor element and a frame to which the semiconductor element is bonded,

wherein said frame is plated with Ni on the surface thereof, and

a joint between the semiconductor element and the frame includes, from the semiconductor element side, a laminated structure comprising: a first intermetallic compound layer having a melting point of 260 ° C. or higher; a first Cu layer: a metal layer having a melting point of 260 ° C. or higher; a second Cu layer; and a second intermetallic compound layer having a melting point of 260 ° C. or higher, and

wherein the first intermetallic compound layer or the second intermetallic compound layer is formed by allowing at least one of Sn, Sn-Cu-based, Sn-Ag-based, Sn-Ag-Cu-based, In, In-Sn-based, In-Ag-based, and In-Cu-based lead-free solders having a melting point of 260 ° C. or lower to react with the first Cu layer or second Cu layer to form a complete first or second intermetallic com pound layer having a higher melting point than a melting point of said at least one solder.

3. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , the metal layer comprises at least one of Invar alloy, a Cu-Mo alloy, Ti, Mo, and W.

4. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the metal layer comprises at least one of Al, Mg, Ag, Zn, and Cu.

5. A semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the second Cu layer is directly connected to the second intermetallic compound layer and wherein the second intermetallic compound layer is directly connected to the Ni plated on the surface of the frame.

6. A semiconductor device according to claim 2 ,

wherein the second Cu layer is directly connected to the second intermetallic compound layer and wherein the second intermetallic compound layer is directly connected to the Ni plated on the surface of the frame.

Assignments (2)
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 9, 2010
From: RENESAS TECHNOLOGY CORP.
To: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 024964/0180 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 19, 2006
From: IKEDA, OSAMU; OKAMOTO, MASAHIDE; KAGII, HIDEMASA; OKA, HIROI; NAKAMURA, HIROYUKI
To: RENESAS TECHNOLOGY CORP.
Reel/Frame 018897/0709 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2005-311047 · Oct 26, 2005 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20070089811A1 · Apr 26, 2007