Semiconductor device and fabrication method for the same
View Patent ↗Provided is a double-sided cooling structure for a semiconductor device using a low processing temperature and reduced processing time utilizing solid phase diffusion bonding. The fabrication method for this system is provided. The semiconductor device 1 comprising: a mounting substrate 70 ; a semiconductor chip 10 disposed on the mounting substrate 70 and a semiconductor substrate 26 , a source pad electrode SP and a gate pad electrode GP disposed on a surface of the semiconductor substrate 26 , and a drain pad electrode 36 disposed on a back side surface of the semiconductor substrate 26 to be contacted with the mounting substrate 70 ; and a source connector SC disposed on the source pad electrode SP. The mounting substrate 70 and the drain pad electrode 36 are bonded by using solid phase diffusion bonding.
1. A semiconductor device comprising:
a mounting substrate;
a plurality of semiconductor chips disposed on the mounting substrate, each semiconductor chip comprising a semiconductor substrate, a source pad electrode and a gate pad electrode disposed on a surface of the semiconductor substrate, and a drain pad electrode disposed on a back side surface of the semiconductor substrate that contacts the mounting substrate;
a source connector disposed so as to commonly connect a plurality of the source pad electrodes, the source connector disposed on a surface of each of the source pad electrodes on an opposite side to the mounting substrate;
a gate connector disposed so as to commonly connect a plurality of the gate pad electrodes, the gate connector disposed on a surface of each of the gate pad electrodes on an opposite side to the mounting substrate, the gate connector being a connector separated from the source connector,
a plurality of interlayer metals, respective interlayer metals being inserted between respective semiconductor chips and the mounting substrate; and
an intermediate member including openings configured to hold the plurality of semiconductor chips and the plurality of interlayer metals, respective openings being formed so as to hold respective pairs of a semiconductor chip of the plurality of semiconductor chips and an interlayer metal of the plurality of interlayer metal, the intermediate member disposed on the mounting substrate,
wherein a plurality of the drain pad electrodes are bonded to the mounting substrate by solid phase diffusion bonding;
wherein the source connector includes a plurality of convex regions, the source connector is disposed on the plurality of the source pad electrodes so that the respective convex regions of the source connector are opposed to the respective source pad electrodes, and
the gate connector includes a plurality of convex regions, the gate connector is disposed on the plurality of the gate pad electrodes so that the respective convex regions of the gate connector are opposed to the respective gate pad electrodes.
2. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 further comprising
a heat spreader configured to mount the mounting substrate, wherein
the mounting substrate and the heat spreader are bonded by solid phase diffusion bonding.
3. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein
the source pad electrode and the source connector are bonded by solid phase diffusion bonding.
4. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein
the gate pad electrode and the gate connector are bonded by solid phase diffusion bonding.
5. The semiconductor device according to claim 3 , wherein
the source connector and a plurality of the source pad electrodes of the plurality of semiconductor chips are simultaneously bonded by solid phase diffusion bonding.
6. The semiconductor device according to claim 4 , wherein
the gate connector and a plurality of the gate pad electrodes of the plurality of semiconductor chips are simultaneously bonded by solid phase diffusion bonding.
7. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein
the mounting substrate comprises an insulating substrate and a first metal layer disposed on a surface of the insulating substrate, and
the semiconductor device further comprising a drain solid phase diffusion bonding layer of the first metal layer and the drain pad electrode, the solid phase diffusion bonding layer being disposed between the mounting substrate and the drain pad electrode.
8. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 further comprising
a source solid phase diffusion bonding layer formed between the source pad electrode and the source connector by solid phase diffusion bonding.
9. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 further comprising
a gate solid phase diffusion bonding layer arranged between the gate pad electrode and the gate connector using solid phase diffusion bonding.
10. The semiconductor device according to claim 2 , wherein
the mounting substrate comprises an insulating substrate and a second metal layer disposed on a back side surface of the insulating substrate, and
the semiconductor device further comprising a heat spreader solid phase diffusion bonding layer of the second metal layer and the heat spreader, the heat spreader solid phase diffusion bonding layer being disposed between the mounting substrate and the heat spreader.
11. The semiconductor device according to claim 7 , wherein
the drain solid phase diffusion bonding layer comprises one or more kinds of metals selected from the group consisting of Ag, Au, Ti and Ni, using the solid phase diffusion bonding.
12. The semiconductor device according to claim 8 , wherein
the source solid phase diffusion bonding layer comprises bonding one or more kinds of metals selected from the group consisting of Ag, Au, Ti and Ni, using the solid phase diffusion bonding.
13. The semiconductor device according to claim 9 , wherein
the gate solid phase diffusion bonding layer comprises bonding one or more kinds of metals selected from the group consisting of Ag, Au, Ti and Ni, using the solid phase diffusion bonding.
14. The semiconductor device according to claim 10 , wherein
the heat spreader solid phase diffusion bonding layer comprises bonding one or more kinds of metals selected from the group consisting of Ag, Au, Ti and Ni, using the solid phase diffusion bonding.
15. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein
the source connector is formed of one selected from the group consisting of Al, Cu, CuMo, CuW, and AlSiC.
16. The semiconductor device according to claim 4 , wherein
the gate connector is formed of one selected from the group consisting of Al, Cu, CuMo, CuW, and AlSiC.
17. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein
the semiconductor chip is a power device of one selected from the group consisting of an SiC based power device, a GaN based power device, and an AlN based power device.
18. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein
the semiconductor device uses a semiconductor having a bandgap energy of 1.1 eV to 8 eV.
19. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of interlayer metals are configured to enhance bonding between the respective semiconductor chips and the mounting substrate.