IP Library Granted Patent US 10,428,257
Granted Patent B2
US 10,428,257 · App. 16/163,255 · Granted Oct 1, 2019

Thermal interface material with ion scavenger

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Patent No.
US 10,428,257
App. No.
16/163,255
Granted
Oct 1, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A thermal interface material includes at least one polymer, at least one thermally conductive filler; and at least one ion scavenger. In some embodiments, the ion scavenger is a complexing agent selected from the group consisting of: nitrogen containing complexing agents, phosphorus containing complexing agents, and hydroxyl carboxylic acid based complexing agents.

Claims (32)

1. An electronic component comprising:

a heat sink having a copper surface;

an electronic chip;

a thermal interface material positioned between the heat sink and electronic chip and including a first surface in direct contact with the copper surface of the heat sink, the thermal interface material including:

at least one elastomeric polymer;

at least one thermally conductive filler present in a total amount between 75 wt. % and 95 wt. %, based on a total weight of the thermal interface material; and

at least one ion scavenger.

2. The electronic component of claim 1 , wherein the ion scavenger comprises 2′,3-bis[[3-[3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl]propionic]]propionyl hydrazide in an amount between 0.1 wt. % and 5 wt. %, based on a total weight of the thermal interface material.

3. The electronic component of claim 2 , wherein the ion scavenger comprises 2′,3-bis[[3-[3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl]propionic]]propionyl hydrazide in an amount between 0.1 wt. % and 2 wt. %, based on a total weight of the thermal interface material.

4. The electronic component of claim 1 , wherein the ion scavenger comprises decamethylenedicarboxylic acid disalicyloylhydrazide in an amount between 0.1 wt. % and 5 wt. %, based on a total weight of the thermal interface material.

5. The electronic component of claim 4 , wherein the ion scavenger comprises decamethylenedicarboxylic acid disalicyloylhydrazide in an amount between 0.1 wt. % and 2 wt. %, based on a total weight of the thermal interface material.

6. The electronic component of claim 1 , wherein the at least one thermally conductive filler is present in a total amount between 85 wt. % and 95 wt. %, based on a total weight of the thermal interface material.

7. The electronic component of claim 1 , wherein the elastomeric polymer is present in an amount between 2 wt. % and 10 wt. %, based on a total weight of the thermal interface material.

8. The electronic component of claim 1 , further comprising a phase change material in the form of a wax, the wax present in an amount between 0.5 wt. % and 3 wt. %, based on a total weight of the thermal interface material.

9. The electronic component of claim 1 , further comprising a coupling agent present in an amount between 0.1 wt. % and 1.5 wt. %, based on a total weight of the thermal interface material.

10. The electronic component of claim 1 , wherein the thermal interface material includes a second surface in direct contact with the electronic chip.

11. An electronic component comprising:

a heat sink having a nickel surface;

an electronic chip;

a thermal interface material positioned between the heat sink and electronic chip and including a first surface in direct contact with the nickel surface of the heat sink, the thermal interface material including:

at least one elastomeric polymer;

at least one thermally conductive filler present in a total amount between 75 wt. % and 95 wt. %, based on a total weight of the thermal interface material; and

at least one ion scavenger.

12. The electronic component of claim 11 , wherein the ion scavenger comprises 2′,3-bis[[3-[3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl]propionic]]propionyl hydrazide in an amount between 0.1 wt. % and 5 wt. %, based on a total weight of the thermal interface material.

13. The electronic component of claim 12 , wherein the ion scavenger comprises 2′,3-bis[[3-[3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl]propionic]]propionyl hydrazide in an amount between 0.1 wt. % and 2 wt. %, based on a total weight of the thermal interface material.

14. The electronic component of claim 11 , wherein the ion scavenger comprises decamethylenedicarboxylic acid disalicyloylhydrazide in an amount between 0.1 wt. % and 5 wt. %, based on a total weight of the thermal interface material.

15. The electronic component of claim 14 , wherein the ion scavenger comprises decamethylenedicarboxylic acid disalicyloylhydrazide in an amount between 0.1 wt. % and 2 wt. %, based on a total weight of the thermal interface material.

16. The electronic component of claim 11 , wherein the at least one thermally conductive filler is present in a total amount between 85 wt. % and 95 wt. %, based on a total weight of the thermal interface material.

17. The electronic component of claim 11 , wherein the elastomeric polymer is present in an amount between 2 wt. % and 10 wt. %, based on a total weight of the thermal interface material.

18. The electronic component of claim 11 , further comprising a phase change material in the form of a wax, the wax present in an amount between 0.5 wt. % and 3 wt. %, based on a total weight of the thermal interface material.

19. The electronic component of claim 11 , further comprising a coupling agent present in an amount between 0.1 wt. % and 1.5 wt. %, based on a total weight of the thermal interface material.

20. The electronic component of claim 11 , wherein the thermal interface material includes a second surface in direct contact with the electronic chip.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 12, 2026
From: SOLSTICE ADVANCED MATERIALS US, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 074569/0260 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 17, 2019
From: LIU, YA QUN; ZENG, LIANG; WANG, HUI; ZHANG, BRIGHT; HUANG, HONG MIN
To: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
Reel/Frame 048049/0467 →