Power cycling reliability of power module: A survey

C Durand, M Klingler, D Coutellier… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Electronic devices using semiconductors such as insulated-gate bipolar transistors, metal-
oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors, and diodes are extensively used in electrical …

Applying Anand versus Garofalo creep constitutive models for simulating sintered silver die attachments in power electronics

MA Gharaibeh, J Wilde - The Journal of Strain Analysis for …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
This paper aims to examine the thermomechanical response of sintered silver die
attachments in power electronics using finite element analysis (FEA). In this work, several …

Silver sintering for silicon carbide die attach: process optimization and structural modeling

M Calabretta, A Sitta, SM Oliveri, G Sequenzia - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
The increasing demand in automotive markets is leading the semiconductor industries to
develop high-performance and highly reliable power devices. Silicon carbide MOSFET …

Numerical evaluation of sintered silver die attachments based on different material parameters and creep constitutive models

MA Gharaibeh, J Wilde - IEEE Transactions on Components …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Finite element analysis (FEA) is perhaps the most popular technique used for simulating the
thermally induced failures of sintered silver die attachments in power electronics. The …

[HTML][HTML] Sintered silver finite element modelling and reliability based design optimisation in power electronic module

P Rajaguru, H Lu, C Bailey - Microelectronics Reliability, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper discusses the design for reliability of a sintered silver structure in a power
electronic module based on the computational approach that composed of high fidelity …

[HTML][HTML] Reliability experiments of sintered silver based interconnections by accelerated isothermal bending tests

J Heilmann, I Nikitin, U Zschenderlein, D May… - Microelectronics …, 2017 - Elsevier
Integration of more functionality and smaller chips into decreasing package volume leads to
increasing heat generation. In addition, the use of new compound semiconductors like SiC …

Design and process optimization of a sintered joint for power electronics automotive applications

M Calabretta, A Sitta, SM Oliveri… - Design Tools and Methods …, 2020 - Springer
The massive development of Hybrid and Electrical Vehicles (HEV) is strongly impacting the
semiconductor industry demanding for highly reliable Power Electronic components. Within …

[HTML][HTML] TIMs for transfer molded power modules: Characterization, reliability, and modeling

A Sitta, G Mauromicale, GL Malgioglio… - Microelectronics …, 2023 - Elsevier
This work presents an integrated experimental–numerical method to characterize, model,
and experimentally study the properties of transfer molded power modules, considering two …

Power packages interconnections for high reliability automotive applications

M Calabretta, M Renna, V Vinciguerra… - ESSDERC 2019-49th …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper an overview on Power Packages challenges and technology approaches is
given. These challenges mainly originate from Silicon Carbide MOSFETs superior …

Effect of manufacturing process on micro-deformation behavior of sintered-silver die-attach material

T Suzuki, T Terasaki, Y Kawana… - … on Device and …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Effects of pressurization and thermal-processing conditions on the deformation properties of
sintered-silver sheets, excluding the contribution of the voids,(hereinafter, referred to as …