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Metal-ceramic composite substrate

US6071592A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 23, 1997
Grant dateJun 6, 2000
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Expiry dateJul 23, 2017

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/249967
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A metal-ceramic composite circuit substrate having a ceramic substrate and a metal plate joined to at least one main surface of the ceramic substrate, the rate of voids formed on at least a joint surface at a semiconductor mounting portion of the metal plate per unit surface area being not more than 1.49%. The diameter of void formed on at least the joint surface at a semiconductor mounting portion of the metal plate is not larger than 0.7 mm. The surface undulation of the ceramic substrate is not more than 15 .mu.m/20 mm measured by a surface roughness tester in case that the ceramic substrate is joined directly to the metal plate. The metal plate is joined to the ceramic substrate through a brazing material containing at least one active metal selected from a group consisting of Ti, Zr, Hf and Nb. The ceramic substrate is at least one kind of ceramic substrate selected from a group consisting of Al.sub.2 O.sub.3, AlN, BeO, SiC, Si.sub.3 N.sub.4 and ZrO.sub.2.

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