JP2005129675A - Semiconductor device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a semiconductor device which can be easily manufactured by man power without reducing heat dissipation performance. <P>SOLUTION: A semiconductor module 100 is equipped with a base plate 110 on one side in such a manner that a base face 111 is exposed, and with terminals 120 extracted in a protruding state on the other side. Screw holes 210 are formed in a cooling fin 200. By driving screws 300 into the screw holes 130 and 210, the semiconductor module 100 and the cooling fin 200 are united to each other with the base face 111 of the semiconductor module 100 and an installation face 201 abutted against each other. The semiconductor module 100 and the cooling fin 200 are installed in such a manner that silicon grease 50 applied on the entire surface of one side of an aluminum foil 10 is brought into close contact with the semiconductor module 100. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a semiconductor device, and more particularly to a technique for attaching a semiconductor module and a cooling fin using a joint compound.

  In general, a semiconductor element is formed by sealing one semiconductor chip with a resin mold. Moreover, a semiconductor module is formed by resin mold sealing a plurality of semiconductor chips. In the following description, a semiconductor module is taken as an example, but this description can also be applied to a semiconductor element.

  In electric power use etc., a semiconductor module may be attached to a cooling fin. At this time, the attachment surface of the cooling fin is attached to the bottom surface (base surface) of the base plate of the semiconductor module. However, in general, it is difficult to process the base surface and the mounting surface into a perfect plane. Therefore, a gap is formed between the base plate and the cooling fin, so that there is a problem that the thermal conductivity is lowered and the heat dissipation of the semiconductor module is lowered.

  In order to solve such a problem, in the conventional semiconductor device, the gap is obtained by manually applying joint compound having high thermal conductivity on the assembly line by two methods as described below. After that, the semiconductor module and the cooling fin are attached by screwing.

  As a first application method, a method of applying a joint compound to the base surface of the semiconductor module can be considered. This technique is used when the base surface of the semiconductor module is smaller than the mounting surface of the cooling fin. Usually, a cooling fin larger than the semiconductor module is often used, so this method is general.

  When the first coating method is used, the semiconductor module is coated with the joint compound with a spatula or the like with the base surface facing upward. Since the input / output signal terminals of the semiconductor module are disposed on the opposite side of the base surface, the surface having the terminals (terminal surface) is at the lower side.

  Generally, the material and cross-sectional area of a terminal of a semiconductor module are determined depending on its function and current-carrying capacity. Usually, the terminal has a current carrying capacity of 1 A or less is sufficient, and the strength is such that it can withstand when soldering to a printed board or when five or more terminals are collectively inserted into a connector. If it is enough. Therefore, since the terminal is made of copper or copper alloy and the cross-sectional area is about 0.5 mm × 0.3 mm, its strength is relatively small.

  When applying the joint compound to the base surface of the semiconductor module, the application is performed manually on the assembly line using a spatula or the like with the terminal surface facing down. Therefore, in order not to deform the terminal, either hold the semiconductor module in your hand and perform the coating work with care not to apply force to the terminal, or prepare a jig so that the terminal does not contact the desk etc. However, it is necessary to perform the coating operation after placing the semiconductor module on the jig.

  In general, the joint compound needs to be applied accurately and uniformly so as to have a thickness of about 50 to 500 μm for the following reason. In other words, when joint compound is concentrated on the central part of the base surface to form a dumpling, when the semiconductor module is attached to the cooling fin, the screw is used with the dumpling joint compound as a fulcrum. Tightened. When the base surface is bent due to the stress at this time, the stress extends to the semiconductor chip inside the semiconductor module, so that the semiconductor chip may be destroyed. However, as described above, since application is performed on the assembly line, it is difficult to apply the joint compound accurately and uniformly. Therefore, there is a problem that the semiconductor chip may be destroyed.

  Next, as a second application method, a method of applying a joint compound to the mounting surface of the cooling fin can be considered. As described above, when the cooling fin is larger than the semiconductor module, the first coating method is generally used. When the second coating method is used when the cooling fin is larger than the semiconductor module, the joint compound has a slightly wider area than the area where the semiconductor module is mounted on the mounting surface of the cooling fin for the following reason. Need to be applied.

  That is, a screw hole for mounting the semiconductor module is formed on the cooling fin, but there is no other thing that can be used as an indication of the region to be applied. Therefore, when the joint compound is applied manually, it is difficult to accurately grasp the area to be applied. Therefore, even if the coating is applied to the shifted region, it is necessary to apply the coating to a wide region with a margin in order to keep the base surface and the mounting surface parallel. However, there has been a problem that the amount of joint compound to be applied is increased.

  In order to solve such a problem, Patent Document 1 shows an example of a semiconductor device that is attached using a double-sided tape in which an adhesive is applied to both sides of a metal thin film having good thermal conductivity. Patent Document 2 discloses an example of a semiconductor device that is attached using a rubber-based sheet containing particles having good thermal conductivity.

JP-A-62-238652 JP-A-6-275748

  In the semiconductor device disclosed in Patent Document 1, since the double-sided tape does not have a surface to which an adhesive is not applied, it is difficult to handle when working manually. For this reason, there is a problem that manual manufacture becomes difficult.

  Further, in the semiconductor device disclosed in Patent Document 2, since a rubber-based sheet prepared in advance is used, when a base plate or a cooling fin that is not a perfect plane as described above is used, the base plate and the cooling fin are used. A gap is formed between the two. For this reason, there has been a problem in that heat dissipation is reduced.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a semiconductor device that can be easily manufactured manually without reducing heat dissipation.

  In order to solve the above problems, a semiconductor device according to the present invention includes a semiconductor module in which a heat dissipation surface having a first area is formed, and a heat dissipation surface of the semiconductor module facing a mounting surface having a second area. A heat dissipating member disposed and fastened to the semiconductor module; and a buffer member sandwiched between the semiconductor module and the heat dissipating member with a compound coated on one side thereof, wherein the compound has a first heat dissipating surface The mounting surface having the second area is in close contact with the smaller surface.

  The semiconductor device according to the present invention includes a semiconductor module having a heat dissipation surface having a first area, and a heat dissipation surface of the semiconductor module opposed to a mounting surface having a second area, and is fastened to the semiconductor module. A heat-dissipating member, a compound coated on one side and a buffer member sandwiched between the semiconductor module and the heat-dissipating member, the compound having a heat-dissipating surface having the first area and an attachment having the second area Since the surface is in close contact with the surface having a smaller area, it can be easily manufactured manually without deteriorating heat dissipation. Moreover, it has the effect that the quantity of the joint compound applied can be reduced.

<Embodiment 1>
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an aluminum foil 10 as a metal foil in the semiconductor device according to the first embodiment. In FIG. 1, silicone grease 50 as a joint compound is uniformly applied by hand using a spatula over the entire area of only one application surface 11 of the aluminum foil 10. Further, the aluminum foil 10 is formed with a screw hole 12 for attaching a cooling fin as a heat radiating member. At this time, the thickness of the aluminum foil 10 is desirably about 3 to 50 μm, and the thickness of the applied silicone grease 50 is desirably about 50 to 500 μm. The aluminum foil 10 has substantially the same shape as a base surface 111 of the semiconductor module 100 described later. As will be described later, the aluminum foil 10 to which the silicone grease 50 is applied is sandwiched between a semiconductor module and cooling fins and functions as a buffer member.

  Next, as a background of the present embodiment, a method for applying the silicone grease 50 in a conventional semiconductor device will be described with reference to FIGS.

  In the perspective view of FIG. 2, the semiconductor module 100 incorporates a semiconductor chip (not shown). On one side of the semiconductor module 100, a base plate 110 as a heat radiating plate for radiating the heat generated by the semiconductor chip is provided on the base surface 111 ( The heat dissipating surface is exposed. Further, in the semiconductor module 100, a terminal 120 as a lead for inputting / outputting a signal is led out on the opposite side of the base plate 110 so as to protrude. Further, the semiconductor module 100 is formed with a screw hole 130 for attaching a cooling fin. Silicone grease 50 is manually applied to base plate 110 using spatula 60.

  FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a state in which the cooling fin 200 is attached to the semiconductor module 100 to which the silicone grease 50 is applied. Here, FIG. 3A shows a case where the vicinity of the center of the base surface 111 of the semiconductor module 100 and the mounting surface 201 of the cooling fin 200 is recessed, and FIG. 3B shows the base surface 111 and the mounting surface 201. The case where the vicinity of the center is convex is shown.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the semiconductor module 100 is obtained by sealing a semiconductor chip 140 with a mold resin 150 (package). Screw holes 210 are formed in the cooling fin 200, and the base surface 111 and the mounting surface 201 are brought into contact with each other and fastened by fixing the screw holes 130 and 210 with the screws 300. Here, it is assumed that the area (first area) of the base surface 111 is smaller than the area (second area) of the mounting surface 201.

  In FIG. 3A, the silicone grease 50 is a thick layer near the center of the base surface 111 and the mounting surface 201. In FIG. 3B, the silicone grease 50 is a thick layer near the ends of the base surface 111 and the mounting surface 201.

  However, as described above, when the silicone grease 50 is directly applied to the base plate 110 of the semiconductor module 100, it is difficult to apply the silicone grease 50 with accuracy, and thus the semiconductor chip 140 may be destroyed. Therefore, a silicone grease 50 is applied to one application surface 11 of the aluminum foil 10 as shown in FIG. 1, and the semiconductor module 100, the cooling fin 200, and the like are used by using the aluminum foil 10 as described below. Install.

  FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing the structure of the semiconductor device according to the present embodiment in which the semiconductor module 100 and the cooling fin 200 are attached using the aluminum foil 10 as shown in FIG. In this semiconductor device, the semiconductor module 100 and the cooling fin 200 are attached such that the silicone grease 50 applied to the application surface 11 of the aluminum foil 10 is in close contact with the semiconductor module 100. That is, FIGS. 4 (a) and 4 (b) show that the aluminum foil 10 is disposed between the silicone grease 50 and the cooling fin 200 in FIGS. 3 (a) and 3 (b), respectively, and the screw hole 12 of the aluminum foil 10 is used. Is fixed with a screw 300.

  When the semiconductor module 100 and the cooling fin 200 are attached using the aluminum foil 10 as shown in FIG. 1, as shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, silicone grease 50 is applied in advance outside the production line. After the aluminum foil 10 is brought into close contact with the semiconductor module 100 (the base surface thereof) on the production line, the cooling fin 200 is attached by screwing, so that the attachment can be easily performed.

  Thus, in the semiconductor device according to the present embodiment, the semiconductor module 100, the cooling fin 200, and the silicone grease 50 applied only to the application surface 11 on one side of the aluminum foil 10 are in close contact with the semiconductor module 100. Is attached by screwing, it is easy to handle when working manually, and no gap is formed between the base plate 110 and the cooling fin 200. Therefore, it has the effect that it can manufacture easily by hand, without reducing heat dissipation. Moreover, it has the effect that the quantity of the silicone grease 50 apply | coated can be reduced.

  In the above description, the case where the area (first area) of the base surface 111 is smaller than the area (second area) of the attachment surface 201 has been described. It may be larger than the area. In this case, the aluminum foil 10 having substantially the same shape as the attachment surface 201 is used and the silicone grease 50 is attached so as to be in close contact with the cooling fin 200. That is, attachment is performed such that the silicone grease 50 is in intimate contact with the smaller surface of the base surface 111 and the attachment surface 201.

  Further, the metal foil is not limited to an aluminum foil, and any metal foil may be used, for example, a silver foil plate or the like. By using a metal material, it is possible to increase heat dissipation. However, in order to avoid the formation of a battery due to contact with the cooling fin 200, the same kind of metal as the cooling fin 200 is preferable. Therefore, for example, when the cooling fin 200 is made of aluminum, the progress of corrosion can be prevented by using an aluminum foil as the metal foil as compared with the case of using a silver foil plate or the like.

<Embodiment 2>
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing an aluminum foil 20 as a metal foil in the semiconductor device according to the second embodiment. The aluminum foil 20 is formed by forming a plurality of minute through holes 21 having a diameter of about 0.1 to 0.5 mm over the entire main surface of the aluminum foil 10 of FIG. 1 according to the first embodiment.

  In general, the silicone grease 50 is produced by kneading ceramic powder having good heat conductivity with a medium solution. Therefore, when the through hole 21 is formed in the aluminum foil 20, when the semiconductor module 100 and the cooling fin 200 are attached, the medium liquid and the fine powder of the ceramic powder contained in the silicone grease 50 are penetrated. Since it passes through the holes 21 and oozes out to the surface opposite to the coating surface 11, the adhesion can be enhanced. Therefore, heat dissipation can be further enhanced.

  Thus, in the semiconductor device according to the present embodiment, since the attachment is performed using the aluminum foil 20 in which the through holes 21 are formed in the entire main surface, in addition to the effects of the first embodiment, the heat dissipation performance. Has the effect of further enhancing.

<Embodiment 3>
In the semiconductor device according to the second embodiment, the silicone grease 50 oozes out to the surface opposite to the application surface 11 by using the aluminum foil 20 having the through holes 21 formed in the entire main surface. . However, as shown in FIG. 7A, instead of the aluminum foil 20, a flexible aluminum plate 30 (mesh metal plate) made of cloth-like or net-like aluminum fine wires may be used. FIG. 7B is an enlarged view of a part of FIG. 7A (a region surrounded by a dotted line). The aluminum fine wire 31 constituting the aluminum plate 30 is preferably 5 to 30 μm in diameter. Since the aluminum plate 30 is easier to handle and less likely to be damaged than the aluminum foil 20, the semiconductor device can be manufactured more easily.

  Thus, in the semiconductor device according to the present embodiment, attachment is performed using the flexible aluminum plate 30 made of cloth-like or net-like aluminum fine wires. Therefore, in addition to the effect of the second embodiment, the semiconductor device can be more easily manufactured.

3 is a perspective view showing an aluminum foil in the semiconductor device according to the first embodiment. FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the conventional semiconductor device. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure of the conventional semiconductor device. 1 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a structure of a semiconductor device according to a first embodiment. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing a manufacturing step of the semiconductor device according to the first embodiment. FIG. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing an aluminum foil in a semiconductor device according to a second embodiment. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing an aluminum plate in a semiconductor device according to a third embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

10, 20 Aluminum foil, 12, 130, 210 Screw hole, 11 Application surface, 21 Through hole, 30 Aluminum plate, 31 Aluminum fine wire, 50 Silicone grease, 60 spatula, 100 Semiconductor module, 110 Base plate, 111 Base surface, 120 Terminal, 140 Semiconductor chip, 150 Mold resin, 200 Cooling fin, 201 Mounting surface, 300 Screw.

Claims (5)

A semiconductor module formed with a heat dissipation surface having a first area;
A heat dissipating member, wherein the heat dissipating surface of the semiconductor module is opposed to the mounting surface having a second area, and the heat dissipating member is fastened to the semiconductor module;
A compound is applied on one side and the semiconductor module and a buffer member sandwiched between the heat dissipation members are provided,
2. The semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein the compound is in close contact with a surface having a smaller area of the heat radiating surface having the first area and the mounting surface having the second area.   2. The semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein the heat radiating member and the buffer member are made of the same kind of metal.   The semiconductor device according to claim 2, wherein the buffer member is a metal foil.   4. The semiconductor device according to claim 3, wherein the metal foil has a plurality of through holes. 3. The semiconductor device according to claim 2, wherein the buffer member is a net-like metal plate.

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