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Circuit substrate for mounting a semiconductor element
Assignee: Denka Co Ltd
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Filing: 1992-07-24
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Granted: 1994-11-08
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Expires: 2012-07-24
Abstract
Abstract A circuit substrate for mounting a semiconductor element comprises an aluminum-copper clad foil laminated on a metallic base plate by interposing an insulating layer, wherein the roughness in average of the surface in contact with the insulating layer of the aluminum-copper clad foil is in a range of from 0.5 μm to 50 μm.
Inventors
- 👤 Makoto Fukuda
- 👤 Naomi Yonemura
- 👤 Chiharu Watanabe
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 10:01
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K1/00; H05K1/02; H05K1/09; H10; H10W; H10W70/00; H10W70/60; H10W70/67; H10W70/68; H10W70/6875; H10W76/00; H10W76/10; H10W76/12; H10W76/15; H10W90/00; H10W90/701; H05K1/03; H05K1/05; H05K1/056; H05K2201/00; H05K2201/03; H05K2201/0332; H05K2201/0335; H05K2201/0338; H05K2201/0355; H10W72/00; H10W72/071; H10W72/075; H10W72/07551; H10W72/07553; H10W72/50; H10W72/531; H10W72/536; H10W72/5363; H10W72/551; H10W72/552; H10W72/5522; H10W72/5524; H10W72/59; H10W72/851; H10W72/874; H10W72/884; H10W72/90; H10W72/931; H10W72/951; H10W72/952; H10W90/731; H10W90/734; H10W90/751; H10W90/754
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
70 words
A circuit substrate for mounting a semiconductor, which comprises an aluminum-copper clad foil laminated on a metallic base plate, having an insulating layer interposed between said clad foil and said base plate, wherein a side of said clad foil in contact with the insulating layer has a surface roughness in a range of from 0.5 μm to 50 μm; and wherein the insulating layer is made of a polymeric resin.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
70 words
A circuit substrate for mounting a semiconductor, which comprises an aluminum-copper clad foil laminated on a metallic base plate, having an insulating layer interposed between said clad foil and said base plate, wherein a side of said clad foil in contact with the insulating layer has a surface roughness in a range of from 0.5 μm to 50 μm; and wherein the insulating layer is made of a polymeric resin.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The circuit substrate according to claim 1, wherein the aluminum-copper foil is prepared by electrolytic plating a copper layer on an aluminum foil.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
The circuit substrate according to claim 1, wherein the aluminum-copper clad foil is prepared by a rolling method.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
The circuit substrate according to claim 1, wherein the aluminum-copper clad foil is composed of pure aluminum of 99.0% by weight or higher.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
61 words
The circuit substrate according to claim 1, wherein aluminum in the aluminum-copper clad foil is aluminum alloy which comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of an alloy containing Cu of 0.30-7.0% by weight, an alloy containing Mn of 0.1-2.0% by weight, an alloy containing Si of 2.0-15% by weight and a alloy containing Mg of 0.5-6.0% by weight.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
36 words
The circuit substrate according to claim 1, wherein the roughness of a surface of said clad foil opposing the surface in contact with the insulating layer of the aluminum-copper clad foil is 10 μm or less.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
45 words
A power module comprising a circuit substrate for mounting a semiconductor element as claimed in claim 1 and a semiconductor mounted on the circuit substrate, wherein said circuit substrate and semiconductor are connected by wire bonding, and all constituent elements are arranged in a package.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
33 words
The circuit substrate according to claim 1, wherein said metallic base plate is made of a material selected from the group consisting of aluminum, aluminum alloy, copper, copper alloy, iron and stainless steel.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
The circuit substrate according to claim 1, wherein said polymeric resin further comprises an inorganic filler.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
15 words
The circuit substrate according to claim 9, wherein said inorganic filler is a ceramic filler.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
14 words
The circuit substrate according to claim 9, wherein said inorganic filler is glass fibers.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
33 words
The circuit substrate according to claim 9, wherein said inorganic filler is a powder selected from the group consisting of alumina, silica, beryllia, boron nitride, magnesia, silicon nitride, aluminum nitride and silicon carbide.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
25 words
The circuit substrate according to claim 1, wherein said polymeric resin is selected from the group consisting of epoxy resin, phenol resin and polyimide resin.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
22 words
The circuit substrate according to claim 1, wherein said aluminum-copper clad foil has a thickness of from 35 μm to 1,000 μm.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
27 words
The circuit substrate according to claim 14, wherein said aluminum-copper clad foil comprises an aluminum foil thereof having a thickness of from 20 μm to 80 μm.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
23 words
The circuit substrate according to claim 1, wherein said aluminum-copper clad foil has a thickness of from 9 82 m to 70 μm.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
25 words
The circuit substrate according to claim 16, wherein said aluminum-copper clad foil comprises an aluminum foil thereof having a thickness of less than 10 μm.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
70 words
A circuit substrate for mounting a semiconductor element, which comprises an aluminum-copper clad foil laminated on a metallic base plate, having an insulating layer interposed between said clad foil and said base plate, wherein a side of said clad foil in contact with the insulating layer has a surface roughness of at least 0.5 μm, but less than 10 μm, wherein said insulating layer is made of a polymeric resin.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
70 words
A circuit substrate for mounting a semiconductor element, which comprises an aluminum-copper clad foil laminated on a metallic base plate, having an insulating layer interposed between said clad foil and said base plate, wherein a side of said clad foil in contact with the insulating layer has a surface roughness of at least 0.5 μm, but less than 10 μm, wherein said insulating layer is made of a polymeric resin.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
70 words
A circuit substrate for mounting a semiconductor element, which comprises an aluminum-copper clad foil laminated on a metallic base plate, having an insulating layer interposed between said clad foil and said base plate, wherein a side of said clad foil in contact with the insulating layer has a surface roughness in a range of from 10 μm to 20 μm, wherein said insulating layer is made of a polymeric resin.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
70 words
A circuit substrate for mounting a semiconductor element, which comprises an aluminum-copper clad foil laminated on a metallic base plate, having an insulating layer interposed between said clad foil and said base plate, wherein a side of said clad foil in contact with the insulating layer has a surface roughness in a range of from 10 μm to 20 μm, wherein said insulating layer is made of a polymeric resin.
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