High Thermal Conductivity Graphite Copper Composites with Diamond Coatings for Thermal Management Packaging Applications

1995 ◽  
Vol 390 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris H. Stoessel ◽  
C. Pan ◽  
J. C. Withers ◽  
D. Wallace ◽  
R. O. Loutfy

ABSTRACTHigh thermal conductivity heat sinks for thermal management in electronic packaging is enabling to a variety of advanced electronic applications. Heat sinks in industrial semiconductor application have thermal conductivities generally less than 180 W/mK, and frequently have large expansion mismatch with chips such as silicon and gallium arsenide. A unique technology of producing graphite fiber reinforced copper (Cf/Cu) composite has been developed that produced thermal conductivities up to 454 W/mK utilizing a K=640 W/mK fiber reinforcement (with a potential for 800 W/mK when utilizing a K = 1100 W/mK P130 fiber) and thermal expansion that can be matched to chip materials. The process consists of utilizing a hollow cathode sputtering process to deposit a bonding layer followed by copper on spread graphite fibers, which are then consolidated into composites with architectures to achieve desired thermal conductivity and thermal expansion. The copper thickness determines graphite fiber loading up to 80 %. In heat sink applications, where the electrical conductivity of the graphite fiber reinforced copper composite is a problem, processing has been developed for applying electrically insulating diamond film, which has high thermal conductivity and acts as a heat spreader.

2013 ◽  
Vol 795 ◽  
pp. 237-240
Author(s):  
K. Azmi ◽  
M.N. Derman ◽  
Mohd Mustafa Al Bakri Abdullah

The demand for advanced thermal management materials such as silicon carbide reinforced copper matrix (Cu-SiCp) composites is increasing due to their high thermal conductivity and low CTE properties. However, the weak bonding between the copper matrix and the SiCp reinforcement degrades the thermophysical properties of the composites. In order to improve the bonding between the two constituents, the SiCp were copper coated (Cu-Coated) via electroless coating process. Based on the experimental results, the CTE values of the Cu-Coated Cu-SiCp composites were found significantly lower than those of the non-Coated Cu-SiCp composites. The CTEs of the Cu-Coated Cu-SiCp composites were in agreement with Kernels model which accounts for both the shear and isostatic stresses developed in the component phases.


2015 ◽  
Vol 825-826 ◽  
pp. 189-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maren Klement ◽  
Alwin Nagel ◽  
Oliver Lott

Composites with interpenetrating metal-ceramic microstructures (IPC, interpenetrating composites) can be tailored for specific applications, such as high thermal conductivity combined with low thermal expansion, e.g. for heat sinks. Heat sinks are required in power electronic devices or in future fusion reactor technology where extreme conditions and high cyclic thermo-mechanical loads appear. Due to its rigid ceramic backbone IPCs are expected to reveal high thermal stability. Pure silicon carbide exhibits high thermal conductivity, low coefficient of thermal expansion, high corrosion and wear resistance. But it is also known as a very brittle material when mechanical loads are applied. Thus a composite of silicon carbide with ductile and highly conductive copper seems to be a promising new material for a number of applications.This paper reports the synthesis of Cu-SiC composites using a unique high temperature squeeze casting process (HTSC). Microstructural design of SiC-preforms with open porosity and its synthesis progress is reported. Influence of preform properties, temperature, pressure and atmosphere during HTSC were investigated. A qualitative and quantitative description of the microstructure of the composites and their composition allows the creation of structure-property correlations that take effect retroactively to the casting process.


Author(s):  
E. A. Nikolaeva ◽  
A. N. Timofeev ◽  
K. V. Mikhaylovskiy

This article describes the results of the development of a high thermal conductivity carbon fiber reinforced polymer based on carbon fiber from pitch and an ENPB matrix modified with a carbon powder of high thermal conductivity. Data of the technological scheme of production and the results of determining the physicomechanical and thermophysical characteristics of carbon fiber reinforced polymer are presented. 


2018 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 025103 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Oliva ◽  
A I Mtz-Enriquez ◽  
A I Oliva ◽  
R Ochoa-Valiente ◽  
C R Garcia ◽  
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