Silver sintering is receiving increasing attention due to its novel die-attach technique for high-temperature power electronics.Excellent thermal conductivity,high melting point/remelting temperature and low-temperatu...Silver sintering is receiving increasing attention due to its novel die-attach technique for high-temperature power electronics.Excellent thermal conductivity,high melting point/remelting temperature and low-temperature sintering behaviors of the silver sintered attachment meet the requirements of high-temperature applications for power devices,specifically SiC devices.The merits and demerits of the existing pressure-assisted sintering and pressure-less sintering techniques using nano-scale,micro-scale and micro-nano-scale hybrid silver sintered materials are separately presented.The emerging rapid sintering approaches,such as the electric-assisted approach,are briefly introduced and the technical outlook is provided.In addition,the study highlights the importance of creating a brief resource guide on using the correct sintering methods.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51967005)Guangxi Natural Science Foundation(2018GXNSFAA294082)Director Fund Project of Guangxi Key Lab of Manufacturing System and Advanced Manufacturing Technology(19-050-44-006Z).
文摘Silver sintering is receiving increasing attention due to its novel die-attach technique for high-temperature power electronics.Excellent thermal conductivity,high melting point/remelting temperature and low-temperature sintering behaviors of the silver sintered attachment meet the requirements of high-temperature applications for power devices,specifically SiC devices.The merits and demerits of the existing pressure-assisted sintering and pressure-less sintering techniques using nano-scale,micro-scale and micro-nano-scale hybrid silver sintered materials are separately presented.The emerging rapid sintering approaches,such as the electric-assisted approach,are briefly introduced and the technical outlook is provided.In addition,the study highlights the importance of creating a brief resource guide on using the correct sintering methods.