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Wen, Minzhen (author), Ibrahim, Mesfin Seid (author), Meda, Abdulmelik Husen (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author), Fan, J. (author)High-power white light-emitting diodes (LEDs) have demonstrated superior efficiency and reliability compared to traditional white light sources. However, ensuring maximum performance for a prolonged lifetime use presents a significant challenge for manufacturers and end users, especially in safety–critical applications. Thus, identifying...journal article 2024
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Cui, Z. (author), Fan, X. (author), Zhang, Y. (author), Vollebregt, S. (author), Fan, J. (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author)This paper presented integrated electromigration (EM) studies through experiment, theory, and simulation. First, extensive EM tests were performed using Blech and standard wafer-level electromigration acceleration test (SWEAT)-like structures, which were fabricated on four-inch wafers. Second, a molecular dynamics (MD) simulation-based...journal article 2023
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Cui, Z. (author), Fan, X. (author), Zhang, Y. (author), Vollebregt, S. (author), Fan, J. (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author)This paper presented a comprehensive experimental and simulation study for thermomigration (TM) accompanying electromigration (EM) at elevated current densities. Both Blech and standard wafer-level electromigration acceleration test (SWEAT)-like test structures, with aluminum (Al) as a carrier, were used for testing and analysis. In Part I of...journal article 2023
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Liu, Minne (author), Ibrahim, Mesfin S. (author), Wen, Minzhen (author), Li, Sheng (author), Wang, An (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author), Fan, J. (author)Spectral power distribution (SPD) is the radiation power intensity at different wavelengths, containing the most basic photometric and colorimetric performance of the illuminant, which is able to predict the lifetime of LEDs. This paper proposes an SPD model assisted by machine learning algorithms to detect the early failure of white LEDs. The...conference paper 2023
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Chen, Wei (author), Jiang, Jing (author), Meda, Abdulmelik H. (author), Ibrahim, Mesfin S. (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author), Fan, J. (author)SiC MOSFET is mainly characterized by the higher electric breakdown field, higher thermal conductivity, and lower switching loss enabling high breakdown voltage, high-temperature operation, and high switching frequency. However, their performances are considerably limited by the high parasitic inductance and poor heat dissipation capabilities...journal article 2023
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Jiang, Jing (author), Chen, Wei (author), Qian, Yichen (author), Meda, Abdulmelik H. (author), Fan, X. (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author), Fan, J. (author)Considerable advancements in power semiconductor devices have resulted in such devices being increasingly adopted in applications of energy generation, conversion, and transmission. Hence, we proposed a fan-out panel-level packaging (FOPLP) design for 30-V Si-based metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET). To achieve...journal article 2023
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Wen, Minzhen (author), Guo, Baotong (author), Chen, Shanghuan (author), Hu, X. (author), Fan, Xuejun (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author), Fan, J. (author)The (Ca, Sr) AlSiN₃:Eu²⁺(CSASN:Eu) red phosphor is widely used to improve color rendering of high-power phosphor-converted lighting diode (pc-WLED), but it is always unstable under high temperature and high humidity environments. Therefore, the studies on the temperature and humidity resistance of red phosphors and their aging mechanism have...conference paper 2023
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Tang, Zhuorui (author), Tian, Jing (author), Mao, Chaobin (author), Zhang, Nan (author), Huang, Jiyu (author), Fan, J. (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author)Silicon carbide (SiC) epitaxial process is a key step in the fabrication of power devices, and the temperature field inside the reactor chamber plays an essential role in this process. In this paper, the temperature field in the horizontal chemical-vapor-deposition reactor chamber used for growing homo-epitaxial 4H-SiC material is studied using...conference paper 2023
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Wang, Xinyue (author), Yang, Zhoudong (author), Wang, Boya (author), Chen, Wei (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author), Zhang, Jing (author), Fan, J. (author), Liu, P. (author)Power modules applied in offshore applications are facing risks of corrosion failures on die-attach materials due to high humidity and H<sub>2</sub>S exposure. To investigate such corrosion behavior for sintered die-attach materials, we conducted a study with four groups of samples fabricated using copper and silver metal particles under...journal article 2023
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Chen, Wei (author), Yan, Xuyang (author), Ibrahim, Mesfin S. (author), Meda, Abdulmelik H. (author), Fan, X. (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author), Fan, J. (author)As the next generation of semiconductor devices, SiC MOSFETs have demonstrated significant performance improvements in switching loss, switching frequency, and high-temperature operation compared to Si-based MOSFETs. However, the long-term reliability of such devices and their packaging continues to be a major concern. Towards addressing this...conference paper 2023
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Hu, D. (author), Qian, Cheng (author), Liu, X. (author), Du, L. (author), Sun, Zhongchao (author), Fan, X. (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author), Fan, J. (author)As a promising technology for high-power and high-temperature power electronics packaging, nanocopper (nanoCu) paste sintering has recently received increasing attention as a die-attachment. The high-temperature deformation of sintered nanoCu paste and its underlying mechanisms challenge the reliability of high-power electronics packaging. In...journal article 2023
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Qian, Cheng (author), Hu, D. (author), Liu, Xu (author), Fan, Xuejun (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author), Fan, J. (author)Nano-metal materials sintering has received increasing attention in recent years for its promising performance in the wide bandgap semiconductor packaging. In this paper, molecular dynamics (MD) simulation method were applied to simulate the nano-Cu sintering mechanism and the subsequent mechanical behavior. Hybrid sintering, comprising...conference paper 2023
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Copper Nanoparticle Sintering Enabled Hermetic Packaging With Fine Sealing Ring for MEMS ApplicationHu, D. (author), Shah, M.B. (author), Fan, J. (author), Vollebregt, S. (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author)Driving by the increased demand for hermetic packaging in the more than Moore (MtM) roadmap, a Cu nanoparticle sintering-enabled hermetic sealing solution was developed with a small-size sealing ring. The developed technology simplifies microfabrication and requires less surface roughness using a sinterable Cu nanoparticle paste. A 50μm size...journal article 2023
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Cui, Z. (author), Zhang, Y. (author), Hu, D. (author), Vollebregt, S. (author), Fan, J. (author), Fan, X. (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author)Understanding the atomic diffusion features in metallic material is significant to explain the diffusion-controlled physical processes. In this paper, using electromigration experiments and molecular dynamic (MD) simulations, we investigate the effects of grain size and temperature on the self-diffusion of polycrystalline aluminium (Al). The...journal article 2022
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Cao, Yixing (author), Chen, Wei (author), Du, Yunjia (author), Qi, Gaojin (author), Santos, Thebano (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author), Fan, J. (author)YAG: Ce3+ phosphor/silicone composites are widely used in solid-state lighting as a light converter to achieve white lighting. However, because of high thermal resistance and low thermal stability, the luminous performance of YAG: Ce3+ phosphor/silicone composite deteriorates rapidly when excited by high-power-density blue-laser. To explore...journal article 2022
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Chen, Wei (author), Chen, Ye (author), Cao, Yixing (author), Cui, Z. (author), Fan, Xuejun (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author), Fan, J. (author)In a light-emitting diode (LED) package, silicone encapsulant serves as a chip protector and enables the light to transmit, since it exhibits the advantages of high light transmittance, high refractive index, and high thermal stability. However, its reliability is still challenged under harsh operation conditions. In this study, the optical...journal article 2022
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Wei Chen, Chen (author), Cao, Dunhua (author), Dong, Yongjun (author), Xiong, Jingkang (author), Trofimov, Yuri (author), Lishik, Sergey (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author), Fan, J. (author)Y<sub>3</sub>Al<sub>5</sub>O<sub>12</sub>:Ce<sup>3+</sup> (YAG:Ce<sup>3+</sup>) single crystal phosphor (SCP) exhibits high internal quantum efficiency (IQE) and excellent thermal conductivity and stability. Such properties are promising in high-power laser-excited white lighting applications. However, YAG:Ce<sup>3+</sup> SCP usually shows...journal article 2022
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Wang, Jue (author), Yuan, Weiyi (author), Li, Z. (author), Zhu, Yingcan (author), Santos, Thebano (author), Fan, J. (author)This paper presents a convenient and efficient method to predict the mechanical solutions of a laminated Liquid Crystal Elastomers (LCEs) system subjected to combined thermo-mechanical load, based on a back propagation (BP) neural network which is trained by machine learning from a database established by analytical solutions. Firstly, the...journal article 2022
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Qian, Cheng (author), Gu, Tijian (author), Wang, Ping (author), Cai, Wei (author), Fan, Xuejun (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author), Fan, J. (author)Sintered nano-silver die-attach materials have been widely used in high-power electronics packaging because of their high thermal and electrical conductivities. In this study, we characterized the tensile properties of sintered nano-silver particles over a range of strain rates and temperatures, and established the constitutive models. First, 50...journal article 2022
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Wang, Jue (author), Yuan, Weiyi (author), Li, Z. (author), Trofimov, Yuri (author), Lishik, Sergey (author), Fan, J. (author)Some atrial contractile assist devices applied on the heart surface can be regarded as a laminated Liquid crystal elastomer (LCE) plate under steady temperature loads and a contact mechanical force. An exact solution for the deformation of the laminated LCE plate under combined thermal and mechanical loads is derived by solving the three...journal article 2022