Microscopic fracture toughness of notched porous sintered Cu micro-cantilevers for power electronics packaging

To fulfill the high-temperature application requirement of high-power electronics packaging, Cu nanoparticle sintering technology, with benefits in low-temperature processing and high-melting point, has attracted considerable attention as a promising candidate for the die-attach interconnect. Comprehensive mechanical characterization of the...

High temperature viscoplastic deformation behavior of sintered nanocopper paste used in power electronics packaging: Insights from constitutive and multi-scale modelling

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...

Micro-cantilever Bending Test of Sintered Cu nanoparticles for Power Electronic Devices

The application of microporous sintered copper (Cu) as a bonding material to replace conventional die-attach materials in power electronic devices has attracted considerable interest. Many previous studies have focused on the effect of processing parameters (temperature, time, pressure) on the microstructure evolution of sintered Cu. However,...