Thermal performance of laminate-to-aluminum attachment materials

John F. Maddox, Roy W. Knight, Sushil H. Bhavnani, John Evans

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Abstract

A non-destructive method was used to determine the effects of thermal cycling on the thermal performance of a PCB attached to an aluminum substrate with a thermal adhesive. This method allows for a comparison of the thermal performance of various TIMs in an industrial application. Testing was done on FR4 and Flex hoards, both with and without overmolding, attached using PSA and an alternative adhesive. Baseline measurements were taken, then the boards were cycled from -40 to 125°C on a 90-minute cycle with 15-minute dwells at the target temperatures. It was found that both adhesives showed an increase in thermal conductivity, possibly due to curing, and delamination occurred at 17 out of 35 locations with the alternative adhesive within the first 1000 cycles while no delamination occurred with the PSA.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the ASME InterPack Conference 2009, IPACK2009
Pages327-333
Number of pages7
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010
Event2009 ASME InterPack Conference, IPACK2009 - San Francisco, CA, United States
Duration: Jul 19 2009Jul 23 2009

Publication series

NameProceedings of the ASME InterPack Conference 2009, IPACK2009
Volume2

Conference

Conference2009 ASME InterPack Conference, IPACK2009
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Francisco, CA
Period7/19/097/23/09

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Hardware and Architecture
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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