The reliability of press-packed integrated gate bipolar transistors (IGBT) depends on satisfactory contact conditions applied at assembly stage and mantained throughout the service life. The objective of this work is the simulation of the thermo-structural behavior of a multichip IGBT during initial assembly and subsequent uniform thermal cycling using the finite element method. A detailed axisymmetric FE model of the 3D-device is developed to assess multi-zone contact conditions. Elastic-plastic material behavior and Coulombian friction on contact surfaces are prescribed. The role of dimensional tolerances on contact conditions is discussed. The thermal cycling associated to accelerated testing is then introduced to determine the contact pressure evolution as well as local stick/slip conditions. The device sensitivity to potential damage initiation due to thermo-mechanical fatigue and/or fretting is addressed.

Thermo-mechanical simulation of a multichip press-packed IGBT / Pirondi, Alessandro; Nicoletto, Gianni; Cova, Paolo; Pasqualetti, M; Portesine, M; Zani, P. E.. - In: SOLID-STATE ELECTRONICS. - ISSN 0038-1101. - 42:(1998), pp. 2303-2307. [10.1016/S0038-1101(98)00229-9]

Thermo-mechanical simulation of a multichip press-packed IGBT

PIRONDI, Alessandro;NICOLETTO, Gianni;COVA, Paolo;
1998-01-01

Abstract

The reliability of press-packed integrated gate bipolar transistors (IGBT) depends on satisfactory contact conditions applied at assembly stage and mantained throughout the service life. The objective of this work is the simulation of the thermo-structural behavior of a multichip IGBT during initial assembly and subsequent uniform thermal cycling using the finite element method. A detailed axisymmetric FE model of the 3D-device is developed to assess multi-zone contact conditions. Elastic-plastic material behavior and Coulombian friction on contact surfaces are prescribed. The role of dimensional tolerances on contact conditions is discussed. The thermal cycling associated to accelerated testing is then introduced to determine the contact pressure evolution as well as local stick/slip conditions. The device sensitivity to potential damage initiation due to thermo-mechanical fatigue and/or fretting is addressed.
1998
Thermo-mechanical simulation of a multichip press-packed IGBT / Pirondi, Alessandro; Nicoletto, Gianni; Cova, Paolo; Pasqualetti, M; Portesine, M; Zani, P. E.. - In: SOLID-STATE ELECTRONICS. - ISSN 0038-1101. - 42:(1998), pp. 2303-2307. [10.1016/S0038-1101(98)00229-9]
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