Packaging

The advantages of ceramic wiring substrates and sensors exist in the favorable mechanical properties, as well as in the excellent thermal conductivity of the substrate materials and the very low-cost, matched to silicon thermal expansion coefficient. In addition to the assembly of discrete components, these parameters allow the processing of unhoused semiconductor devices.

In this case, the electrical connecting contact between the semiconductor and ceramic wiring substrate by wire bonding or soldering is performed. Since the ceramic wiring substrates are typically used in the field of power electronics, the use of higher wire diameters and special wire materials is dominant.

Services offered

• Dimensioning, design and realization of prototypes for thick-film circuits
• Development and optimization of packaging solutions for thick-film based modules
• Technology optimization of assembly processes and materials selection
  • Soldering
  • Adherence
  • Wire bonding
• Thermal aging
• Failure analysis

Technical equipment

• Screen printer EKRA
• Continuous furnace Centrotherm
• Wire bonder (R & K Delvotec)
• Manual placement machine (essemtec AG EXP SA)
• Pull/shear tester DAGE 4000
• Batch soldering furnace Focus 350
• Selective soldering station ATN

Selective Soldering

In the field of soldering, the work of the group is focused on selective soldering. For this, special equipment for the spatially resolved reflow soldering based on light, laser and the induction soldering is available.

Based on the applied processes, soldering temperatures up to 600 ° C can be achieved. This fact allows the use of high-melting solder alloys in air atmosphere.

The selective soldering methods are also advantageous in the packaging of temperature-sensitive components.

Wire Bonding

In the area of the wire bonding, the following  technologies  are available:

Thin wire bonding is mainly used for contacting high-temperature suitable sensor elements. For applications in the field of power electronics, it is necessary to use large conducting path cross-sections. In this respect, the use of thick-wire or ribbon connections is dominant