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The technology and application of DBC ceramic PCB

June 17th, 2021

DBC means direct bonding copper, it is a ceramic surface metallization technology.

The copper is bonded on Alumina, Beryllium Oxide and Aluminum Nitride, Packaging applications for power electronic modules, semiconductor refrigeration and LED devices are widely used.

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96% Al2O3 has good insulation, good chemical stability, high strength, and low price. It is the preferred material for DBC technology, but the thermal conductivity of aluminum oxide is low, and there is a certain thermal mismatch with the thermal expansion coefficient of Si.

BeO is a good ceramic material used in DBC technology. It has high low-temperature thermal conductivity. It can be used for medium and high power devices. In the application field and process, the toxicity caused by it should be properly protected.

AlN material is non-toxic, moderate dielectric constant, thermal conductivity is much higher than aluminum oxide, close to beryllium oxide, and thermal expansion coefficient close to SI. All kinds of chips and high-power devices can be directly attached to the AlN substrate. No transition layer of other materials is used. The prospects currently used in DBC technology are very promising.

There is no any layer between the metal and ceramic substrate, so the thermal diffusion ability is strong; the contact resistance is also low, which is conducive to the connection of high-power and high-frequency devices.     

The linking temperature is lower than the melting point of copper, and the DBC substrate maintains a stable geometric shape during the connection process. In some cases, the copper foil can be made into the required shape before the linking, and then the DBC preparation process is performed, eliminating the need After connecting the etching process.

The copper conductor part has a very high current-carrying capacity, so it has the ability to reduce the size of the intercepting medium and increase the power capacity.

If you want to know more about DBC ceramic PCB, please feel free to contact sales8@www.bestpcbs.com

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Do the vias can be filled for ceramic PCB?

November 13th, 2020

As everyone knows for FR4 PCB, people like the vias to be tented or filled for some special applications.
Ceramic PCB is more and more popular because of the thermal conductivity is very high and very good for heat dissipation. Most of customers are going to make the PCB with ceramic material, includes Al2O3, AlN, BeO or Si3N4, etc.
So do the vias can be filled for ceramic PCB becomes the frequently asked questions (FAQ).
The answer is YES.
So what’s the material can be filled in vias for DBC/DPC alumina PCB/ Aluminium Nitride PCB?

The material can be solder mask, Dow Corning 1-4173 and copper/Cu.
Normally, customers want the vias/holes to be filled with copper.
Because copper can fill the vias very well and it is easier to do and it looks very good. Please see below photo.
The left one with filling with copper, the right one without filling copper

Why you need to fill the vias with copper?
1.Becuase if let the vias open, they will allow solder to flow through to opposite side of PCB during reflow, this causes bridging under components.
Filling the open vias/holes with copper can prevent from the solder pates into the vias.
2.If you need to pull vacuum around them and a hole would compromise that, so need to fill the vias.
There are also other purposes for filling the vias, if you need such ceramic board with filling the vias, please contact Coco in EBest Circuit (Best Technology) sales@bestpcbs.com

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