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Packaging 4.0 for power electronics: towardshigher power density, an integration
perspective with focus on package andassembly
State of the Art and Proposed Development
Cyril BUTTAY1, Florent MOREL1, Christian MARTIN1,Rémy CAILLAUD2, Johan LE LESLE2, Roberto MRAD2,
Nicolas DEGRENNE2, Rémi PERRIN2,3, Stefan MOLLOV2,Bruno ALLARD1
1Laboratoire Ampere, Univ. Lyon, France2Mitsubishi Electric Research Centre Europe, Rennes, France
3Center for Power Electronic Systems, Univ. Viginia Tech., USA
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Outline
Introduction
State of the Art of PCB embedding
Proposition – Design Tools for Power Electronics
Conclusions
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Power electronics – Areas for Progress
Source: Kolar et al. [1]Source: Kerachev et al. [2]
I Excellent active devices are now available (SiC, GaN)I Many topologies introduced over the years;
I Recent changes: multilevel, multicellular structuresI Integration and Packaging are the main areas for progress
I Reduce size and circuit parasitics, improve thermal management. . .I Manage increased density of interconnexion
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Power electronics – Areas for Progress
Source: Texas Instruments
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Power electronics – Areas for Progress
Source: P. Waltereit et al [3]
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PCB Technology
Surface-mount component
Via
Microvia
Wirebonds
External copper layer
Internal copper layers
Semiconductor die
Fiber/polymer laminate
Solder
Printed Circuit Board isMature I Large range of available design software
I Can be manufactured in large quantities, low priceI Mainly oriented towards microelectronics and low power
Flexible I Custom designI Many configurations possible
Limited I Poor thermal conductivity
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Sample circuit
I Main issues:I Parasitics
I Optimization of boardI Option 3D-2 not sufficientI Necessity to go further
source: A. Letellier [4]
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Why Embedding?
I Optimize thermal managementI Heat sources closer to heatsinkI Dual side cooling
I Improve performanceI Shorter interconnectsI Lower inductances
I Reduce sizeI Use substrate volume
I Manage complex interconnectsI Batch process
Surface-mount component
Via
Microvia
Wirebonds
External copper layer
Internal copper layers
Semiconductor die
Fiber/polymer laminate
Solder
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Embedding of Power Dies – 1
I Most embedding effort on power dies:I Most power densityI Fastest voltage/current transients
I Requires special finish on diesI 5-10 µm Cu (not standard)I Buffer for UV laserI Also for microetch in plating step
I Backside connexion by sintering or viasI Sintering compatible with standard diesI Vias require Cu finish and adhesive
conductive chip attach
embedding by lamination
via drilling top, through-via
Cu plating and structuringLeft and above, source: Ostmann [5]
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Embedding of Power Dies – 2Some alternative techniques
I Stud bumps and machiningI Foam interposerI Mechanical drilling
Source: Hoene et al. [6]
Source: Pascal et al. [7]Source: Sharma et al. [8]
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Embedding of Formed Components – Capacitors
Source: Dupont [9]
Source: Andresakis [10]
I introduction of a capacitive layer inthe stack-up
I thin layer (8–25 µm)I high permittivity (e.g. BaTiO3 filler)
I single layer plane capacitorÜ low capacitance densityÜ limited voltage strength
I ≈ 1 nF cm−2 for 100 V rating
Ü more suited to GHz-rangedecoupling than to power electronics
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Embedding of Formed Components – Inductors
Magnetic Layer
I Relies on magnetic/polymer film Ü Low µr
I Limited to 10 – 100 WSource: Waffenschmidt et al. [11]
Planar magnetic componentsI Very common, but not really embeddedI High performanceI Compatible with low (W) or high power (kW)
Embedded coreI Strong industrial development (Murata, AT&S,
Wurth)I Currently limited to low power (W)
Source: Ali et al. [12]
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Embedding of Inserted Components
Soldered components:I Suits most Surface-Mount DevicesI Connexions with regular vias
Vias to components:I Requires components with Cu finishI More compact (vias on components)
Source: Ostmann [5]
For power electronicsI Embedding of “large” capacitors (1 µF range)I Embedding of gate driver ICs and peripheral components, control
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Thermal Management of Embedded Components – 1
I Poor thermal conductivity of FR4 compared to ceramics(1–7 W m−1 K−1 vs 150 W m−1 K−1 for AlN)
I In theory better breakdown field (≈ 50 kV mm−1 vs. 20 kV mm−1)To improve through-plane heat conduction:
I Micro-vias (electrically conductive), Filled cores (e.g. alumina)To increase in-plane heat conduction:
I Thicker copper, Anisotropic layers (Graphite), Dual-phase
Source: left: Liew et al. [13]; right: Silvano et al. [14]
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Reliability of PCB with Embedded Components
Source: Randoll et al. [15]. Superimposition of reliabilitydata for dies in PCB on Infineon’s results for standardpower modules
Source: Perrin et al. [16]. Left: standard FR4, right:low-CTE. Magnetic core embedded, after 1000 thermalcycles (-50/200 ◦C)
I Temperature-related issuesI Rapid degradation above 190 ◦CI Hydrocarbon, polyimide-based
PCBs resistant up to 250 ◦CI Thermal cycling issues
I CTE of PCBs much higher thanceramic or semiconductor
I Availability of low-CTE materialsÜ lacks data on large components
I Other PCB-specific issuesI moisture absorption,I conductive anodic filaments. . .
Ü No showstopper identified yet!
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Compact power supply
Embedded transformerI Simple PCB approach
I High Temp pre-pregI Few processing steps
I 3000-h aging
Source: Rémi Perrin [17].
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Conclusions on Embedding Technology
Application to Power ElectronicsI Many components can be
embeddedI Dies require Cu finishI Large components?
I Acceptable thermal performanceOpen questions
I Find the sweet spot:I Embedding power dies only?I Embed everything?I Or somewhere in-between?
I Are flat converters desirable?I How to design for embedding?
Mitsubishi: SiC PFC Cell, 750 W, PCB size 7×7×1 cm3 . SiCdies, gate driver circuit, PFC inductor and temperature sensorsembedded in PCB.
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Design in Power Electronics – Current State
Specifications Pre-design(ideal circuit)
Specifications
Mechanical design
Parasitics extraction Thermal modeling
Circuit simulation
Pre-design(ideal circuit)
Specifications
Heterogeneous models(various formats, physical domains)
Inputs
Implementation loop
Mechanical design
Parasitics extraction Thermal modeling
Circuit simulation
Pre-design(ideal circuit)
Specifications
Manufacturing
Continous validationfor manufacturabilityHeterogeneous models
(various formats, physical domains)
Inputs
Implementation loop
Mechanical design
Parasitics extraction Thermal modeling
Circuit simulation
Pre-design(ideal circuit)
Specifications
Test
Manufacturing
Continous validationfor manufacturabilityHeterogeneous models
(various formats, physical domains)
Inputs
Implementation loop
Mechanical design
Parasitics extraction Thermal modeling
Circuit simulation
Pre-design(ideal circuit)
Specifications
Power Modules
Components off-the-shelf
Custom components (magnetics...)
Custom parts (PCB...)
Standard parts (e.g. magnetic cores)
Semiconductor dies
PCB assembly
Final assembly
Converter
Other custom & standard parts (housing, heatsink...)
pcb=flexibility
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Design in Power Electronics – Real-case example
Implementation
Manufacturing
Legend
Operation Transformer design Power electronics design Control design
Input Analytic design
Thermal managementdesign basedon converterspecifications
Power modulesdesign
Selection/design ofauxiliary elements
(gate driver,capacitors, etc.)
Selection of real-time platform
OutputControl designin simulatedenvironment
Existingmechanical design
First estimation ofconverter losses
Detailed powerelectronics circuit
Design ofa low power
converter mock-up
Finite Elementsdesign
Refinement oftransformer
losses calculation
Physicalimplementation
of power electronics
Internal design ofthe power modules
Routing ofgate driver
Mock-upfabrication and test
Physicalimplementationof transformer
Mechanical designof converter
Validation of controlwith Mock-up PHIL
Circuit models,including layout
parasitics, excl. driver
Design of controlsystem iterfaces
ManufactureTransformer Manufacture Module Manufacture Driver
Manufacture otherinverter elements(frame, busbars. . . )
ManufactureInterfaces
Transformer testingExperimental
dynamic testing(Double-pulse)
Modify drivers
Experimental lossescharacterization,second estimationof converter losses
Assemble inverters
Design andbuild test bench Assemble converters Installation in
dedicated test benchFull converter testing
Source: Supergrid Institute, submitted article22 / 32
Design in Microelectronics
Source: Cadence
Integrated software forI Circuit designI RoutingI SimulationI Mask generation. . .
Why not available in power electronics?I powerful financial incentive for virtual prototyping
I A 45 nm mask set costs ≈ 2 M$ (source: Electronic design, 2009)
I Limited technology variationsI Most of the circuit is monolithicI No flexibility allowed in technology configuration
Ü Manufacturers supply a “design toolkit” describing the technology
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Proposition – Design in Power Electronics
Components off-the-shelf
Standard parts (e.g. magnetic cores)
Semiconductor dies
PCB manufacturing
Converter
Custom parts (heatsink...)
I Rationalized manufacturingÜ Reduce design variabilityI Design Toolkit for simulation
and validationÜ Design for manufacturing
Specifications
Inputs
Components/cellslayout
Reduced-order models (EMC/thermal/electrical)
Design Rules
Toolkit library
Specifications
Inputs
Components/cellslayout
Reduced-order models (EMC/thermal/electrical)
Design Rules
Toolkit library
Pre-design(ideal circuit)
Specifications
Inputs
Components/cellslayout
Reduced-order models (EMC/thermal/electrical)
Design Rules
Toolkit library
Pre-design(ideal circuit)
(Auto) layout
Model generation
Circuit simulation
Validation
Implem
entation loop
Specifications
Inputs
Components/cellslayout
Reduced-order models (EMC/thermal/electrical)
Design Rules
Toolkit library
Pre-design(ideal circuit)
(Auto) layout
Model generation
Circuit simulation
Validation
Implem
entation loop
Manufacturing
Specifications
Inputs
Components/cellslayout
Reduced-order models (EMC/thermal/electrical)
Design Rules
Toolkit library
Pre-design(ideal circuit)
(Auto) layout
Model generation
Circuit simulation
Validation
Implem
entation loop
Manufacturing
Test
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Proposition – Expected Outcomes
What would we get?I Fully custom designs, as opposed to modularI Automatic Design for Manufacturing (fabless approach)I Single, well controlled technology:
Qualification: of technology rather than productsScalability: same technology for test and production runsPrototyping: share panels across projects
Ü Basically all the usual features in IC design.At what cost?
I Reduced choice of componentsI Must be in the toolkit library
I Reduced design flexibilityI The fewer degrees of freedom, the simpler the toolkit
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Proposition – Getting There
I Better design toolsI Large choice of existing software (PCB layout, circuit
simulators, EM modeling)I Need to identify suitable modelling approach
(speed/accuracy trade-off)I Software “glue” required for automatic model generation
I Define design rules for PCB embeddingI Required for automatic design validationI Long experimental work required.
I The impact on the supply chain must also be assessed
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Conclusions – Exploiting the PCB Embedding
I PCB embedding is very promisingI Provides a single, unified technology for
power electronics (W to 10’s of kW range)I High performanceI Scalable, reasonable cost. . .
I Situation comparable to microelec. in the 70’sI Many technologies available, but no standardI No separation between design and manuf.
Ü Need for Design Rules and uniformizationI Large effort required on the design tools
I Allow Design for ManufacturingI Objective: efficient virtual prototyping
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Thank you for your attention
[email protected]@insa-lyon.fr
Presented results were funded by Mitsubishi Electric ResearchCentre Europe, the French Agency for Technology and Research(ANRT) and Banque Public d’Investissement (BPI).
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