An optical method for evaluating the degradation mechanism of a developing RuO2 thick film resistor element for power modules

Yoshinobu NAKAMURA; Yuki KITANAKA; Masaru MIYAYAMA; Takeshi ITO; Koichi URANO; Kiyoshi TANAKA; Tomohiko NAKAJIMA; Tetsuo TSUCHIYA

doi:10.2109/jcersj2.16319

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An optical method for evaluating the degradation mechanism of a developing RuO₂ thick film resistor element for power modules

Yoshinobu NAKAMURA, Yuki KITANAKA, Masaru MIYAYAMA, Takeshi ITO, Koichi URANO, Kiyoshi TANAKA, Tomohiko NAKAJIMA, Tetsuo TSUCHIYA

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キーワード: Power module, Chip resistor, RuO₂, Thick film, Thermal degradation, Reflectance microscopy, Drude model

ジャーナルフリー

2017 年 125 巻 6 号 p. 476-481

DOI https://doi.org/10.2109/jcersj2.16319

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We devised a simple and noninvasive method for evaluating the spacial distribution of local electron densities of a thick-film RuO₂-based chip resistor using UV–VIS-IR reflectance microscopy. After a long-term durability test for 874 h under an elevated temperature of 623 K, RuO₂ resistors were thermally damaged, and their resistance became more than 10% higher. We identified the thermally damaged region by this new method and found that the thermal degradation is mainly due to an increase in the resistance between the Ag electrode and the RuO₂ resistor film.

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