Ceramic Substrate Silver Region Bonding Strength

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Solution Overview

Problem

The light-emitting element mounting substrates disclosed in existing technologies have low bonding strength between the substrate main body and the metal portion, leading to peeling issues with the metal portion.

Innovation Solution

A light-emitting element mounting substrate is developed using a ceramic sintered body with a silver-containing metal portion, where a silver-containing region is formed on the substrate main body to enhance bonding strength by increasing the adhesion between the substrate and the metal portion, thereby improving reliability.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Illumination intensity

If a metal portion is formed on the substrate main body, then reflectance is improved, but bonding strength between substrate and metal portion deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovereflectanceVSAvoidbonding strength
Core Design Contradiction:
Illumination intensityVSStrength

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies composite materials by creating a silver-containing region within the substrate that combines the ceramic substrate material with silver particles. This composite structure provides both the reflectance of metal (silver) and the bonding strength of the ceramic substrate, resolving the contradiction between improving reflectance and maintaining bonding strength.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

Solution Approach 2:

The silver-containing region acts as an intermediary between the substrate main body and the metal portion. It serves as a bonding interface that enhances adhesion while maintaining high reflectance, mediating between the substrate and metal portion to prevent peeling.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Reliability

If metal portion is bonded to substrate, then electrical conductivity is improved, but reliability deteriorates due to peeling

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebonding reliabilityVSAvoidbonding stability
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSStability of the object's composition

Solution Approach 1:

The silver-containing region is formed within the substrate before the metal portion is applied. This preliminary action creates a pre-prepared bonding interface that ensures strong adhesion and prevents peeling, improving bonding reliability and stability before the metal portion is actually bonded.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Strength

If silver-containing region is formed in substrate, then bonding strength is improved, but manufacturing complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebonding strengthVSAvoidsubstrate structure complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
StrengthVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges the formation of the silver-containing region with the substrate manufacturing process itself. By incorporating silver particles into the ceramic slurry before sintering, the silver-containing region is created as an integral part of the substrate, avoiding additional manufacturing steps and reducing overall complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

The solution significantly increases the bonding strength between the substrate and the metal portion, reducing peeling and maintaining high reflectance, thus enhancing the reliability and performance of the light-emitting device.

Implementation Method 1

a silver-containing region existing in a portion of the substrate main body which faces the metal portion across a bonding portion bonding the substrate main body and the silver-containing metal portion

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectAdhesion: Adhesive

Data Source

PatentEP2645435B1Substrate for mounting light-emitting element, and light-emitting device
Publication Date: 2017.08.09 KYOCERA CORP
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AI summary

There are provided a light-emitting element mounting substrate having high bonding strength between a substrate main body and a metal portion, and a light-emitting device having high bonding strength between the substrate main body and the metal portion and high reliability. A light-emitting element mounting substrate includes a substrate main body (20) formed of a ceramic sintered body; and a silver-containing metal portion (2), a silver-containing region (4) existing in a portion of the substrate main body which faces the metal portion across a bonding portion bonding the substrate main body and the silver-containing metal portion. Accordingly, it is possible to increase bonding strength between the substrate main body (20) and the metal portion (2).