5-Kilowatt, 1-Kilovolt, Laminated Sonar Transistor.

Abstract

Developmental work on the mechanical aspects of the laminated overlay process was completed. Preferential emitter etching was incorporated into the process with emitter site size reduced to 2.5 mils on 5.5-mil centers. A process flow chart and a brief description of the process are presented. Preliminary measurements on laminated etched wafers showed good emitter-junction and collector-junction characteristics; however, beta was very low. It appears that the beta problem is associated with the seeding and epitaxial refill operations and is not inherent in the etched wafers. The feasibility of parallel packaging was demonstrated after minor changes were made in the design of the base connector. Thermal-stress measurements indicate severe thermal fatigue of solder-mounted pellets. It is expected that the use of an alloy having a higher lead content will improve this condition substantially. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0874531

Entities

People

  • Hans W. Becke
  • Joseph P. White

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accumulators
  • Connectors
  • Engineering
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Packaging
  • Physical Properties
  • Stresses
  • Thermal Fatigue
  • Thermal Stresses
  • Transistors

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Electronics Engineering
  • Nanofabrication and Microfabrication.
  • Semiconductor Device Technology