ISSN Online: 2377-424X
ISBN Print: 0-85295-345-3
International Heat Transfer Conference 10
THERMAL ENHANCEMENT COATINGS AND FILMS FOR MICROELECTRONICS SYSTEMS
Abstract
Over the past two decades, the miniaturization of
microelectronic components and subcomponents has led
to higher operating temperatures, greater heat generation,
and an increase in thermally-induced failures due to the
increases in thermal resistance. These resistances could
be decreased through appropriate use of metallic or nonmetallic
surface coatings or films. Several experimental
investigations have been conducted for selected coating
materials over a limited range of test conditions for
specific applications. This paper assesses the potential for
both metallic and non-metallic coating materials for use
in the thermal enhancement or thermal isolation of
metallic interfaces for microelectronic applications.
Further, new experimental thermal contact conductance
data for ceramic coated surfaces are presented with a
measure of their thermal enhancement.