Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Tech Transfer
Wide Temperature Cycling Tolerant Electronic Packaging Substrates, Phase I
Project Introduction
Planetary exploration missions require electronics packaging that can withstand extreme temperatures and numerous temperature cycles (-230C to +350C). The present project proposes a novel metallized ceramic substrates that could potentially withstand these temperature extremes and serve as reliable packaging platforms. Phase I research will be aimed at confirming this - new metallized ceramic substrates will be subjected to severe thermal cycling tests and any change in metallization adhesion to ceramic or change in electrical properties will be quantified. If Phase I is successful, we will proceed to addressing the other important issues, like etching, plating, wire bonding and die bonding to new substrates to result in a demonstrator package capable of withstanding the extreme thermal cycling.
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Anticipated Benefits
Potential commercial applications are quite extensive and include many related to green power semiconductor packaging that can save electric power or produce one from renewable sources. Examples include LED packaging, thermoelectric generators and coolers, concentrated photovoltaic elements and high temperature wide bandgap semiconductor packaging applications. Planetary exploration missions to the Moon and Mars, both manned and unmanned will require electronic modules that are packaged to withstand extreme temperature variations (-230C to +350C. New metallized ceramic substrates will present a reliable packaging platform for such electronics.
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Primary U.S. Work Locations and Key Partners
| Organizations Performing Work | Role | Type | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| ReMetAl LLC | Lead Organization | Industry | Belmont, Massachusetts |
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
(JPL)
|
Supporting Organization | NASA Center | Pasadena, California |
Primary U.S. Work Locations
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California
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Massachusetts
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Organizational Responsibility
Responsible Mission Directorate:
- Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD)
Lead Organization:
- ReMetAl LLC
Responsible Program:
- Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Tech Transfer
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Program Manager:
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Project Duration
Start: Feb 2011
End: Sep 2011
Technology Maturity (TRL)
| Start: | 2 |
| Current: | 5 |
| Estimated End: | 5 |
Applied Research
Development
Demo & Test
Technology Areas
Primary:
- TX10 Autonomous Systems
- TX10.1 Situational and Self Awareness
- TX10.1.4 Hazard Assessment
Target Destination
Others Inside the Solar System
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