Subject Area
Mechanical Engineering
Abstract
Nowadays, with the increase in the power and transistor density of microelectronic devices, the working temperature is becoming a big issue in the performance and reliability of devices. The thermal characterizations of experimental measurement and numerical simulation are essential in the device design and test. In this work, the thermal characterization technique, combining experimental and numerical methods, is performed on high-power microelectronic devices. The thermoreflectance-based experimental thermal characterization method is presented, which has both high spatial and temporal resolutions. In addition, the high-speed self-adaptive full 3D simulation tool is used to make 3D models of high-power devices. This work explores high-power devices under different conditions, including steady-state, short-term transient, and long-term stress. The aging behavior is studied during the long-term stressing of the measured devices, and an unexpected temperature behavior is found and identified. The transient temperature behavior in the short periods, between 4 μs to 1 ms, is studied. In addition, 3D simulation models are built based on the measurement results. Several facts, such as power droop, are considered to improve the 3D model. Two reduced calculation models are created by the guidance of the experimental data and simulation results. To calculate the temperature of actual devices, both calculation models have the function of temperature-dependent thermal conductivity. In addition, the long-term transient electroluminescence (EL) measurement method is presented, which is the EL mapping coupled with a spectrum scan. The process of this method, as well as its results, are shown in this study.
Degree Date
Spring 5-13-2023
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Department
Mechanical Engineering
Advisor
Peter Raad
Number of Pages
249
Format
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 License
Recommended Citation
Cui, Yubo, "Experimental and Computational Characterization of GaN and Si Power Devices and the Development of Their Generalized Reduced Models" (2023). Mechanical Engineering Research Theses and Dissertations. 54.
https://scholar.smu.edu/engineering_mechanical_etds/54
