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Title: Performance and Reliability of Bonded Interfaces for High-temperature Packaging: Annual Progress Report

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1404872· OSTI ID:1404872
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  1. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

As maximum device temperatures approach 200 °Celsius, continuous operation, sintered silver materials promise to maintain bonds at these high temperatures without excessive degradation rates. A detailed characterization of the thermal performance and reliability of sintered silver materials and processes has been initiated for the next year. Future steps in crack modeling include efforts to simulate crack propagation directly using the extended finite element method (X-FEM), a numerical technique that uses the partition of unity method for modeling discontinuities such as cracks in a system.

Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Vehicle Technologies Office (EE-3V)
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-08GO28308
OSTI ID:
1404872
Report Number(s):
NREL/MP-5400-67117
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English