Claims
- 1. A bonded ceramic-metal composite substrate comprising a ceramic substrate having opposite surfaces and a copper sheet having a face directly bonded to one of the surfaces of the ceramic substrate, wherein the substrate is a non-oxide type ceramic substrate that has been subjected to an oxidizing treatment of the bonding surface prior to bonding, and the copper sheet has a Vickers hardness after bonding in the range of 40 kg/mm.sup.2 to 100 kg/mm.sup.2.
- 2. A bonded ceramic-metal composite substrate according to claim 1, wherein the copper sheet has a Vickers hardness after bonding in the range of 60 kg/mm.sup.2 to 80 kg/mm.sup.2.
- 3. A bonded ceramic-metal composite substrate according to claim 1, wherein the copper sheet has an oxygen content in the range of 100 to 3000 ppm.
- 4. A bonded ceramic-metal composite substrate according to claim 1, wherein the copper sheet has a thickness in the range of 0.25 mm to 0.6 mm.
- 5. A bonded ceramic-metal composite substrate according to claim 1, wherein said ceramic substrate is a ceramic sintered body of the non-oxide type selected from the group consisting of aluminium nitride, silicon nitride, titanium nitride and silicon carbide.
- 6. A bonded ceramic-metal composite substrate according to claim 1, wherein said ceramic substrate is aluminium nitride.
- 7. A bonded ceramic-metal composite substrate according to claim 1, wherein said ceramic substrate is subjected to a prior oxidizing treatment of the bonding surface prior to bonding to said copper sheet.
- 8. A circuit board comprising:
- (a) a bonded ceramic-metal composite substrate comprising a ceramic substrate having opposite surfaces and a copper sheet having opposite faces, one face of which is directly bonded to one of the surfaces of the ceramic substrate and the other face of which comprises at least one mounting area and at least one electrode area, wherein the substrate is a non-oxide type ceramic substrate that has been subjected to an oxidizing treatment of the bonding surface prior to bonding, and the copper sheet has a Vickers hardness after bonding in the range of 40 kg/mm.sup.2 to 100 kg/mm.sup.2 ;
- (b) at least one electrical element mounted on said at least one mounting area of the copper sheet, and
- (c) at least one bonding wire connecting said at least one electrical element with said at least one electrode area.
- 9. A circuit board according to claim 8, wherein the Vickers hardness after bonding of the copper sheet lies in the range of 60 kg/mm.sup.2 to 80 kg/mm.sup.2.
- 10. A circuit board according to claim 8, wherein the copper sheet has an oxygen content in the range of 100 to 3000 ppm.
- 11. A circuit board according to claim 8, wherein said at least one electrical element is soldered to said at least one mounting area.
- 12. A circuit board according to claim 8, wherein said copper sheet has a thickness in the range of 0.25 mm to 0.6 mm.
- 13. A circuit board according to claim 8, wherein said ceramic substrate is aluminium nitride.
- 14. A bonded ceramic-metal composite substrate comprising a ceramic substrate having opposite surfaces and a copper sheet having a face directly bonded to one of the surfaces of the ceramic substrate, wherein the substrate is a non-oxide type ceramic substrate selected from the group consisting of aluminium nitride, silicon nitride, titanium nitride and silicon carbide that has been subjected to an oxidizing treatment of the bonding surface prior to bonding, and the copper sheet has a Vickers hardness after bonding in the range of 40 kg/mm.sup.2 to 100 kg/mm.sup.2.
- 15. A bonded ceramic-metal composite substrate according to claim 14, wherein said ceramic substrate is aluminum nitride.
- 16. A circuit board comprising:
- (a) a bonded ceramic-metal composite substrate comprising a ceramic substrate having opposite surfaces and a copper sheet having opposite faces, one face of which is directly bonded to one of the surfaces of the ceramic substrate and the other face of which comprises at least one mounting area and at least one electrode area, wherein the substrate is a non-oxide type ceramic substrate selected from the group consisting of aluminium nitride, silicon nitride, titanium nitride and silicon carbide that has been subjected to an oxidizing treatment of the bonding surface prior to bonding, and the copper sheet has a Vickers hardness after bonding in the range of 40 kg/mm.sup.2 to 100 kg/mm.sup.2 ;
- (b) at least one electrical element mounted on said at least one mounting area of the copper sheet, and
- (c) at least one bonding wire connecting said at least one electrical element with said at least one electrode area.
- 17. A bonded ceramic-metal composite substrate according to claim 16, wherein said ceramic substrate is aluminum nitride.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This application is a division of application Ser. No. 07/324,553, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,155,665 filed Mar. 16, 1989.
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