Technical data sheet
curamik® CERAMIC SUBSTRATES
Al
2
O
3
 W/mK @ °C
HPS
 W/mK @ °C
Si
3
N
4
 W/mK @ °C
AlN
 W/mK @ °C
Al
2
O
3
Alumina curamik® Power
HPS*
Alumina (% ZrO
doped) curamik® Power Plus
Si
3
N
4
Silicon Nitride curamik® Performance
AlN
Aluminum Nitride curamik® Thermal
Thermal conductivity
Available materials
copper thicknesses mm
0.127 0.2 0.25 0.3 0.4 0.5
ceramic thicknesses mm
0.25 HPS HPS HPS
0.32
AI
AI
HPS
AI
HPS
AI
HPS HPS HPS
0.38
AI
AI
AI
AI
0.5
AI
AI
AI
AI
AI
0.63
AI
AIN
AI
AIN
AI
AIN
AI
AIN
1.00
AI
AIN
AI
AIN
AI
AIN
AI
AIN
ceramic thicknesses mm
copper thicknesses mm
0.3 0.5 0.8
0.25 Si
N
Si
N
Si
N
0.32 Si
N
Si
N
Si
N
Available thickness combinations DBC
Available thickness combinations AMB
* The HPS products are subject to patent restrictions in some countries.
Note other copper thicknesses on request.
curamik® CERAMIC SUBSTRATES Technical data sheet
Total dimensions
master card
 mm x . mm ± .%
Max. useable area  mm x  mm ± .%
Copper peeling strength ≥ . N/mm @  mm/min for DBC with
. mm Cu-thickness
≥ . N/mm @  mm/min for AMB with
. mm Cu-thickness
Platings Electroless Ni:  m –  m (% ± % P) all-over
Electroless Ag : . m – . m all-over
Electroless Au Class A: .  . µm all-over on Ni
Electroless Au Class B: .  . µm all-over on Ni
Roughness* R
a
≤  m; R
z
≤  m; R
max
=  m
General dimensions
Surface options
Typ. width of / spacing between conductors
Al
2
O
3
. ppm/K @ °C - °C
HPS . ppm/K @ °C - °C
Si
3
N
4
. ppm/K @ °C - °C
AlN . ppm/K @ °C - °C
Coefficient of linear thermal expansion (CTE)
with copper plating 5% to 60% higher (dependent on copper thickness)
* Lower roughness on request
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Cu-thickness width DBC width AMB
. mm typ. . mm n/a
. mm typ. . mm n/a
. mm typ. . mm n/a
. mm typ. . mm typ. . mm
. mm typ. . mm n/a
. mm typ. . mm typ. . mm
. mm n/a n/a
. mm n/a typ. . mm
d = Cu-thickness
W = Width
W
Copper
Ceramic
Pitch
d