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This article provides an overview of some of the critical materials issues involved in the utilization and commercialization of aluminum-nitride ceramics in electronic applications. Critical material defects and microstructural issues that control thermal, electrical, and mechanical properties and the status of metallization technology are reviewed. Finally, a discussion of current and future potential applications of sintered AlN and how these applications tie into key material properties is provided.
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Jonathan H. Harris earned his Ph.D. in solid state physics at Brown University in 1983. He is currently vice president of technology at Crystalline Materials Corporation.
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Harris, J.H. Sintered aluminum nitride ceramics for high-power electronic applications. JOM 50, 56–60 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-998-0130-z
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