Behaviour of printed resistors compatible with thick film copper technology

This paper is focused on printed resistors compatible with Thick Printed Copper (TPC). TPC technology is new prospective technology for the realization of power electronic substrates and can be used as an alternative to conventional Direct Bonded Copper or Active Metal Brazing technologies. TPC technology has many benefits and also enables the direct integration of printed resistors on a power substrate. Three variants of printed resistors based on different resistive materials (standard resistive thick film paste, copper-nickel nanoparticle ink and copper-nickel thick film paste) were verified and tested. The properties of these resistors are described in this paper