Enhancement　of　the　fracture　resistance　for　sintered　silver　joints　has　been　one　of　the　critical　issues　that　considered　frequently　in　engineering　practice.　In　this　paper,　different　micropatterned　sintered　silver　joints　were　fabricated.　Through　end　notch　flexural　test,　the　load　displacement　curves　for　various　kinds　of　micropatterned　joints　are　presented.　The　shearing　fracture　toughness　and　shearing　fracture　characteristics　for　different　micropatterned　joints　are　also　given.　The　maximum　shearing　fracture　toughness　is　obtained　under　the　grid　groove　samples　with　the　highest　shearing　fracture　toughness　obtained　at　356.95　±　27.45　J/m2,　which　is　about　7.8　times　of　that　without　micropatterned　joints.　It　is　also　found　that　the　shearing　fracture　toughness　is　strongly　dependent　on　the　groove　depth　of　the　micropatterns.　The　cracking　morphology　shows　that　the　crack　extension　was　mainly　in　a　cohesive　mode　but　was　also　associated　with　locally　interfacial　debonding　failure　that　occurred　at　the　groove　locus.　Although　the　micropatterns　lead　to　the　increase　of　shearing　fracture　toughness　of　adhesively　bonded　joints　and　even　some　of　the　tested　P-δ　curves　shows　the　ductile　fracture　manner,　the　macro　fracture　morphology　of　the　crack　in　sintered　silver　shows　that　the　cracking　in　micropatterned　joints　still　presents　brittle　fracture　manner.　©　2023　Elsevier　Ltd