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The Korean Microelectronics and Packaging Society (한국마이크로전자및패키징학회)
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A Study of Kirkendall Void Formation and Impact Reliability at the Electroplated Cu/Sn-3.5Ag Solder Joint

전해도금 Cu와 Sn-3.5Ag 솔더 접합부의 Kirkendall void 형성과 충격 신뢰성에 관한 연구

  • Kim, Jong-Yeon (Center for Electronic Packaging Materials, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology) ;
  • Yu, Jin (Center for Electronic Packaging Materials, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)
  • 김종연 (한국과학기술원 신소재공학과 전자패키지재료연구센터) ;
  • 유진 (한국과학기술원 신소재공학과 전자패키지재료연구센터)
  • Published : 2008.03.30
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Abstract

A noticeable amount of Kirkendall voids formed at the Sn-3.5Ag solder joint with electroplated Cu, and that became even more significant when an additive was added to Cu electroplating bath. With SPS, a large amount of voids formed at the $Cu/Cu_3Sn$ interface of the solder joint during thermal aging at $150^{\circ}C$. The in-situ AES analysis of fractured joints revealed S segregation on the void surface. Only Cu, Sn, and S peaks were detected at the fractured $Cu/Cu_3Sn$ interfaces, and the S peak decreased rapidly with AES depth profiling. The segregation of S at the $Cu/Cu_3Sn$ interface lowered interface energy and thereby reduced the free energy barrier for the Kirkendall void nucleation. The drop impact test revealed that the electrodeposited Cu film with SPS degraded drastically with aging time. Fracture occurred at the $Cu/Cu_3Sn$ interface where a lot of voids existed. Therefore, voids occupied at the $Cu/Cu_3Sn$ interface are shown to seriously degrade drop reliability of solder joints.

Kirkendall void는 전해도금 Cu/Sn-Ag 솔더 접합부에서 형성되었으며 Cu 도금욕에 함유되는 첨가제에 의존한다. 첨가제로 사용된 SPS의 함량의 증가와 함께 $150^{\circ}C$에서 열처리 후 많은 양의 Kirkendall void가 $Cu/Cu_3Sn$ 계면에 존재하였다. AES 분석은 void 표면에 S가 편석되어 있음을 보여주었다. $Cu/Cu_3Sn$ 계면을 따라 파괴된 시편에서 Cu, Sn, S peak만 검출되었고 AES 깊이 프로파일에서 S는 급격하게 감소하였다. $Cu/Cu_3Sn$ 계면에서 S 편석은 계면에너지를 낮추고 Kirkendall void 핵생성을 위한 에너지장벽을 감소시킨다. 낙하충격시험은 SPS를 사용하여 도금된 Cu의 경우 Kirkendall void가 형성된 $Cu/Cu_3Sn$ 계면에서 파괴가 진행되고 급격하게 신뢰성이 감소됨을 보였다.

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