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http://dx.doi.org/10.5781/KWJS.2011.29.1.099

Improvement of Solder Joint Strength in SAC 305 Solder Ball to ENIG Substrate Using LF Hydrogen Radical Treatment  

Lee, Ah-Reum (National Core Research Center(NCRC) for Hybrid Material Solution, Pusan National University)
Jo, Seung-Jae (National Core Research Center(NCRC) for Hybrid Material Solution, Pusan National University)
Park, Jai-Hyun (Research Institute of Industrial Science & Technology)
Kang, Chung-Yun (Pusan National University)
Publication Information
Journal of Welding and Joining / v.29, no.1, 2011 , pp. 99-106 More about this Journal
Abstract
Joint strength between a solder ball and a pad on a substrate is one of the major factors which have effects on electronic device reliability. The effort to improve solder joint strength via surface cleaning, heat treatment and solder composition change have been in progress. This paper will discuss the method of solder ball joint strength improvement using LF hydrogen radical cleaning treatment and focus on the effects of surface treatment condition on the solder ball shear strength and interfacial reactions. In the joint without radical cleaning, voids were observed at the interface. However, the specimens cleaned by hydrogen-radical didn't have voids at the interface regardless of cleaning time. The shear strength between the solder ball and the pad was increased over 120%(about 800gf) when compared to that without the radical treatment (680gf) under the same reflow condition. Especially, at the specimen treated for 5minutes, ball shear strength was considerably increased over 150%(1150gf). Through the observation of fracture surface and cross-section microstructure, the increase of joint strength resulted from the change of fracture mode, that is, from the solder ball fracture to IMC/Ni(P) interfacial fracture. The other cases like radical treated specimen for 1, 3, 7, 9min. showed IMC/solder interfacial fracture rather than fracture in the solder ball.
Keywords
Low frequency; LF; Hydrogen radical; Plasma; Fluxless; Soldering; Pb-free;
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