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http://dx.doi.org/10.6117/kmeps.2018.25.3.013

Optimization of Soldering Process of Sn-3.0Ag-0.5Cu and Sn-1.0Ag-0.7Cu-1.6Bi-0.2In Alloys for Solar Combiner Junction Box Module  

Lee, Byung-Suk (Welding and Joining R&D Group, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH))
Oh, Chul-Min (Eletronic Convergence Material & Device Research Center, Korea Electronics Technology Institute (KETI))
Kwak, Hyun (MIRAE E & I)
Kim, Tae-Woo (MIRAE E & I)
Yun, Heui-Bog (MIRAE E & I)
Yoon, Jeong-Won (Welding and Joining R&D Group, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH))
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Journal of the Microelectronics and Packaging Society / v.25, no.3, 2018 , pp. 13-19 More about this Journal
Abstract
The soldering property of Pb-containing solder(Sn-Pb) and Pb-free solders(Sn-3.0Ag-0.5Cu and Sn-1.0Ag-0.7Cu-1.6Bi-0.2In) for solar combiner box module was compared. The solar combiner box module was composed of voltage and current detecting modules, diode modules, and other modules. In this study, solder paste printability, printing shape inspection, solder joint property, X-ray inspection, and shear force measurements were conducted. For optimization of Pb-free soldering process, step 1 and 2 were divided. In the step 1 process, the printability of Pb-containing and Pb-free solder alloys were estimated by using printing inspector. Then, the relationship between void percentages and shear force has been estimated. Overall, the property of Pb-containing solder was better than two Pb-free solders. In the step 2 process, the property of reflow soldering for the Pb-free solders was evaluated with different reflow peak temperatures. As the peak temperature of the reflow process gradually increased, the void percentage decreased by 2 to 4%, but the shear force did not significantly depend on the reflow peak temperature by a deviation of about 0.5 kgf. Among different surface finishes on PCB, ENIG surface finish was better than OSP and Pb-free solder surface finishes in terms of shear force. In the thermal shock reliability test of the solar combiner box module with a Pb-free solder and OSP surface finish, the change rate of electrical property of the module was almost unchanged within a 0.3% range and the module had a relatively good electrical property after 500 thermal shock cycles.
Keywords
Sn-Pb solder; Sn-3.0Ag-0.5Cu; Sn-1.0Ag-0.7Cu-1.6Bi-0.2In; Reflow temperature; Surface finish;
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