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http://dx.doi.org/10.6117/kmeps.2020.27.1.0055

Experimental and Numerical Analysis of Package and Solder Ball Crack Reliability using Solid Epoxy Material  

Cho, Youngmin (Graduate School of NID Fusion Technology, Seoul National University of Science and Technology)
Choa, Sung-Hoon (Graduate School of NID Fusion Technology, Seoul National University of Science and Technology)
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Journal of the Microelectronics and Packaging Society / v.27, no.1, 2020 , pp. 55-65 More about this Journal
Abstract
The use of underfill materials in semiconductor packages is not only important for stress relieving of the package, but also for improving the reliability of the package during shock and vibration. However, in recent years, as the size of the package becomes larger and very thin, the use of the underfill shows adverse effects and rather deteriorates the reliability of the package. To resolve these issues, we developed the package using a solid epoxy material to improve the reliability of the package as a substitute for underfill material. The developed solid epoxy was applied to the package of the application processor in smart phone, and the reliability of the package was evaluated using thermal cycling reliability tests and numerical analysis. In order to find the optimal solid epoxy material and process conditions for improving the reliability, the effects of various factors on the reliability, such as the application number of solid epoxy, type of PCB pad, and different solid epoxy materials, were investigated. The reliability test results indicated that the package with solid epoxy exhibited higher reliability than that without solid epoxy. The application of solid epoxy at six locations showed higher reliability than that of solid epoxy at four locations indicating that the solid epoxy plays a role in relieving stress of the package, thereby improving the reliability of the package. For the different types of PCB pad, NSMD (non-solder mask defined) pad showed higher reliability than the SMD (solder mask defined) pad. This is because the application of the NSMD pad is more advantageous in terms of thermomechanical stress reliability because the solderpad bond area is larger. In addition, for the different solid epoxy materials with different thermal expansion coefficients, the reliability was more improved when solid epoxy having lower thermal expansion coefficient was used.
Keywords
Solid epoxy; Package reliability; Thermal cycling; Numerical analysis; Solder crack;
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