• 한국재료학회지
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• 제22권10호
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• pp.545-551
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• 2012

In semiconductor manufacturing, the circuit integrity of packaged BGA devices is tested by measuring electrical resistance using test sockets. Test sockets have been reported to often fail earlier than the expected life-time due to high contact resistance. This has been attributed to the formation of Sn oxide films on the Au coating layer of the probe pins loaded on the socket. Similar to contact failure, and known as "fretting", this process widely occurs between two conductive surfaces due to the continual rupture and accumulation of oxide films. However, the failure mechanism at the probe pin differs from fretting. In this study, the microstructural processes and formation mechanisms of Sn oxide films developed on the probe pin surface were investigated. Failure analysis was conducted mainly by FIB-FESEM observations, along with EDX, AES, and XRD analyses. Soft and fresh Sn was found to be transferred repeatedly from the solder bump to the Au surface of the probe pins; it was then instantly oxidized to SnO. The $SnO_2$ phase is a more stable natural oxide, but SnO has been proved to grow on Sn thin film at low temperature (< $150^{\circ}C$). Further oxidation to $SnO_2$ is thought to be limited to 30%. The SnO film grew layer by layer up to 571 nm after testing of 50,500 cycles (1 nm/100 cycle). This resulted in the increase of contact resistance and thus of signal delay between the probe pin and the solder bump.

• 마이크로전자및패키징학회지
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.79-84
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• 2010

3차원 Si 칩 패키징 공정을 위한 비아 홀(TSV: Through-Si-Via) 및 Au 시드층 형성, 전기 도금을 이용한 Cu 충전기술과 범핑 공정 단순화에 관하여 연구하였다. 비아 홀 형성을 위하여 $SF_6$ 와 $C_4F_8$ 플라즈마를 교대로 사용하는 DRIE(Deep Reactive Ion Etching) 법을 사용하여 Si 웨이퍼를 에칭하였다. 1.92 ks동안 에칭하여 직경 40 ${\mu}m$, 깊이 80 ${\mu}m$의 비아 홀을 형성하였다. 비아 홀의 옆면에는 열습식 산화법으로 $SiO_2$ 절연층을, 스퍼터링 방법으로 Ti 접합층과 Au 시드층을 형성하였다. 펄스 DC 전기도금법에 의해 비아 홀에 Cu를 충전하였으며, 1000 mA/$dm^2$ 의 정펄스 전류에서 5 s 동안, 190 mA/$dm^2$의 역펄스 조건에서 25 s 동안 인가하는 조건으로 총 57.6 ks 동안 전기도금하였다. Si 다이 상의 Cu plugs 위에 리소그라피 공정 없이 전기도금을 실시하여 Sn 범프를 형성할 수 있었으며, 심각한 결함이 없는 범프를 성공적으로 제조할 수 있었다.

• 한국마이크로전자및패키징학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국마이크로전자및패키징학회 2001년도 추계 기술심포지움
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• pp.146-150
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• 2001

Microwave model and high-frequency measurement of the ACF flip-chip interconnection was investigated using a microwave network analysis. S-parameters of on-chip and substrate were separately measured in the frequency range of 200 MHz to 20 GHz using a microwave network analyzer HP8510 and cascade probe. And the cascade transmission matrix conversion was performed. The same measurements and conversion techniques were conducted on the assembled test chip and substrate at the same frequency range. Then impedance values in ACF flip-chip interconnection were extracted from cascade transmission matrix. ACF flip chip interconnection has only below 0.1nH, and very stable up to 13 GHz. Over the 13 GHz, there was significant loss because of epoxy capacitance of ACF. However, the addition of SiO$_2$filler to the ACF lowered the dielectric constant of the ACF materials resulting in an increase of resonance frequency up to 15 GHz. High frequency behavior of metal Au stud bumps was investigated. The resonance frequency of the metal stud bump interconnects is higher than that of ACF flip-chip interconnects and is not observed at the microwave frequency band. The extracted model parameters of adhesive flip chip interconnects were analyzed with the considerations of the characteristics of material and the design guideline of ACA flip chip for high frequency applications was provided.

• 마이크로전자및패키징학회지
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.9-16
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• 2005

This paper presents the development of new anisotropic conductive adhesives with enhanced thermal conductivity for the wide use of adhesive flip chip technology with improved reliability under high current density condition. The continuing downscaling of structural profiles and increase in inter-connection density in flip chip packaging using ACAs has given rise to reliability problem under high current density. In detail, as the bump size is reduced, the current density through bump is also increased. This increased current density also causes new failure mechanism such as interface degradation due to inter-metallic compound formation and adhesive swelling due to high current stressing, especially in high current density interconnection, in which high junction temperature enhances such failure mechanism. Therefore, it is necessary for the ACA to become thermal transfer medium to improve the lifetime of ACA flip chip joint under high current stressing condition. We developed thermally conductive ACA of 0.63 W/m$\cdot$K thermal conductivity using the formulation incorporating $5 {\mu}m$ Ni and $0.2{\mu}m$ SiC-filled epoxy-bated binder system to achieve acceptable viscosity, curing property, and other thermo-mechanical properties such as low CTE and high modulus. The current carrying capability of ACA flip chip joints was improved up to 6.7 A by use of thermally conductive ACA compared to conventional ACA. Electrical reliability of thermally conductive ACA flip chip joint under current stressing condition was also improved showing stable electrical conductivity of flip chip joints. The high current carrying capability and improved electrical reliability of thermally conductive ACA flip chip joint under current stressing test is mainly due to the effective heat dissipation by thermally conductive adhesive around Au stud bumps/ACA/PCB pads structure.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.395-403
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• 2012

오늘날 접합시 열에 의한 재료 손상과 접착제(ACA, NCA) 이용으로 부품간의 정렬이 문제가 되고있다. 따라서, 본 논문은 FPCB 와 HPCB 금속(Au) PAD를 직접 접합하였다. 이때 박막인 재료에 손상을 입히는 열, 부품간의 정렬에 문제가 되는 접착제(ACA, NCA)를 사용하지 않고 상온에서 접합을 하였다. 접합시 초음파 혼을 이용하여 접합을 하였으며, 초음파혼은 40kHz이다. 공정 조건은 접합압력 0.60MPa, 접합시간 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0sec이다. 또한, 산업에서 요구하는 접합강도는 필강도 테스트 결과값으로 0.60Kgf 이상이며, 본 실험에서는 접합강도가 0.80MPa 이상이 나왔다. 이로서, 열에 의한 재료 손상과, 접 착제(ACA, NCA)에 의한 정렬 문제를 해결하였다. 그리고 산업산업에서 바로 적용하고 생산할 수 있는 FPCB, HPCB 시료 제작을 하였다.

• 마이크로전자및패키징학회지
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.49-53
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• 2011

TSV(through-silicon-via)를 이용한 3차원 Si 칩 패키징 공정 중 전기 도금을 이용한 비아 홀 내 Cu 고속 충전과 범핑 공정 단순화에 관하여 연구하였다. DRIE(deep reactive ion etching)법을 이용하여 TSV를 제조하였으며, 비아홀 내벽에 $SiO_2$, Ti 및 Au 기능 박막층을 형성하였다. 전도성 금속 충전에서는 비아 홀 내 Cu 충전율을 향상시키기 위하여 PPR(periodic-pulse-reverse) 전류 파형을 인가하였으며, 범프 형성 공정에서는 리소그라피(lithography) 공정을 사용하지 않는 non-PR 범핑법으로 Sn-3.5Ag 범프를 형성하였다. 전기 도금 후, 충전된 비아의 단면 및 범프의 외형을 FESEM(field emission scanning electron microscopy)으로 관찰하였다. 그 결과, Cu 충전에서는 -9.66 $mA/cm^2$의 전류밀도에서 60분간의 도금으로 비아 입구의 도금층 과성장에 의한 결함이 발생하였고, -7.71 $mA/cm^2$에서는 비아의 중간 부분에서의 도금층 과성장에 의한 결함이 발생하였다. 또한 결함이 생성된 Cu 충전물 위에 전기 도금을 이용하여 범프를 형성한 결과, 범프의 모양이 불규칙하고, 균일도가 감소함을 나타내었다.