• 한국재료학회지
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.152-159
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• 2007

When the electronics are tested with thermal shock for Pb-free solder joint reliability, there are temperature conditions with use environment but number of cycles for test don't clearly exist. To obtain the long term reliability data, electronic companies have spent the cost and times. Therefore this studies show the test method and number of thermal shock cycles for evaluating the solder joint reliability of electronic components and also research bonding strength variation with formation and growth of intermetallic compounds (IMC). SMD (surface mount device) 3216 chip resistor and 44 pin QFP (quad flat package) was utilized for experiments and each components were soldered with Sn-40Pb and Sn-3.0 Ag-0.5 Cu solder on the FR-4 PCB(printed circuit board) using by reflow soldering process. To reliability evaluation, thermal shock test was conducted between $-40^{\circ}C\;and\;+125^{\circ}C$ for 2,000 cycles, 10 minute dwell time, respectively. Also we analyzed the IMCs of solder joint using by SEM and EDX. To compare with bonding strength, resistor and QFP were tested shear strength and $45^{\circ}$ lead pull strength, respectively. From these results, optimized number of cycles was proposed with variation of bonding strength under thermal shock.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.34-40
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• 2005

There have been numerous approaches to examine the bonding strengths of solder joints. However, despite the technical and practical limitations, the precedent test methods such as the ball shear and ball pull tests are being used in industrial applications. In this study, the optimum jaw pressure with the modified protrusion jaw was introduced in order to obtain higher successful rate f3r ball pull testing. Furthermore, the pull strengths and fracture modes of Sn-8Zn-3Bi, Sn-4Ag-0.7Cu, and Sn-37Pb eutectic solder after isothermal aging tests ($100^{\circ}C,\;150^{\circ}C$), were evaluated with the protrusion jaw. The pull strength-displacement hysteresis curves and fracture surfaces were carefully investigated to evaluate the correlation between the pull strengths and the fracture modes of each solder. In conclusion, it is verified that Au-Zn IMCs (Intermetallic Compounds) have a detrimental effect on the pull strengths and changed fracture modes of Sn-8Zn-3Bi solder. Meanwhile, the microstructure transformation influences the degradation of pull strengths of Sn-4Ag-0.7Cu and Sn-37Pb solders.

• Electronic Materials Letters
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• 제14권6호
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• pp.678-688
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• 2018

The repeated-bending properties of Sn-0.7Cu, Sn-0.3Ag-0.7Cu (SAC0307), and Sn-3.0Ag-0.5Cu (SAC305) solders mounted on flexible substrates were studied using highly accelerated stress testing (HAST), followed by repeated-bending testing. In the Sn-0.7Cu joints, the $Cu_6Sn_5$ intermetallic compound (IMC) coarsened as the HAST time increased. For the SAC0307 and SAC305 joints, the $Ag_3Sn$ and $Cu_6Sn_5$ IMCs coarsened mainly along the grain boundary as the HAST time increased. The Sn-0.7Cu solder had a high contact angle, compared to the SAC0307 and SAC305 solders; consequently, the SAC0307 and SAC305 solder joints displayed smoother fillet shapes than the Sn-0.7Cu solder joint. The repeated-bending for the Sn-0.7Cu solder produced the crack initiated from the interface between the Cu lead wire and the solder, and that for the SAC solders indicated the cracks initiated at the surface, but away from the interface between the Cu lead wire and the solder. Furthermore, the oxide layer was thickest for Sn-0.7Cu and thinnest for SAC305, regardless of the HAST time. For the SAC solders, the crack initiation rate increased as the oxide layer thickened and roughened. $Cu_6Sn_5$ precipitated and grew along the grain and subgrain boundaries as the HAST time increased, embrittling the grain boundary at the crack propagation site.

• Advances in materials Research
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.47-73
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• 2019

Joining of Mg/Ti hybrid structures by welding for automotive and aerospace applications has attracted great attention in recent years due mainly to its potential benefit of energy saving and emission reduction. However, joining them has been hampered with many difficulties due to their physical and metallurgical incompatibilities. Different joining processes have been employed to join Mg/Ti, and in most cases in order to get a metallurgical bonding between them was the use of an intermediate element at the interface or mutual diffusion of alloying elements from the base materials. The formation of a reaction product (in the form of solid solution or intermetallic compound) along the interface between the Mg and Ti is responsible for formation of a metallurgical bond. However, the interfacial bonding achieved and the joints performance depend significantly on the newly formed reaction product(s). Thus, a thorough understanding of the interaction between the selected intermediate elements with the base metals along with the influence of the associated welding parameters are essential. This review is timely as it presents on the current paradigm and progress in welding and joining of Mg/Ti alloys. The factors governing the welding of several important techniques are deliberated along with their joining mechanisms. Some opportunities to improve the welding of Mg/Ti for different welding techniques are also identified.

• 대한금속재료학회지
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• 제47권12호
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• pp.842-851
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• 2009

The long-term reliability of Sn-0.3wt%Ag-0.7wt%Cu solder joints was evaluated and compared with Sn-3.0wt%Ag-0.5wt%Cu under thermal shock conditions. Test vehicles were prepared to use Sn-0.3Ag-0.7Cu and Sn-3.0Ag-0.5Cu solder alloys. To compare the shear strength of the solder joints, 0603, 1005, 1608, 2012, 3216 and 4232 multi-layer ceramic chip capacitors were used. A reflow soldering process was utilized in the preparation of the test vehicles involving a FR-4 material-based printed circuit board (PCB). To compare the shear strength degradation following the thermal shock cycles, a thermal shock test was conducted up to 2,000 cycles at temperatures ranging from $-40^{\circ}C$ to $85^{\circ}C$, with a dwell time of 30 min at each temperature. The shear strength of the solder joints of the chip capacitors was measured at every 500 cycles in each case. The intermetallic compounds (IMCs) of the solder joint interfaces werealso analyzed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS). The results showed that the reliability of Sn-0.3Ag-0.7Cu solder joints was very close to that of Sn-3.0Ag-0.5Cu. Consequently, it was confirmed that Sn-0.3Ag-0.7Cu solder alloy with a low silver content can be replaced with Sn-3.0Ag-0.5Cu.

• 마이크로전자및패키징학회지
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.37-45
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• 2004

무전해 Ni(P)는 솔더링 특성과 부식저항성이 우수하고 표면 거칠기가 적으며 원하는 금속 상에 선택적으로 도금이 가능하여 전자패키지에서 반도체칩과 기판의 표면 금속층으로 촉 넓게 사용되고 있다. 그러나 솔더와의 반응 중 금속간 화합물의 spalling과 솔더 조인트에서의 취성파괴 문제가 성공적인 적용의 걸림돌이 되어 왔다. 본 연구에서는 각각 조성이 다른 세가지 Ni(P)막 (4.6,9, and $13 wt.\%$ P)을 사용하곡 솔더와의 반응시 무전해 Ni(P)막의 미세구조 및 상 변화와 금속간화합물의 spatting 거동을 면밀히 조사하였다. $Ni_3Sn_4$ 화합물 아래로 침투한 Sn과 P-rich layer ($Ni_3P$)와의 반응에 의해 $Ni_3SnP$ 층이 형성되며 $Ni_3SnP$ 층이 성장함에 따라 $Ni_3Sn_4$가 spalling됨이 관찰되었다. Spalling 후에는 Ni(P)막이 용융된 솔더와 직접 접촉하게 되어 Ni(P)막의 결정화가 가속화되고 $Ni_3P$상이 $Ni_2P$상으로 변태되었다. 또한 이러한 결정화 과정 중 Ni(P)막의 부피가 감소됨에 따라서 인장응력이 발생하여 막 내부에 크랙이 발생하였다.

• 마이크로전자및패키징학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.47-53
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• 2015

인쇄회로기판 솔더 상부 및 하부 접합부의 서로 다른 표면처리 조건에 따른 Sn-3.0Ag-0.5Cu (SAC305) 접합부의 열처리 및 전류 인가에 따른 금속간 화합물 성장거동을 비교하기 위하여 in-situ 미세구조분석 및 electromigration (EM) 수명평가를 실시하였다. 솔더 접합 직후, 상부 접합부의 electroless nickel immersion gold (ENIG) 표면처리에서는 $(Cu,Ni)_6Sn_5$, 하부 접합부의 organic solderability preservative (OSP) 표면처리에서는$ Cu_6Sn_5$, $Cu_3Sn$ 금속간 화합물이 접합 계면에서 생성되었다. EM 수명평가 결과 온도 $130^{\circ}C$, 전류밀도 $5.0{\times}10^3A/cm^2$ 하에서 평균파괴시간이 약 78.7 hrs으로 도출되었고, 하부 OSP 표면처리에서 전자가 솔더로 빠져나가는 부분에서 Cu의 소모에 의한 단락이 주 손상기구로 확인되었다. In-situ 주사전자현미경을 통해 계면 미세구조 분석 결과 상부 접합부 ENIG 표면처리에서 전자의 방향에 따른 미세구조의 큰 차이가 없고 뚜렷한 손상이 관찰되지 않았으나, 하부 접합부 OSP 표면처리의 경우 전자가 솔더로 유입되는 부분에서 빠른 Cu 소모로 인한 보이드 성장이 관찰되었다. 따라서, SAC305무연솔더 접합부에서 ENIG 표면처리가 OSP 표면처리보다 보다 우수한 EM확산방지막 역할을 하여 금속간 화합물 성장을 억제하고 보다 우수한 EM 신뢰성을 보이는 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• 제30권5호
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• pp.64-69
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• 2012

Sn-Bi eutectic alloy has been widely used as one of the key solder materials for step soldering at low temperature. The Sn-58Bi solder paste containing chloride flux was adopted to compare with that using the chloride-free flux. The paste was applied on the electroless nickel-immersion gold (ENIG) surface finish by stencil printing, and the reflow process was then performed at $170^{\circ}C$ for 10 min. After reflow, the solder joints were aged at $125^{\circ}C$ for 100, 200, 300, 500 and 1000 h in an oven. The interfacial microstructures were obtained by using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and the composition of intermetallic compounds (IMCs) was analyzed using energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS). Two different IMC layers, consisting of $Ni_3Sn_4$ and relatively very thin Sn-Bi-Ni-Au were formed at the solder/surface finish interface, and their thickness increased with increasing aging time. The wettability of solder joints was investigated by wetting balance test. The mechanical property of each aging solder joint was evaluated by the ball shear test in accordance with JEDEC standard (JESD22-B117A). The results show that the highest shear force was measured when the aging time was 100 h, and the fracture mode changed from ductile fracture to brittle fracture with increasing aging time. On the other hand, the chloride flux in the solder paste did not affect the shear force and fracture mode of the solder joints.

• 마이크로전자및패키징학회지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.65-70
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• 2021

본 연구에서는 레이저 접합 공정을 이용하여 flame retardant-4 (FR-4) 인쇄회로기판 (printed circuit board, PCB)의 organic solderability preservative (OSP) 표면처리 된 Cu pad와 전자부품을 Sn-57Bi-1Ag 저온 솔더 페이스트로 접합을 한 후 접합부의 계면 특성과 기계적 특성에 대하여 보고 하였다. 레이저 접합 공정은 레이저 파워 및 시간 등을 다르게 진행하여 접합 공정 조건이 접합부의 계면 및 기계적 특성에 미치는 영향을 살펴보았다. 레이저 접합 공정의 산업적 적용을 위하여 산업적으로 많이 이용되고 있는 리플로우 접합 공정을 이용한 접합부의 특성과도 비교 하였다. 레이저 접합 공정 적용 결과 2, 3 s의 짧은 공정 시간에도 계면에 Cu₆Sn₅ 금속간화합물 (intermetallic compound, IMC)를 생성하여 접합부를 안정적으로 형성함을 확인 하였다. 또한, 리플로우 공정과 비교해 보았을 때 레이저 접합 공정을 적용할 경우 접합부의 보이드 형성이 억제됨을 확인할 수 있었으며 접합부의 전단강도도 리플로우 공정 접합부보다 높은 기계적 강도를 나타냈다. 따라서, 레이저 접합 공정을 적용할 경우 짧은 접합 공정 시간에도 불구하고 안정적인 접합부 형성 및 높은 기계적 강도를 확보할 수 있는 것으로 기대된다.

• 마이크로전자및패키징학회지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.71-79
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• 2021

본 연구에서는 고온 대응 EV (Electric Vehicle) 전력반도체 칩 접합용 Sn-Ni 페이스트의 제조 및 특성 평가 연구가 수행되었다. Sn-Ni 페이스트의 Sn과 Ni 함량에 따른 TLPS (Transient Liquid Phase Sintering) 접합부 미세 조직 변화 관찰 결과, Sn-20Ni (in wt.%)의 경우에는 Ni 분말의 부족, 그리고 Sn-50Ni의 경우에는 Ni 분말의 과다 포함에 따른 Ni 뭉침 현상이 관찰되었다. Sn-30Ni과 Sn-40Ni의 경우에는 TLPS 접합 공정 후 상대적으로 치밀한 접합부 단면 미세 구조 조직을 가짐을 확인하였다. TLPS 접합 공정 후 접합부 시편의 DSC 열 분석 결과로부터 TLPS 접합 공정 반응 동안 Sn과 Ni의 충분한 반응이 일어남을 확인하였으며, 접합 공정 후 접합부에는 Sn이 남아 있지 않음을 확인하였다. 추가적으로 공정 온도 변화에 따른 Sn-30Ni TLPS 접합부의 계면반응 및 기계적 강도 시험이 수행되었다. TLPS 접합 공정 후 접합부는 Ni-Sn 금속간화합물과 반응하고 남은 Ni 분말들로 구성되었으며, 접합 온도가 증가함에 따라 접합부 칩 전단강도는 증가하였다. 솔더링 온도와 유사한 270 ℃의 접합 온도에서 30분 동안의 TLPS 접합 공정 수행 후 약 30 MPa의 높은 칩 전단 강도 값을 얻었다.