• 한국재료학회지
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• 제15권8호
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• pp.536-542
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• 2005

Recently European Council(EU) published the RoHS(restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment) which is prohibit the use of Pb, Hg, Cd, $Cr^{+6}$, PBB or PBDE in the electrical and electronic equipments. So EU member States shall ensure that, from 1 July 2006, new electrical and electronic equipment put on the market does not contain 6 hazardous substances. The one of the most important in electronics manufacturing process is soldering. Soldering process use the chemical substances which are applied in fluxing and cleaning processes and it can generate the malfunction of electronics caused by corrosion in the fields conditions. Therefore this study researched on the polarization and Tafel properties of Sn40Pb and Sn3.0Ag0.5Cu(SAC) solder based on the electrochemical theory. We prepared SnPb specimens which was aged in $150^{\circ}C,\;180^{\circ}C$ for 15 minutes ana Sn3.0Ag0.5Cu specimens that was aged in $180^{\circ}C,\;220^{\circ}C$ for 10 minutes. Experimental polarization curves were measured in distilled ionized water and $3.5 wt\%$, 1 mole NaCl electrolyte of $40^{\circ}C$, pH 7.5. Ag/AgCl and graphite were utilized by reference and counter electrode, respectively. To observe the electrochemical reaction, polarization test was conducted from -250 mV to +250 mV. From the polarization curves that were composed of anodic and cathodic curves, we obtained Tafel slop, reversible electrode potential(Ecorr) and exchange current density(Icorr). In these results, corrosion rate for two specimen were compared Sn3.0Ag0.5Cu with SnPb solders

• 대한용접접합학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한용접접합학회 2007년 추계학술발표대회 개요집
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• pp.235-237
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• 2007

In this paper, fabrication of Sn-3.0Ag-0.5Cu solder bumping having accurate composition and behavior of intermetallic compounds(IMCs) growth at interface between Sn-Ag-Cu bumps and Cu substrate were studied. The ternary alloy of the Sn-3.0Ag-0.5Cu solder was made by two binary(Sn-Cu, Sn-Ag) electroplating on Cu pad. For the manufacturing of the micro-bumps, photo-lithography and reflow process were carried out. After reflow process, the micro-bumps were aged at $150^{\circ}C$ during 1 hr to 500 hrs to observe behavior of IMCs growth at interface. As a different of Cu contents(0.5 or 2wt%) at Sn-Cu layer, behavior of IMCs was estimated. The interface were observed by FE-SEM and TEM for estimating of their each IMCs volume ratio and crystallographic-structure, respectively. From the results, it was found that the thickness of $Cu_3Sn$ layer formed at Sn-2.0Cu was thinner than the thickness of that layer be formed Sn-0.5Cu. After aging treatment $Cu_3Sn$ was formed at Sn-0.5Cu layer far thinner.

• 마이크로전자및패키징학회지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.91-97
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• 2014

본 연구에서는 고속 전단시험의 변형속도를 500 mm/s로 설정한 상태에서 Sn-Ag-Cu계(Sn-1.0wt.%Ag-0.5Cu 및 Sn-4.0Ag-0.5Cu)뿐만이 아니라 4종의 4원계 Sn-Ag-Cu-In 조성(Sn-1.0Ag-0.5Cu-1.0In, Sn-1.2Ag-0.5Cu-0.4In, Sn-1.2Ag-0.5Cu-0.6In, Sn-1.2Ag-0.7Cu-0.4In)을 포함하는 무연 솔더 접합부의 솔더링 직후 및 시효 시간에 따른 파면 생성결과, 접합강도 및 접합부 파괴에너지값의 변화를 측정, 비교해 보았다. 그 결과, 리플로우 솔더링 직후 및 $125^{\circ}C$에서의 500 시간 시효까지 주로 연성 파괴모드 및 준연성 파괴모드가 관찰되었으며, 준연성 파괴모드의 발생 빈도를 분석할 때 고속 전단조건에서 상용 무연 솔더 조성인 Sn-3.0Ag-0.5Cu 이상의 연성파괴 특성을 나타내는 것으로 파악되었다. 또한 4원계 무연 솔더 조인트는 평균적으로 Sn-Ag-Cu계 조성 수준의 파단에너지값을 나타내었는데, 약 100 시간의 시효 후 최고의 파단에너지값이 관찰되었으나 500 시간의 시효 후에는 파단에너지값의 확연한 감소가 관찰되어 500 시간의 시효시점부터 솔더 접합 계면부의 신뢰성 감소가 가속화되는 경향을 관찰할 수 있었다.

• 한국생산제조학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.187-192
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• 2011

UBM(Under Bump Metallurgy) is very important for successful realization of Flip-Chip technology. In this study, it is investigated the interfacial reactions between various Sn-Ag solder alloys and Ni-P/Au UBM and Cu plate finish. It is also evaluated the shear strength by using the micro shear-punch test method for Sn-37Pb alloy, binary and ternary alloys of environment-friendly Pb-free solder alloys which are applied in the electronic packages. In terms of interfacial microstructure, the Pb-free solder joints have thicker IMCs than the Sn-Pb solder joints. The thickness of IMC is related to Reflow time. The IMC has been observed to grow with the increase in Reflow time. As a result of the shear test, in case of Max. shear strength, Pb-free solder showed the highest strength value and Sn-37Pb showed the lowest strength value 10 be generally condition of Reflow time.

• 한국주조공학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.89-96
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• 2002

This study examined the effects of adding Zn to Sn-3.5Ag solder on the microstructure changes and behavior of interface reaction of the solder joint with Cu substrate. The solder/Cu joints were examined with microscope to observe the characteristics of microstructure changes and interfacial reaction layer with aging treatment for up to 120 days at $150^{\circ}C$. Results of the microstructure changes showed that the microstructures were coarsened with aging treatment, while adding 1%Zn suppresses coarsening microstructures. The Sn-3.5Ag/Cu had a fast growth rate of the reaction layer in comparison with the Sn-3.5Ag-1Zn at the aging temperature of $150^{\circ}C$. Through the SEM/EDS analysis of solder joint, it was proved that intermetallic layer was $Cu_6Sn_5$ phase and aged specimens showed that intermetallic layer grew in proportion to $t^{1/2}$, and the precipitate of $Ag_3Sn$ occur to both inner layer and interface of layer and solder. In case of Zn-containing composite solder, $Cu_6Sn_5$ phase formed at the side of substrate and Cu-Zn-Sn phase formed at the other side in double layer. It seems that Cu-Zn-Sn phase formed at solder side did a roll of banrier to suppress the growth of the $Cu_6Sn_5$ layer during the aging treatment.

• Corrosion Science and Technology
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.50-55
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• 2007

The smaller size and higher integration of advanced electronic package systems result in severe electrochemical reliability issues in microelectronic packaging due to higher electric field under high temperature and humidity conditions. Under these harsh conditions, electronic components respond to applied voltages by electrochemical ionization of metal and the formation of a filament, which leads to short-circuit failure of an electronic component, which is termed electrochemical migration. This work aims to evaluate electrochemical migration susceptibility of the pure Sn, Sn-3.5Ag, Sn-3.0Ag-0.5Cu solder alloys in $Na_{2}SO_{4}$. The water drop test was performed to understand the failure mechanism in a pad patterned solder alloy. The polarization test and anodic dissolution test were performed, and ionic species and concentration were analyzed. Ag and Cu additions increased the time to failure of Pb-free solder in 0.001 wt% $Na_{2}SO_{4}$ solution at room temperature and the dendrite was mainly composed of Sn regardless of the solders. In the case of SnAg solders, when Ag and Cu added to the solders, Ag and Cu improved the passivation behavior and pitting corrosion resistance and formed inert intermetallic compounds and thus the dissolution of Ag and Cu was suppressed; only Sn was dissolved. If ionic species is mainly Sn ion, dissolution content than cathodic deposition efficiency will affect the composition of the dendrite. Therefore, Ag and Cu additions improve the electrochemical migration resistance of SnAg and SnAgCu solders.

• 마이크로전자및패키징학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.47-53
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• 2012

무연 리플로우 공정 횟수에 따른 organic solderability preservative(OSP) 표면처리 두께변화 및 열화현상을 분석하였다. 무연솔더 접합부의 접합강도에 미치는 OSP 표면처리의 열화특성을 SnPb 표면처리 경우와 비교하여 조사하였다. 또한 리플로우 pass에 따른 무연솔더 접합강도 열화분석을 위해 OSP 및 SnPb 표면처리된 FR-4 재질 PCB를 각각 1-6회 리플로우 처리하였다. 이후 각 리플로우를 거친 PCB 위에 2012 칩 저항기를 실장한 후 접합강도 변화를 측정하였다. 그 결과, 리플로우 공정 중 열 노출에 의해 OSP 코팅두께가 감소되는 것이 관찰되었고, 코팅두께의 변화 및 OSP 코팅 층의 산화를 유발함으로써, 솔더의 젖음성이 감소될 수 있음을 확인할 수 있었다. OSP 열화에 따른 솔더 접합강도는 SnPb 표리처리시 평균 62.2 N 이였으며, OSP의 경우는 약 58.1 N 이였다. 리플로우 공정 노출에 따라 OSP 코팅 층은 열분해 되지만, 솔더 접합부의 접합강도 측면에서는 산업적으로 적용 가능성을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 한국마이크로전자및패키징학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국마이크로전자및패키징학회 2003년도 기술심포지움 논문집
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• pp.151-155
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• 2003

The requirements for harsh environment electronic controllers in automotive applications have been steadily becoming more and more stringent. Electronic substrate technologists have been responding to this challenge effectively in an effort to meet the performance, reliability and cost requirements. An effect of the plasma cleaning at the alumina substrate and the IMC layer between $Sn-37wt\%Pb$ solder and Ag-Pd thick film conductor after reflow soldering has been studied. Organic residual carbon layer was removed by the substrate plasma cleaning. So the interfacial adhesive strength was enhanced. As a result of AFM measurement, Ag-Pd conductor pad roughness were increased from 304nm to 330nm. $Cu_6Sn_5$ formed during initial ref]ow process at the interface between TiWN/Cu UBM and solder grew by the succeeding reflow process so the grains had a large diameter and dense interval. A cellular-shaped $Ag_3Sn$ was observed at the interface between Ag-Pd conductor pad and solder. The diameters of the $Ag_3Sn$ grains ranged from about $0.1\~0.6{\mu}m$. And a needle-shaped $Ag_3Sn$ was also observed at the inside of the solder.

• 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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• 제18권6호
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• pp.74-82
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• 2000

The fluxless wetting properties of UBM-coated Si-wafer to the binary lead-free solders(Sn-Ag, Sn-Sb, Sjn-In, Sn0Bi) were estimated by wetting balance method. With the new wettability indices from the wetting curves of one side coated specimen, the wetting property estimation of UBM-coated Si-wafer was possible. For UBM of Si-chip, Au/Cu/Cr UBm was better than au/Ni/TI in the point of wetting time/ At general reflow process temperature, the wettability of high melting point solders(Sn-Sb, Sn-Ag) was better than that of low melting point one(Sn-Bi, Sn-In). The contact angle of the one side coated Si-plate to the solder could be calculated from the force balance equation by measuring the static state force and the tilt angle.