• 한국표면공학회지
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• 제55권6호
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• pp.408-416
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• 2022

In this study, the effect of Au-Sn alloy coating on reliability of electrical contacts was investigated via comparison with Au-Co alloy coating. The results show that Au-Sn alloy exhibited lower contact resistance and higher solder spreadability than those of Au-Co alloy after thermal aging. In the case of Au-Co alloy plating, the underlying Ni element diffused into Au-Co layer to form Ni oxides on surface during thermal aging, leading to increased contact resistance and decreased solder spreadability. Meanwhile, for Au-Sn alloy plating, Au-Ni-Sn metallic compound was formed at the interface between Au-Sn layer and underlying Ni layer. This compound acted as a diffusion barrier, thereby inhibiting the diffusion of Ni to Au-Sn layer during thermal aging. Consequently, Au-Sn alloy layer showed better contact reliability than that of Au-Co alloy layer.

• 한국표면공학회지
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• 제55권5호
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• pp.299-307
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• 2022

Gold plating is used as a coating of connector in printed circuit boards, ceramic integrated circuit packages, semiconductor devices and so on, because the film has excellent electric conductivity, solderability and chemical properties such as durability to acid and other chemicals. In most cases, internal connection between device and package and external terminals for connecting packaging and printed circuit board are electroless Ni-P plating followed by immersion Au plating (ENIG) to ensure connection reliability. The deposition behavior and film properties of electroless Au plating are affected by P content, grain size and mixed impurity components in the electroless Ni-P alloy film used as the underlayer plating. In this study, the correlation between electroless nickel plating used as a underlayer layer and cyanide-free electroless Au plating using thiomalic acid as a complexing agent and aminoethanethiol as a reducing agent was investigated.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제22권9호
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• pp.994-998
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• 2001

Ni, Fe and NiFe alloy thin films were electrodeposited at a polycrystalline Au surface using a range of electrolytes and potentials. Coulometry and EQCM were used for real-time monitoring of electroplating efficiency of the Ni and Fe. The plating efficiency of NiFe alloy thin films was computed with the aid of ICP spectrometry. In general, plating efficiency increased to a steady value with deposition time. Plating efficiency of Fe was lower than that of Ni at -0.85 and -1.0 V but the efficiency approached to the similar plateau value to that of Ni at more negative potentials. The films with higher content of Fe showed different stripping behavior from the ones with higher content of Ni. Finally, compositional data and real-time plating efficiency are presented for films electrodeposited using a range of electrolytes and potentials.

• 대한치과보철학회지
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.378-395
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• 1994

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of various metal surface treatments and adhesive systems on the flexural bond strength of composite resin to Au-Ag-Cu-Pd alloy. The specimens were divided into nine groups by the combinations of surface treatment methods and adhesive systems. The types of surface treatment in this study were alumina blasting only, alumina blasting-Sn plating, alumina blasting-heating and three kinds of adhesive system used in this study were Silicoater system(Heraeus Kulzer GmbH,Germany), Superbond C & B(Sun Medical Co.,Ltd.,Japan) and Cesead opaque primer(Kurary Co.,Ltd.,Japan). After surface treatments and adhesive systems were applied, each specimen was built up with Dentacolor composite resin (Heraeus Kulzer GmbH,Germany). Four-point flexural bond strength was measured by Instron universal testing machine (Model 4301,U.S.A.) and modes of failure were observed by SEM(JEOL,SSM-840A,Japan). The obtained results were as follows: 1. The group that was bonded with Superbond C & B after alumina blasting-heating shelved the highest bond strength with significant difference among the groups, except the group with Cesead opaque primer after alumina blasting-Sn plating(P<0.05). 2. In the groups bonded with Cesead opaque primer, there was significant difference only in the bond strength between the alumina blasting-Sn plating group and alumina blasting group, where the former showed a higher bond strength(P<0.05). 3. In the groups bonded with Silicoater system, there were no significant differences in bond strength regardless of the surface treatment method(P<0.05). 4. In SEM evaluation, the groups of high bond strength, especially bonded with Superbond C & B after alumina blasting-heating and Cesead opaque primer after alumina blasting-Sn plating, revealed mainly cohesive-adhesive failure, whereas the others showed the tendency of adhesive failure.

• 한국표면공학회지
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• 제39권6호
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• pp.276-281
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• 2006

In order to improve the performance of PPFs (Pre-Plated Frames), a PPF that employed a Cu-Sn alloy instead of conventionally used Ni was developed and then its properties were investigated. It was found that the electoplated Cu-Sn alloy layer was a mixture of uniformly distributed fine crystallites, resulting In better wettability and crack resistance than those of Ni PPF. Moreover, as in Cu/Ni/Pd/Au PPF, migration of copper atoms from the base metal to the top of the Cu/Cu-Sn/Pd/Au PPF surface was not found although the Cu-Sn layer itself contained considerable amount of copper. It was expected that, by using the newly developed Cu-Sn PPF, any possible heat generation and signal interrupt caused by an external electro-magnetic field could be reduced because the Cu-Sn layer was paramagnetic, i.e., nonmagnetic.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.114-121
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• 2009

Mobile phone is a representative personal communication tool among wireless communication devices. Recently, with the miniaturization and light-weight trend of mobile phone, the vibration motor has been replaced by coin type. The required performances of coin type vibration motor needed by user are long life, higher vibration, and thin thickness. Also the most important factor determines the performance of vibration motor is long-term reliability, which is mainly related to PCB plating technique for commutator. In this study, three types of fault were categorized to analyze the cause for malfunction of vibration motor. And, hardness and surface morphology on plating surface are also investigated to optimize the plating method and plating conditions. As a result, new plating method and conditions were proposed to increase the durability of PCB commutator.

• 마이크로전자및패키징학회지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.49-57
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• 2007

본 연구에서는 Au 와 Sn을 rf-magnetron sputter를 이용하여 다층막(multilayer)과 동시증착(Co-sputter)방법으로 스퍼터링하여 기판위에 AuSn 솔더를 형성하였고, 솔더의 조성제어와 특성 분석을 통해 Sn rich AuSn 솔더의 형성 기술에 대하여 연구하였다. AuSn 솔더를 형성하기 앞서 Au와 Sn에 대하여 단일 금속 증착을 하였다. 이를 토대로 AuSn솔더를 증착하기 위한 실험 조건을 확보하였다. 증착변수로는 기판의 온도, rf 전력과 두께 비를 이용하였다. 다층막의 경우, 고온의 기판에서 솔더 합금의 표면거칠기와 조성이 보다 정확하게 제어되었다. 이에 비해 동시증착 솔더는 기판의 온도에 의한 조성의 변화가 거의 없었으나, rf전력에 의해서 조성이 보다 쉽게 제어할 수 있었다. 여기에 더해, 동시 증착 솔더 박막의 대부분은 증착동안에 금속간 화합물로 변화한 것을 알 수 있었다. 화합물의 종류는 XRD로 분석하였다. 형성된 솔더 박막을 플럭스를 이용하지 않고 리드프레임에 접합하여 접합강도를 측정하였다. 다층형의 경우 Au 10wt%의 조건에서 최대 $33(N/mm^2)$ 전단응력을 나타내었으며, 동시증착형은 Au 5wt%에서 $460(N/mm^2)$ 전단응력을 나타내었다.

• 박물관보존과학
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• 제23권
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• pp.1-16
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• 2020

이 논문에서는 부여 규암리 출토 '금동관음보살입상(국보 제293호, M335번)' 1점을 현미경으로 확대 관찰하여 제작기법을 확인하였고, XRF 성분분석과 Hard X-선 조사로 구성 성분과 불상 표면 처리 방법, 주조법을 확인하였다. 이 불상은 연화대좌 위에 직립하는 보살상이다. 불상 양 측면으로 흘러내린 천의와 대좌에 표현된 연화문의 모양을 볼 때 7세기 이후에 만들어진 불상의 특징을 하고 있다. 대좌 안쪽에서 내형과 외형을 고정시키기 위한 틀잡이와 주물의 주입 흔적이 관찰되었다. 또한, 주조기법은 팔과 대좌 부분에 청동 주물시 형성된 기포가 확인되어 이를 종합해 볼 때 고대 중소형 금동불 제작에 많이 사용되는 밀납주조법으로 제작한 것으로 판단된다. 성분분석 결과, 불상 내부에서는 시기적으로 6~7세기에 많이 나타나는 구리(Cu)-주석(Sn)-납(Pb) 계열의 3원계 합금을 사용한 것으로 확인되며 이는 금속을 합금하여 주조를 쉽게 하고 불상에 표현된 문양 및 장식을 선명하게 표현하고자 하는 의도로 추정된다. 불상 표면에서는 수은(Hg)이 검출되어 금(Au)을 수은(Hg)에 용해시켜 도금하는 방식인 아말감도금기법을 사용했던 것으로 추정되며 이러한 도금방법은 고대 한반도에서 제작된 소형 금동불에서 주로 확인되는 불상의 도금 방식이다.

• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.91-95
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• 2014

This paper presents the structure and process technology of simple and low-cost wafer-level packaging (WLP) for thin film radio frequency (RF) devices. Low-cost practical micromachining processes were proposed as an alternative to high-cost processes, such as silicon deep reactive ion etching (DRIE) or electro-plating, in order to reduce the fabrication cost. Gold (Au)/Tin (Sn) alloy was utilized as the solder material for bonding and hermetic sealing. The small size fabricated WLP of $1.04{\times}1.04{\times}0.4mm^3$ had an average shear strength of 10.425 $kg/mm^2$, and the leakage rate of all chips was lower than $1.2{\times}10^{-5}$ atm.cc/sec. These results met Military Standards 883F (MIL-STD-883F). As the newly proposed WLP structure is simple, and its process technology is inexpensive, the fabricated WLP is a good candidate for thin film type RF devices.

• 대한금속재료학회지
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• 제48권11호
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• pp.1041-1046
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• 2010

The reactions between a Sn-3.0Ag-0.5Cu solder alloy and electroless Ni/electroless Pd/immersion Au (ENEPIG) surface finishes with various Pd layer thicknesses (0, 0.05, 0.1, 0.2, $0.4{\mu}m$) were examined for the effect of the Pd layer on the massive spalling of the $(Cu,Ni)_6Sn_5$ layer during reflow at $235^{\circ}C$. The thin layer deposition of an electroless Pd (EP) between the electroless Ni ($7{\mu}m$) and immersion Au ($0.06{\mu}m$) plating on the Cu substrate significantly retarded the massive spalling of the $(Cu,Ni)_6Sn_5$ layer during reflow. Its retarding effect increased with an increasing EP layer thickness. When the EP layer was thin (${\leq}0.1{\mu}m$), the retardation of the massive spalling was attributed to a reduced growth rate of the $(Cu,Ni)_6Sn_5$ layer and thus to a lowered consumption rate of Cu in the bulk solder during reflow. However, when the EP layer was thick (${\geq}0.2{\mu}m$), the initially dissolved Pd atoms in the molten solder resettled as $(Pd,Ni)Sn_4$ precipitates near the solder/$(Cu,Ni)_6Sn_5$ interface with an increasing reflow time. Since the Pd resettlement requires a continuous Ni supply across the $(Cu,Ni)_6Sn_5$ layer from the Ni(P) substrate, it suppressed the formation of $(Ni,Cu)_3Sn_4$ at the $(Cu,Ni)_6Sn_5/Ni(P)$ interface and retarded the massive spalling of the $(Cu,Ni)_6Sn_5$ layer.