• International journal of advanced smart convergence
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.39-45
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• 2019

This paper presents an optical technique for the three-dimensional (3D) shape inspection of micro solder balls used in ball-grid array (BGA) packaging. The proposed technique uses an optical source composed of spatially arranged light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and the results are derived based on the specular reflection characteristics of the micro solder balls for BGA A vision system comprising a camera and LEDs is designed to capture the reflected images of multiple solder balls arranged arbitrarily on a tray and the locations of the LED point-light-source reflections in each ball are determined via image processing, for shape inspection. The proposed methodology aims to determine the presence of defects in 3D BGA shape using the statistical information of the relative positions of multiple BGA balls, which are included in the image. The presence of the BGA balls with large deviations in relative position imply the inconsistencies in their shape. Experiments were conducted to verify that the proposed method could be applied to inspection without sophisticated mechanism and productivity problem.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.90-94
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• 2002

FC-BGA has advantages over other interconnection methods including high I/O counts, better electrical performance, high throughput, and low profile. But, FC-BGA has a lot of reliability issues. The 2nd level solder joint reliability of the FC-BGA with large chip on laminate substrate was studied in this paper. The purpose of this study is to discuss solder joint failures of 2nd level thermal cycling test. This work has been done to understand the influence of the structure of package, the properties of underfill, the properties and thickness of bismaleimide tiazine substrate and the temperature range of thermal cycling on 2nd level solder joint reliability. The increase of bismaleimide tiazine substrate thickness applied to low modulus underfill was improve of solder joint reliability. The resistance of solder ball fatigue was increased solder ball size in the solder joints of FC-BGA.

• Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.230-239
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• 2004

A compact model approach of a network of spring elements for elastic loading is presented for the thermal deformation analysis of BGA package assembly. High-sensitivity moire interferometry is applied to evaluate and calibrated the model quantitatively. Two ball grid array (BGA) package assemblies are employed for moire experiments. For a package assembly with a small global bending, the spring model can predict the boundary conditions of the critical solder ball excellently well. For a package assembly with a large global bending, however, the relative displacements determined by spring model agree well with that by experiment after accounting for the rigid-body rotation. The shear strain results of the FEM with the input from the calibrated compact spring model agree reasonably well with the experimental data. The results imply that the combined approach of the compact spring model and the local FE analysis is an effective way to predict strains and stresses and to determine solder damage of the critical solder ball.

• 마이크로전자및패키징학회지
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.31-36
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• 2002

PBGA에 비해 상대적으로 큰 칩을 실장하는 고속 SRAM용 153 FC-BGA을 대상으로 2차 솔더접합부의 신뢰성을 평가하였다. 실험은 열사이클 시험에서 발생하는 단면과 양면 실장, 패키지 구조, 언더 필 재료, 기판의 종류와 두께, 솔더 볼의 크기에 따른 영향을 분석하였다. BT기판의 두께가 0.95mm에서 1.20mm로 증가하고, 낮은 영률 의 언더 필 재료에서 솔더접합부의 피로 수명이 30% 향상됨을 확인하였다. 또한 솔더 볼의 크기가 0.76 mm에서 0.89mm로 증가하면, 솔더접합부에서 균열에 대한 저항성은 2배 정도 증가하였다.

• 전자공학회논문지SC
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• 제47권6호
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• pp.80-85
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• 2010

현재 BGA 409 chip의 외관검사는 대부분 현미경을 이용한 육안검사로 이루어지고 있다. 그러나 인간의 시력에 의존하여 검사하는 현재의 외관검사 방법은 검사자의 육체적, 정신적 부분에 의하여 검사 결과가 변화하기 때문에 안정적인 결과를 기대하기 어렵다. 따라서 육안검사 시 발생하는 문제점을 개선하기 위해 BGA 솔더볼 외관검사의 비전 시스템이 개발 되었고, 이는 기존의 검사 방법에 비해 BGA 409 chip의 솔더볼의 외관검사의 신뢰성과 효율성을 증가시켰다. 하지만 BGA 솔더볼의 크기가 미세하고 그 특징의 구분이 힘들어 검사의 정확도가 떨어지고 오리엔테이션 오류가 발생하였다. 이에 본 논문에서는 BGA 솔더볼 외관검사의 정확도를 향상시키기 위해 에지 검출 알고리즘의 보완과 특징들만을 비교하는 패턴매칭 기법을 제안하였으며, 또한 특징 공간 설정의 기준이 되는 기준 영역의 개선을 통해 오리엔테이션 오류의 개선을 제안하였다. 즉, 본 논문에서는 기존의 비전 시스템의 정확도와 오리엔테이션 오류를 개선하는 방법을 제안함으로써 BGA 솔더볼 외관검사의 정확도를 향상시켜 결과적으로 BGA 솔더볼 외관검사의 에러율을 줄이고 검사 속도의 향상 등 기존의 외관검사 방법에 비해 향상된 검사 결과를 획득하였다.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.311-316
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• 2001

This paper presents that the affecting factors to the solderability and initial reliability. It is the factor that the coefficient of thermal expansion between package and PCB(Printed Circuit Board), the quantity of solder paste and reflow condition, and Au thickness of the solder ball pad on polyimide tape. As the reflow soldering condition for 48 ${\mu}BGA$ is changed, it is estimated that the quantity of Au diffusion at eutectic Sn-Pb solder surface and initial bonding strength of eutectic Sn-Pb solder and lead free solder. It is the result that quantitative measurement of Au diffusion quantity is difficult, but the shear strength of eutectic Sn-Pb solder joint is 842 mN at first reflow and increases 879 mN at third reflow. The major failure mode in solder is judged solder fracture. So, Au diffusion quantity is more affected by reflow temperature than by the reflow times.

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 2004년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.630-633
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• 2004

Generally, component and FR-4 board are connected by solder joint. Because material properties of components and FR-4 board are different, component and FR-4 board show different coefficients of thermal expansion (CTE) and thus strains in component and board are different when they are heated. That is, the differences in CTE of component and FR-4 board cause the dissimilarity in shear strain and BGA solder joint s failure. The first order Taylor series expansion of the limit state function incorporating with thermal fatigue models is used in order to estimate the failure probability of solder joints under heated condition. A model based on plastic-strain rate such as the Coffin-Manson Fatigue Model is utilized in this study. The effects of random variables such as frequency, maximum temperature, and temperature variations on the failure probability of the BGA solder joint are systematically investigated by using a failure probability model with the first order reliability method(FORM).

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.92-98
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• 2003

This paper describes the numerical prediction of the thermal fatigue life of a $\mu$BGA(Micro Ball Grid Array) solder joint. Finite element analysis(FEA) was employed to simulate thermal cycling loading for solder joint reliability. Strain values, along with the result of mechanical fatigue tests for solder alloys were then used to predict the solder joint fatigue life using the Coffin-Manson equation. The results show that Sn-3.5mass%Ag solder had the longest thermal fatigue life in low cycle fatigue. Also a practical correlation for the prediction of the thermal fatigue life was suggested by using the dimensionless variable ${\gamma}$, which was possible to use several lead free solder alloys for prediction of thermal fatigue life. Furthermore, when the contact angle of the ball and chip has 50 degrees, solder joint has longest fatigue life.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.406-412
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• 2001

This study is focussed on the numerical prediction of the thermal fatigue life of a ${\mu}BGA$(Micro Ball Grid Array) solder joint. Numerical method is used to perform three-dimensional finite element analysis for Sn-37mass%Pb. Sn-3.5mass%Ag solder alloys during the given thermal cycling. Strain values, along with the result of mechanical fatigue tests for solder alloys were then used to predict the solder joint fatigue life using the Coffin-Manson equation. In this study, a practical correlation for the prediction of the thermal fatigue life is suggested by using the dimensionless variable $\gamma$. As a result. it could be found that Sn-3.5mass%Ag has longer fatigue life than Sn-37mass%Pb in low cycle fatigue. In addition. the result with ${\gamm}ashow$a good agreement with the FEA results.

• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2000년도 춘계학술대회논문집A
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• pp.873-878
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• 2000

Semiconductor packaging technology is changed rapidly according to the trends of the micro miniaturization of multimedia and information equipment. For I/O limitation and fine pitch limitation, DIP and SOP/QFP are replaced by BGA/CSP. This is one of the surface mount technology(SMT). Solder ball is bumped n the die pad and connected onto mounting board. In ball bump formation, vacuum suction type ball alignment process is widely used, However this type has some problems such as ionization, static electricity and difficulty of fifo(first-input first-out) of solder balls. Seesaw type is reducing these problems and has a structural simplicity and economic efficiency. Ball cartridge velocity and ball aligned plate angle are Important variables to improve the ball alignment Process. In this paper, seesaw-type CSP solder ball loader is developed and the optimal velocity and plate angle are proposed.