• 한국재료학회지
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• 제12권9호
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• pp.750-760
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• 2002

In this study, three solders, Sn-37Pb, Sn-3.5Ag, and Sn-3.8Ag-0.7Cu were screen printed on both electroless Ni/Au and OSP metal finished micro-via PCBs (Printed Circuit Boards). The interfacial reaction between PCB metal pad finish materials and solder materials, and its effects on the solder bump joint mechanical reliability were investigated. The lead free solders formed a large amount of intermetallic compounds (IMC) than Sn-37Pb on both electroless Ni/Au and OSP (Organic Solderabilty Preservatives) finished PCBs during solder reflows because of the higher Sn content and higher reflow temperature. For OSP finish, scallop-like $Cu_{6}$ /$Sn_{5}$ and planar $Cu_3$Sn intermetallic compounds (IMC) were formed, and fracture occurred 100% within the solder regardless of reflow numbers and solder materials. Bump shear strength of lead free solders showed higher value than that of Sn-37Pb solder, because lead free solders are usually harder than eutectic Sn-37Pb solder. For Ni/Au finish, polygonal shaped $Ni_3$$Sn_4$ IMC and P-rich Ni layer were formed, and a brittle fracture at the Ni-Sn IMC layer or the interface between Ni-Sn intermetallic and P-rich Ni layer was observed after several reflows. Therefore, bump shear strength values of the Ni/Au finish are relatively lower than those of OSP finish. Especially, spalled IMCs at Sn-3.5Ag interface was observed after several reflow times. And, for the Sn-3.8Ag-0.7Cu solder case, the ternary Sn-Ni-Cu IMCs were observed. As a result, it was found that OSP finished PCB was a better choice for solders on PCB in terms of flip chip mechanical reliability.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.505-509
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• 2002

Pb is considered to be eliminated from solder, due to its toxicity. However, melting temperatures of most Pb-free solders are known higher than that of Sn37Pb. Therefore, there is a difficulty to apply Pb-free solders to electronic industry. Since Sn3Ag8Bi5In has relatively lower melting range as $188~200^{\circ}C$, on this study. Wettability and soldering characteristics of Sn3Ag8Bi5In solder in BGA were investigated to solve for what kind of problem. Zero cross time, wetting time, and equilibrium force of Sn3Ag8Bi5In solder for Cu and plated Cu such as Sn, Ni, and Au/Ni-plated on Cu were estimated. Plated Sn on Cu showed best wettability for zero cross time, wetting time and equilibrium farce. Shear strength of the reflowed joint with Sn3Ag8Bi5In ball in BGA was investigated. Diameter of the ball was 0.5mm, UBM(under bump metallurgy) was $Au(0.5\mu\textrm{m})Ni(5\mu\textrm{m})/Cu(18\mu\textrm{m})$ and flux was RMA type. For the reflow soldering, the peak reflow temperature was changed in the range of $220~250^{\circ}C$, and conveyor speed was 0.6m/min.. The shear strength of Sn3Ag8Bi5In ball showed similar level as those of Sn37Pb. The soldered balls are aged at $110^{\circ}C$ for 36days and their shear strengths were evaluated. The shear strength of Sn3Ag8Bi5In ball was increased from 480gf to 580gf by aging for 5 days.

• 마이크로전자및패키징학회지
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.43-47
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• 2001

Sn-3Ag-8Bi-5In 솔더는 중온계 무연솔더의 하나로서 개발되었다. In함유 솔더는 고가이지만, 솔더의 융점은 Sn-Ag-Cu 합금계보다 낮다. 본 연구에서 사용된 Sn-3Ag-8Bi-5In 솔더의 용융범위는 188~$204^{\circ}C$ 사이이다. 본 연구에서는 Sn-3Ag-8Bi-5In 솔더의 무연솔더로서의 적용가능성을 조사하기 위하여 솔더의 젖음특성을 평가하였다. Sn-3Ag-8Bi-5In 솔더의 젖음성을 기존 솔더 및 다른 무연솔더와 비교하기 위하여 Sn-37Pb, Sn-3.5Ag 공정솔더의 젖음특성도 조사하였다. 실험결과 영점시간과 젖음시간은 Sn-3Ag-8Bi-5In솔더의 경우 $240^{\circ}C$에서 각각 1.1, 2.2 초로서 Sn-37Pb 및 Sn-3.5Ag 무연솔더에 비하여 비슷하거나 다소 우수하였다. 또한, Sn-3Ag-8Bi-5In의 평형젖음력은 $240^{\circ}C$에서 5.8 mN으로 Sn-37Pb 솔더보다 낮고 Sn-3.5Ag 솔더보다 높았다.

• 마이크로전자및패키징학회지
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.71-77
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• 2007

본 연구에서는 리플로우 횟수를 달리하여 Sn-37Pb, Sn-3.5Ag와 Sn-3.5Ag-0.75Cu (all wt.%) BGA 솔더 접합부들을 OSP가 코팅된 Cu 패드 상에 형성시킨 후, 기계적 전기적 특성을 연구하였다. 주사전자현미경 분석 결과, 접합 계면에 생성된 $Cu_6Sn_5$ 금속간화합물 층의 두께는 리플로우 횟수가 증가함에 따라 증가하였다. Sn-Pb와 Sn-Ag-Cu 솔더 접합부의 경우, 3회 리플로우 후 최대 전단 강도를 나타내었으며, Sn-Ag 솔더 접합부의 경우 4회 리플로우 후 최대 전단 강도를 나타내었다. 이후 리플로우 횟수가 10회까지 증가함에 따라 전단 강도는 점차 감소하였다. 리플로우 횟수가 증가함에 따라 전기적 특성은 점차 감소하였다.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.59-59
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• 2002

Sn-Ag-Cu solder is known as most competitive in many kinds of Pb-free solders. In this study, effects of solderability with plated layers such as Cu, Cu/Sn, Cu/Ni and Cu/Ni/Au were investigated. Sn-3.5Ag-0.7Cu solder balls were reflowed in commercial reflow machine (peak temp. : 250℃ and conveyer speed : 0.6m/min). In wetting test, immersion speed was 5mm/sec., immersion time 5sec., immersion depth 4mm and temperature of solder bath was 250℃. Wettability of Sn-3.5Ag-0.7Cu on Cu, Cu/Sn (5㎛), Cu/Ni (5㎛), and Cu/Ni/Au (5㎛/500Å) layers was investigated. Cu/Ni/Au layer had the best wettability as zero cross time and equilibrium force, and the measured values were 0.93 sec and 7mN, respectively. Surface tension of Sn-3.5Ag-0.7Cu solder turmed out to be 0.52N/m. The thickness of IMC is reduced in the order of Cu, Cu/Sn, Cu/Mi and Cu/Ni/Au coated layer. Shear strength of Cu/Ni, Cu/Sn and Cu was around 560gf but Cu/Ni/Au was 370gf.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.783-788
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• 2002

Sn-Ag-Cu solder is known as most competitive in many kinds of Pb-free solders. In this study, effects of solderability with plated layers such as Cu, Cu/Sn, Cu/Ni and Cu/Ni/Au were investigated. Sn-3.5Ag-0.7Cu solder balls were reflowed in commercial reflow machine (peak temp.:$250^{\circ}C$and conveyer speed:0.6m/min). In wetting test, immersion speed was 5mm/sec., immersion time 5sec., immersion depth 4mm and temperature of solder bath was $250^{\circ}C$. Wettability of Sn-3.5Ag-0.7Cu on Cu, Cu/Sn ($5\mu\textrm{m}$), Cu/Ni ($5\mu\textrm{m}$), and Cu/Ni/Au ($5\mu\textrm{m}/500{\AA}$) layers was investigated. Cu/Ni/Au layer had the best wettability as zero cross time and equilibrium force, and the measured values were 0.93 sec and 7mN, respectively. Surface tension of Sn-3.5Ag-0.7Cu solder turmed out to be 0.52N/m. The thickness of IMC is reduced in the order of Cu, Cu/Sn, Cu/Mi and Cu/Ni/Au coated layer. Shear strength of Cu/Ni, Cu/Sn and Cu was around 560gf but Cu/Ni/Au was 370gf.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.89-96
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• 2000

As solder becomes small and fine, the reliability and solderability of solder joint are the critical issue in present electronic packaging industry. Besides the use of lead(Pb) containing solders for the interconnections of microelectronic subsystem assembly and packaging has enviromental problem. In this study, using Sn/Pb and Sn/Ag eutectic solder paste, in order to obtain decrease of solder joint strength with increasing aging time, initial solder joint strength and aging strength after 1000 hour aging at $100^{\circ}C$ were measured by peel test. And in order to obtain the growth of intermetallic compound(IMC) layer thickness, IMC layer thickness was measured by scanning electron microscope(SEM). As a result, solder joint strength was decreased with increasing aging time. The mean IMC layer thickness was increased linearly with the square root of aging time. The diffusion coefficient(D) of IMC layer was found to $1.29{\times}10^{-13}{\;}cm^2/s$ at using Sn/Pb solder paste, 7.56{\times}10^{-14}{\textrm}{cm}^2/s$ at using Sn/Ag solder paste.

• 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.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.36-42
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• 1997

In this paper, stability of initial strength at solder joint with lead free solders, such as Sn-In (52-48%) and Sn-Ag (96.5-3.5wt%) was studied. To obtain at solder joint with high quality, it is very important to control the temperature at the interface of solder joints. It is found that the thermal EMF (electro motive force) occurs betwee lead frame and copper pad on a substrate during reflow soldering process using heated tip. As a result of control the temperature at interface of solder joints, variation of initial strength at solder joint decreases from about $\pm40%$ to $\pm20%$, and it is realized Pb free soldering process using Sn/In and Sn-Ag solder paste.

• 마이크로전자및패키징학회지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.25-30
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• 2018

Sn-Pb솔더는 그동안 자동차 전장품에서 많이 사용되어 왔다. 그러나 최근에 환경과 인체에 대한 유해성 때문에 end-of-life vehicle (ELV)과 같은 국제 환경 규제로 인하여 Pb의 사용이 금지되었다. 이러한 이유로 자동차 전장품을 위한 Pb-free 솔더링에 관한 많은 연구들이 보고 되어 왔다. 한편, 자동차의 연료 효율성과 공간 활용을 위하여 유연성과 경량의 특성을 가지는 플렉시블 기판이 자동차 전장품에 사용되고 있다. 자동차 전장품에 대한 Pb-free 솔더 접합부 특성에 관한 연구들이 많이 진행되었음에도 불구하고 자동차의 사용 환경을 고려한 플렉시블 기판 솔더 접합부에 대한 신뢰성 특성에 관한 연구는 아직 부족한 실정이다. 본 연구에서는 organic solderability preservative (OSP) 및 electroless nickel immersion gold (ENIG) 표면처리 된 플렉시블 기판 위 Sn3.0Ag0.5Cu, Sn0.7Cu, Sn0.5Cu0.01Al(Si) 세 가지 Pb-free 솔더 접합부에 대한 특성을 보고 하였다. 솔더 조성과 기판 표면처리에 따른 접합부의 특성 및 신뢰성을 비교 평가 하기 위하여 인장 강도 시험, 열 충격 시험과 반복 굽힘 시험을 진행 하고 그 결과를 분석하였다. OSP 표면처리 된 기판 접합부에 대한 반복 굽힘 시험 결과 세 종류의 솔더 접합부 모두 파괴는 솔더 내부에서 일어 났으며 Sn3.0Ag0.5Cu 솔더의 접합부에서 반복 굽힘 수명이 가장 길게 나타났다.