• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.575-579
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• 2004

Package reliability test was conducted to investigate the effect of solder paste composition at BGA Package. It was found that the shape and size of the phase form are affected by the processing parameters. The material have used to fill in the via was Sn/36Pb/2Ag and Sn/0.75Cu type solder paste. Sn/36Pb/2Ag and Sn/0.75Cu paste were fabricated on Tape-BGA substrates by screen printing process, and via ball mount data were characterized with variations of dwell time of 85 seconds at reflow peak temperature at 22$0^{\circ}C$ or 24$0^{\circ}C$. The test condition was MRT 30 $^{\circ}C$/60 %RH/96 HR. Failures formed of a ball-off in solder paste process were observed by using a Optical Microscope and SEM(Scanning Electron Microscope). It was concluded that intermetallic layer growth played important roles in increasing solder fatigue strength for addition of Ag composition. The degradation of shear strength of solder composition is discussed.

• 마이크로전자및패키징학회지
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.83-89
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• 2014

Solder paste plays a crucial role as the widely used joining material in surface mount technology (SMT). The understanding of its behaviour and properties is essential to ensure the proper functioning of the electronic assemblies. The composition of the solder paste is known to be directly related to its rheological behaviour. This paper provides a brief overview of the solder paste behaviour of four different solder paste formulations, stencil printing processes, and techniques to characterize solder paste behaviour adequately. The solder pastes are based on the Sn-3.0Ag-0.5Cu alloy, are different in their particle size, metal content and flux system. The solder pastes are characterized in terms of solder particle size and shape as well as the rheological characterizations such as oscillatory sweep tests, viscosity, and creep recovery behaviour of pastes.

• 한국분말재료학회지
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• 제24권5호
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• pp.395-399
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• 2017

Solder paste is widely used as a conductive adhesive in the electronics industry. In this paper, nano and microsized mixed lead-free solder powder (Sn-Ag-Cu) is used to manufacture solder paste. The purpose of this paper is to improve the storage stability using different types of solvents that are used in fabricating the solder paste. If a solvent of sole acetate is used, the nano sized solder powder and organic acid react and form a Sn-Ag-Cu malonate. These formed malonates create fatty acid soaps. The fatty acid soaps absorb the solvents and while the viscosity of the solder paste rises, the storage stability and reliability decrease. When ethylene glycol, a dihydric alcohol, is used the fatty acid soaps and ethylene glycol react, preventing the further creation of the fatty acid soaps. The prevention of gelation results in an improvement in the solder paste storage ability.

• 마이크로전자및패키징학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.35-41
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• 2022

5G 시대를 맞아, 인공지능, 클라우드 컴퓨팅, 자율주행 차량, 스마트 제조 등의 기술 소요가 증가하고 있다. 전자기기의 고효율을 위해 고집적회로 및 패키징 연구는 중요하다. 전해도금된 솔더는 범프 조성의 균일성에 한계가 있다. 작은 크기의 솔더 파우더로 구성된 솔더 페이스트는 고집적 패키징에 일반적으로 사용되는 솔더 중 하나이다. 솔더 페이스트에 나노 입자를 첨가하거나 기판 표면 마감 처리를 하여 젖음성을 향상시키고, 금속 패드 계면에서 금속간화합물의 성장을 억제하는 연구가 진행중이다. 본 논문은 나노 입자 첨가를 통한 솔더 페이스트의 젖음성 향상과 계면 금속간화합물의 성장을 억제하는 원리에 대하여 설명한다.

• 마이크로전자및패키징학회지
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.55-61
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• 2022

본 연구에서는 용융온도가 중온계 무연 솔더인 Sn-3.0Ag-0.5Cu(SAC305)와 저온계 무연 솔더인 Sn-57Bi-1Ag를 사용하여 형성된 복합 무연 솔더 접합부의 특성에 대하여 보고 하였다. SAC305 솔더볼이 형성된 ball grid array(BGA) 패키지와 Sn-57Bi-1Ag 솔더 페이스트가 도포된 flame retardant-4(FR-4) 인쇄회로기판(printed circuit board, PCB)을 리플로우 솔더링 공정을 이용하여 복합 무연 솔더 접합부를 형성 하였다. 공정 온도 프로파일을 두 가지 형태로 달리하여 리플로우 솔더링 공정을 진행하였으며 리플로우 솔더링 공정 조건에 따른 계면 반응, 금속간화합물(intermetallic compound, IMC)의 형성, Bi의 확산 거동 등 복합 무연 솔더 접합부 계면 특성을 비교 분석 하였다. 또한, 열 충격 시험을 통하여 리플로우 솔더링 공정에 따른 복합 무연 솔더 접합부의 신뢰성 특성을 비교하고 열 충격 시험 전후 전단 시험을 진행하여 접합부의 기계적 특성 변화를 분석하였다.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제35권6호
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• pp.1152-1155
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• 2013

A cost-effective and simple solder on pad (SoP) process is proposed for a fine-pitch microbump interconnection. A novel solder bump maker (SBM) material is applied to form a 60-${\mu}m$ pitch SoP. SBM, which is composed of ternary Sn3.0Ag0.5Cu (SAC305) solder powder and a polymer resin, is a paste material used to perform a fine-pitch SoP through a screen printing method. By optimizing the volumetric ratio of the resin, deoxidizing agent, and SAC305 solder powder, the oxide layers on the solder powder and Cu pads are successfully removed during the bumping process without additional treatment or equipment. Test vehicles with a daisy chain pattern are fabricated to develop the fine-pitch SoP process and evaluate the fine-pitch interconnection. The fabricated Si chip has 6,724 bumps with a 45-${\mu}m$ diameter and 60-${\mu}m$ pitch. The chip is flip chip bonded with a Si substrate using an underfill material with fluxing features. Using the fluxing underfill material is advantageous since it eliminates the flux cleaning process and capillary flow process of the underfill. The optimized bonding process is validated through an electrical characterization of the daisy chain pattern. This work is the first report on a successful operation of a fine-pitch SoP and microbump interconnection using a screen printing process.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.26-34
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• 2016

Automotive today has been transforming to an electronic product by adopting a lot of convenience and safety features, suggesting that joining materials and their mechanical reliabilities are getting more important. In this study, a Sn-Cu-Cr-Ca solder composition having a high melting temperature ($>230^{\circ}C$) was fabricated and its joint properties and reliability was investigated with an aim to evaluate the suitability as a joining material for electronics of engine room. Furthermore, mechanical properties change under complex environment were compared with several existing solder compositions. As a result of contact angle measurement, favorable spreadability of 84% was shown and the average shear strength manufactured with corresponding composition solder paste was $1.9kg/mm^2$. Also, thermo-mechanical reliability by thermal shock and vibration test was compared with that of the representative high temperature solder materials such as Sn-3.5Ag, Sn-0.7Cu, and Sn-5.0Sb. In order to fabricate the test module, solder balls were made in joints with ENIG-finished BGA and then the BGA chip was reflowed on the OPS-finished PCB pattern. During the environmental tests, resistance change was continuously monitored and the joint strength was examined after tests. Sn-3.5Ag alloy exhibited the biggest degradation rate in resistance and shear stress and Sn-0.7Cu resulted in a relatively stable reliability against thermo-mechanical stress coming from thermal shock and vibration.

• 한국마이크로전자및패키징학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국마이크로전자및패키징학회 2004년도 ISMP Pb-free solders and the PCB technologies related to Pb-free solders
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• pp.233-241
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• 2004

A new alloy definition will be presented concerning increasing demands for the board level reliability of miniaturized interconnections. The damage mechanism for LFBGA components on different board finishes is not quite understood. Further demands from mobile phones are the drop test, characterizing interface performance of different package constructions in relation to decreased pad constructions and therefore interfaces. The paper discusses the characterization of interfaces based on SnPb, SnPbXYZ, SnAgCu and SnAgCuInNd ball materials and SnAgCuInNd as solder paste, the stability after accelerated tests and the description of modified interfaces strictly related to the assembly conditions, dissolution behavior of finishes on board side and the influence of intermetallic formation. The type of intermetallic as well as the quantity of intermetallics are observed, primaliry the hardness, E modules describing the ability of strain/stress compensation. First results of board level reliability are presented after TCT-40/+150. Improvement steps from the ball formulation will be discussed in conjunction to the implementation of lead free materials In order to optimize ball materials for area array devices accelareted aging conditions like TCTs were used to analyze the board level reliability of different ball materials for BGA, LFBGA, CSP, Flip Chip. The paper outlines lead-free ball analysis in comparison to conventional solder balls for BGA and chip size packages. The important points of interest are the description of processability related to existing ball attach procedures, requirements of interconnection properties and the knowledge gained the board level reliability. Both are the primary acceptance criteria for implementation. Knowledge about melting characteristic, surface tension depend on temperature and organic vehicles, wetting behavior, electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, specific heat, mechanical strength, creep and relaxation properties, interactions to preferred finishes (minor impurities), intermetallic growth, content of IMC, brittleness depend on solved elements/IMC, fatigue resistance, damage mechanism, affinity against oxygen, reduction potential, decontamination efforts, endo-/exothermic reactions, diffusion properties related to finishes or bare materials, isothermal fatigue, thermo-cyclic fatigue, corrosion properties, lifetime prediction based on board level results, compatibility with rework/repair solders, rework temperatures of modified solders (Impurities, change in the melting point or range), compatibility to components and laminates.

• 마이크로전자및패키징학회지
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.13-19
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• 2018

본 연구에서는 태양광 접속함 모듈 적용을 위한 유연 솔더(Sn-Pb) 및 무연 솔더(Sn-3.0Ag-0.5Cu 및 Sn-1.0Ag-0.7Cu-1.6Bi-0.2In)의 특성을 비교 평가하였다. 접속함 내에는 전압 및 전류 검출용 모듈, 고내압용 다이오드가 실장된 정류모듈 등 다양한 모듈이 내장되어있다. 본 연구에서는 솔더링특성, 인쇄성, 솔더형상 검사, X-ray를 이용한 솔더 내 void 검사 및 접합강도를 측정하였고, 무연 솔더 합금의 공정최적화는 step 1과 step 2로 구분하여 검토를 실시하였다. Step 1은 유연 솔더와 무연 솔더 페이스트 인쇄 검사 시험을 1차와 2차로 나누어 실험을 진행하였고 printability는 void 함량 및 접합강도의 상관관계로 검토하였다. 전체적으로 유연 솔더의 특성은 무연 솔더에 비하여 상대적으로 우수하였다. Step 2는 리플로우 공정의 최고점 온도 변화에 따른 접합부 특성 변화를 관찰하였다. 리플로우 최고 온도가 증가할수록 접합부 내의 void 함량이 2~4% 정도 감소하였고, 접합강도는 약 0.5 kgf 범위내에서 큰 차이 없이 나타났다. 기판 표면처리종류에 있어서는 ENIG 표면처리가 OSP 및 Pb-free 솔더 표면처리보다 우수한 접합강도를 나타내었다. 1종류의 무연솔더와 OSP 표면처리로 접합된 태양광 접속함 모듈의 500 싸이클 열충격 신뢰성시험 전후에 전기적 특성변화는 0.3% 내의 범위에서 안정적으로 작동함을 확인하였다.

• 대한용접접합학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한용접접합학회 2010년도 춘계학술발표대회 초록집
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• pp.82-82
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• 2010

표면실장 공법을 통해 CSP 패키지를 보드에 실장 하는데 있어 무연솔더 접합부의 신뢰성에 영향을 미치는 인자 중 가장 중요한 것은 접합부에 형성되는 IMC (Intermetallic compound, 금속간화합물)인 것으로 알려져 있다. 접합부의 칩 부분에는 솔더와 칩의 UBM (Under bump metalization)이 접합하여 IMC가 형성되나, 보드 부분에는 솔더와 보드의 UBM 뿐만 아니라 그 사이에 솔더 페이스트가 함께 접합되어 IMC가 형성된다. 본 연구에서는 패키지의 신뢰성 연구를 위해 솔더 페이스트의 유무 및 두께에 따른 무연 솔더 접합부의 미세조직의 변화를 분석하였다. 본 실험에서는 Sn-3.0(Wt.%)Ag-0.5Cu 조성과 본 연구진에 의해 개발된 Sn-Ag-Cu-In 조성의 직경 $450{\mu}m$ 솔더 볼을 사용하였으며, 솔더 페이스트는 상용 Sn-3.0Ag-0.5Cu (ALPHA OM-325)를 사용하였다. 칩은 ENIG (Electroless nickel immersion gold) finish pad가 형성된 CSP (Chip scale package)를, 보드는 OSP (Organic solderability preservative)/Cu finish pad가 형성된 것을 사용하였다. 실험 방법은 보드를 솔더 페이스트 없이 플라즈마 처리 한 것, 솔더 페이스트를 $30{\mu}m$ 두께로 인쇄한 것, $120{\mu}m$의 두께로 인쇄한 것, 이렇게 3가지 조건으로 준비한 후, 솔더 볼이 bumping된 칩을 mounting하여, $242^{\circ}C$의 peak 온도 조건의 oven(1809UL, Heller)에서 reflow를 실시하여 패키지를 형성하였다. 이후 시편은 정밀 연마한 후, OM(Optical Microscopic)과 SEM(scanning electron microscope) 및 EDS(energy dispersive spectroscope)를 사용하여 솔더 접합부 IMC의 미세조직을 관찰, 분석하였다.