• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.74-80
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• 2014

Due to environmental regulations (RoHS, WEEE and ELV) of the European Union, electronics and automotive electronics have to eliminate toxic substance from their devices and system. Especially, reliability issue of lead-free solder joint is increasing in car electronics due to ELV (End-of-Life Vehicle) banning from 2016. We have prepared engine control unit (ECU) modules soldered with Sn-40Pb and Sn-3.0Ag-0.5Cu (SAC305) solders, respectively. Degradation characteristics of solder joint strength were compared with various conditions of automobile environment such as cabin and engine room. Thermal cycle test (TC, $-40^{\circ}C$ ~ ($85^{\circ}C$ and $125^{\circ}C$), 1500 cycles) were conducted with automotive company standard. To compare shear strength degradation rate with eutectic and Pb-free solder alloy, we measured shear strength of chip components and its size from cabin and engine ECU modules. Based on the TC test results, finally, we have known the difference of degradation level with solder alloys and use environmental conditions. Solder joints degradation rate of engine room ECU is superior to cabin ECU due to large CTE (coefficient of thermal expansion) mismatch in field condition. Degradation rate of engine room ECU is 50~60% larger than cabin room electronics.

• 마이크로전자및패키징학회지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.35-40
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• 2010

본 연구에서는 상용 고온 솔더 중 많이 쓰이고 있는 Sn-3.5Ag, Sn-0.7Cu, Sn-5.0Sb 솔더에 대한 열충격 시험, 열싸이클 시험, 고온 진동 복합 시험 신뢰성 평가를 하였다. 테스트 샘플을 제작하기 위해 Sn-3.5Ag, Sn-0.7Cu, Sn-5.0Sb 솔더볼을 ENIG 표면 처리된 BGA에 접합하였으며, 그 후 BGA샘플을 OSP 표면 처리된 PCB에 실장 하였다. 신뢰성평가 동안 저항변화를 측정하였으며 신뢰성 평가 전후 전단강도 시험을 통하여 접합강도의 변화를 평가하였다. Sn-3.5Ag의 솔더인 경우 전기저항과 접합강도의 저하가 비교 평가한 3가지 솔더 중 가장 높은 저하율을 보였으며 Sn-0.7Cu의 솔더가 신뢰성 평가 후에 비교적 높은 안정성을 나타내었다.

• 마이크로전자및패키징학회지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2018

In the soldering industry, a variety of lead-free solders have been developed as a part of restricting lead in electronic packaging. Sn-Ag-Cu (SAC) lead-free solder is regarded as one of the most superior candidates, owing to its low melting point and high solderability as well as the mechanical property. On the other hand, the mechanical property of SAC solder is directly influenced by intermetallic compounds (IMCs) in the solder joint. Although IMCs in SAC solder play an important role in bonding solder joints and impart strength to the surrounding solder matrix, a large amount of IMCs may cause poor strength, due to their brittle nature. In other words, the mechanical properties of SAC solder are of some concern because of the formation of large and brittle IMCs. As the IMCs grow, they may cause poor device performance, resulting in the failure of the electronic device. Therefore, new solder technologies which can control the IMC growth are necessary to address these issues satisfactorily. There are an advanced nanotechnology for microstructural refinement that lead to improve mechanical properties of solder alloys with nanoparticle additions, which are defined as nano-reinforced solders. These nano-reinforced solders increase the mechanical strength of the solder due to the dispersion hardening as well as solderability of the solder. This paper introduces the nano-reinforced solders, including its principles, types, and various properties.

• 한국태양에너지학회 논문집
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.98-104
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• 2014

Photovoltaic (PV) cell is considered as one of the finest ways to utilize the solar power. A study of improving solar cell's efficiency is important because the lifetime of solar cell is determined by photovoltaic module technology. Therefore, oxidation (and/or corrosion) of solder materials will be one of the primary yield and long-term reliability risk factor. Recently, the development of lead-free solder alloy has been done actively about lead-free solder alloys of the thermodynamic and mechanical properties. However, the oxidation behavior have rarely been investigated In this study, the oxidations of 60 wt% Sn-40 wt% Pb, 62 wt% Sn-36 wt% Pb -2 wt% Ag, 50wt% Sn-48 wt% Bi-2 wt% Ag alloys for the interconnect ribbon after exposure in atmosphere at $100^{\circ}C$ for several times were investigated. The wettability of 62 wt% Sn-36 wt% Pb-2 wt% Ag and 50 wt% Sn-48 wt% Bi-2 wt% Ag solders was also studied to compare with that of 60 wt% Sn-40 wt% Pb alloy. The results howed that the zero cross time and the wetting time of 50 wt% Sn-48 wt% Bi-2 wt% Ag solder were better than other two samples. The surface of tested samples was analyzed by XPS. The XPS result showed that in all samples, SnO grew first and then the mixture of SnO and $SnO_2$ was detected. $SnO_2$ grew predominantly for the long time aging. Moreover XPS depth profile analysis has found surface enrichment of tin oxide.

• 마이크로전자및패키징학회지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.167-174
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• 2005

전자 부품의 크기가 점점 줄어들고 고집적화됨에 따라 전자 패키지 내부에 사용되는 금속간 간격이 줄어들고 있다. 이에 더하여 고온 고습한 환경에서 금속간에 전압이 인가되면 금속의 이온화가 촉진, 금속으로 이루어진 필라멘트가 형성되어 결국 절연파괴에 이르게 된다. 이러한 현상이 electrochemical migration(ECM)이다. 이에 인쇄회로기판을 사용하여 ECM 특성 평가를 수행하였다. 항온/항습조건($85^{\circ}C,\;85{\%}RH$)에서 PCB의 $300 {\mu}m$의 단자간격을 가진 through-hole via 표면에서 발생하는 ECM 현상은 CAF가 절연파괴의 주된 메커니즘이었다. solder를 구성하는 Sn과 Pb 조성 분석을 통해 Pb 의 이온 이동도가 Sn의 이온 이동도보다 큰 것을 알 수 있었으며 이는 급격한 양극용해 거동을 보이는 pure Pb의 분극거동과 상관관계가 있는 것으로 사료된다. 또한 시간에 따른 절연파괴시간 시험을 통하여 ECM에 의한 절연파괴시간이 인가전압에 의존하며 인가전압 의존성 지수값(n)은 2로 나타났다.

• 대한금속재료학회지
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• 제47권8호
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• pp.500-507
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• 2009

Pb-free solder has recently been used in electronics in efforts to meet environmental regulations, and a number of Pb-free solder alloy choices beyond the near-eutectic SnAgCu solder are now available. With increased demand for thin and portable electronics, the high cost of alloys containing significant amounts of silver and their poor mechanical shock performance have spurred the development of low Ag SnAgCu solder, which provides improved mechanical performance at a reasonable cost. Although low Ag SnAgCu solder exhibits significantly higher fracture resistance under high-strain rates, little thermal fatigue data exist for this solder. Therefore, it is necessary to investigate thermal fatigue reliability of low Ag SnAgCu solder under variation of thermal stress in order to allow its implementation in electronic products with high reliability requirements. In this study, the reliability of Sn0.3Ag0.7Cu(SAC0307), a low Ag solder alloy, is discussed and compared with that of Sn3Ag0.5Cu(SAC305). Three sample types and six samples size are evaluated. Mechanical properties and microstructure of the solder joint are investigated under thermal shock cycles. It was observed that the mechanical strength of SAC0307 dropped slightly with thermal cycling relative to that of SAC305. This reveals that the failure mode of SAC0307 is different from that SAC305 under this critical condition.

• 한국표면공학회지
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• 제50권3호
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• pp.155-163
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• 2017

In this study, the effects of the concentration of metal ions and the applied current density in the Sn-Ag plating solutions were examined in regards to the resulting composition and morphology of the solder bumps' surface. Furthermore the effect of any impurities present in the methanesulfonic acid used as a base acid in the Sn-Ag solder plating solution on the stability of plating solution as well as the characteristics of the Sn-Ag alloys films was also explored. As expected, the uniform bump was obtained by means of removing impurities in the plating solution. Consequently the resultant solder bump was obtained in an optimal current density of the range of $1A/dm^2$ to $15A/dm^2$, which has acceptable bump shape and surface roughness with 12inch wafer trial results.

• 대한금속재료학회지
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• 제50권8호
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• pp.563-568
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• 2012

The wetting property and reflectivity of Sn-3.5Ag solder which was dip coated on a LED lead frame were investigated. The wettability of molten solder on Cu substrate was evaluated by the wetting balance tester, and surface tension was calculated from maximum withdrawal force and withdrawal time. Temperature of the molten solder in a bath was varied in the range of $250-290^{\circ}C$. With increasing temperature, the surface tension decreased a little. The reflectivity of Sn-3.5Ag coated on a substrate became a little lower than the highest current LED lead frame reflectivity.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.90-96
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• 2014

The conventional SnPb solders were widely used for several decades in the electronic packing system due to the superior mechanical properties such as low melting point, better wettavility and good mechanical fatigue. However, in recent years, owing to adverse effect on the human health and environment, conventional SnPb solders have been replaced by Lead-free solders. In this research, the shear punch(SP) test of Sn-4Ag-(Cu)/Ni pad was performed. Pb-free solder alloys which are the environmentally friendly of the electronic components were performed at $150^{\circ}C$ for 100hr~1000hr to artificial aging processing. In order to evaluate the mechanical properties of solder joints, the SP test was conducted at $30^{\circ}C$ and $50^{\circ}C$. As a result, the maximum shear strength of almost the whole specimens was decreased with the increase in aging time and temperature of SP test. The mechanical properties of Sn-4Ag-0.5Cu solder were most excellent in all Pb-free solder which were produced by the SP test at $30^{\circ}C$.

• 대한용접접합학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한용접접합학회 1998년도 특별강연 및 춘계학술발표 개요집
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• pp.157-158
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• 1998