کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
546095 1450563 2006 8 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Effects of process conditions on reliability, microstructure evolution and failure modes of SnAgCu solder joints
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه مهندسی کامپیوتر سخت افزارها و معماری
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Effects of process conditions on reliability, microstructure evolution and failure modes of SnAgCu solder joints
چکیده انگلیسی

In this study, microstructure evolution at intermetallic interfaces in SnAgCu solder joints of an area array component was investigated at various stages of a thermal cycling test. Failure modes of solder joints were analyzed to determine the effects of process conditions on crack propagation. Lead-free printed-circuit-board (PCB) assemblies were carried out using different foot print designs on PCBs, solder paste deposition volume and reflow profiles. Lead-free SnAgCu plastic-ball-grid-array (PBGA) components were assembled onto PCBs using SnAgCu solder paste. The assembled boards were subjected to the thermal cycling test (−40 °C/+125 °C), and crack initiation and crack propagation during the test were studied. Microstructure analysis and measurements of interface intermetallic growth were conducted using samples after 0, 1000, 2000 and 3000 thermal cycles. Failures were not found before 5700 thermal cycles and the characteristic lives of all solder joints produced using different process and design parameters were more than 7200 thermal cycles, indicating robust solder joints produced with a wide process window. In addition, the intermetallic interfaces were found to have Sn–Ni–Cu. The solder joints consisted of two Ag–Sn compounds exhibiting unique structures of Sn-rich and Ag-rich compounds. A crystalline star-shaped structure of Sn–Ni–Cu–P was also observed in a solder joint. The intermetallic thicknesses were less than 3 μm. The intermetallics growth was about 10% after 3000 thermal cycles. However, these compounds did not affect the reliability of the solder joints. Furthermore, findings in this study were compared with those in previous studies, and the comparison proved the validity of this study.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Microelectronics Reliability - Volume 46, Issues 2–4, February–April 2006, Pages 432–439
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