Intermetallics characterization of lead-free solder joints under isothermal aging

被引：47

作者：

Choubey, Anupam ^{[1
]}

Yu, Hao ^{[1
]}

Osterman, Michael ^{[1
]}

Pecht, Michael ^{[1
]}

Yun, Fu ^{[2
]}

Li Yonghong ^{[2
]}

Ming, Xu ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Maryland, CALCE, College Pk, MD 20742 USA

[2] ACEL, Beijing, Peoples R China

来源：

JOURNAL OF ELECTRONIC MATERIALS | 2008年 / 37卷 / 08期

关键词：

Solder; interconnect; lead-free; intermetallics; OSP; ENIG; ImAg; ImSn; HASL; tin-lead;

D O I：

10.1007/s11664-008-0466-8

中图分类号：

TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];

学科分类号：

0808 ; 0809 ;

摘要：

Solder interconnect reliability is influenced by environmentally imposed loads, solder material properties, and the intermetallics formed within the solder and the metal surfaces to which the solder is bonded. Several lead-free metallurgies are being used for component terminal plating, board pad plating, and solder materials. These metallurgies react together and form intermetallic compounds (IMCs) that affect the metallurgical bond strength and the reliability of solder joint connections. This study evaluates the composition and extent of intermetallic growth in solder joints of ball grid array components for several printed circuit board pad finishes and solder materials. Intermetallic growth during solid state aging at 100 degrees C and 125 degrees C up to 1000 h for two solder alloys, Sn-3.5Ag and Sn-3.0Ag-0.5Cu, was investigated. For Sn-3.5Ag solder, the electroless nickel immersion gold (ENIG) pad finish was found to result in the lowest IMC thickness compared to immersion tin (ImSn), immersion silver (ImAg), and organic solderability preservative (OSP). Due to the brittle nature of the IMC, a lower IMC thickness is generally preferred for optimal solder joint reliability. A lower IMC thickness may make ENIG a desirable finish for long-life applications. Activation energies of IMC growth in solid-state aging were found to be 0.54 +/- 0.1 eV for ENIG, 0.91 +/- 0.12 eV for ImSn, and 1.03 +/- 0.1 eV for ImAg. Cu(3)Sn and Cu(6)Sn(5) IMCs were found between the solder and the copper pad on boards with the ImSn and ImAg pad finishes. Ternary (Cu,Ni)(6)Sn(5) intermetallics were found for the ENIG pad finish on the board side. On the component side, a ternary IMC layer composed of Ni-Cu-Sn was found. Along with intermetallics, microvoids were observed at the interface between the copper pad and solder, which presents some concern if devices are subject to shock and vibration loading.

引用

页码：1130 / 1138

页数：9

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