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Interfacial reaction and solder joint reliability of Pb-free solders in lead frame chip scale packages (LF-CSP)

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Chip scale packages (CSP) have essential solder joint quality problems, and a board level reliability is a key issue in design and development of the CSP type packages. There has been an effort to eliminate Pb from solder due to its toxicology. To evaluate the various solder balls in CSP package applications, Pb-free Sn-Ag-X (X=In, Cu, Bi) and Sn-9Zn-1Bi-5In solder balls were characterized by melting behavior, phases, interfacial reaction, and solder joint reliability. For studying joint strength between solders and under bump metallurgy (UBM) systems, various UBMs were prepared by electroplating and electroless plating. After T/C (temperature cycle) test, Sn3.5Ag8.5In solder was partially corroded and its shape was distorted. This phenomenon was observed in a Sn3Ag10In 1Cu solder system, too. Their fractured surface, microstructure of solder joint interface, and of bulk solder ball were examined and analyzed by optical microscopy, SEM and EDX. To simulate the real surface mounting condition and evaluate the solder joint reliability on board level, Daisy chain test samples using LF-CSP packages were prepared with various Pb-free solders, then a temperature cycle test (−65∼ 150°C) was performed. All tested Pb-free solders showed better board level solder joint reliability than Sn-36Pb-2Ag. Sn-3.5Ag-0.7Cu and Sn-9Zn-1Bi-5In solders showed 35%, 100% superior solder joint reliability than Sn-36Pb-2Ag solder ball, respectively.

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    Seung Wook Yoon, Chang Jun Park, Sung Hak Hong, Jong Tae Moon, Ik Seong Park & Heung Sup Chun

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Yoon, S.W., Park, C.J., Hong, S.H. et al. Interfacial reaction and solder joint reliability of Pb-free solders in lead frame chip scale packages (LF-CSP). J. Electron. Mater. 29, 1233–1240 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-000-0018-3

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