On enhancing eutectic solder joint reliability using a second-reflow-process approach

2000 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kuo-Ning Chiang ◽  
Yung-Te Lin ◽  
Hsien-Chie Cheng
Author(s):  
Kanji Takagi ◽  
Qiang Yu ◽  
Tadahiro Shibutani ◽  
Hiroki Miyauchi

The miniaturization and high reliability for automotive electronic components has been strongly requested. Generally, electronic component and printed wiring board are connected using solder joint. The reliability of solder joint has widely dispersion. For the dispersion reduction of solder joint reliability, not only design factors but manufacturing factors should be optimized. The evaluation of manufacturing factors for solder joint reliability was very difficult by experimental evaluation alone. Therefore, the reflow process simulation was established. The simulation was reenacted soldering process on chip component, which was the most severe reliability in automotive electronic components. The novelty of simulation was the coupled analysis of flow and rigid for simulating self-alignment of chip component. In this simulation, contact angle and surface tension was very important factor. So, these characteristics were measured based on Spread test and Wetting balance tests using the specimens. In the result, the solder joint shape of analysis was agree with the one of specimens using the measured contact angle and surface tension. Next, the effect of manufacturing process dispersion for solder joint shape was evaluated. The factors were mount offset and length unbalance of electrodes on chip component. As a result, the mount offset was not affected solder joint shape of chip component until a certain level. Also, the unbalance of electrode of chip component was not almost affected for solder joint shape of chip component because a part was moved to the center of part by surface tension of solder joint. Finally, the relation between the estimated solder joint shape and fatigue life of solder joints is evaluated using crack propagation analysis based on Manson-Coffin’s law and Miner’s rule. When the value of mount offset was large, the crack propagation mode was changed and the fatigue life of solder joint was decreased. As mentioned above, it was able to evaluate the relation between manufacturing factors and solder joint reliability. Accordingly, this simulation was very useful for consideration on the miniaturization, high reliability and appropriate margin for design of electronic components.


2004 ◽  
Vol 126 (1) ◽  
pp. 52-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. L. Meekisho ◽  
K. Nelson-Owusu

The final shape of a solidified solder fillet joint from a reflow process is determined by process parameters and the solder alloy’s physical properties, including surface tension, density, gravity, and wetting angles. This work investigates the influence of surface tension at the solder-atmosphere interface; gravitational effects on the solder, and the influence of wetting angles on the mechanical response of the solder joint when subjected to thermomechanical loads. The predicted optimum fillet shape with minimum fillet area corresponded to the case where the ratio of gravity-to-surface tension forces is almost zero, and wetting angles, θ1 and θ2 being 90 deg. Results from this study suggest that, the influence of gravity on the molten solder geometry is negligible and hence can be assumed to be inconsequential to solder joint reliability issues.


2002 ◽  
Vol 2002.6 (0) ◽  
pp. 273-274
Author(s):  
Hidehisa SAKAI ◽  
Qiang YU ◽  
Masaki SHIRATORI ◽  
Msanori MOTEGI

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 (HiTEN) ◽  
pp. 000197-000200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hidekazu Tanisawa ◽  
Fumiki Kato ◽  
Hiroki Takahashi ◽  
Kenichi Koui ◽  
Shinji Sato ◽  
...  

Abstract We are developing SiC power module which can operate at high temperature. At present, SiC devices are attached by Au-Ge eutectic solder. In terms of cost, we are considering using Zn-Al solder instead of Au-Ge eutectic solder. For Zn-Al solder, joint reliability is reported for a small area bonding such as device connection. However, as far as we know, there is no report on the bonding reliability of large area such as base plate and substrate. Therefore, we report crack propagation by thermal cycle test on solder thickness.


2014 ◽  
Vol 54 (5) ◽  
pp. 939-944 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ye Tian ◽  
Xi Liu ◽  
Justin Chow ◽  
Yi Ping Wu ◽  
Suresh K. Sitaraman

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