Effect of adding Sb on microstructure and adhesive strength of Sn-Ag solder joints

This study investigates the influence of adding Sb on the microstructure and adhesive strength of the Sn3.5Ag solder. Both solidus and liquidus temperatures increase as Sb additions increase. Adding 1.5wt.%Sb leads to the narrowest range (6.6°C) between the solidus and liquidus temperature of the solder. Adding Sb decomposes the as-soldered ringlike microstructure of Sn3.5Ag and causes solid-solution hardening. The as-soldered hardness increases with increasing Sb addition. For long-term storage, adding Sb reduces the size of the rodlike Ag₃Sn compounds. The hardness also increases with increasing Sb addition. Adding Sb depresses the growth rate of interfacial intermetallic compounds (IMCs) layers, but the difference between 1% and 2% Sb is not distinct. For mechanical concern, adding Sb improves both adhesive strength and thermal resistance of Sn3.5Ag, where 1.5% Sb has the best result. However, adding Sb causes a variation in adhesive strength during thermal storage. The more Sb is added, the higher the variation reveals, and the shorter the storage time requires. This strength variation helps the solder joints to resist thermal storage.     

The interfacial reaction between Sn-Zn-Ag-Ga-Al solders and metallized Cu substrates

The interfacial interaction between the Sn-8.55Zn-0.5Ag-0.5Ga-0.1Al solder and three kinds of metallized substrates (Cu, Cu/Au, and Cu/Ni-P/Au) does not form the Cu-Sn intermetallic compound (IMC). Continuous Cu-Zn and discontinuous Ag-Zn interfacial IMC layers formed between the Cu and Sn-Zn-Ag-Ga-Al solder, while Cu-Zn and Au-Al-Zn IMCs formed on the Cu/Au substrate. Only the Au-Al-Zn IMC formed at the interface when the electroless Ni-P deposit was the diffusion barrier between Cu and the Au surface layer.     

基于电阻应变临界点的无铅焊点失效分析

利用特制的焊点在线测试系统,测试了不同载荷条件下单个无铅焊点的电阻应变曲线,推导出电阻应变和损伤量之间的定量关系式,分析了焊点失效特性。结果表明:无铅焊点电阻应变曲线包括线性变化区和指数变化区;两个区域临界点处的电阻应变值为0.05左右,临界点至失效的时间约占焊点寿命的20.00%～30.00%;热循环条件下,40℃的电阻应变曲线临界点滞后于125℃的临界点,滞后时间约占焊点寿命的7.50%。     

HASL及其应用焊料前景

目前,HASL因含铅的存在,许多人认为其工艺不久将被淘汰、取代。本文从PCB的生产实际出发,阐述了HASL未来存在的背景、趋势及其用焊料的变化,介绍了其未来用焊料的选取原则、范围及其发展前景。     

Pb/Sn凸剪切性能研究

在实际使用条件下,Pb/Sn凸点会由于承受温度循环而产生剪切应力,剪切应力导致的主要失效方式是开裂.通过对倒装焊后Pb/Sn凸点剪切强度的测量及对剪切后断口的分析,发现破坏主要发生在凸点下金属(UBM)层内部或UBM与Al焊盘之间,平均剪切强度受凸点尺寸影响很小,范围在21～24MPa。     

Effect of Stand-Off Height on Microstructure and Tensile Strength of the Cu/Sn9Zn/Cu Solder Joint

To investigate the effect of stand-off height (SOH) on the microstructure and mechanical behavior of certain solder joints, Cu/Sn9Zn/Cu solder joints with a SOH of 100 μm, 50 μm, 20 μm, and 10 μm were prepared and studied. It was found that, as the SOH is reduced, the Zn content in the solder bulk experiences a rapid decrease due to consumption by metallurgical reaction in the reflow process; hence, the microstructure of the solder bulk is changed significantly from a Sn-Zn eutectic structure to a hypoeutectic structure. By contrast, Cu content in the solder bulk experiences a rapid increase with reducing SOH, and this leads to more dissociative intermetallic compounds (IMCs) in the solder bulk. These compositional and microstructural changes induced by reducing the SOH correlate closely with the mechanical properties of the solder joints. In our study it is found that, as SOH is reduced, the tensile strength of the solder joints decreases, the fracture path of the solder joint transfers from the solder bulk into the interface between the IMC layer and the solder bulk, and the fracture mode tends to change from ductile to brittle. These findings point to a probable way to improve the mechanical properties of miniaturized solder joints by controlling the composition and dissociative IMCs in the solder bulk.     

面向表面组装工艺技术的PCB焊盘设计

尽管电子设计类软件已相当先进和方便，而且更新速度也很快，但是仍然无法满足各个层次的设计人员的需求，特别是适合各种元素封装形式的焊盘设计库并不能让设计和制造者满意，为了在此方面对PCB设计有所帮助，从印制电路板焊盘的设计方法入手，针对表面组装工艺技术特点，分析了PCB焊盘对PCA可靠性的影响因素，并根据相关的质量要求提出了较为简便的设计方案。     

Effect of Cu concentration on the reactions between Sn-Ag-Cu solders and Ni

The reaction between the Sn-Ag-Cu solders and Ni at 250°C for 10 min and 25 h was studied. Nine different Sn-Ag-Cu solders, with the Ag concentration fixed at 3.9 wt.% and Cu concentrations varied between 0.0–3.0 wt.%, were used. When the reaction time was 10 min, the reactions strongly depended on the Cu concentration. At low-Cu concentrations (≦0.2 wt.%), only a continuous (Ni_1−xCu_x)₃Sn₄ layer formed at the interface. When the Cu concentration increased to 0.4 wt.%, a continuous (Ni_1−xCu_x)₃Sn₄ layer and a small amount of discontinuous (Cu_1−yNi_y)₆Sn₅ particles formed at the interface. When the Cu concentration increased to 0.5 wt.%, the amount of (Cu_1−yNi_y)₆Sn₅ increased and (Cu_1−yNi₆)₆Sn₅ became a continuous layer. Beneath this (Cu_1−yNi_y)₆Sn₅ layer was a very thin but continuous layer of (Ni_1−xCu_x)₃Sn₄. At higher Cu concentrations (0.6–3.0 wt.%), (Ni_1−xCu_x)₃Sn₄ disappeared, and only (Cu_1−yNi_y)₆Sn₅ was present. The reactions at 25 h also depended strongly on the Cu concentration, proving that the strong concentration dependence was not a transient phenomenon limited to a short reaction time. The findings of this study were rationalized using the Cu-Ni-Sn isotherm. This study shows that precise control over the Cu concentration in solders is needed to produce consistent results.     

钛炉胆穿孔腐蚀现象研究

钛合金具有优越的抗腐蚀性能,被广泛地用作波峰焊机的炉胆材质。但是在使用有铅钎料进行波峰焊接时,常出现穿孔现象。通过采用DES、XRD和SEM等分析手段对其进行了深入地分析,研究了在有铅钎料的使用过程中钛合金的腐蚀机理。     

无铅电子封装Sn-Cu焊料润湿性试验研究

为了改善无铅焊料的润湿性,配置活性剂松香焊剂和无机物焊剂,研究了Sn-0.75 Cu焊料的润湿性.分析讨论了影响Sn-0.75 Cu焊料润湿性的主要因素,获得了焊剂和Sn-0.75 Cu焊料的最优匹配.在镀锡铜片上,5#焊剂匹配Sn-0.75 Cu焊料能够获得最佳的润湿性(润湿角为18°),已接近Sn-37 Pb焊料的润湿性.