Technical Library | 2008-03-31 21:35:36.0
While the situation varies from country to country, nearly one year after the EU RoHS Directive came into force implementation of lead-free solder is progressing steadily. For lead-free soldering to be considered successful it is not sufficient just to have dealt with the challenges of mass production. It is also necessary to establish that the soldered joints produced are at least as reliable as those made with Sn-37Pb alloy. In this context "reliability" means the length of time in service that the initial functionality of the joint can be maintained. In this paper we will discuss some of the issues involved in solder joint reliability through a comparison of the properties of two alloys that are widely used for lead-free wave soldering, SAC305 (Sn-3.0Ag-0.5Cu) and the Sn, Cu, Ni, Ge alloy SN100C.
Industry News | 2002-12-03 15:00:11.0
Practical Components adds new formulations
Technical Library | 2024-06-23 21:57:16.0
Two extremes of reflow time scale for copper pillar flip chip solder joints were explored in this study. Sn-2.5Ag solder capped pillars were joined to laminate substrates using either conventional forced convection reflow or the controlled impingement of a defocused infrared laser. The laser reflow joining process was accomplished with an order of magnitude reduction in time above liquidus and a similar increase in solidification cooling rate. The brief reflow time and rapid cooling of a laser impingement reflow necessarily affects all time and temperature dependent phenomena characteristic of reflowed molten solder. These include second phase precipitate dissolution, base metal (copper) dissolution, and the extent of surface wetting. This study examines the reflow dependent microstructural aspects of flip chip Sn-Ag joints on samples of two different size scales, the first with copper pillars of 70μm diameter on 120μm pitch and the second with 23μm diameter pillars on a 40μm pitch. The length scale of Pb-free solder joints is known to affect the Sn grain solidification structure; Sn grain morphology will be noted across both reflow time and joint length scales. Sn grain morphology was further found to be dependent on the extent of surface wetting when such wetting circumvented the copper diffusion barrier layer. Microstructural analysis also will include a comparison of intermetallic structures formed; including the size and number density of second phase Ag3Sn precipitates in the joint and the morphology and thickness of the interfacial intermetallics formed on the pillar and substrate surfaces.
New Equipment | Rework & Repair Services
Many Fortune 500 clients, and numerous other OEMs and contract manufacturers of micro-electronics rely on Process Sciences to service, modify, reclaim, upgrade, and/or repair their circuit assemblies and array devices. PSI knows solder! Please rememb
New Equipment | Solder Materials
Solves: QFN Voiding | Head-in-Pillow | Graping Indium8.9 is an air or nitrogen reflow, no-clean solder paste specifically formulated to accommodate the higher processing temperatures required by the SnAgCu, SnAg, and other alloy systems favored by t
Technical Library | 2017-10-05 17:13:04.0
Intermetallic compounds (IMC) in solder bonds are commonly considered critical for the reliability of interconnections. The microstructure and thermal aging characteristics of solder bonds of crystalline silicon solar cells are investigated, whereby two solders, Sn60Pb40 and a lead-free, low melting point alternative Sn41Bi57Ag2 are considered.
New Equipment | Solder Materials
Superior Drop Shock Performance AND Thermal Cycling Reliability Current Industry Dilemma The standard set of Pb-free alloys has a dramatic trade-off between thermal cycling and drop testing. Additionally, all these SAC alloys are far inferior to
Industry News | 2023-01-09 18:39:37.0
With its rule-breaking wave solder alloy, SN100C, Nihon Superior Co., Ltd. earned global recognition as an innovator in lead-free solder formulation. The rule that SN100C broke was that you can't make a Pb-free solder without a silver content that doubles the cost of the raw materials. Now Nihon Superior has broken that rule again with SN100CV, a reflow soldering alloy that can outperform SAC305 in reliability while being reflowable with the same thermal profile as SAC305.
Industry News | 2016-02-18 00:22:10.0
Indium Corporation will feature Indium3.2HF water-soluble solder paste at Productronica China on March 15-17, 2016, at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre in Shanghai, China.
Industry News | 2011-09-28 19:37:44.0
Nihon Superior introduces the new Selector Guide for SN100C solder pastes.
