Interfacial reaction issues for lead-free electronic solders

KN Subramanian, CE Ho, SC Yang, CR Kao - Lead-Free Electronic …, 2007 - Springer
The interfacial reactions between Sn-based solders and two common substrate materials,
Cu and Ni, are the focuses of this paper. The reactions between Sn-based solders and Cu …

Influence of Ni nanoparticle on the morphology and growth of interfacial intermetallic compounds between Sn–3.8 Ag–0.7 Cu lead-free solder and copper substrate

SL Tay, A Haseeb, MR Johan, PR Munroe, MZ Quadir - Intermetallics, 2013 - Elsevier
This paper reports on the effects of adding Ni nanoparticles to a Sn–3.8 Ag–0.7 Cu solder.
The nanocomposite was prepared by manual blending of SAC solder paste with various …

Effect of thermal aging on the interfacial structure of SnAgCu solder joints on Cu

W Peng, E Monlevade, ME Marques - Microelectronics Reliability, 2007 - Elsevier
Interfacial structure plays a great role in solder joint reliability. In solder joints on Cu, not only
is Kirkendall voiding at the solder/Cu interface a concern, but also the growth of interfacial …

First-principles investigation of the structural and electronic properties of Cu6− xNixSn5 (x= 0, 1, 2) intermetallic compounds

C Yu, J Liu, H Lu, P Li, J Chen - Intermetallics, 2007 - Elsevier
Cu6− xNixSn5 is an important intermetallic compound (IMC), which was known to greatly
improve the reliability of the solder joints in integrated circuits. However, the improvement …

Temperature effect on intermetallic compound growth kinetics of Cu pillar/Sn bumps

GT Lim, BJ Kim, K Lee, J Kim, YC Joo… - Journal of electronic …, 2009 - Springer
The in situ intermetallic compound (IMC) growth in Cu pillar/Sn bumps was investigated by
isothermal annealing at 120° C, 150° C, and 180° C using an in situ scanning electron …

Effect of Nano-TiO2 particles on growth of interfacial Cu6Sn5 and Cu3Sn layers in Sn3. 0Ag0. 5CuxTiO2 solder joints

Y Tang, SM Luo, KQ Wang, GY Li - Journal of Alloys and compounds, 2016 - Elsevier
In this study, the effect of nano-TiO 2 particles additive on the growth of interfacial Cu 6 Sn 5
and Cu 3 Sn intermetallic compound (IMC) layers between Snsingle bond3. 0Agsingle …

IMC growth and shear strength of Sn-Ag-Bi-In/Au/Ni/Cu BGA joints during aging

JW Yoon, SW Kim, SB Jung - Materials transactions, 2004 - jstage.jst.go.jp
The realization of harmful effects of Pb on the environment and human health, coupled with
the threat of legislation, has instigated a search for electronic packaging applications using …

Nano-scale mechanistic model for microstructural reliability in reactive hybrid solder joints

F Khodabakhshi, I Wodak, A Yakymovych… - Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
Hybrid solder joints with upgraded functional performance and reliability were processed by
applying reactive Fe-nanoparticles doped into the flux at the interface in order to control and …

Interfacial reactions and shear strengths between Sn-Ag-based Pb-free solder balls and Au/EN/Cu metallization

SW Kim, JW Yoon, SB Jung - Journal of electronic materials, 2004 - Springer
The morphological and compositional evolutions of intermetallic compounds (IMCs) formed
at three Pb-free solder/electroless Ni-P interface were investigated with respect to the solder …

Effect of isothermal aging on intermetallic compound layer growth at the interface between Sn-3.5 Ag-0.75 Cu solder and Cu substrate

JW Yoon, SB Jung - Journal of materials science, 2004 - Springer
Intermetallic compound (IMC) growth during solid-state isothermal aging at temperatures
between 100 and 200° C up to 60 days for Sn-3.5 Ag-0.75 Cu solder on Cu substrate was …