Affiliation:
1. School of Mechanical and Control Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541000, China
2. The Science and Technology on Reliability Physics and Application of Electronic Component Laboratory, The 5th Electronics Research Institute, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Guangzhou 510610, China
Abstract
Due to the growing demand for ultra-high-density integrated circuits in the integrated circuit industry, flip-chip bonding (FCB) has become the mainstream solution for chip interconnection. In flip-chip bonding (FCB), however, alloy solder is no longer adequate to meet the high heat dissipation demands of high-power devices with over 100 kW/cm2 in power density due to its low reflow temperature. Nano-silver solder, on the other hand, exhibits superior thermal and electrical conductivity, making it an excellent alternative to traditional solder for FCB. This study explored nano-silver’s thermal reliability and electrical performance as a solder material. The following results were obtained through temperature cycle (with temperatures ranging from −55 to 150 °C) and high-temperature storage experiments (with applied temperatures of over 170 °C). The results indicate that as the duration of the high-temperature storage increased, the grain continued to coarsen, resulting in an average pore size transition from 0.004 to 0.072 μm2. A strong correlation coefficient of 0.9913 was observed between the duration of high-temperature exposure and the porosity within the time range of 0–200 h. Following the reliability test, the shear strength of the nano-silver interconnect samples showed varying degrees of decrease. The bonding effect with the nano-silver layer can be enhanced, and the thermal reliability can be improved by depositing Ni/Ag on the surface of Cu, making it less prone to cracking. Regarding the electrical performance, the square resistance of the nano-silver interconnect structures increased by 35% after the reliability test. This indicates a significant degradation in the electrical reliability of nano-silver interconnects under temperature stress.
Funder
Guangzhou Science and Technology Project Fund
Subject
Inorganic Chemistry,Condensed Matter Physics,General Materials Science,General Chemical Engineering
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