Effect of solder resist dissolution on the joint reliability of ENIG surface and Sn-Ag-Cu solder
- Authors
- Lee, Hyunju; Kim, Cheolmin; Heo, Cheolho; Kim, Chiho; Lee, Jae-Ho; Kim, Yangdo
- Issue Date
- Aug-2018
- Publisher
- PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
- Keywords
- Electroless nickel immersion gold; Solder resist; Black pad; Ball shear test; Solder joint reliability
- Citation
- MICROELECTRONICS RELIABILITY, v.87, pp.75 - 80
- Journal Title
- MICROELECTRONICS RELIABILITY
- Volume
- 87
- Start Page
- 75
- End Page
- 80
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/hongik/handle/2020.sw.hongik/3365
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.microrel.2018.05.017
- ISSN
- 0026-2714
- Abstract
- The electroless nickel immersion gold (ENIG) process results in surface defects, such as pinholes and black pads, which weaken the solder joint and eventually degrade the reliability of the PCB. Contamination of the plating solutions, including dissolution of the solder resist (SR), can be a cause of the pinholes and black pads. This study examined the effects of SR dissolution on the solder joint reliability and electroless Ni plating properties. Electroless Ni plating was performed by adding 1 to 10 ppm hardener (melamine) to the fresh Ni solution. Many black pads were observed in the 7 and 10 ppm hardener-added surfaces. In addition, the content of P was highest when 7 and 10 ppm hardener was added. The ball shear tests were carried out to confirm the joint reliability between the ENIG surface with hardener-added and the Sn-3.OAg-0.5Cu solder (SAC 305). The ball shear strength decreased with increasing dissolution of the hardener. In particular, the shear strength was the lowest at 7 and 10 ppm hardener addition. In addition, the failure mode of the solder joint was changed from ductile to brittle mode with increasing hardener addition. That is, as the hardener additive increases, intermetallic compound (IMC) phases were changed from (Cu,Ni)(6)Sn-5 to (Cu,Ni)(3)Sn-4 and Cu6Sn5 (brittle structure).
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