In this study, the diffusion behavior and microstructural evolution of Cu-Sn intermetallics at eutectic Sn-Pb solder/copper substrate interface of PBGA solder joints was studied. The PBGA solder joints were formed by different profiles, which was devised to have the same “heating factor”—the integral of the measured temperature above the liquidus (183°C) with respect to dwell time in the reflow profile, but to have different conveyor speeds. Using the theory of heat transmission, it is shown that the solder joint cooling rate during solidification increases with increasing conveyor speed. As a result, the “crystallization degree” of the solder joint microstructure decreased with the increasing of cooling rate. The thickness of IMC layer increased with extension of aging time. The growth of IMC is a diffusion-controlled process, i.e., tin diffuses into copper, and the diffusion coefficient in the “disordered region” is much bigger than that in the “crystallization region” so the IMC growth rate of solder joint with faster cooling rate was larger. On the other hand, although at all temperatures, the difference increases as temperature decrease, consequently, the difference of IMC thickness growth among different cooling rate solder joints varied according to the aging temperature.
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The Effect of Cooling Rate on the Growth of Cu-Sn Intermetallics in Annealed PBGA Solder Joints
Y. C. Chan,
e-mail: eeycchan@cityu.edu.hk
Y. C. Chan
Department of Electronic Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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S. H. Fan,
e-mail: shfan@ee.cityu.edu.hk
S. H. Fan
Department of Electronic Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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J. K. L. Lai
J. K. L. Lai
Department of Physics and Materials Science, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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Y. C. Chan
Department of Electronic Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong
e-mail: eeycchan@cityu.edu.hk
S. H. Fan
Department of Electronic Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong
e-mail: shfan@ee.cityu.edu.hk
J. K. L. Lai
Department of Physics and Materials Science, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Contributed by the Electronic and Photonic Packaging Division for publication in the Journal of Electronic Packaging. Manuscript received by the EPPD Division, March 19, 2002. Associate Editor: Y.-H. Pao.
J. Electron. Packag. Mar 2003, 125(1): 153-156 (4 pages)
Published Online: March 14, 2003
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March 19, 2002
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Chan , Y. C., Fan , S. H., and Lai , J. K. L. (March 14, 2003). "The Effect of Cooling Rate on the Growth of Cu-Sn Intermetallics in Annealed PBGA Solder Joints ." ASME. J. Electron. Packag. March 2003; 125(1): 153–156. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.1537070
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