本研究探討含銅之無鉛銲料(lead-free solder)與無電鍍鎳磷墊層(electroless-nickel EN)反應中界面反應對於銲點強度之影響。由固態反應結果得知,Ni-Sn化合物生長依循擴散控制程序,其生長活化能為42 KJ/mol。在Sn0.7Cu/Ni(P)的初始固態反應中,界面生成一針狀的Ni-Sn化合物;稍後Cu-Sn化合物於Sn0.7Cu/Ni-Sn界面生成,形成Ni-Sn與Cu-Sn的mixture layer。於Sn3.0Cu/Ni(P)的反應中,Ni(P)表面迅速生成一厚的Cu-Sn化合物,阻止了Ni-Sn化合物的生成而產生一非連續的Cu-Sn/Ni(P)界面。由銲點剪力強度結果顯示固態反應中,Sn0.7Cu界面所生成的mixture layer有較佳的機械強度。相對地,Sn3.0Cu中非連續的Cu-Sn/Ni(P)界面造成較差的機械強度。在液態反應中,由於Ni3P/Cu界面間隙生成,大幅降低pure Sn/Ni(P)銲點強度。而Sn0.7Cu及Sn3.0Cu的系統中,Ni3P結晶層的緩慢生長是由於界面一自生的反應阻障層Cu-Sn化合物。最後得到Sn(Cu)銲點有較佳的機械強度。
The correlation between interfacial reactions and mechanical strengths of Sn(Cu)/Ni(P) solder bumps has been studied. Upon the solid-state aging, a diffusion-controlled process was observed for the interfacial Ni-Sn compound formation of the Sn/Ni(P) reaction couple and the activation energy is calculated to be 42 KJ/mol. For the Sn0.7Cu/Ni(P), in the initial aging, a needle-shape Ni-Sn compound layer formed on Ni(P). Then, it was radually covered by a layer of Cu-Sn compound in the later aging process. Hence, a mixture layer of Ni-Sn and Cu-Sn compounds formed at the interface. For the Sn3.0Cu/Ni(P), a thick Cu-Sn compound layer quickly formed on Ni(P), which retarded the Ni-Sn compound formation and resulted a distinct Cu-Sn compound/Ni(P) interface. The shear test results show that the mixture interface of Sn0.7Cu bumps have fair shear strengths against the aging process. On the contrast, the distinct Cu-Sn/Ni(P) interface of Sn3.0Cu solder bumps is relatively weak and exhibits poor resistance against the aging process. Upon the reflowing process, the gap formation at Ni(P)/Cu interface caused a fast degradation in the interfacial strength for Sn solder bumps. For Sn0.7Cu and Sn3.0Cu solder bumps, Ni3P formation was greatly retarded by the self-formed Cu-Sn compound layer. Therefore, Sn(Cu) solder bumps show better shear strengths over Sn solder bump.