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Electromigration in solder joints and solder lines

  • H. Gan
  • , W. J. Choi
  • , G. Xu
  • , K. N. Tu*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Electromigration may affect the reliability of flip-chip solder joints. Eutectic solder is a two-phase alloy, so its electromigration behavior is different from that in aluminum or copper interconnects. In addition, a flip-chip solder joint has a built-in current-crowding configuration to enhance electromigration failure. To better understand electromigration in SnPb and lead-free solder alloys, the authors prepared solder lines in v-grooves etched on Si(001). This article discusses the results of those tests and compares the electromigration failure modes of eutectic SnPb and SnAgCu flip-chip solder joints along with the mean-time-to-failure.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)34-37
JournalJOM
Volume54
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2002
Externally publishedYes

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