DocumentCode :
3162371
Title :
Effects of Underfills on the Thermal-Cycling Tests of SnAgCu PBGA (Plastic Ball Grid Array) Packages on ImAg PCB (Printed Circuit Board)
Author :
Lau, John ; Lo, Jeffery ; Lam, Jimmy ; Soon, Eng-Leong ; Chow, Woai-Sheng ; Lee, Ricky
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Microelectron., Singapore
fYear :
2007
fDate :
10-12 Dec. 2007
Firstpage :
785
Lastpage :
790
Abstract :
The effects of underfills on the thermal cycling test of lead-free (SnAgCu) PBGA packages on ImAg (immersion silver) PCB are investigated. Three different underfills are studied. These underfills are dispensed on the PCB to fill the gaps between the BT (bismaleimide triazene) substrate of the PBGA, the Sn3wt%Ag0.5wt%Cu (SAC) solder balls, and the PCB. In addition, two more sets of samples (without underfull) are tested (one is with SAC solder balls and paste and the other is with Sn37wt%Pb solder balls and paste), which serve as controls. The sample size for each set of samples is 48. The life distribution, reliability function, failure rate, and mean time to failure (MTTF) of the PBGA solder joints under thermal cycling for these 5 different sets of samples have been determined. The true characteristic life, true MTTF, and true Weibull slope of the PBGA solder joints under certain confidence requirements have also been determined. Failure analysis has been performed and examined on the failed samples. The results presented in this study should be useful for understanding the effects of underfills on the lead-free PBGA solder joint reliability.
Keywords :
Weibull distribution; ball grid arrays; chip-on-board packaging; copper alloys; failure analysis; integrated circuit reliability; integrated circuit testing; life testing; plastic packaging; printed circuit testing; silver alloys; solders; thermal analysis; tin alloys; PBGA solder joints; SnAgCu; Weibull slope; bismaleimide triazene substrate; failure analysis; failure rate; immersion silver PCB; lead-free PBGA package reliability; life distribution; mean time to failure analysis; plastic ball grid array packages; printed circuit board; thermal-cycling tests; underfills effects; Circuit testing; Electronic packaging thermal management; Electronics packaging; Environmentally friendly manufacturing techniques; Lead; Plastic packaging; Printed circuits; Silver; Soldering; Temperature;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Electronics Packaging Technology Conference, 2007. EPTC 2007. 9th
Conference_Location :
Singapore
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1323-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1323-2
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/EPTC.2007.4469812
Filename :
4469812
Link To Document :
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