Dexter delos Santos, Jefferson Talledo, Mark Renier Santos
{"title":"Package Failure Understanding Through Crack Propagation Analysis","authors":"Dexter delos Santos, Jefferson Talledo, Mark Renier Santos","doi":"10.1109/EPTC56328.2022.10013304","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EPTC56328.2022.10013304","url":null,"abstract":"This paper discusses an in-depth failure analysis in which silicon die fracture surfaces are studied using a scanning electron microscope (SEM), and direction of crack propagation and failure mechanism are determined. The objective of this work was to establish a more systematic and reliable way of die crack root cause investigation. Several case studies were considered to demonstrate the identification of the breakage mechanism from analysis of fracture surface topographical information (e.g. Wallner lines) as well as crack branching patterns. Validation experiment was conducted using a 3-point bend test setup. From the results of the case studies, it has been demonstrated that a deeper analysis of the crack propagation as well as the location of the tensile stress area is very effective in finding the correct root cause.","PeriodicalId":163034,"journal":{"name":"2022 IEEE 24th Electronics Packaging Technology Conference (EPTC)","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132777237","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Geondu Gim, Jong-beom Park, Hunju Lim, Gook-Yong Jung
{"title":"A Study on Combination of ENEPIG Surface Finish and Solder Ball for Solder Joint Reliability","authors":"Geondu Gim, Jong-beom Park, Hunju Lim, Gook-Yong Jung","doi":"10.1109/EPTC56328.2022.10013300","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EPTC56328.2022.10013300","url":null,"abstract":"An electroless nickel (Ni)/electroless palladium (Pd)/immersion gold (Au) (ENEPIG) surface finish is widely applied to substrates used in various semiconductor packages. However, many issues have been arising in terms of solder joint reliability (SJR) during the assembly process. A number of factors can affect SJR such as thickness of each layer of ENEPIG, reflow profile, plating bath conditions, chemical composition of Pd and Ni layer, and chemical composition of solder balls. This paper focuses on investigating the influence of the factors on SJR and formation of intermetallic compounds (IMCs). The present study investigated the effect of the number of reflows (1, 3 and 5), Ni and Pd thickness of ENEPIG (Ni: 3, 6 and 9 µm, Pd: 0.02, 0.06 and 0.1 µm), chemical composition of Pd layer (pure Pd and Pd-phosphorus (P)) and chemical composition of solder balls (tin (Sn)0.7copper (Cu), SAC305 (Sn3.0 silver (Ag) 0.5Cu), SAC302 (Sn3.0Ag0.2Cu) and Sn3.5Ag). Special focus involved the combination of solder balls (SAC305 and Sn3.5 Ag) and chemical composition of the Pd layer (pure Pd and Pd-P). SJR that were evaluated through pull test and shear test, and then IMCs were observed through scanning electron microscope (SEM) analysis. The effect of Pd and Ni thickness with Pd-P and pure Pd was confirmed. Compared to Pd-P ENEPIG, a relatively high risk of SJR was found when using solder ball with no or low Cu content (e.g., SAC302 and Sn3.5Ag) and pure Pd ENEPIG. As a result of SEM analysis, Kirkendall voids were observed in the Ni2SnP IMC layer only on pure Pd ENEPIG with Sn3.5Ag solder balls and the fracture occurred along the void line. For Sn3.5Ag, a thicker P-rich layer (around 700 µm) was formed compared to SAC305 (300µm).","PeriodicalId":163034,"journal":{"name":"2022 IEEE 24th Electronics Packaging Technology Conference (EPTC)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130156347","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Liang Hongying, Pan Lunsheng, L. Jing, Zhang Xiaowu, Le Ducvinh, Cheng Ming, Li Jun, K. C. Wei, Chui King Jien, Feng Huicheng
{"title":"Numerical Simulation for Flow Boiling in Microchannels with Different Pin Fin Arrays","authors":"Liang Hongying, Pan Lunsheng, L. Jing, Zhang Xiaowu, Le Ducvinh, Cheng Ming, Li Jun, K. C. Wei, Chui King Jien, Feng Huicheng","doi":"10.1109/EPTC56328.2022.10013261","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EPTC56328.2022.10013261","url":null,"abstract":"The rapid development of technology in the past years brings unprecedent challenges in the cooling of electronic devices. Densely packed electronic systems require more efficient ways to dissipate the heat generated by the electronic components. The present study develops a numerical model to investigate flow boiling in micro-channels. Volume of Fluid method is adopted to capture the interface between the liquid and vaporized gas. The results from the developed model are validated against the existing published data. Upon this achieved, we then applied the model to simulate flow boiling in micro-channels with different pin-fin structures. The effects of pitch for the pin-fins are investigated and the optimized design of pin-fin structure is proposed. (“p134.doc”)","PeriodicalId":163034,"journal":{"name":"2022 IEEE 24th Electronics Packaging Technology Conference (EPTC)","volume":"64 5","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114010079","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Koto Miyahara, Takeshi Ishibashi, K. Tham, K. Goodwill, H. Kanaya
{"title":"One-sided directional slot antenna with magnetic film for 28 GHz application","authors":"Koto Miyahara, Takeshi Ishibashi, K. Tham, K. Goodwill, H. Kanaya","doi":"10.1109/EPTC56328.2022.10013140","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EPTC56328.2022.10013140","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents the design of a one-sided directional slot antenna for 28GHz application. The antenna element is composed of a top metal, a dielectric substrate, and a bottom metal layer. The antenna is connected by the coplanar waveguide to the feed line. In order to suppress the back-side radiation and improve the front to back (F/B) ratio, the magnetic film is attached to the back side of the antenna. The measured gain of the antenna with the magnetic film is 5.32 dBi at 30.7 GHz, and the F/B ratio is 11.5 dB.","PeriodicalId":163034,"journal":{"name":"2022 IEEE 24th Electronics Packaging Technology Conference (EPTC)","volume":"48 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114207645","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ramices Sanchez, Joshua Manguiat, Francis Louise Fajardo
{"title":"Enhancement of Vacuum Reflow Process for CCPAK - A Solution to Oxidized Lead Frame","authors":"Ramices Sanchez, Joshua Manguiat, Francis Louise Fajardo","doi":"10.1109/EPTC56328.2022.10013269","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EPTC56328.2022.10013269","url":null,"abstract":"With the development of high-power packages as a solution to customer needs and requirements, the CCPAK was introduced to fill the performance gap. A GaN (Gallium Nitride) is packaged with a silicon FET (Field Effect Transistor) and integrated with copper clip technology. This complex technology required process development, especially for the die attach clip attach process. In the initial CCPAK DACA characterization, visible evidence of lead frame oxidation was noted at the vacuum reflow process. As excessive lead frame oxidation is detrimental to package integrity and unlikely to occur in a vacuum state, the team decided to employ the DMAIC approach in systematically resolving this issue. Process elimination was conducted to pin down the problematic process from through the SIPOC diagram to understand, identify, and describe the failure. Monthly occurrence of oxidized lead frame was examined. Simulations were executed to validate the most possible cause of oxidation, which was the displacement of carrier on the heater block during the reflow process. Characterization was conducted, focusing on control of carrier movement during process. Initial results and prolonged performance were monitored. With the appropriate solution in placed, full elimination of lead frame oxidation was achieved resulting to yield improvement. Furthermore, the importance of proper process development prior production release was given emphasis.","PeriodicalId":163034,"journal":{"name":"2022 IEEE 24th Electronics Packaging Technology Conference (EPTC)","volume":"35 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114883291","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. Misat, M. Loktev, R. Schiedon, Jeroen de Boeij, M. van der Stam, Chia–Ching Huang, P. Sixt, Haidar Al Dujaili, T. Dewolf, N. Allouti, L. Pain, C. Vannuffel, P. Coudrain, A. Garnier
{"title":"Overlay Diagnostics of Die-to-die Alignment on the Kulicke and Soffa LITEQ 500 Stepper","authors":"S. Misat, M. Loktev, R. Schiedon, Jeroen de Boeij, M. van der Stam, Chia–Ching Huang, P. Sixt, Haidar Al Dujaili, T. Dewolf, N. Allouti, L. Pain, C. Vannuffel, P. Coudrain, A. Garnier","doi":"10.1109/EPTC56328.2022.10013124","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EPTC56328.2022.10013124","url":null,"abstract":"Fan-Out Wafer Level Packaging (FO-WLP) [1], [2] is one of the key packaging solutions in present-day IC manufacturing. One of its main challenges is chip placement error, which occurs during wafer reconstruction and molding. In subsequent lithographic processing steps, i.e., forming of the redistribution layer, it is important to align to individual dies instead of performing global alignment per wafer to meet the overlay target. Previously we reported the implementation of die-to-die alignment using the LITEQ 500 lithographic projection stepper from Kulicke & Soffa [3]. This process is evaluated experimentally in collaboration between Kulicke & Soffa and CEA LETI. Accurate measurement of the resulting overlay error represents another challenge due to varying rotation and translation. In this paper we describe two different methods for overlay measurement in the LITEQ 500 tool, one developed specifically for this application case. Both methods are applied for characterizing test wafers, yielding largely similar results. The measured overlay error of four test wafers is well within the 500 nm range.","PeriodicalId":163034,"journal":{"name":"2022 IEEE 24th Electronics Packaging Technology Conference (EPTC)","volume":"54 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132362793","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Sprenger, Niklas Noll, Christoph Hecht, Malte de Greiff, Lars Müller, J. Franke
{"title":"Parametric study on relevant design and material parameters for reliable hard encapsulation of automotive power modules","authors":"M. Sprenger, Niklas Noll, Christoph Hecht, Malte de Greiff, Lars Müller, J. Franke","doi":"10.1109/EPTC56328.2022.10013218","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EPTC56328.2022.10013218","url":null,"abstract":"In power module packaging, the standard approach for encapsulation is potting by soft silicone gels with low vis-cosity and youngs modulus. Within the last decade, hard encapsulation realized by large area transfer-molding of epoxy mold compounds has established itself as an alternative due to potential cost reduction and reliability enhancement. Large-area potting of liquid hard encapsulant material is another option for realization of a hard encapsulation. Regardless of the used process technology the large substrate, heatsink and module size in general, multi-material stack-up, heavy cyclic thermal loads during operation, high temperature and high voltage operation possess challenges to the material choice for hard encapsulation. Delamination and brittle fracture of the encapsulant and damage of the encapsulated structure through the encapsulant are the main concerns within the material selection process. Thermo-mechanical simulations can support and provide guidance within this material selection process. Therefore comparative parametric simulations have been performed within this study in order to estimate the influences of geometric parameters, such as substrate metallization thickness and heatsink thickness, and process parameters, such as curing temperature of the potting material, onto the thermo-mechanical behavior of the encapsulated packages. The concept of calculating an “effective package coefficient of thermal expansion” is introduced in this study as a tool for effective selection of encapsulants. The obtained results can be used as a guideline for the selection of encapsulation materials for different module stack ups.","PeriodicalId":163034,"journal":{"name":"2022 IEEE 24th Electronics Packaging Technology Conference (EPTC)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128430488","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Process variations in dielectric inserted side contact multilayer graphene nanoribbon interconnects using montecarlo simulations","authors":"Mekala Girish Kumar, Yash Agrawal, Vobulapuram Ramesh Kumar","doi":"10.1109/EPTC56328.2022.10013293","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EPTC56328.2022.10013293","url":null,"abstract":"Dielectric inserted side contact multilayer graphene nanoribbon (DSMLGNR) interconnect is envisaged as one of the prominent solutions for on-chip global interconnects. The tremendous growth in nanofabrication technology processes and huge number of transistors on a very large scale integrated (VLSI) silicon chip have made process-induced variations in devices and interconnects quite prominent. To investigate these variations a driver-interconnect-load system is considered in the present work. The impact of device and interconnect parameter variability on the electrical performance of on-chip DSMLGNR interconnect system is analyzed. The Monte Carlo analyses for propagation delay and power dissipation are performed using HSPICE simulations for DSMLGNR interconnects.","PeriodicalId":163034,"journal":{"name":"2022 IEEE 24th Electronics Packaging Technology Conference (EPTC)","volume":"128 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133487690","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An effective analytical method for thermal stresses analysis of heterogeneous integration system in display","authors":"Sixin Huang, Haohui Long, Jianhui Li","doi":"10.1109/EPTC56328.2022.10013197","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EPTC56328.2022.10013197","url":null,"abstract":"The heterogeneous integration system in display (HiSID) is a brand new architecture in accordance with the demand and technology trends of the next generation terminal device, and the new development architecture consists of multi-interactive function units are applied to solve the issue of non-fully-utilized area on the display module. However, the technologies challenge of thermal management increase when these interactive components are integrated into display modular system. Especially, the reliability of HiSID model are often affected by the temperature change due to the mismatch of coefficients of thermal expansion (CTE) and elastic modulus among functional components, solders, and substrate. In this paper, an effective analytical model is systematically established to promptly simulate the thermal shock performance to verify and further discuss the reliability of HiSID structure, and it is different from traditional finite element method. The total strains of entire HiSID models are decomposed into the uniform strain and bending strain, and the bending strain of segmented solder joints are modified. And the longitudinal stresses of each component are calculated based on the product of Young's modulus and total strains. The interfacial stress along the heterogeneous interfaces are expressed as exponential stress function, which satisfy the variation tendency from free-edge to the position away from the boundary. The inner stresses and interfacial stresses induced by temperature change from present analytical method are also validated against those results of the finite element method. Moreover, the FR4-based and glass-based substrate for HiSID model are compared to demonstrate the better thermal-mechanical behaviors.","PeriodicalId":163034,"journal":{"name":"2022 IEEE 24th Electronics Packaging Technology Conference (EPTC)","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116778427","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effect of Die Thickness on the Reliability of Solder Joint in Clip-bonded Packages","authors":"Ilyas Dchar, Ding Yandoc","doi":"10.1109/EPTC56328.2022.10013243","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EPTC56328.2022.10013243","url":null,"abstract":"Thin die is more and more widely used in power packages for automotive applications due to their lower electrical resistance and better thermal dissipation. For thin wafers, die pickup operation is a critical aspect in the assembly manufacture process. The use of inappropriate tape stickiness and ejection parameter settings can cause microcracks that can eventually lead to die cracking. Increasing die thickness may be an alternative solution to reduce die cracks ppm issues (by increasing the mechanical strength of the die). Obviously, the increase of die thickness will result again to high die resistance. Additionally., thicker die may worsen the thermal fatigue behavior of the die attach solder. The scope of this study is to confirm the impact of solder joints fatigue behavior in clip bonded package using different die thicknesses by subjecting devices to temperature cycling (TC) and thermal fatigue tests (IOL/TFT). Furthermore, simulations and visual inspection using cross-sectioning were used to inspect the die attach degradation on various samples after aging tests. This study also provides a vital information of the relationship between solder degradation and different die thicknesses, which can be used as reference for future wafer thickness reduction programs to achieve a better product RDSon.","PeriodicalId":163034,"journal":{"name":"2022 IEEE 24th Electronics Packaging Technology Conference (EPTC)","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122101630","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}