晶圆级芯片尺寸封装柔性焊点热循环可靠性

建立了晶圆级芯片尺寸封装(WLCSP)柔性无铅焊点三维有限元分析模型,基于该模型对柔性无铅焊点热循环等效应力应变进行了分析,并预测了焊点可靠性寿命。选取第一柔性层厚度、第二柔性层厚度、上焊盘直径和下焊盘直径作为关键因素,采用L16(45)正交设计了16种不同水平组合的柔性无铅焊点,获取了这些焊点的热循环等效应力数据,对等效应力数据进行了极差分析和方差分析。结果表明:在热循环加载条件下,采用柔性层结构方式能有效降低焊点内的等效应力应变;在置信度为90%的情况下,下焊盘直径和第一柔性层厚度对柔性焊点等效应力有显著影响。各因素对焊点等效应力的影响排序为下焊盘直径影响最大,其次是第一柔性层厚度,再次是第二柔性层厚度,最后是上焊盘直径。     

片式元件焊点的热循环应力应变模拟技术研究

采用ANSYS软件,以0402片式元件焊点为对象,系统探讨了焊点热应变损伤的有限元仿真方法,分析了焊点在热循环过程中的应力应变响应,并基于修正的Coffin-Manson方程,预测了焊点的热疲劳寿命。结果显示:焊点应力集中区域和应变最大区域均位于焊点与PCB焊盘的交界面,基于应变失效原则,推断焊点裂纹将在此界面萌生和扩展,直至失效。指出了焊点有限元热应变损伤模拟技术的不足及未来的研究方向。     

BGA焊点的形态预测及可靠性优化设计

制定了BGA(球栅阵列)焊点的形态预测以及可靠性分析优化设计方案，对完全分布和四边分布的两种BGA元件，通过改变下焊盘的尺寸得到不同钎料量的焊点，并对其形态进行了预测，建立了可靠性分析的三维力学模型。采用有限元方法分析了元件和焊点在热循环条件下的应力应变分布特征，预测了不同种类和不同形态的BGA焊点的热疲劳寿命，由此给出了最佳的上下焊盘比例范围。     

模板参数对倒装焊焊点形态的影响

模板开口的尺寸和厚度决定应用于PCB板上焊膏的量，从而决定了回流焊后生成的焊点形态。本文根据IPC-7525模板设计理论，拟定多组开口方案，设计了16组模板结构参数，并通过软件Surface Evolver输入数据文件，得到16组倒装焊焊点形态，用有限元软件进行焊点寿命分析，得到了模板结构参数与热疲劳寿命的关系，探讨不同的开口尺寸和厚度对焊点形态的影响。     

SMT中焊点形状对焊点可靠性的影响

根据SMTSnPb焊料焊点在热疲劳过程中的受载特点,采用有限元方法,建立了用于预测该种类型焊点热疲劳寿命的数值模型,并借热疲劳试验验证了模型的有效性。结果表明:热疲劳试验中,焊盘(焊盘1)伸出较短的SMT焊点在1440~1680周期之间发生大量破坏,且其热疲劳寿命要低于焊盘(焊盘2)伸出较长的焊点,这与有限元模拟预测的寿命结果基本一致。进而采用该模型研究了焊点形状对其热疲劳寿命的影响规律,在一定条件下,其结果可应用于无铅焊料。     

模板对倒装焊焊点形态的影响及其可靠性研究

本文通过用于焊点形态预测软件SURFACE EVOLVER的输入数据文件,得到倒装焊焊点形态.参考模板开口指导说明(IPC-7525),拟定模板开口方案,得到相应的焊点形态.通过建立有限元模型,运用ANSYS软件对含铅焊点在热循环加载条件下的应力应变和疲劳寿命进行分析.根据预测得到的热疲劳寿命,找出了适合本文模型的模板结构参数,同时分析了其它设计与工艺参数和焊点可靠性之间的关系.     

气孔缺陷对同轴电缆焊点热疲劳寿命影响

利用ANSYS软件建立了热循环条件下同轴电缆焊点的三维有限元模型,分析了气孔的大小及位置对焊点在热循环过程中的应力应变分布特征的影响,结合Manson-Coffin方程预测了不同气孔大小及位置对焊点的热疲劳寿命的影响.结果表明:气孔的存在使焊点的热疲劳寿命急剧缩短;相同尺寸的气孔存在于焊点内部时位置的改变对热疲劳寿命影响很小;处于焊点内部的气孔对焊点的疲劳寿命影响要小于靠近表面的气孔;处于焊点根部的气孔对焊点疲劳寿命的影响要远大于其它位置的气孔;气孔越大,对焊点的疲劳寿命影响越大.     

CQFN封装结构的热疲劳寿命研究

基于陶瓷四边无引线（CQFN）封装结构,采用有限元仿真方法,针对实际外壳建立了三维有限元模型,对焊点在温度循环试验中的应力应变分布开展了研究,重点分析了印刷电路板（PCB）厚度、外壳尺寸大小、引出端形式和温度变动范围等对焊点的影响规律。采用Anand本构模型对铅锡焊点的粘塑性进行了表征,同时利用Coffin-Manson方程对CQFN封装结构在温度循环载荷作用下的热循环疲劳寿命进行了计算。研究表明,适当地增加PCB板厚度、合理地选取外壳外形尺寸及引出端的形式和尽量地降低温度变动范围,可以有效地提高焊点的热疲劳寿命。     

IMC生长对无铅焊球可靠性的影响

通过模拟及实验研究了IMC层及其生长对无铅焊点可靠性的影响.采用回流焊将无铅焊球(Sn3.5Ag0.7Cu)焊接到PCB板的铜焊盘上,通过-55～125℃的热循环实验,获得了IMC厚度经不同热循环次数后的生长规律.采用有限元法模拟了热循环过程中IMC厚度生长对无铅BGA焊点中应力变化的影响,并由能量疲劳模型预测了无铅焊点寿命.计算结果显示,考虑IMC层生长所预测的焊点热疲劳寿命比不考虑IMC层生长时缩短约30%.     

倒装焊器件尺寸参数对低k层及焊点的影响

当前。集成电路制造中低k介质与铜互连集成工艺的引入已经成为一种趋势,因此分析封装器件中低矗结构的可靠性是很有必要的。利用有限元软件分析了倒装焊器件的尺寸参数对低k层及焊点的影响。结果表明：减薄芯片,减小PI层厚度,增加焊点高度,增加焊盘高度,减小基板厚度能够缓解低k层上的最大等效应力;而减薄芯片,增加PI层厚度,增加焊点高度,减小焊盘高度,减小基板厚度能够降低焊点的等效塑性应变。     

Solder joint reliability of a low cost chip size package—NuCSP

The accumulated elasto-plastic strain range and the time-dependent elasto-plastic-creep deformation of a wire bondable land grid array (LGA) chip size package (NuCSP) assembly’s solder joint under thermal cycling condition are presented. The solder is assumed to be a temperature-dependent material. The thermal fatigue life of the solder joint is estimated based on two methods, namely, the accumulated plastic strain range and Coffin–Manson equation, and viscoplastic strain energy density and an empirical equation based on the assumption of linear fatigue crack growth.     

Comprehensive board-level solder joint reliability modeling and testing of QFN and PowerQFN packages

For quad flat non-lead (QFN) packages, board-level solder joint reliability during thermal cycling test is a critical issue. In this paper, a parametric 3D FEA sliced model is established for QFN on board with considerations of detailed pad design, realistic shape of solder joint and solder fillet, and non-linear material properties. It has the capability to predict the fatigue life of solder joint during thermal cycling test within ±34% error. The fatigue model applied is based on a modified Darveaux’s approach with non-linear viscoplastic analysis of solder joints. A solder joint damage model is used to establish a connection between the strain energy density (SED) per cycle obtained from the FEA model and the actual characteristic life during thermal cycling test. For the test vehicles studied, the maximum SED is observed mostly at the top corner of peripheral solder joint. The modeling predicted fatigue life is first correlated to thermal cycling test results using modified correlation constants, curve-fitted from in-house QFN thermal cycling test data. Subsequently, design analysis is performed to study the effects of 17 key package dimensions, material properties, and thermal cycling test condition. Generally, smaller package size, smaller die size, bigger pad size, thinner PCB, higher mold compound CTE, higher solder standoff, and extra soldering at the center pad help to enhance the fatigue life. Comparisons are made with thermal cycling test results to confirm the relative trends of certain effects. Another enhanced QFN design with better solder joint reliability, PowerQFN, is also studied and compared with QFN of the same package size.     

温度循环条件下微弹簧型CCGA焊柱的热疲劳寿命仿真研究

对比封装体不同的热疲劳寿命预测模型,选择适用于微弹簧型陶瓷柱栅阵列(CCGA)封装的寿命预测模型,并对焊点的热疲劳机制进行分析。利用Workbench对焊点进行在温度循环载荷作用下的热疲劳分析。对比不同热疲劳寿命预测模型的结果,表明基于应变能密度的预测模型更适用于微弹簧型CCGA。随后对等效应力、塑性应变、平均塑性应变能密度和温度随时间变化的曲线进行分析,结果表明,在温度保持阶段,焊柱通过发生塑性变形或积累能量来降低其内部热应力水平,减少热疲劳损伤累积;在温度转变阶段,焊柱的应力应变发生剧烈变化,容易产生疲劳损伤。     

Board level solder joint reliability analysis and optimization of pyramidal stacked die BGA packages

Due to requirements of cost-saving and miniaturization, stacked die BGA has recently gained popularity in many applications. However, its board level solder joint reliability during the thermal cycling test is not as well-studied as common single die BGA. In this paper, solder joint fatigue of wirebond stacked die BGA is analyzed in detail. 3D fatigue model is established for stacked die BGA with considerations of detailed pad design, realistic shape of solder ball, and non-linear material properties. The fatigue model applied is based on a modified Darveaux's approach with non-linear viscoplastic analysis of solder joints. The critical solder ball is observed located between the top and bottom dice corner, and failure interface is along the top solder/pad interface. The modeling predicted fatigue life is first correlated to the thermal cycling test results using modified correlation constants, curve-fitted from in-house TFBGA (thin-profile fine-pitch BGA) thermal cycling test data. Subsequently, design analyses are performed to study the effects of 16 key design variations in package dimensions, material properties, and thermal cycling test conditions. In general, smaller top and bottom dice sizes, thicker top or bottom die, thinner PCB, thicker substrate, higher solder ball standoff, larger solder mask opening size, smaller maximum ball diameter, smaller PCB pad size, smaller thermal cycling temperature range, longer ramp time, and shorter dwell time contribute to longer fatigue life. The effect of number of layers of stacked-die is also investigated. Finally, design optimization is performed based on selected critical design variables.     

Board level solder joint reliability analysis of stacked die mixed flip-chip and wirebond BGA

Stacked die BGA has recently gained popularity in telecommunication applications. However, its board level solder joint reliability during the thermal cycling test is not as well-studied as common single die BGA. In this paper, solder joint fatigue of lead-free stacked die BGA with mixed flip-chip (FC) and wirebond (WB) interconnect is analyzed in detail. 3D fatigue model is established for stacked die BGA with considerations of detailed pad design, realistic shape of solder ball, and non-linear material properties. The fatigue model applied is based on a modified Darveaux’s approach with non-linear viscoplastic analysis of solder joints. Based on the FC–WB stack die configuration, the critical solder ball is observed located between the top and bottom dice corner, and failure interface is along the top solder/pad interface. The modeling predicted fatigue life is first correlated to the thermal cycling test results using modified correlation constants, curve-fitted from in-house lead-free TFBGA46 (thin-profile fine-pitch BGA) thermal cycling test data. Subsequently, design analyzes are performed to study the effects of 20 key design variations in package dimensions, material properties, and thermal cycling test conditions. In general, thinner PCB and mold compound, thicker substrate, larger top or bottom dice sizes, thicker top die, higher solder ball standoff, larger solder mask opening, smaller PCB pad size, smaller thermal cycling temperature range, longer ramp time, and shorter dwell time contribute to longer fatigue life. SnAgCu is a common lead-free solder, and it has much better board level reliability performance than eutectic solder based on modeling results, especially low stress packages.     

A new experimental method to evaluate creep fatigue life of flip-chip solder joints with underfill

A new accelerated stress test method was developed to evaluate creep life of flip-chip solder joints with underfill. With this method, a cyclic creep test can be done simply by applying a displacement to the FR-4 printed circuit board (PCB) board in the axial direction. The creep fatigue test was performed under displacement control with real-time electrical continuity monitoring. Test results show that the displacement arising from the force is equivalent to the thermal stress during thermal expansion. It was found that the magnitude of displacement was proportional to the inelastic strain sustained by the solder joints. This indicates that the creep fatigue life obtained will not only reflect the quality of the solder joints, but can also be used to characterize the reliability of the flip-chip assembly. Finite element modeling was also performed to confirm the agreement of deformation of the solder joints under mechanical and thermal loading. Results suggest that deformation and strain of the flip-chip assembly are consistent or comparable between the mechanical and thermal cycling. The failure analysis indicates that fatigue cracks often initiate from the top edge of a corner solder joint in the creep fatigue test, which is similar to what would happen in thermal cycling test. Lastly, the effect of underfill on the creep fatigue test is discussed. It is postulated that the test method is applicable to other flip-chip assemblies, such as conductive adhesive interconnections.     

Computational parametric analyzes on the solder joint reliability of bottom leaded plastic (BLP) package

The bottom-leaded plastic (BLP) package is a lead-on-chip type of chip scale package (CSP) developed mainly for memory devices. Because the BLP package is one of the smallest plastic packages available, solder joint reliability becomes a critical issue. In this study, a 28-pin BLP package is modeled to investigate the effects of molding compound and leadframe material properties, the thickness of printed circuit board (PCB), the shape of solder joint and the solder pad size on the board level solder joint reliability. A viscoplastic constitutive relation is adopted for the modeling of solder in order to account for its time and temperature dependence on thermal cycling. A three-dimensional nonlinear finite element analysis based on the above constitutive relation is conducted to model the response of a BLP assembly subjected to thermal cycling. The fatigue life of the solder joint is estimated by the modified Coffin-Manson equation. The two coefficients in the modified Coffin-Manson equation are also determined. Parametric studies are performed to investigate the dependence of solder joint fatigue life on various design factors.     

Reliability Analysis of Lead-Free Solder Castellations

In this paper, the reliability of lead-free solder castellations is considered. The newly developed stress-dependent Engelmaier's solder fatigue model is utilized in this task. Based on this model, it is possible to interpret the thermal cycling test results. A very good agreement between the test results and the lifetime predictions is obtained. Using the lifetime prediction model, optimal solder castellation shape is investigated. Based on the findings, the fatigue life can be improved by up to 30% simply by solder pad length optimization. Further increment in lifetime length can be expected if the solder joint shape is optimized with the help of modeling tools presented here. Understanding how the crack propagates in solder material is vital if optimal lifetime behavior is expected.     

陶瓷阵列封装的两种形式及其接头可靠性

介绍了CBGA及CCGA的基本结构,对它们的优缺点进行了对比,分析了在热循环过程中,CBGA、CCGA封装结构产生的热应变及接头的热疲劳寿命,对目前接头热疲劳失效机理的分析进行了对比,总结了影响接头热疲劳寿命的几种因素。     

基于正交试验设计的塑封球栅阵列器件焊点工艺参数与可靠性关系研究

基于正交试验设计法对塑封球栅阵列(PBGA)器件焊点工艺参数与可靠性关系进行了研究.采用混合水平正交表L₁₈(2×3⁷)设计了18种不同工艺参数组合的PBGA测试样件,进行了546小时、最大循环周数2140周的PBGA测试样件可靠性加速热循环试验.基于试验结果进行了极差分析和方差分析;研究了PBGA测试样件寿命的威布尔分布;采用有限元分析方法对热循环加载条件下PBGA焊点内应力应变分布进行了研究.试验结果表明失效焊点裂纹出现于焊点与芯片基板的交界面上.研究结果表明:样件规格对PBGA焊点可靠性有高度显著影响,芯片配重对PBGA焊点可靠性有显著的影响,焊盘直径和钢网厚度对PBGA焊点可靠性无显著影响;最优工艺参数组合为:S2D2G2M1和S2D2G2M2.有限元分析表明在热循环加载条件下PBGA器件内应力最大区域位于焊点与芯片基板的接触面上,裂纹首先在焊点与芯片基板的接触面处产生,有限元分析结果与试验结果相吻合.