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Current-induced interfacial reactions in Ni/Sn–3Ag–0.5Cu/Au/Pd(P)/Ni–P flip chip interconnect

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 November 2011

M.L. Huang ,
S. Ye  and
N. Zhao
M.L. Huang*
Affiliation:
Electronic Packaging Materials Laboratory, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, People’s Republic of China
S. Ye
Affiliation:
Electronic Packaging Materials Laboratory, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, People’s Republic of China
N. Zhao
Affiliation:
Electronic Packaging Materials Laboratory, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, People’s Republic of China
*
a)Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: huang@dlut.edu.cn
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Abstract

The current-induced interfacial reactions in the Ni/Sn-3.0Ag-0.5Cu/Au/Pd(P)/Ni–P (ENEPIG) flip chip interconnects and the failure mechanism during electromigration (EM) were reported. When ENEPIG was the cathode, EM significantly enhanced the consumption of Ni–P leaving a Ni3P layer; once the Ni–P was completely consumed, the growth of Ni2SnP was accelerated. The dissolved Ni atoms from the Ni–P and the interfacial intermetallic compounds (IMCs) were driven toward the anode upon electron current stressing and precipitated as large (Ni,Cu)3Sn4 IMCs. The excessive consumption of Ni–P and the formation of voids were responsible for the EM-induced failures. When Ni was the cathode, the rapid localized dissolutions of Ni under bump metallization (UBM) and Cu pad in the current crowding region resulted in a two-stage transformation of interfacial IMCs at the opposite Ni–P/solder interface. The localized dissolutions of Ni UBM and Cu pad on chip, as well as the formation of voids, were responsible for the EM-induced failures.

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ElectromigrationDiffusionChemical reaction
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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 26 , Issue 24 , 28 December 2011 , pp. 3009 - 3019
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2011

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