Sn whisker mitigation by a thin metallic-glass underlayer in Cu-Sn

This study investigates the effects of thin film metallic glass (TFMG) as an underlayer on the Sn whisker mitigation in the Cu-Sn couples. Samples with and without TFMG underlayers were subjected to various heat treatments at elevated temperatures up to 85 °C in monotonic and cyclic modes. TFMG unde...

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Veröffentlicht in:Applied physics letters 2013-12, Vol.103 (24)
Hauptverfasser: Diyatmika, Wahyu, Chu, Jinn P., Yen, Y. W., Hsueh, C. H.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:This study investigates the effects of thin film metallic glass (TFMG) as an underlayer on the Sn whisker mitigation in the Cu-Sn couples. Samples with and without TFMG underlayers were subjected to various heat treatments at elevated temperatures up to 85 °C in monotonic and cyclic modes. TFMG underlayer effectively blocks the Cu/Sn interaction even with the thickness as thin as 25 nm. In addition, with very thin thickness, the introduction of TFMG underlayer is expected to yield insignificant degrees of compressive stress, which is anticipated to occur when the samples are exposed to thermal cycling. Their thin thickness and amorphous nature are considered beneficial to make TFMGs as a promising diffusion barrier for Sn whisker mitigation.
ISSN:0003-6951
1077-3118
DOI:10.1063/1.4847336