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Failure Modes of Flip Chip Solder Joints under High Electric Current Stressing

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Abstract

The failure modes of flip chip solder joints under current stressing are analyzed based on the experiments of 19 flip chip modules. Three different failure modes were reported. Among them, only Mode 3 failure is caused by the combined effect of electromigration and thermomigration, where void nucleation and growth contribute to the ultimate failure of the module. The void nucleation and growth in solder joint during current stressing is discussed in detail. The Ni UBM- solder interface is found to be the favorite site of voids nucleation and growth. The effect of pre-existing voids on the failure process of a solder joint is found to be dependent on their location.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)801-806
Number of pages6
JournalProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume5288
StatePublished - 2003
Event2003 International Symposium on Microelectronics - Boston, MA, United States
Duration: Nov 18 2003Nov 20 2003

Keywords

  • Current stressing
  • Electromigration
  • Failure modes
  • Flip chip
  • Solder joint
  • Thermomigration

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