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Reduced impedance and superconductivity of SnAgCu solder alloy at high frequency

  • SUNY Buffalo

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Abstract

Skin effect of lead-free solder joints is investigated over a wide frequency band. Contrary to common believe that 'effective impedance of solder alloys increases with frequency', resistance tends to saturate when frequency reaches a critical value, 10 MHz for SAC solder alloys. Negative surface impedance growth rate is observed when employs square waveform AC current loading at high current density. Further increased frequency causes a dramatic reduction of effective resistance. At 11 MHz with current density of 106 A/cm 2, effective resistance of solder alloy drops to near zero value.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)503-505
Number of pages3
JournalElectronic Materials Letters
Volume8
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2012

Keywords

  • high frequency AC
  • reduced impedance
  • skin effect

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