We got an EDX spectra with Cd, Ag, Ni at 30 kV. The order may be Cd, Ni, Ag,
I'm not sure. One can hardly mistake Cd for Cr. Why Cd? Don't get that.
Outgassing from the thickfilm gold...possible. But rare.
Inge
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To: "TechNet E-Mail Forum" <[log in to unmask]>; "Inge"
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Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2008 9:36 AM
Subject: RE: [TN] Need soldering advice ASAP!
Ingemar,
Ours used to be CrNiAg backside metallization.
My experience with the resultant AuSnAg alloy that forms is that once it
has reflowed, it virtually is impossible to rework [if you ever wanted
to].
Outgassing of the substrate metallization? Thin film or thick?
Obviously, thick film worse.
Are the voids so huge as to provide good mechanical clamping of the die
for bonding? It would seem to have to be absolutely terrible voiding to
cause that. Is there something else going on, like a flux, or change in
clamping, etc.
Seems like I have bonded some really badly voided parts with out issue
Steve
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Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2008 12:00 PM
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Subject: [TN] Need soldering advice ASAP!
Hi all, especially the Indi-man,
We have soldered IRC's power MOSFET (100-250 W) dice for a decade
without
problems. They use to be vacuum soldered to a solderable gold thickfilm
Al2O3 substrate with AuSn 50 micrometer preforms. Now there is a
production
stop because of Al heavy wire wedge bonding problems. My analysis of
this
case points at the presence of large voids in the solder joints or
maybe
partly dewetting (FineFocus is good but the resolution is not sufficient
to
make me sure), something the US mechanical waves don't like. The die
backside is plated with something that I don't recognize: Cadmium over
Silver over Nickel. What the heck is that? Anyone who can figure out if
AuSn
is the best preforms for that plating?
Thanks
/Inge
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