Hi Joyce! Yes, there is substantial published reports on how the organic
brightners in plating deposits can result in growing tin whisker farms!
Lots of industry data showing "bright" acid tin is more prone to tin
whisker issues than matte tin (note - both finishes can produce whiskers).
The ionic contamination I was referring to is from improperly processed no
clean solder paste. Dr. Polina Snugkovsky, Celestica, documented where
high levels of Fl, Cl, and some cation species from the soldering process
resulted in significant tin whisker growth on SAC solder joints but there
was no tin whisker growth on similar solder joints where there was no
excess ionic residues. Terry Munson/Paco Solis of Foresite have
documented the same phenomena. The real kicker for me was the
investigation by Anotech who used ionic contamination as a tin whisker
initiation discriminator in their Design of Experiments. The industry has
recognized that ionic contamination due to poor solder processing can
cause a number of problems so we might be able to add tin whisker
initiation to that list in the future.
Dave
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Organic brightner with residue ionic trapped in the plating layer would
causes Tin Whisker grow. Question: if you see the traped brightner and
ionic species on surface, it is imply the plating was not done properly,
and most likely (a) current density too high, (b) plating layer exhibit
high stress (hardness usually high). Does that indicate the ionic assist
the whisker growth, or the stress? The whisker initiate from trapped
organic has been seen before. Is organic is the nucleation site? Or it
just a stress relief location, perfect for whisker to grow? Never got a
clear answer. I was lazy, every time think about it until my head hurt, I
just drop it altogether. I think all the Guru will answer my question and
don't need me to worry about it.
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Hi Graham - there are three papers - authored by Foresite, Celestica, and
Atotech - which show that high levels of ionic residues from improperly
processed no clean soldering processes resulted in tin whiskers growing
out of the solder joints. There are several current investigations
(including one here at Rockwell Collins) which are examining the role that
ionics/corrosion could be playing in tin whisker initiation. The
influence of corrosion and tin whisker initiation/growth is also a topic
that has been discussed as part of the JESD201 specification committee
activities. I'll send ya the references when I get a chance.
Dave
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03/25/2010 06:23 AM
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Hi Dave
Despite my close involvement with this topic, I had not heard about
reports of whiskering due to "excessive ionic cleanliness levels" and do
you mean too clean or not clean enough.
We have a new project on this topic that looks to become a recipient of EU
funding on this side of the pond. It would be very helpful if I could get
a copy of such findings - as when they become available. Can you help?
Regards
Graham Naisbitt - KBO
Gen3 Systems - Engineering Reliability in Electronics
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On 24 Mar 2010, at 20:40, David D. Hillman wrote:
> Hi Steve - my comments:
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> 1) There are ImSn pwb surface finish formulations that will produce tin
> whiskers and there are ImSn pwb surface finish formulations that will
not
> produce tin whiskers. Conduct testing and don't completely believe the
> Marketing literature.
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> 2) There are only a handful of published reports (3) which show a tin
> whisker growing out of SAC305 solder. The reports show that excessive
> ionic cleanliness levels were the root cause of the tin whiskers. There
> are several industry investigation currently in progress on the specific
> topic of ionic cleanliness levels and tin whiskers. Best guess is that
> some of the investigations will be published later this year.
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