Investigating Effect of Unfilled Underfills on Board Level Solder Joint Reliability of Area Array Packages under Drop Test and Thermal Cycling Test

Author(s):  
E.S. Ibe ◽  
K.I. Loh ◽  
Jing-en Luan ◽  
Tong Yan Tee
2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 29-39
Author(s):  
John H Lau ◽  
Cheng-Ta Ko ◽  
Chia-Yu Peng ◽  
Kai-Ming Yang ◽  
Tim Xia ◽  
...  

Abstract In this study, the reliability of the solder joints of a heterogeneous integration of one large chip (10 × 10 mm) and two smaller chips (7 × 5 mm) by a fan-out method with a redistribution layer-first substrate fabricated on a 515 × 510-mm panel is investigated. Emphasis is placed on the thermal cycling test (−55°C Δ 125°C, 50-min cycle) of the heterogeneous integration package on a printed circuit board (PCB). The thermal cycling test results are plotted into a Weibull distribution. The Weibull slope and characteristic life at median rank are presented. At 90% confidence, the true Weibull slope and the true 10% life interval are also provided. A linear acceleration factor is adopted to map the solder joint reliability at the test condition to the solder joint reliability at an operating condition. The failure location and failure mode of the PCB assembly of the heterogeneous integration package are provided and discussed. A nonlinear, time- and temperature-dependent 3-D finite element simulation is performed for the heterogeneous integration PCB assembly and correlated with the thermal cycling test results.


Author(s):  
Shi-Wei Ricky Lee ◽  
Yin-Lai Tracy Li ◽  
Hoi-Wai Ben Lui

The present study is intended to investigate the board level solder joint reliability of PBGA assemblies under mechanical drop test. During the course of this study, a five-leg experiment was designed to investigate various combinations of solder materials and peak reflow temperatures. Two major failure modes, namely, solder cracking and copper trace breakage, were identified. In addition, the critical location of solder joints was characterized. It was found that Sn-Pb eutectic solder joints performed better than Pb-free solder joints under mechanical impact loading.


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