Reliability and Corrosion Resistance of High Temperature Lead-Free BiAgX™ Paste
The BiAgX™ paste, designed for die attach application, composed of the majority of BiAg powders (melting point >260°C) and the minority of additive powders. The additive powders are dominating the interfacial reaction to improve the wetting of the paste on various commonly-used surface finish materials. After reflow, the joint shows the above 260°C remelting temperature. The average bond shear strength of BiAgX joint between SiC die and AMBC-SiN substrate (Package A) decreases from 54MPa to 16MPa with increasing temperature from RT to 250°C. Upon thermal storage at 200°C or 230°C for 3000hrs, the bond shear strength decreases from 54MPa to 38MPa and 21MPa, respectively. Upon thermal cycling from −55°C to 125°C for 2000cycles and thermal shock from −55°C to 150°C for 2000cycles, BiAgX outperforms Pb5Sn2.5Sn (Package B). BiAgX also show the better corrosion resistance than SAC305 and Pb5Sn2.5Ag under 96hrs salt water spray (SWS) tests.