Cu pillar 범프의 금속간화합물 성장과 계면접착에너지에 관한 연구 = Study on the Intermetallic Compound Growth and Interfacial Adhesion Energy of Cu Pillar Bump

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Thermal annealing and electromigration test were performed at $150^{\circ}C$ and $150^{\circ}C,\;5{\times}10^4\;A/cm^2$ conditions, respectively, in order to compare the growth kinetics of intermetallic compound(IMC) in Cu pillar bump. The quantitative interfacial adhesion energy with annealing was measured by using four-point bending strength test in order to assess the effect of IMC growth on the mechanical reliability of Cu pillar bump. Only $Cu_6Sn_5$ was observed in the Cu pillar/Sn interface after reflow. However, $Cu_3Sn$ formed and grew at Cu pillar/$Cu_6Sn_5$ interface with increasing annealing and stressing time. The growth kinetics of total($Cu_6Sn_5+Cu_3Sn$) IMC changed when all Sn phases in Cu pillar bump were exhausted. The complete consumption time of Sn phase in electromigration condition was faster than that in annealing condition. The quantitative interfacial adhesion energy after 24h at $180^{\circ}C$ was $0.28J/m^2$ while it was $3.37J/m^2$ before annealing. Therefore, the growth of IMC seem to strongly affect the mechanical reliability of Cu pillar bump.

국문 초록 (Abstract)

열처리 및 electromigration에 따른 Cu pillar 범프 내 금속간화합물의 성장거동을 비교하기 위해서 각각 $150^{\circ}C$와 $150^{\circ}C,\;5{\times}10^4\;A/cm^2$의 조건에서 실험을 실시하였다. 또한 금속간화합물의 성장이 Cu pillar 범프 접합부의 기계적 신뢰성에 미치는 영향을 평가하기 위해 4점굽힘강도실험을 실시하여 열처리에 따른 계면접착에너지를 평가하였다. 리플로우 후에 Cu pillar/Sn 계면에서는 $Cu_6Sn_5$만이 관찰되었지만, 열처리 및 electromigration 실험 시간이 경과함에 따라 $Cu_3Sn$이 Cu pillar와 $Cu_6Sn_5$ 사이의 계면에서 생성되어 $Cu_6Sn_5$와 함께 성장하였다. 전체($Cu_6Sn_5+Cu_3Sn$)금속간화합물의 성장거동은 Cu pillar 범프 내 Sn이 모두 소모될 때 변화하였고, 이러한 금속간화합물 성장거동의 변화는 electromigration의 경우가 열처리의 경우보다 훨씬 빠르게 나타났다. 열처리 전 시편의 계면접착에너지는 $3.37J/m^2$이고, $180^{\circ}C$에서 24시간동안 열처리한 시편의 계면접착에너지는 $0.28J/m^2$로 평가되었다. 따라서 금속간화합물의 성장은 접합부의 기계적 신뢰성에 영향을 주는 것으로 판단된다.

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