Optimization of Die-Bonding Process Using Orthogonal Array Experiments

DS 30: Proceedings of DESIGN 2002, the 7th International Design Conference, Dubrovnik

Year: 2002
Editor: Marjanovic D.
Author: Lai, R.-J.; Lin, Y.-C.; Kuo, T.-W.; Chou, S.-Y.
Section: Analysis Technologies
Page(s): 1211-1216

Abstract

The chip of power transistor with die back metallization (Ti/Ni/Ag/Au) is bonded on the lead frame (Cu:>=99.96%) using the scrubbing method. The soft solder applied is Sn-Pb alloy. Voids appear in the bonding layer and reduce the reliability of the device. The average area of the voids measured by using the X-ray radiography amount to 9.3% of the examined surface, which lies beyond the accepted limit 7%. To reduce the voids in the bonding layer, a small number of experiments using orthogonal arrays are conducted systematically, which give the optimum combination of process parameters under a specified range of die-bonding machine. The amount of voids on the average now drops to 1.73%, far below the accepted limit. The method using orthogonal array experiments can be considered as a first step for the process redesign and prerequisite for a necessary numerical simulation.

Keywords: die-bonding, solder voids, orthogonal array experiment

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