Various adhesive materials are used in flip chip packaging for electrical interconnection and structural reinforcement. In cases of COF(chip on film) packages, low temperature bonding adhesive is currently needed for the utilization of low thermal resistance substrate films, such as PEN(polyethylene naphthalate) and PET(polyethylene terephthalate). In this study, the effects of anhydride and dihydrazide hardeners on the low-temperature snap cure behavior of epoxy based non-conductive pastes(NCPs) were investigated to reduce flip chip bonding temperature. Dynamic DSC(differential scanning calorimetry) and isothermal DEA(dielectric analysis) results showed that the curing rate of MHHPA(hexahydro-4-methylphthalic anhydride) at 160˚C was faster than that of ADH(adipic dihydrazide) when considering the onset and peak curing temperatures. In a die shear test performed after flip chip bonding, however, ADH-containing formulations indicated faster trends in reaching saturated bond strength values due to the post curing effect. More enhanced HAST(highly accelerated stress test) reliability could be achieved in an assembly having a higher initial bond strength and, thus, MHHPA is considered to be a more effective hardener than ADH for low temperature snap cure NCPs.

In this paper, the effects of conventional and newly developed elastomer modified underfill materials on the mechanical shock reliability of BGA board assembly were studied for application in mobile electronics. The mechanical shock reliability was evaluated through a three point dynamic bending test proposed by Motorola. The thermal properties of the underfills were measured by a DSC machine. Through the DSC results, the curing condition of the underfills was selected. Two types of underfills showed similar curing behavior. During the dynamic bending reliability test, the strain of the PCB was step increased from 0.2% to 1.5% until the failure circuit was detected at a 50 kHz sampling rate. The dynamic bending reliability of BGA board assembly using elastomer modified underfill was found to be superior to that of conventional underfill. From mechanical and microstructure analyses, the disturbance of crack propagation by the presence of submicron elastomer particles was considered to be mainly responsible for that result rather than the shear strength or elastic modulus of underfill joint.

The application of flip chip technology has been growing with the trend of miniaturization of electronic packages, especially in mobile electronics. Currently, several types of adhesive are used for flip chip bonding and these adhesives require some special properties; they must be solvent-free and fast curing and must ensure joint reliability against thermal fatigue and humidity. In this study, imidazole and its derivatives were added as curing catalysts to epoxy resin and their effects on the adhesive properties were investigated. Non-isothermal DSC analyses showed that the curing temperatures and the heat of reaction were dependent primarily on the type of catalyst. Isothermal dielectric analyses showed that the curing time was dependent on the amount of catalysts added as well as their type. The die shear strength increased with the increase of catalyst content while the Tg decreased. From this study, imidazole catalysts with low molecular weight are expected to be beneficial for snap curing and high adhesion strength for flip chip bonding applications.

Ti-45at%AI-1.6at%Mn 조성을 갖는 금속간화합물의 장시간 및 반복산화 거동을조사하기 위하여 반응소결법 및 플라즈마 아크 용해법으로 제조한 시편에 대하여 800˚C에서는 반응소결재와 용제재 모두 등온 및 반복산화에 대하여 우수한 저항성을 나타내었다. 900˚C에서는 반응소결재의 경우에는 등온 및 반복산화에 대하여 우수한 저항성을 보였으며, 중량변화와 산화피막의 박리는 극히 적었다. 이에 비해 용제재의 경우에는 등온 및 반복산화에 의해 중향이 크게 변하였으며 피막의 박리도 극심하였다. 900˚C에 있어서 두 재료간의 이러한 산화거동 차이는 기지/산화물 계면 부근에 형성된 산화층의 차이에 기인하는 것으로 간주하였다. 반응소결재의 경우에는 계면 부근에 연속적인 AO3O3층이 형성되며, 이러한 층이 산화에 대한 보호막으로 작용하는데 비하여 용제재에 있어서는 계면 부근에 AO3O3와 TiO2의 혼합층이 형성되었다. 용제재의 반복산화시에 보여진 피막의 박리는 냉각시에 TiO2와 기지간의 열팽창계수 차이에 기인하여 발생하는 열응력을 TiO2가 견디지 못하고 박리를 초래한 것으로 해석하였다.