FORMULATION OF ISOTROPICALLY CONDUCTIVE ADHESIVES A. Requirements and Performance

A U. S. military hybrid specification (MIL-A-87172 of MIL-STD-883) established the selection and qualification requirements for polymeric adhesives used in military hybrid circuits and is used as a guide for die attach materials for nonmilitary applications as well.

Table 2 lists the requirements for a type I (electrically conductive) adhesive and test results of a typical current generation isotropically conductive adhesive as reported by Estes [44]. These requirements specify test ranges for characteristics that will establish processing, performance, and reliability.

In the process category, viscosity and pot life determine the suitability of a material for a specific application technique (e. g., stencil and screen printing, syringe dispensing, and pin transfer printing) and the length of time the material can be used. Shelf life is important from an inventory control point of view as well as a cost factor. Cure schedule will govern the product flow during the manufacturing process and also the compatibility

Table 2 Requirements for MIL-A-87172 and Typical Test Results

Test or condition

Requirement

Typical

formulation

Material uniformity (3.4.1)

Inspect at 30 x

Pass

Viscosity, cP (3.4.2)

Report for each batch

25,000-35,000

Pot life (3.4.3)

>1 h/25°C

3 months

Shelf life (3.4.4)

>12 months

>12 months

Cure schedule (3.5.1)

Per supplier data sheet

180° C/1 h 150°C/1.5h

Thermogravimetric analysis

Wt. loss, 300°C, ASTM D-3850

<1%

0.45%

Filler content (3.5.2.2)

± 2% of reference lot

Outgassed materials (3.5.3)

H2O < 3000 ppm by RGA

User

Ionic impurities (3.5.4)

Total ionic (ppm)

Hydrogen ion

4.0 < pH< 9.0

6.4

Extractable CP

<300 ppm

<10

Na+

<50 ppm

<10

K+

<50 ppm

<10

nh4+

Report for information

<20

Other ions if present >5 ppm

Report for information

<20

Total ionic

<4.5 mS/m

3.3

Corrosivity (3.5.5)

No change, 48 h

Pass

Bond strength (3.5.6)

Initial at 25°C

6.0MN/m2

12.4

Initial at 150° C

6.0MN/m2

7.8

At 25°C after 1000h/150°C

6.0MN/m2

7.5

Coefficient of linear thermal

Below Tg <65 x 10~6/°C

45 x10~6

expansion (3.5.7)

Above Tg < 300 x 10~6/°C

170 x 10~6

Tg (glass transition temp.)

Information only

95°C

Second Tg

150° C

Thermal conductivity (3.5.8)

Type I > 1.5 W/m K

>2.0

measured at 121°C Volume resistivity (3.5.9)

For type I adhesive at 25°C

<5 x 10~4 ^ cm

0.0002

60°C

<5 x 10~4 ^ cm

0.00025

125° C

<5 x 10~4 ^ cm

0.00025

Measured after 1000h/150°C

<5 x 10~4 ^ cm

0.00027

Solvent

No

Source: After Ref. 44.

with temperature-sensitive components. The thermogravimetric analysis specification is an attempt to limit volatile evolution during cure. This can be very important in preventing voids in the conductive adhesive which will adversely affect electrical and thermal conductivity, joint strength, and die cracking [5]. In addition, the evolution of volatiles has been correlated to surface contamination of the die bonding pads and poor wirebonding yields [45].

The other test requirements shown in Table 2 deal with performance and reliability. The outgassed materials test in part is concerned with residual solvent and moisture in the starting adhesive, as well as by-products of thermal degradation. Ionic impurities and corrosivity have been associated with damage to the active die and thus poor reliability where found in excess. Bond-strength requirements are necessary to ensure processibility during subsequent manufacturing steps such as wirebonding and overmold­ing (plastic packages). The aged bond strength is intended to be another measure of thermal degradation resistance. Coefficient of linear thermal expansion and Tg relate to stresses in a bonded assembly; however, the significance of the value is not indicated by the requirements. Thermal conductivity is another check on void formation, while volume resistivity, especially after aging, is a measure of adequate particulate content, sufficient particle to particle contact, and a stable particle-matrix-particle structure in the adhesive.

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