Cu Ball, Cu Core Ball, Solder Joint, Solder Paste, and Solder Foam

US2017246711A1 · US · A1

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Publication numberUS-2017246711-A1
Application numberUS-201415116271-A
CountryUS
Kind codeA1
Filing dateFeb 4, 2014
Priority dateFeb 4, 2014
Publication dateAug 31, 2017
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Abstract

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Provided are a Cu ball, a Cu core ball, a solder joint, solder paste and foamed solder, which are superior in the impact resistance to dropping and can inhibit any occurrence of poor joints a junction defect. An electronic component 60 is constructed by joining a solder bump 30 of a semiconductor chip 10 to an electrode 41 of a printed circuit board 40 with solder paste 12, 42 . The solder bump 30 is formed by joining an electrode 11 of the semiconductor chip 10 to the Cu ball 20 . The Cu ball 20 according to the present invention contains purity which is equal to or higher than 99.9% and equal to or lower than 99.995%, sphericity which is equal to or higher than 0.95, and Vickers hardness which is equal to or higher than 20 HV and equal to or less than 60 HV.

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1 . A Cu ball containing: purity which is equal to or higher than 99.9% and equal to or lower than 99.995%, sphericity which is equal to or higher than 0.95, and Vickers hardness which is equal to or higher than 20 HV and equal to or less than 60 HV. 2 . The Cu ball according to claim 1 , wherein a content of U is equal to or less than 5 ppb; a content of Th is equal to or less than 5 ppb; a total content of at least one of Pb and Bi is equal to or more than 1 ppm; and an alpha dose is equal to or less than 0.0200 cph/cm 2 . 3 . The Cu ball according to claim 1 , wherein a diameter thereof is 1-1000 μm. 4 . The Cu ball according to claim 1 wherein the Cu ball is coated with a flux layer. 5 . A Cu core ball containing: the Cu ball according to claim 1 ; and a solder layer coating the Cu ball. 6 . A Cu core ball containing: the Cu ball according to claim 1 ; and a plating layer which includes at least one element selected from a group of Ni, Fe and Co, the plating layer coating the Cu ball. 7 . The Cu core ball according to claim 6 , further comprising: a solder layer which coats the plating layer. 8 . The Cu core ball according to claim 5 wherein sphericity thereof is equal to or higher than 0.95. 9 . The Cu core ball according to claim 7 , wherein in the solder layer coating the plating layer, an alpha dose is equal to or less than 0.0200 cph/cm 2 . 10 . The Cu core ball according to claim 5 wherein the Cu core ball is coated with a flux layer. 11 . A solder joint using the Cu ball according to claim 1 . 12 . Solder paste using the Cu ball according to claim 1 . 13 . Foamed solder using the Cu ball according to claim 1 . 14 . A solder joint using the Cu core ball according to claim 5 . 15 . Solder paste using the Cu core ball according to claim 5 . 16 . Foamed solder using the Cu core ball according to claim 5 .

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  • characterised by the composition or nature of the material · CPC title

  • of copper or alloys based thereon · CPC title

  • Powders, particles or spheres; Preforms made therefrom · CPC title

  • Cu as the principal constituent · CPC title

  • Alloys based on copper · CPC title

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What does patent US2017246711A1 cover?
Provided are a Cu ball, a Cu core ball, a solder joint, solder paste and foamed solder, which are superior in the impact resistance to dropping and can inhibit any occurrence of poor joints a junction defect. An electronic component 60 is constructed by joining a solder bump 30 of a semiconductor chip 10 to an electrode 41 of a printed circuit board 40 with solder paste 12, 42 . The …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Senju Metal Industry Co
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B23K35/0244. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Thu Aug 31 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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