Layered solder material for bonding different species of electrodes and method of bonding the different species of electrodes in an electronic component

US9669493B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9669493-B2
Application numberUS-201314648031-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateNov 18, 2013
Priority dateNov 30, 2012
Publication dateJun 6, 2017
Grant dateJun 6, 2017

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When soldering a package having an electrode on which Ni/Au or Ag—Pd alloy is plated, to a printed circuit board having a Cu electrode or an electrode on which Cu is plated, a solid-phase diffusion layer is formed within a layered solder material for bonding different species of electrodes. The layered solder material is composed of a solder material of Sn—Ag—Cu series or Sn—Sb series and a solder material of Sn—Ag—Cu—Ni series or Sn—Pb series. The electrode on which Ni/Au or Ag—Pd alloy is plated and the Cu electrode or the electrode on which Cu is plated are soldered with the solder material of Sn—Ag—Cu series or Sn—Sb series being attached to the Cu electrode and the solder material of Sn—Ag—Cu—Ni series or Sn—Cu series being attached to the electrode on which Ni/Au or Ag—Pd alloy is plated. This restrains formation of intermetallic compounds and provides high bonding reliability.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A layered solder material for bonding different species of electrodes, the layered solder material being used for bonding a first electrode made of a first material and a second electrode made of a second material that is different from the first material, the layered solder material containing a first plate-like solder material of Sn—Ag—Cu series or Sn—Sb series and a second plate-like solder material of Sn—Ag—Cu—Ni series or Sn—Pb series, characterized in that the first and second plate-like solder materials are layered, with a first plane of the first plate-like solder material and a first plane of the second plate-like solder material being joined together as a two-layer structure, a surface of another plane of the first plate-like solder material that is different from the first plane of the first plate-like solder material and a surface of another plane of the second plate-like solder material that is different from the first plane of the second plate-like solder material are both available to be bonded to the first electrode or the second electrode, and wherein the first plate-like solder material and the second plate-like solder material have chemical compositions that are different from each other, and wherein, when bonding the first plate-like solder material to the first electrode and bonding the second plate-like solder material to the second electrode, a solid-phase diffusion layer is formed within the first and second plate-like solder materials, and whereby the first and second electrodes can be soldered with the first plate-like solder material being attached to the first electrode and the second plate-like solder material being attached to the second electrode. 2. The layered solder material for bonding different species of electrodes according to claim 1 , wherein the first plate-like solder material and the second plate-like solder material are rolled and contacted to each other so as to be a rolled clad solder material. 3. The layered solder material for bonding different species of electrodes according to claim 1 , wherein the first electrode is a Cu electrode or an electrode on which Cu is plated, and the second electrode is an electrode on which Ni is plated and on which Au is plated over the Ni, or on which Ag—Pd alloy is plated. 4. The layered solder material for bonding different species of electrodes according to claim 2 , wherein the first electrode is a Cu electrode or an electrode on which Cu is plated, and the second electrode is an electrode on which Ni is plated and on which Au is plated over the Ni, or on which Ag—Pd alloy is plated. 5. A method of bonding the different species of electrodes in an electronic component, when soldering a package having a second electrode, on which Ni is plated and on which Au is plated over the Ni, or on which Ag—Pd alloy is plated, to a printed circuit board having a first electrode of Cu or on which Cu is plated, comprising: providing a quantity of a layered solder material for bonding different species of electrodes according to claim 1 ; forming a solid-phase diffusion layer within the inside of the layered solder material for bonding different species of electrodes according to claim 1 ; and soldering the first and second electrodes with the first plate-like solder material being attached to the first electrode and the second plate-like solder material being attached to the second electrode. 6. A method of bonding the different species of electrodes in an electronic component, when soldering a package having a second electrode on which Ni is plated and on which Au is plated over the Ni, or on which Ag—Pd alloy is plated, to a printed circuit board having a first electrode of Cu or on which Cu is plated, comprising: providing a quantity of a layered solder material for bonding different species of electrodes according to claim 2 ; forming a solid-phase diffusion layer within the inside of the layered solder material for bonding different species of electrodes according to claim 2 ; and soldering the first and second electrodes with the first plate-like solder material being attached to the first electrode and the second plate-like solder material being attached to the second electrode. 7. The layered solder material for bonding different species of electrodes according to claim 1 , wherein the first plate-like solder material comprises at least one element selected from the group of elements consisting of Sn, Ag, Cu, Ni, Sb, Bi, Ge, Al, Ga, In, Zn, Au, Pd, Pt, Co, Fe, Mn, Cr, Ti, and wherein the second plate-like solder material comprises at least one element selected from the same group of elements, a combination of the selected elements in the second plate-like solder material being different from that a combination of the selected elements in the first plate-like solder material. 8. The layered solder material for bonding different species of electrodes according to claim 2 , wherein the first plate-like solder material comprises at least one element selected from a group of elements consisting of Sn, Ag, Cu, Ni, Sb, Bi, Ge, Al, Ga, In, Zn, Au, Pd, Pt, Co, Fe, Mn, Cr, Ti, and wherein the second plate-like solder material comprises at least one element selected from the same group of elements, a combination of the selected elements in the second plate-like solder material being different from a combination of the selected elements in the first plate-like solder material. 9. A method of bonding the different species of electrodes in an electronic component for bonding a first electrode made of Cu or on which Cu is plated and a second electrode on which Ni is plated and on which Au is plated over the Ni, or on which or Ag—Pd alloy is plated, by using a layered solder material in which a first plate-like solder material and a second plate-like solder material having a chemical composition different from that of the first plate-like solder material are layered, the method comprising: selecting at least one element from a group of elements consisting of Sn, Ag, Cu, Ni, Sb, Bi, Ge, Al, Ga, In, Zn, Au, Pd, Pt, Pb, Co, Fe, Mn, Cr and Ti as the first plate-like solder material, and selecting at least one element from the same group of elements as the second plate-like solder material, the composition of the selected elements in the second plate-like solder being different from the composition of the selected elements in the first plate-like solder material, layering the first and second plate-like solder materials by joining a first plane of the first plate-like solder material and a first plane of the second plate-like solder material to form a two-layer structure, while a surface of another plane of the first plate-like solder material that is different from the first plane of the first plate-like solder material is set to be bonded to the first electrode and a surface of another plane of the second plate-like solder material that is different from the first plane of the second plate-like solder material is set to be bonded to the second electrode, heating the first and second plate-like solder materials to a temperature that is identical to or is lower than a solidus temperature of the one of the first and second plate-like solder materials having a lower solidus temperature, with the first plate-like solder material being attached to the first electrode and the second plate-like solder material being attached to the second electrode when bonding the first plate-like solder material to the first electrode and bonding the second plate-like solder material to the second electrode, thereby forming a solid-phase diffusion layer within a lamination plane joining the first and second plate-like solder materials, and thereby forming a diffusion ba

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  • Adjacent functionally defined components · CPC title

  • Using different connection materials, e.g. different solders, for the same connection · CPC title

  • with silicon · CPC title

  • with antimony or bismuth as the next major constituent · CPC title

  • Alloys based on tin · CPC title

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What does patent US9669493B2 cover?
When soldering a package having an electrode on which Ni/Au or Ag—Pd alloy is plated, to a printed circuit board having a Cu electrode or an electrode on which Cu is plated, a solid-phase diffusion layer is formed within a layered solder material for bonding different species of electrodes. The layered solder material is composed of a solder material of Sn—Ag—Cu series or Sn—Sb series and a sol…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Senju Metal Industry Co
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B23K35/26. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jun 06 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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