This book presents the scientific principles, processing conditions, probable failure mechanisms, and a description of reliability performance and equipment required for implementing high-temperature and lead-free die attach materials. In particular, it addresses the use of solder alloys, silver and copper sintering, and transient liquid-phase sintering. While different solder alloys have been used widely in the microelectronics industry, the implementation of sintering silver and transient liquid-phase sintering remains limited to a handful of companies. Hence, the book devotes many chapters to sintering technologies, while simultaneously providing only a cursory coverage of the more widespread techniques employing solder alloys.
Comprehensively addresses both sintering and soldering, thereby comprehensively addressing principles, methods, and performance of high-temperature die-attach materials
Emphasizes the industrial perspective with chapters writen by engineers who have hands-on experience using these technologies; Infineon Technologies, Bosch, ON Semiconductor, and Hughes Baker are represented as well as materials and equipment suppliers such as as Indium and Boschman & Locatelli
Simultaneously provides the detailed science underlying these technologies by leading academic researchers in the field
Kim S. Siow
Sintered silver Nano-silver sintering Low temperature joining technology Lead-free die attach Power module Hybrid electric vehicle Solder solidification Solder alloys High temperature alloys Process control quality control, reliability, safety and risk