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Ag and Cu powders were mechanically alloyed using high-energy planetary milling to evaluate the sinter-bonding characteristics of a die-attach paste containing particles of these two representative conductive metals mixed at atomic scale. This resulted in the formation of completely alloyed Ag-40Cu particles of 9.5 µm average size after 3 h. The alloyed particles exhibited antioxidation properties during heating to 225°C in air; the combination of high pressure and long bonding time at 225°C enhanced the shear strength of the chip bonded using the particles. Consequently, the chips sinter-bonded at 225°C and 10 MPa for 10 min exhibited a sufficient strength of 15.3 MPa. However, an increase in bonding temperature to 250°C was detrimental to the strength, due to excessive oxidation of the alloyed particles. The mechanically alloyed phase in the particle began to decompose into nanoscale Ag and Cu phases above a bonding temperature of 225°C during heating.

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Woo Lim Choi
Jong-Hyun Lee
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A paste containing Cu(II) formate rods was prepared, and characteristics of sinter bonding at 250°C under a pressure of 10 MPa were investigated to accomplish a high-speed die attachment for wide-bandgap power chips on Cu finish in air. Synthesis of the plate-type Cu formate particles from CuO was accomplished through a wet reaction for 180 min. Cu, formed in situ in the bondline by pyrolysis of the formate during heating for the attachment, was sufficiently active to lead high-speed sintering within a carbon dioxide-hydrogen atmosphere derived from the pyrolysis, and the oxide layer on the Cu finish was reduced by the hydrogen. As a result, sinter bonding for 10 min formed a robust bonding with a shear strength approaching 27 MPa.

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Kyeong Hwan Jo
Jong-Hyun Lee

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