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The microstructures of the eutectic Au20Sn (wt.%) solder that developed on the Cu and Ni substrates were studied. The Sn/Au/Ni sandwich structure (2.5/3.75/2 µm) and the Sn/Au/Ni sandwich structure (1.83/2.74/5.8 µm) were deposited on Si wafers first. The overall composition of the Au and the Sn layers in these sandwich structures corresponded to the Au20Sn binary eutectic. The microstructures of the Au20Sn solder on the Cu and Ni substrates could be controlled by using different bonding conditions. When the bonding condition was 290°C for 2 min, the microstructure of Au20Sn/Cu and Au20Sn/Ni was a two-phase (Au5Sn and AuSn) eutectic microstructure. When the bonding condition was 240°C for 2 min, the AuSn/Au5Sn/Cu and AuSn/Au5Sn/Ni diffusion couples were subjected to aging at 240°C. The thermal stability of Au20Sn/Ni was better than that of Au20Sn/Cu. Moreover, less Ni was consumed compared to that of Cu. This indicates that Ni is a more effective diffusion barrier material for the Au20Sn solder.
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Tsai, J.Y., Chang, C.W., Ho, C.E. et al. Microstructure evolution of gold-tin eutectic solder on Cu and Ni substrates. J. Electron. Mater. 35, 65–71 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-006-0185-y
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