IP Library Granted Patent US 8,562,906
Granted Patent B2
US 8,562,906 · App. 12/281,430 · Granted Oct 22, 2013

Lead-free solder alloy, solder ball and electronic member, and lead-free solder alloy, solder ball and electronic member for automobile-mounted electronic member

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Patent No.
US 8,562,906
App. No.
12/281,430
Granted
Oct 22, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A lead-free solder alloy exhibiting good performance in impact resistance and vibration resistance. Also provided are a solder ball using such a lead-free solder alloy, and an electronic member having a solder bump using such a lead-free alloy. Specifically, the lead-free solder alloy consists of 1.0 to 2.0% by mass of Ag, 0.3 to 1.0% by mass of Cu, 0.005 to 0.1% by mass of Ni and the balance including Sn and unavoidable impurities. In an Sn—Ag—Cu based solder joint portion on a Cu electrode, a Cu 3 Sn intermetallic compound layer is formed directly on the Cu electrode, and then a Cu 6 Sn 5 intermetallic compound layer is formed thereon. A Cu atomic site in the Cu 6 Sn 5 intermetallic compound layer is replaced by Ni having a smaller atomic radius than Cu to thereby reduce strain in the Cu 6 Sn 5 intermetallic compound layer, thus enabling impact resistance and vibration resistance to be improved therein.

Claims (26)

1. A lead-free solder alloy comprising:

1.0 to 2.0% by mass of Ag;

0.3 to 1.0% by mass of Cu;

0.005 to 0.10% by mass of Ni;

0.0001 to 0.005% by mass of Fe;

0.005 to 0.10% by mass of Co; and

a balance including Sn and unavoidable impurities,

wherein a content ratio of Ni, Co, Fe is 10:3 to 7:0.02 to 2, respectively, and

wherein a total content of Ni, Co and Fe is 0.0122% to 0.10% by mass.

2. The lead-free solder alloy according to claim 1 , wherein a concentration of oxygen contained is 0.0020% or less by mass.

3. The lead-free solder alloy according to claim 1 , further containing any one or both of 0.0005 to 0.0050% by mass of Cr and 0.0005 to 0.0050% by mass of V.

4. The lead-free solder alloy according to claim 1 , further containing 0.01 to 0.5% by mass of Sb.

5. The lead-free solder alloy according to claim 1 , further containing any one or both of 0.0005 to 0.005% by mass of P and 0.0005 to 0.01% by mass of Ge, wherein P+Ge is 0.01% or less by mass.

6. A solder ball comprising said lead-free solder alloy according to claim 1 .

7. An electronic member including a solder bump formed by using said lead-free solder alloy according to claim 1 .

8. The lead-free solder alloy for use as the automobile-mounted electronic member comprising said lead-free solder alloy according to claim 1 .

9. The lead-free solder alloy for use as the automobile-mounted electronic member according to claim 8 , wherein concentration of oxygen contained is 0.0020% or less by mass.

10. The lead-free solder alloy for use as the automobile-mounted electronic member according to claim 8 , further containing any one or both of 0.0005 to 0.0050% by mass of Cr and 0.0005 to 0.0050% by mass of V.

11. The lead-free solder alloy for use as the automobile-mounted electronic member according to claim 8 , further containing 0.01 to 0.5% by mass of Sb.

12. The lead-free solder alloy for use as the automobile-mounted electronic member according to claim 8 , further containing any one or both of 0.0005 to 0.005% by mass of P and 0.0005 to 0.01% by mass of Ge, wherein P+Ge is 0.01% or less by mass.

13. The solder ball for use as the automobile-mounted electronic member, comprising said lead-free solder alloy for an automobile-mounted electronic member according to claim 8 .

14. The automobile-mounted electronic member, comprising the solder bump formed by using said lead-free solder alloy for automobile-mounted electronic member according to claim 8 .

15. The lead-free solder alloy according to claim 4 , further containing any one or both of 0.0005 to 0.005% by mass of P and 0.0005 to 0.01% by mass of Ge, wherein P+Ge is 0.01% or less by mass.

16. The lead-free solder alloy for use as the automobile-mounted electronic member comprising said lead-free solder alloy according to claim 4 .

17. The solder ball for use as the automobile-mounted electronic member, comprising said lead-free solder alloy for the automobile-mounted electronic member according to claim 16 .

18. The automobile-mounted electronic member, comprising the solder bump formed by using said lead-free solder alloy for the automobile-mounted electronic member according to claim 16 .

Assignments (4)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Nov 22, 2019
From: NIPPON STEEL CHEMICAL & MATERIAL CO., LTD.
To: NIPPON STEEL CHEMICAL & MATERIAL CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 051095/0147 →
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 20, 2019
From: NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN MATERIALS CO., LTD.; NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
To: NIPPON STEEL CHEMICAL & MATERIAL CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 048646/0491 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 10, 2012
From: NIPPON STEEL MATERIALS CO., LTD.
To: NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN MATERIALS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 029434/0177 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 2, 2008
From: TANAKA, MASAMOTO; SASAKI, TSUTOMU; KOBAYASHI, TAKAYUKI; KAWAKAMI, KAZUTO; FUJISHIMA, MASAYOSHI
To: NIPPON STEEL MATERIALS CO., LTD.; NIPPON MICROMETAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 021470/0775 →