IP Library Granted Patent US 8,004,094
Granted Patent B2
US 8,004,094 · App. 12/892,122 · Granted Aug 23, 2011

Copper alloy bonding wire for semiconductor device

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Patent No.
US 8,004,094
App. No.
12/892,122
Granted
Aug 23, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention provides a semiconductor-device copper-alloy bonding wire which has an inexpensive material cost, ensures a superior ball joining shape, wire joining characteristic, and the like, and a good loop formation characteristic, and a superior mass productivity. The semiconductor-device copper-alloy bonding wire contains at least one of Mg and P in total of 10 to 700 mass ppm, and oxygen within a range from 6 to 30 mass ppm.

Claims (43)

1. A semiconductor-device copper-alloy bonding wire comprising:

at least either one of Mg and P in total concentration of 10 to 700 mass ppm; and

a concentrated layer where a total concentration of Mg and P is more than or equal to ten times than a foregoing concentration on a surface.

2. The semiconductor-device copper-alloy bonding wire of claim 1 comprising:

at least any one of Ag, Pd, Pt and Au in total of 10 to 5000 mass ppm.

3. The semiconductor-device copper-alloy bonding wire according to claim 2 , wherein the total concentration of Mg and P is 45 to 700 mass ppm.

4. The semiconductor-device copper-alloy bonding wire according to claim 2 , wherein the total concentration of Mg and P in said concentrated layer is 0.05 to 10 mass %.

5. The semiconductor-device copper-alloy bonding wire according to claim 2 , wherein a maximum of the total concentration of Mg and P in said concentrated layer is 0.2 to 30 mass %.

6. The semiconductor-device copper-alloy bonding wire according to claim 2 , further comprising a top skin layer where a maximum concentration of C is more than or equal to 20 mass %, and which has a thickness of 0.2 to 10 nm outside said concentrated layer.

7. The semiconductor device copper-alloy bonding wire according to claim 2 , further comprising a top skin layer where a maximum concentration of C is more than or equal to 20 mass % outside said concentrated layer, and wherein:

the total concentration of Mg and P in said concentrated layer is 0.05 to 10 mass %; and

a thickness of said top skin layer is 0.2 to 10 nm.

8. The semiconductor device copper-alloy bonding wire according to claim 2 , further comprising a top skin layer where a maximum concentration of C is more than or equal to 20 mass % outside said concentrated layer, and wherein:

a maximum of the total concentration of Mg and P in said concentrated layer is 0.2 to 30 mass %; and

a thickness of said top skin layer is 0.2 to 10 nm.

9. The semiconductor-device copper-alloy bonding wire according to claim 2 , wherein a thickness of said concentrated layer is 0.2 to 20 nm.

10. The semiconductor-device copper-alloy bonding wire of claim 1 further comprising:

at least any one of Be, Al, Bi, Si, In, Ge, Ir and Mn in total of 5 to 300 mass ppm.

11. The semiconductor-device copper-alloy bonding wire of claim 1 further comprising:

at least any one of Ca, Y, La, Ce, Pr and Nd in total of 5 to 300 mass ppm.

12. The semiconductor-device copper-alloy bonding wire of claim 1 further comprising:

at least any one of Ag, Pd, Pt and Au in total of 10 to 5000 mass ppm; and

at least any one of Be, Al, Bi, Si, In, Ge, Ir and Mn in total of 5 to 300 mass ppm.

13. The semiconductor-device copper-alloy bonding wire of claim 1 further comprising:

at least any one of Ag, Pd, Pt and Au in total of 10 to 5000 mass ppm; and

at least any one of Ca, Y, La, Ce, Pr and Nd in total of 5 to 300 mass ppm.

14. The semiconductor-device copper-alloy bonding wire of claim 1 further comprising:

at least any one of Ag, Pd, Pt and Au in total of 10 to 5000 mass ppm;

at least any one of Be, Al, Bi, Si, In, Ge, Ir and Mn in total of 5 to 300 mass ppm; and

at least any one of Ca, Y, La, Ce, Pr and Nd in total of 5 to 300 mass ppm.

15. The semiconductor-device copper-alloy bonding wire according to claim 1 , wherein the total concentration of Mg and P is 45 to 700 mass ppm.

16. The semiconductor-device copper-alloy bonding wire according to claim 1 , wherein the total concentration of Mg and P in said concentrated layer is 0.05 to 10 mass %.

17. The semiconductor-device copper-alloy bonding wire according to claim 16 , wherein an average of oxygen concentration in said concentrated layer and said top skin layer is 0.1 to 15 mass %.

18. The semiconductor-device copper-alloy bonding wire according to claim 1 , wherein a maximum of the total concentration of Mg and P in said concentrated layer is 0.2 to 30 mass %.

19. The semiconductor-device copper-alloy bonding wire according to claim 18 , wherein an average of oxygen concentration in said concentrated layer and said top skin layer is 0.1 to 15 mass %.

20. The semiconductor-device copper-alloy bonding wire according to claim 1 , further comprising a top skin layer where a maximum concentration of C is more than or equal to 20 mass %, and which has a thickness of 0.2 to 10 nm outside said concentrated layer.

21. The semiconductor-device copper-alloy bonding wire according to claim 20 , wherein an average of oxygen concentration in said concentrated layer and said top skin layer is 0.1 to 15 mass %.

22. The semiconductor device copper-alloy bonding wire according to claim 1 , further comprising a top skin layer where a maximum concentration of C is more than or equal to 20 mass % outside said concentrated layer, and wherein:

the total concentration of Mg and P in said concentrated layer is 0.05 to 10 mass %; and a thickness of said top skin layer is 0.2 to 10 nm.

23. The semiconductor device copper-alloy bonding wire according to claim 1 , further comprising a top skin layer where a maximum concentration of C is more than or equal to 20 mass % outside said concentrated layer, and wherein:

a maximum of the total concentration of Mg and P in said concentrated layer is 0.2 to 30 mass %; and

a thickness of said top skin layer is 0.2 to 10 nm.

24. The semiconductor-device copper-alloy bonding wire according to claim 1 , wherein a thickness of said concentrated layer is 0.2 to 20 nm.

Assignments (3)
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 →