This paper presents the reliability of anisotropic conductive film (ACF) joint tested under reflow soldering and environmental test effect. The ACF joint behaved differently under different reflow soldering profiles. The lower reflow temperature resulted in more reliable ACF joints by maintaining low contact resistance. By contrast, high contact resistance was found in assemblies treated with higher reflow. Under humidity aging (85°C/85%RH), bumpless chips proved to be unreliable due to corrosion mechanism. Moreover, ACF had shown degradation in chemical and physical properties, including modulus reduction, depression, polymer hydrolysis, and surface swelling after exposing to humidity aging. The deterioration in reliability of aged ACF joint during reflow process was mainly caused by hydroscopic swelling-induced stress of ACF.
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Reliability of Anisotropic Conductive Film Joints Using Bumpless Chip—Influence of Reflow Soldering and Environmental Testing
W. K. Chiang,
W. K. Chiang
Department of Electronic Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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Y. C. Chan
Y. C. Chan
Department of Electronic Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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W. K. Chiang
Department of Electronic Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Y. C. Chan
Department of Electronic Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Contributed by the Electronic and Photonic Pacaging Division for publication in the JOURNAL OF ELECTRONIC PACKAGING. Manuscript received August 3, 2003; revision received June 13, 2004. Review conducted by: P. Lall.
J. Electron. Packag. Jun 2005, 127(2): 113-119 (7 pages)
Published Online: June 3, 2005
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Received:
August 3, 2003
Revised:
June 13, 2004
Online:
June 3, 2005
Citation
Chiang , W. K., and Chan, Y. C. (June 3, 2005). "Reliability of Anisotropic Conductive Film Joints Using Bumpless Chip—Influence of Reflow Soldering and Environmental Testing ." ASME. J. Electron. Packag. June 2005; 127(2): 113–119. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.1849236
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