Journal
MATERIALS
Volume 15, Issue 4, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ma15041397
Keywords
Ag-In alloy pastes; mechanical alloying; power semiconductor packaging; die attachment; mechanical properties; oxidation mechanism
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A novel method of sintering silver joints using silver-indium alloy paste is demonstrated in this paper, which improves the reliability of sintered silver joints by inhibiting pore coarsening and enhancing mechanical properties at high temperatures.
Sintered silver paste is widely used as the die-attachment material for power semiconductors. However, sintered silver joints encounter problems, such as severe coarsening of sintered pores and oxidation issues, in harsh high-temperature environments. These lead to the deterioration of the die-attachment joints. In this paper, a novel method of sintering silver joints is demonstrated, where silver-indium alloy paste is used to improve the reliability of sintered Ag joints. The silver-indium (Ag-In) alloy paste was fabricated through mechanical alloying using the ball-milling technique. The well-bonded sintered Ag-In alloy joints inhibited pore coarsening better than pure sintered Ag joints and significantly enhanced the mechanical properties at high operating temperatures. Lastly, an oxidation mechanism for the sintered joint was proposed, and strategies to prevent such high-temperature oxidation were discussed.
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