Sains Malaysiana 43(6)(2014):
827–832
Dimensional
and Structural Stability of Gamma Irradiated Stacked Die Quad Flat No Leads
(QFN)
(Kestabilan
Dimensi dan Struktur Dai Bertingkat Tanpa Kaki (QFN)
Tersinar Gamma)
SIEW PENG FOO, WAN YUSMAWATI WAN YUSOFF
& AZMAN JALAR*
Institute of
Microengineering and Nanoelectronics (IMEN),
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
Diserahkan: 18 Mac 2013/ Diterima: 12 September 2013
ABSTRACT
The physical properties and structural
stability of the Quad Flat No-Leads (QFN)
package with different gamma radiation doses have been investigated.
The packages were irradiated with Co-60 gamma radiation with varying
doses of 5 Gy, 50 Gy, 500 Gy, 5 kGy and 50 kGy with operating dose
of 2.54 kGy/h at room temperature. The infinite focus microscope
(IFM) was used to measure the dimensional
change and slanting/warpage behaviour, while the 3D CT Scan
X-ray machine was used to determine the occurrence of deflection
on a wire in package due to exposure. It is believed that radiation
effect on ceramic filler in the epoxy mold compound (EMC) plays an important role to
induce the defects and resulted in swelling of the package. The
slanting/warpage behaviour is believed to be caused by the swelling
behaviour of ceramic filler and further induced structural stability.
The induced stress on the EMC structural after the dimensional change and slanting/warpage
failure leads to the occurrence of wire sweep. The finding suggests
that defect production in swelled ceramic filler leads to the occurrence
of dimensional and structure instability.
Keywords: Dimensional change; gamma
radiation; QFN; structure stability
ABSTRAK
Kestabilan sifat fizikal dan struktur
pakej cip tanpa kaki (QFN) dengan dos sinar gama yang
berbeza telah dikaji. Pakej diradiasikan dengan sinaran Co-60 gama
dengan pelbagai dos 5 Gy, 50 Gy, 500 Gy, 5 kGy, dan 50 kGy serta
dos operasi 2.54 kGy/jam pada suhu bilik. Mikroskop fokus infinit
(IFM)
telah digunakan untuk mengukur perubahan dimensi dan kelakuan serong/keledingan,
manakala mesin 3D CT sinar x telah digunakan untuk menentukan
berlakunya pesongan pada wayar di dalam pakej disebabkan oleh pendedahan.
Dipercayai bahawa kesan sinaran pada pengisi seramik dalam acuan
sebatian epoksi (EMC) memainkan peranan yang penting dalam
mendorong kecacatan dan menyebabkan pembengkakan pakej. Kelakuan
serong/keledingan dipercayai disebabkan oleh kelakuan pembengkakan
pengisi seramik dan seterusnya mendorong ketidakstabilan struktur.
Aruhan tegasan pada struktur EMC selepas perubahan dimensi dan kegagalan serong/keledingan
membawa kepada berlakunya pesongan wayar. Penemuan ini menunjukkan
bahawa penghasilan kecacatan dalam pembengkakan pengisi seramik
membawa kepada berlakunya dimensi dan struktur tidak stabil.
Kata kunci: Kestabilan struktur;
perubahan dimensi; QFN; sinar gama
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* Pengarang untuk
surat-menyurat; email: azmn@ukm.edu.my
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