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Electrolytic Cu plating and anti-tarnish influence on Cu Layer oxidation

2025· article· en· W4414310101 on OpenAlex

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Typearticle
Languageen
FieldMaterials Science
TopicCopper Interconnects and Reliability
Canadian institutionsNexen (Canada)
Fundersnot available
KeywordsCopperPlating (geology)Lead frameLayer (electronics)X-ray photoelectron spectroscopyScanning electron microscopeElectrolyteCopper plating

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In Semiconductor package assembly process, Cu lead frame (LF) must be exposed to high temperatures in die bond, wire bond heat plates before encapsulated, and easy to be oxidized [1], [2], [3], N2 and H2 forming gas is applied to prevent LF surface from oxidation. But we still encountered serious "Cu accumulation" on die bond heat block. Cu accumulation was caused by LF Cu surface oxidation. In this paper Cu oxidation prevention factors were studied together with lead frame suppliers, key factors such as electrolytic copper plating parameters, anti-tarnish types were investigated and optimized.Cu oxidations were thoroughly studied in two aspects. One is anti-tarnish layer protection effect, different anti-tarnish types were compared by actual Cu accumulation performance and follow with dipping process optimization, which was characterized by Cu surface contact angle, X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS).2nd factor is electrolytic Cu layer structure influence on Cu Oxidation, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Focused Ion Beam (FIB) was used for surface morphology and Cu layer internal structure investigation. Result indicates different Cu layer structure have different oxidation performance. Further in-depth study indicates that different plating chemical solution setup influence Cu layer grain structure, which is the root cause.With this study, key Cu layer oxidation influence factors were identified and optimized, Cu accumulation issue solved.

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Version: codex-gemma-dda1882f352aValidation status: machine_predicted_unvalidated
Candidate categoriesnone
Consensus categoriesnone
DomainCandidate signal: none · Consensus signal: none
Study designCandidate signal: Bench or experimental · Consensus signal: Bench or experimental
GenreCandidate signal: Empirical · Consensus signal: Empirical
Teacher disagreement score0.065
Threshold uncertainty score0.310

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Opus teacher head0.010
GPT teacher head0.269
Teacher spread0.259 · how far apart the two teachers sit on this one work
Validation statusscore_only:v0-immature-baseline · verbatim from the scoring run: score_only means the number may rank works, and no category label ships from it

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