Predicting lifetime of thick Al wire bonds using signals obtained from ultrasonic generator

Routine monitoring of the wire bonding process requires real-time evaluation and control of wire bond quality. In this paper, we present a nondestructive technique for detecting bond quality by the application of a semisupervised classification algorithm to process the signals obtained from an ultra...

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Main Authors: Arjmand, Elahjeh, Agyakwa, Pearl, Corfield, Martin, Li, Jianfeng, Johnson, Christopher Mark
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author Arjmand, Elahjeh
Agyakwa, Pearl
Corfield, Martin
Li, Jianfeng
Johnson, Christopher Mark
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Agyakwa, Pearl
Corfield, Martin
Li, Jianfeng
Johnson, Christopher Mark
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description Routine monitoring of the wire bonding process requires real-time evaluation and control of wire bond quality. In this paper, we present a nondestructive technique for detecting bond quality by the application of a semisupervised classification algorithm to process the signals obtained from an ultrasonic generator. Experimental tests verified that the classification method is capable of accurately predicting bond quality, indicated by bonded area measured by X-ray tomography. Samples classified during bonding were subjected to temperature cycling between -55 °C and +125 °C, and the distribution of bond life amongst the different classes was analyzed. It is demonstrated that the as-bonded quality classification is closely correlated with thermal cycling life and can, therefore, be used as a nondestructive tool for monitoring bond quality and predicting useful service life.
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spelling nottingham-333742020-05-04T20:02:37Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/33374/ Predicting lifetime of thick Al wire bonds using signals obtained from ultrasonic generator Arjmand, Elahjeh Agyakwa, Pearl Corfield, Martin Li, Jianfeng Johnson, Christopher Mark Routine monitoring of the wire bonding process requires real-time evaluation and control of wire bond quality. In this paper, we present a nondestructive technique for detecting bond quality by the application of a semisupervised classification algorithm to process the signals obtained from an ultrasonic generator. Experimental tests verified that the classification method is capable of accurately predicting bond quality, indicated by bonded area measured by X-ray tomography. Samples classified during bonding were subjected to temperature cycling between -55 °C and +125 °C, and the distribution of bond life amongst the different classes was analyzed. It is demonstrated that the as-bonded quality classification is closely correlated with thermal cycling life and can, therefore, be used as a nondestructive tool for monitoring bond quality and predicting useful service life. IEEE 2016-05 Article PeerReviewed Arjmand, Elahjeh, Agyakwa, Pearl, Corfield, Martin, Li, Jianfeng and Johnson, Christopher Mark (2016) Predicting lifetime of thick Al wire bonds using signals obtained from ultrasonic generator. IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology, 6 (5). pp. 814-821. ISSN 2156-3985 Electronics packaging; Forecasting; Nanocomposites; Quality control; Ultrasonic applications; Ultrasonic equipment; Ultrasonic waves; Wire Classification methods; Non-destructive technique; Nondestructive tools; Quality classification; Real time evaluation; Semi-supervised classification; Temperature cycling; Ultrasonic generator Engineering main heading: Ultrasonic testing http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/articleDetails.jsp?arnumber=7450186 doi:10.1109/TCPMT.2016.2543001 doi:10.1109/TCPMT.2016.2543001
spellingShingle Electronics packaging; Forecasting; Nanocomposites; Quality control; Ultrasonic applications; Ultrasonic equipment; Ultrasonic waves; Wire Classification methods; Non-destructive technique; Nondestructive tools; Quality classification; Real time evaluation; Semi-supervised classification; Temperature cycling; Ultrasonic generator Engineering main heading: Ultrasonic testing
Arjmand, Elahjeh
Agyakwa, Pearl
Corfield, Martin
Li, Jianfeng
Johnson, Christopher Mark
Predicting lifetime of thick Al wire bonds using signals obtained from ultrasonic generator
title Predicting lifetime of thick Al wire bonds using signals obtained from ultrasonic generator
title_full Predicting lifetime of thick Al wire bonds using signals obtained from ultrasonic generator
title_fullStr Predicting lifetime of thick Al wire bonds using signals obtained from ultrasonic generator
title_full_unstemmed Predicting lifetime of thick Al wire bonds using signals obtained from ultrasonic generator
title_short Predicting lifetime of thick Al wire bonds using signals obtained from ultrasonic generator
title_sort predicting lifetime of thick al wire bonds using signals obtained from ultrasonic generator
topic Electronics packaging; Forecasting; Nanocomposites; Quality control; Ultrasonic applications; Ultrasonic equipment; Ultrasonic waves; Wire Classification methods; Non-destructive technique; Nondestructive tools; Quality classification; Real time evaluation; Semi-supervised classification; Temperature cycling; Ultrasonic generator Engineering main heading: Ultrasonic testing
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/33374/
https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/33374/
https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/33374/