JPS62102552A - Semiconductor device - Google Patents

Semiconductor device

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JPS62102552A
JPS62102552A JP60241367A JP24136785A JPS62102552A JP S62102552 A JPS62102552 A JP S62102552A JP 60241367 A JP60241367 A JP 60241367A JP 24136785 A JP24136785 A JP 24136785A JP S62102552 A JPS62102552 A JP S62102552A
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copper
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Michio Sato
道雄 佐藤
Michihiko Inaba
道彦 稲葉
Kazuhiro Yamamori
山森 和弘
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    • H01L24/44Structure, shape, material or disposition of the wire connectors prior to the connecting process
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    • H01L2224/451Material with a principal constituent of the material being a metal or a metalloid, e.g. boron (B), silicon (Si), germanium (Ge), arsenic (As), antimony (Sb), tellurium (Te) and polonium (Po), and alloys thereof
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    • H01L2224/48151Connecting between a semiconductor or solid-state body and an item not being a semiconductor or solid-state body, e.g. chip-to-substrate, chip-to-passive
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Abstract

PURPOSE:To enhance the bondability of a semiconductor device by employing as a wire bonding material a wire material which is formed of 5-325wt.ppm of boron and the residue of copper to prevent S from being densified and segregated on a copper ball. CONSTITUTION:A wire material which contains 5-325wt.ppm of boron and the residue of copper is used as a wire bonding material 4. Thus, this can prevent S from being densified and segregated on a copper ball to enhance the bondability.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 〔発明の技術分野〕 本発明は半導体のチップ電極と外部引出し用リードフレ
ームのインナーリード部とをワイヤボンディングした半
導体装置に関する。
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention relates to a semiconductor device in which a semiconductor chip electrode and an inner lead portion of an external lead frame are wire-bonded.

〔発明の技術的背景とその問題点〕[Technical background of the invention and its problems]

一般に、トランジスタ、IC(集積回路)、LSI(大
規模集積回路)の如き半導体装置としては1例えif第
3図に示す構造のものが知られている。ダイフレーム1
の上に半導体チップであるペレット2をダイボンディン
グし、このペレット2の電極とリードフレーム3とをボ
ンディングワイヤ4で電気的に接続した後、これらを樹
脂5でモールディングすることにより形成される。
2. Description of the Related Art Generally, semiconductor devices such as transistors, ICs (integrated circuits), and LSIs (large scale integrated circuits) have a structure shown in FIG. 3, for example. die frame 1
It is formed by die-bonding a pellet 2, which is a semiconductor chip, onto the board, electrically connecting the electrodes of the pellet 2 and a lead frame 3 with a bonding wire 4, and then molding them with a resin 5.

上記ボンディングワイヤとして、熱圧着法あるいは超音
波併用熱圧着法によりボンディングするφ20〜100
.の金、超音波法によりボンディングするφ25〜50
μsのアルミニウム合金(AQ  1.Ovt%S i
、 A Q −1,Ovt%Mg等)とφ100〜50
0−の高純度アルミニウム(99,99%以上)が用い
られている。
The above bonding wire has a diameter of 20 to 100 and is bonded by thermocompression bonding method or ultrasonic thermocompression bonding method.
.. gold, φ25-50 bonded by ultrasonic method
μs aluminum alloy (AQ 1.Ovt%S i
, A Q -1, Ovt%Mg, etc.) and φ100~50
0- high purity aluminum (99.99% or more) is used.

現在、金線は普及タイプのICやLSIに用い、アルミ
ニウム線はサーディプ型またはパワートランジスタ用に
と使いわけられている。
Currently, gold wires are used for popular type ICs and LSIs, and aluminum wires are used for cerdip type or power transistors.

最近、集積度の増加に伴なう多ピン化の傾向によって、
金線のコストを無視することが出来なくなっている。そ
のため、ボンディングワイヤを高価な金線から比較的安
価な銅線に変更することが検討されている。
Recently, due to the trend of increasing the number of pins due to the increase in the degree of integration,
It is no longer possible to ignore the cost of gold wire. Therefore, consideration is being given to changing the bonding wire from expensive gold wire to relatively inexpensive copper wire.

銅線のボンディングボールは不活性雰囲気中で形成され
るが、ボール表面が酸化し、さらに金あるいはアルミニ
ウムに比べてボールが硬すぎるため、ボンディング時に
半導体チップの損傷あるいはボンディングの強度不足に
よるワイヤの剥離などが発生する場合がある。そこで、
この問題を解決し、期待される良好なボンディング性を
有する銅線の開発が望まれていた。
Copper wire bonding balls are formed in an inert atmosphere, but because the ball surface is oxidized and the balls are too hard compared to gold or aluminum, the semiconductor chip may be damaged during bonding or the wire may peel off due to insufficient bonding strength. etc. may occur. Therefore,
It has been desired to develop a copper wire that solves this problem and has the expected good bonding properties.

〔発明の目的〕[Purpose of the invention]

本発明はこのような問題を解決するためになされたもの
で、優れたボンディング性を有した銅ワイヤを用いた半
導体装置を提供することを目的とする。
The present invention was made to solve such problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a semiconductor device using a copper wire having excellent bonding properties.

〔発明の概要〕[Summary of the invention]

本発明は半導体チップとの接続にワイヤボンディングを
用いた半導体装置において、前記ワイヤボンディング素
材として、硼素(B)を5〜325wt。
The present invention provides a semiconductor device using wire bonding for connection with a semiconductor chip, in which 5 to 325 wt of boron (B) is used as the wire bonding material.

ppm含有し、残部鋼からなる線材を用いることを特徴
とする半導体装置である。
This semiconductor device is characterized in that it uses a wire rod containing ppm and the remainder made of steel.

本発明者等はArガス等の不活性ガス中での放電あるい
は酸水素炎等により形成された銅ボールの硬化は、銅線
に固溶しているSがボール表面に濃化偏析するためであ
ることを見出した。さらに研究を進めた結果、微量のB
の添加が、このSの銅ボール表面での濃化偏析防止に有
効であることを見出したのである。
The present inventors believe that the hardening of copper balls formed by electric discharge in an inert gas such as Ar gas or by oxyhydrogen flame is due to the fact that S dissolved in the copper wire becomes concentrated and segregated on the ball surface. I discovered something. As a result of further research, trace amounts of B
It was discovered that the addition of S is effective in preventing the concentration and segregation of S on the surface of the copper ball.

この硼素(B)は微量の添加でSの銅ボール表面での濃
化偏析を防止し、銅ボールの硬化を防止する効果を発揮
するが、あまり多いと鋼中に固溶して強度が増大し、銅
ボールが硬化してボンディング後の接合強度が低下して
しまう、したがって、5〜3251t、ppmとする。
When added in a small amount, boron (B) is effective in preventing the concentration and segregation of S on the surface of the copper ball and preventing the hardening of the copper ball, but if too much boron (B) is added, it dissolves in the steel and increases its strength. However, the copper ball hardens and the bonding strength after bonding decreases.Therefore, it is set at 5 to 3251 t, ppm.

さらには、 100−25(17t、ppmが好ましい
Furthermore, 100-25 (17t, ppm is preferable).

またBに加え、さらにV、Ti、Zr、Cr、Mn。In addition to B, V, Ti, Zr, Cr, and Mn.

Fe、Hf等を加えることもできる。V、Ti、Zr。Fe, Hf, etc. can also be added. V, Ti, Zr.

Cr、Mn、Fe、Hf等の添加も同様に銅ボールの硬
化を防止することができる。しかしながら、余り大量の
添加はかえって銅ボールを硬化させてしまうため、20
1t、ppm以下が好ましい、添加する場合は、5wt
.ppm以上程度からその効果があられれる。
Addition of Cr, Mn, Fe, Hf, etc. can similarly prevent hardening of the copper ball. However, adding too much will actually harden the copper ball, so 20
1t, ppm or less is preferable, if added, 5wt
.. The effect can be seen at levels above ppm.

また本発明に係る線材は、残部が銅であるが、Ag+ 
Nil As、 Sn、 Sxg sb、 Tag P
by Bi等の不可避的不純物を除くものではない。
Further, the wire according to the present invention has a balance of copper, but Ag+
Nil As, Sn, Sxg sb, Tag P
It does not exclude inevitable impurities such as by Bi.

〔発明の効果〕〔Effect of the invention〕

以上説明したように本発明によれば、銅ボール表面にS
が濃化偏析するのを防止することができるため、接合強
度が高く、優れたボンディング性を有する半導体装置を
得ることができる。
As explained above, according to the present invention, S
Since it is possible to prevent concentration and segregation of , it is possible to obtain a semiconductor device with high bonding strength and excellent bonding properties.

〔発明の実施例〕[Embodiments of the invention]

以下に本発明の詳細な説明する。 The present invention will be explained in detail below.

(実施例1) 純度99.99wt、%の無酸素鋼に硼素を添加した試
料を真空溶解により作製した。φ20面の各鋳塊を固剤
し、1mmまで冷間引抜き後、400℃でlhr焼鈍し
、引抜き加工によりφ25μsの細線とした。次に線材
を300℃で等温焼鈍を行ない、試料とした。
(Example 1) A sample in which boron was added to oxygen-free steel with a purity of 99.99wt% was prepared by vacuum melting. Each ingot with a diameter of 20 mm was hardened, cold drawn to a thickness of 1 mm, annealed at 400° C. for 1 hour, and drawn into a thin wire of 25 μs in diameter. Next, the wire rod was subjected to isothermal annealing at 300° C. and used as a sample.

得られた試料をArガス中で放電により溶融してボール
を形成し、ボール断面の硬さをヌープ硬度計で測定した
。その結果を第1図に示す。第1図から明らかなように
、本発明に規定する範囲のB添加で放電ボールの硬さは
、比較例の放電ボールに比べて低下していることが確認
された。
The obtained sample was melted by electric discharge in Ar gas to form a ball, and the hardness of the cross section of the ball was measured using a Knoop hardness meter. The results are shown in FIG. As is clear from FIG. 1, it was confirmed that the hardness of the discharge ball was reduced compared to the discharge ball of the comparative example when B was added within the range specified in the present invention.

%)を添加して真空溶解した後、実施例1と同様な方法
によって試料(φ25p)を作製した。各試料の組成は
、第1表に示す通りである。
%) and vacuum melting, a sample (φ25p) was prepared in the same manner as in Example 1. The composition of each sample is as shown in Table 1.

硬さ測定およびブツシュ・テストの結果を同表に示す、
この表から明らかなように、本発明の実施例は優れた特
性を有していることが確認された。
The results of hardness measurement and bush test are shown in the same table.
As is clear from this table, it was confirmed that the examples of the present invention had excellent characteristics.

次にAESを用い、放電ボール表面からの不純物Sを分
析した結果を第2図に示す。比較例(純度99.99%
の無酸素鋼)により形成した放電ボール表面に存在する
S濃化偏析は、本発明の実施例である試料1により形成
した放電ボール表面には認められなかった。他の実施例
も同様であった。
Next, using AES, the impurity S from the surface of the discharge ball was analyzed, and the results are shown in FIG. Comparative example (purity 99.99%
The S concentration segregation present on the surface of the discharge ball formed from the oxygen-free steel (Oxygen-free steel) was not observed on the surface of the discharge ball formed from Sample 1, which is an example of the present invention. The same was true for other examples.

以下余白 第1表Margin below Table 1

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of drawings]

第1図は硬度特性曲線図、第2図はSピーク強度特性図
、第3図はプラスチックパッケージICを示す概略断面
図である。 2・・・ペレット    3・・・リードフレーム4・
・・ボンディングワイヤ 代理人 弁理士 則 近 憲 佑 同  竹花喜久男 スープ硬さHK スパ”75’ 時11i1(m 1rL)第  2 図 第  3 図
FIG. 1 is a hardness characteristic curve diagram, FIG. 2 is an S peak strength characteristic diagram, and FIG. 3 is a schematic sectional view showing a plastic package IC. 2... Pellet 3... Lead frame 4.
...Bonding wire agent Patent attorney Yudo Nori Chika Kikuo Takehana Soup hardness HK Spa "75' 11i1 (m 1rL) Fig. 2 Fig. 3

Claims (2)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] (1)半導体チップとの接続にワイヤボンディングを用
いた半導体装置において、前記ワイヤボンディング素材
として、硼素(B)を5〜325wt.ppm含有し、
残部鋼からなる線材を用いることを特徴とする半導体装
置。
(1) In a semiconductor device using wire bonding for connection with a semiconductor chip, boron (B) is used as the wire bonding material in an amount of 5 to 325 wt. Contains ppm,
A semiconductor device characterized by using a wire rod made of steel.
(2)前記硼素100〜250wt.ppmであること
を特徴とする特許請求の範囲第1項記載の半導体装置。
(2) Boron of 100 to 250wt. 2. The semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein the amount of the semiconductor device is ppm.
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JPS61255045A (en) * 1985-05-07 1986-11-12 Nippon Mining Co Ltd Bonding wire for semiconductor device and manufacture thereof
JPS61259558A (en) * 1985-05-14 1986-11-17 Mitsubishi Metal Corp Cu alloy bonding wire for semiconductor device

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JPS61255045A (en) * 1985-05-07 1986-11-12 Nippon Mining Co Ltd Bonding wire for semiconductor device and manufacture thereof
JPS61259558A (en) * 1985-05-14 1986-11-17 Mitsubishi Metal Corp Cu alloy bonding wire for semiconductor device

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