JP6572998B1 - Cu core ball, solder joint, solder paste and foam solder - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is a Cu core ball in which a high-sphericity and a low hardness are realized, and a Cu ball in which discoloration is suppressed is coated with a metal layer. A Cu core ball 11A includes a Cu ball 1 and a solder layer 3 that covers the surface of the Cu ball 1, and the Cu ball 1 has a total content of at least one of Fe, Ag, and Ni. Is 5.0 mass ppm or more and 50.0 mass ppm or less, the S content is 0 mass ppm or more and 1.0 mass ppm or less, and the P content is 0 mass ppm or more and less than 3.0 mass ppm. And the balance is Cu and other impurity elements, the purity of the Cu ball 1 is 99.995 mass% or more and 99.9995 mass% or less, the sphericity is 0.95 or more, and the solder layer is made of Sn. , An alloy having an Sn content of 40% by mass or more, an alloy containing Sn and Ge, or an alloy containing Sn and Ge and an Sn content of 40% by mass or more. [Selection] Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a Cu core ball in which a Cu ball is coated with a metal layer, and a solder joint, a solder paste, and a foam solder using the Cu core ball.

  In recent years, with the development of small information devices, electronic components to be mounted are rapidly downsized. In order to meet the demand for downsizing and the reduction of the connection terminals and the reduction of the mounting area, the electronic component uses a ball grid array (hereinafter referred to as “BGA”) in which electrodes are provided on the back surface. .

  An electronic component to which BGA is applied includes, for example, a semiconductor package. In a semiconductor package, a semiconductor chip having electrodes is sealed with a resin. Solder bumps are formed on the electrodes of the semiconductor chip. This solder bump is formed by joining a solder ball to an electrode of a semiconductor chip. A semiconductor package to which BGA is applied is mounted on a printed board by bonding solder bumps melted by heating and conductive lands of the printed board. Further, in order to meet the demand for further high-density mounting, three-dimensional high-density mounting in which semiconductor packages are stacked in the height direction has been studied.

  High-density mounting of electronic components may cause a soft error in which stored contents are rewritten when α rays enter a memory cell of a semiconductor integrated circuit (IC). In recent years, therefore, development of low α-ray solder materials and Cu balls with reduced content of radioisotopes has been carried out. Patent Document 1 discloses a Cu ball containing Pb and Bi and having a purity of 99.9% or more and 99.995% or less and a low α dose. Patent Document 2 discloses a Cu ball that achieves a purity of 99.9% or more and 99.995% or less, a sphericity of 0.95 or more, and a Vickers hardness of 20HV or more and 60HV or less.

  By the way, since the Vickers hardness of Cu balls increases if the crystal grains are fine, durability against external stress is lowered and drop impact resistance is deteriorated. Therefore, Cu balls used for mounting electronic components are required to have a predetermined softness, that is, a Vickers hardness of a predetermined value or less.

  In order to produce soft Cu balls, it is customary to increase the purity of Cu. This is because the impurity element functions as a crystal nucleus in the Cu ball, so that when the impurity element decreases, the crystal grains grow larger, and as a result, the Vickers hardness of the Cu ball decreases. However, when the purity of the Cu ball is increased, the sphericity of the Cu ball is lowered.

  If the sphericity of the Cu ball is low, self-alignment may not be ensured when the Cu ball is mounted on the electrode, and the height of the Cu ball becomes uneven when mounting the semiconductor chip, resulting in poor bonding. May cause.

  Patent Document 3 discloses a Cu ball in which the mass ratio of Cu exceeds 99.995%, the total mass ratio of P and S is 3 ppm or more and 30 ppm or less, and has suitable sphericity and Vickers hardness. ing.

  Further, when the semiconductor package on which the three-dimensional high-density mounting is performed is a BGA and the solder ball is placed on the electrode of the semiconductor chip and reflow processing is performed, the solder ball may be crushed by the weight of the semiconductor package. . If such a thing occurs, the solder may protrude from the electrodes and the electrodes may come into contact with each other, causing a short circuit between the electrodes.

  In order to prevent such a short-circuit accident, a solder bump that is not crushed by its own weight or deformed when the solder melts has been proposed. Specifically, it has been proposed to use a ball molded with a metal or the like as a core and use a core material in which the core is covered with solder as a solder bump.

Japanese Patent No. 5435182 Japanese Patent No. 5585751 Japanese Patent No. 6256616

  However, it has been newly found that a Cu ball containing a predetermined amount or more of S has a problem that it is likely to be discolored by forming sulfide or sulfur oxide during heating. The discoloration in the Cu ball causes the deterioration of wettability, and the deterioration of wettability causes non-wetting and deterioration of self-alignment property. As described above, the Cu ball which is easily discolored is not suitable for coating with the metal layer because the adhesion between the surface of the Cu ball and the metal layer is lowered and the oxidation and reactivity of the metal layer surface are increased. On the other hand, when the sphericity of the Cu ball is low, the sphericity of the Cu core ball in which the Cu ball is covered with the metal layer is also low.

  Therefore, the present invention provides a Cu core ball using a Cu ball that realizes high sphericity and low hardness and suppresses discoloration, and a solder joint, solder paste, and foam solder using the Cu core ball. The purpose is to provide.

The present invention is as follows.
(1) A Cu ball and a solder layer covering the surface of the Cu ball are provided, and the Cu ball has a total content of at least one of Fe, Ag, and Ni of 5.0 mass ppm to 50.0 mass. It is ppm or less, S content is 0 mass ppm or more and 1.0 mass ppm or less, P content is 0 mass ppm or more and less than 3.0 mass ppm, and the balance is Cu and other impurity elements. The purity of the Cu balls is 99.995% by mass or more and 99.9995% by mass or less, the sphericity is 0.95 or more, and the solder layer has a Sn and Sn content of 40% by mass or more. A Cu core ball which is an alloy, an alloy containing Sn and Ge, or an alloy containing Sn and Ge and having a Sn content of 40% by mass or more.
(2) The Cu core ball according to (1), wherein the solder layer has a Ge content of more than 0 ppm by mass and 220 ppm by mass or less.
(3) The Cu core ball according to (1), wherein the solder layer has a Ge content of 50 mass ppm to 220 mass ppm.
(4) The Cu core ball according to any one of (1) to (3), wherein the sphericity is 0.98 or more.
(5) The Cu core ball according to any one of (1) to (3), wherein the sphericity is 0.99 or more.
(6) The Cu core ball according to any one of (1) to (5), wherein the α dose is 0.0200 cph / cm ² or less.
(7) The Cu core ball according to any one of (1) to (5), wherein the α dose is 0.0010 cph / cm ² or less.
(8) The metal layer covering the surface of the Cu ball is provided, the surface of the metal layer is covered with a solder layer, and the sphericity is 0.95 or more, according to any one of (1) to (7) Cu core ball.
(9) The Cu core ball according to (8), wherein the sphericity is 0.98 or more.
(10) The Cu core ball according to (8), wherein the sphericity is 0.99 or more.
(11) The Cu core ball according to any one of (8) to (10), wherein the α dose is 0.0200 cph / cm ² or less.
(12) The Cu core ball according to any one of (8) to (10), wherein the α dose is 0.0010 cph / cm ² or less.
(13) The Cu core ball according to any one of (1) to (12), wherein the diameter of the Cu ball is 1 μm or more and 1000 μm or less.
(14) A solder joint using the Cu core ball according to any one of (1) to (13).
(15) A solder paste using the Cu core ball according to any one of (1) to (13).
(16) Foam solder using the Cu core ball described in any of (1) to (13) above.

According to the present invention, to achieve high sphericity and low hardness of Cu balls, and discoloration of the Cu balls are suppressed. By realizing the high sphericity of Cu balls, the Cu balls can achieve high sphericity of Cu nuclei balls coated with metal layers, ensuring self-alignment property when mounting the Cu nuclei ball on an electrode In addition, variations in the height of the Cu core ball can be suppressed. Further, by realizing the low hardness of the Cu ball, the drop impact resistance can be improved even with a Cu core ball in which the Cu ball is coated with a metal layer. Furthermore, since the discoloration of the Cu ball is suppressed, the adverse effect of the sulfide or sulfur oxide on the Cu ball can be suppressed, which is suitable for coating with a metal layer, and the wettability is good. Moreover, the oxidation resistance of a solder layer improves by containing Ge in a solder layer.

It is a figure showing Cu core ball of a 1st embodiment concerning the present invention. It is a figure showing Cu core ball of a 2nd embodiment concerning the present invention. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the electronic component using the Cu core ball of each embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a table | surface figure which shows the relationship between a heating time and the brightness which heated the Cu ball | bowl of the Example and the comparative example at 200 degreeC.

  The invention is described in more detail below. In this specification, the unit (ppm, ppb, and%) related to the composition of the metal layer of the Cu core ball represents a ratio (mass ppm, mass ppb, and mass%) to the mass of the metal layer unless otherwise specified. Further, the units (ppm, ppb, and%) relating to the composition of the Cu balls represent ratios (mass ppm, mass ppb, and mass%) with respect to the mass of the Cu balls unless otherwise specified.

  FIG. 1 shows an example of the configuration of the Cu core ball 11A according to the first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the Cu core ball 11 </ b> A according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes a Cu ball 1 and a solder layer 3 that covers the surface of the Cu ball 1.

  FIG. 2 shows an example of the configuration of the Cu core ball 11B according to the second embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the Cu core ball 11 </ b> B of the second embodiment according to the present invention is one or more selected from Cu ball 1 and Ni, Co, Fe, and Pd covering the surface of the Cu ball 1. One or more metal layers 2 made of the above elements and a solder layer 3 covering the surface of the metal layer 2 are provided.

  FIG. 3 shows an example of the configuration of an electronic component 60 in which the semiconductor chip 10 is mounted on the printed circuit board 40 using the Cu core ball 11A or the Cu core ball 11B according to the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, in the Cu core ball 11 </ b> A or the Cu core ball 11 </ b> B, when the flux is applied to the electrode 100 of the semiconductor chip 10, the melted solder layer 3 is wetted and spread on the electrode 100 of the semiconductor chip 10. Has been implemented. In this example, a structure in which the Cu core ball 11A or the Cu core ball 11B is mounted on the electrode 100 of the semiconductor chip 10 is referred to as a solder bump 30. The solder bump 30 of the semiconductor chip 10 is bonded onto the electrode 41 of the printed circuit board 40 via the molten solder layer 3 or the solder in which the solder paste applied to the electrode 41 is melted. In this example, a structure in which the solder bump 30 is mounted on the electrode 41 of the printed circuit board 40 is referred to as a solder joint 50.

  In the Cu core balls 11A and 11B of each embodiment, the Cu ball 1 has a total content of at least one of Fe, Ag, and Ni of 5.0 mass ppm to 50.0 mass ppm, and S The content of P is 0 mass ppm or more and 1.0 mass ppm or less, the content of P is 0 mass ppm or more and less than 3.0 mass ppm, the balance is Cu and other impurity elements, The purity is 4N5 (99.995% by mass) or more and 5N5 (99.9995% by mass) or less, and the sphericity is 0.95 or more.

  In the Cu core ball 11A of the first embodiment according to the present invention, the sphericity of the Cu core ball 11A can be increased by increasing the sphericity of the Cu ball 1 covered with the solder layer 3. it can. Further, the Cu core ball 11B of the second embodiment according to the present invention increases the sphericity of the Cu ball 1 covered with the metal layer 2 and the solder layer 3, thereby increasing the true sphere of the Cu core ball 11B. The degree can be increased. Below, the preferable aspect of the Cu ball | bowl 1 which comprises Cu core ball | bowl 11A, 11B is demonstrated.

-The sphericity of the Cu ball: 0.95 or more In the present invention, the sphericity represents a deviation from the sphere. The sphericity is an arithmetic average value calculated when the diameter of each of the 500 Cu balls is divided by the major axis. The closer the value is to the upper limit of 1.00, the closer to the true sphere. The sphericity is obtained by various methods such as a least square center method (LSC method), a minimum region center method (MZC method), a maximum inscribed center method (MIC method), and a minimum circumscribed center method (MCC method). . In the present invention, the length of the major axis and the length of the diameter refer to a length measured by an ultra quick vision, ULTRA QV350-PRO measuring device manufactured by Mitutoyo Corporation.

  The Cu ball 1 preferably has a sphericity of 0.95 or more, more preferably a sphericity of 0.98 or more from the viewpoint of maintaining an appropriate space between the substrates, and is 0.99 or more. Even more preferably. If the sphericity of the Cu ball 1 is less than 0.95, the Cu ball 1 has an indeterminate shape, so that bumps with non-uniform height are formed during bump formation, and the possibility of poor bonding is increased. If the sphericity is 0.95 or more, the Cu ball 1 does not melt at the soldering temperature, and therefore, variation in height in the solder joint 50 can be suppressed. Thereby, the joining defect of the semiconductor chip 10 and the printed circuit board 40 can be prevented reliably.

・ Purity of Cu ball: 99.995 mass% or more and 99.9995 mass% or less In general, Cu having a lower purity contains impurity elements that become crystal nuclei of Cu ball 1 in Cu than Cu having a higher purity. Since it can be secured, the sphericity increases. On the other hand, the electrical conductivity and thermal conductivity of the Cu ball 1 with low purity deteriorate.

  Therefore, when the Cu ball 1 has a purity of 99.995 mass% (4N5) or more and 99.9995 mass% (5N5) or less, sufficient sphericity can be ensured. If the purity of the Cu ball 1 is 4N5 or more and 5N5 or less, the α dose can be sufficiently reduced, and the deterioration of the electrical conductivity and thermal conductivity of the Cu ball 1 due to the decrease in purity can be suppressed.

  When the Cu ball 1 is manufactured, the Cu material, which is an example of a metal material formed into small pieces of a predetermined shape, is melted by heating, and the molten Cu becomes spherical due to surface tension, which is solidified by rapid cooling to become the Cu ball 1. . In the process where the molten Cu solidifies from the liquid state, crystal grains grow in the spherical molten Cu. At this time, if there are many impurity elements, the impurity elements serve as crystal nuclei and growth of crystal grains is suppressed. Therefore, the spherical molten Cu becomes a Cu ball 1 having a high sphericity due to the fine crystal grains whose growth is suppressed. On the other hand, when there are few impurity elements, there are relatively few crystal nuclei, and the grains grow with a certain direction without being suppressed. As a result, a part of the surface of the spherical molten Cu protrudes and solidifies to lower the sphericity. As the impurity element, Fe, Ag, Ni, P, S, Sb, Bi, Zn, Al, As, Cd, Pb, In, Sn, Au, U, Th, and the like can be considered.

  Below, the content of impurities defining the purity and sphericity of the Cu ball 1 will be described.

-Total content of at least one of Fe, Ag and Ni: 5.0 mass ppm or more and 50.0 mass ppm or less Among the impurity elements contained in the Cu ball 1, in particular, at least of Fe, Ag and Ni The total content of the one kind is preferably 5.0 mass ppm or more and 50.0 mass ppm or less. That is, when any one of Fe, Ag and Ni is contained, the content of one kind is preferably 5.0 mass ppm or more and 50.0 mass ppm or less, and among Fe, Ag and Ni, When 2 or more types of these are contained, it is preferable that content of 2 or more types is 5.0 mass ppm or more and 50.0 mass ppm or less. Since Fe, Ag, and Ni become crystal nuclei when melted in the manufacturing process of the Cu ball 1, if a certain amount of Fe, Ag, or Ni is contained in Cu, the Cu ball 1 having a high sphericity can be manufactured. it can. Therefore, at least one of Fe, Ag, and Ni is an important element for estimating the content of impurity elements. Further, when the total content of at least one of Fe, Ag and Ni is 5.0 mass ppm or more and 50.0 mass ppm or less, discoloration of the Cu ball 1 can be suppressed, and the Cu ball 1 is The desired Vickers hardness can be realized without performing an annealing step of slowly recrystallizing the Cu ball 1 by slowly cooling after heating gently.

-The content of S is 0 mass ppm or more and 1.0 mass ppm or less. Cu ball 1 containing S in a predetermined amount or more easily forms a sulfide or sulfur oxide during heating, so that wettability is reduced. , S content needs to be 0 mass ppm or more and 1.0 mass ppm or less. The Cu ball 1 on which more sulfides and sulfur oxides are formed has darker lightness on the surface of the Cu ball. Therefore, as will be described in detail later, if the result of measuring the brightness of the Cu ball surface is a predetermined value or less, the formation of sulfides and sulfur oxides is suppressed, and it can be determined that the wettability is good. .

-Content of P is 0 mass ppm or more and less than 3.0 mass ppm P may have a bad influence on Cu ball | bowl 1 by changing to phosphoric acid or becoming Cu complex. Further, since the Cu ball 1 containing a predetermined amount of P has high hardness, the P content is preferably 0 mass ppm or more and less than 3.0 mass ppm, and preferably less than 1.0 mass ppm. More preferred.

Other impurity elements Other than the above-mentioned impurity elements contained in the Cu ball 1, impurity elements such as Sb, Bi, Zn, Al, As, Cd, Pb, In, Sn, Au (hereinafter referred to as “other impurity elements”) It is preferable that the content of each is 0 mass ppm or more and less than 50.0 mass ppm.

  As described above, the Cu ball 1 contains at least one of Fe, Ag, and Ni as an essential element. However, since the Cu ball 1 cannot prevent elements other than Fe, Ag, and Ni from being mixed with the current technology, the Cu ball 1 substantially contains other impurity elements other than Fe, Ag, and Ni. However, when the content of other impurity elements is less than 1 ppm by mass, the effects and influences due to the addition of each element are hardly exhibited. Moreover, when analyzing the element contained in Cu ball | bowl, when content of an impurity element is less than 1 mass ppm, this value is below a detection limit ability depending on an analyzer. Therefore, when the total content of at least one of Fe, Ag, and Ni is 50 ppm by mass, if the content of other impurity elements is less than 1 ppm by mass, the purity of the Cu ball 1 is substantially 4N5 (99.995% by mass). Further, when the total content of at least one of Fe, Ag, and Ni is 5 ppm by mass, if the content of other impurity elements is less than 1 ppm by mass, the purity of the Cu ball 1 is substantially 5N5 (99.9995% by mass).

-Vickers hardness of Cu ball: 55.5 HV or less The Vickers hardness of Cu ball 1 is preferably 55.5 HV or less. When the Vickers hardness is large, durability against external stress is lowered, drop impact resistance is deteriorated, and cracks are easily generated. In addition, when a hard Cu ball is used when an auxiliary force such as pressurization is applied when forming bumps or joints for three-dimensional mounting, there is a possibility of causing electrode collapse or the like. In addition, when the Vickers hardness of the Cu ball 1 is large, the crystal grains become smaller than a certain level, thereby deteriorating electrical conductivity. If the Vickers hardness of the Cu ball 1 is 55.5 HV or less, the drop impact resistance is good and cracks can be suppressed, electrode collapse and the like can be suppressed, and further, electrical conductivity deterioration can be suppressed. In the present embodiment, the lower limit of the Vickers hardness may be more than 0 HV, preferably 20 HV or more.

-Α dose of Cu ball: 0.0200 cph / cm ² or less In order to make the α dose such that soft error does not become a problem in high-density mounting of electronic components, the α dose of Cu ball 1 is 0.0200 cph / cm ² or less. It is preferable that The α dose is preferably 0.0100 cph / cm ² or less, more preferably 0.0050 cph / cm ² or less, and further preferably 0.0020 cph from the viewpoint of suppressing soft errors in further high-density mounting. / Cm ² or less, and most preferably 0.0010 cph / cm ² or less. In order to suppress soft errors due to the α dose, the content of radioisotopes such as U and Th is preferably less than 5 mass ppb.

Discoloration resistance: Brightness of 55 or more The Cu ball 1 preferably has a lightness of 55 or more. Lightness and is a L ^* a ^* b ^* L ^* value of color system. Since the Cu ball 1 on which the sulfide or sulfur oxide derived from S is formed has a low brightness, if the brightness is 55 or more, it can be said that the sulfide or sulfur oxide is suppressed. Further, the Cu ball 1 having a brightness of 55 or more has good wettability during mounting. On the other hand, when the brightness of the Cu ball 1 is less than 55, it can be said that the Cu ball 1 is not sufficiently suppressed from forming sulfides or sulfur oxides. Sulfides and sulfur oxides adversely affect the Cu ball 1 and also deteriorate the wettability when the Cu ball 1 is directly bonded onto the electrode. Deterioration of wettability causes non-wetting and deterioration of self-alignment property.

-Diameter of Cu ball: 1 μm or more and 1000 μm or less The diameter of the Cu ball 1 is preferably 1 μm or more and 1000 μm or less, and more preferably 50 μm or more and 300 μm. Within this range, the spherical Cu ball 1 can be produced stably, and connection short-circuiting when the terminals are at a narrow pitch can be suppressed. Here, for example, when the Cu ball 1 is used for the paste, the “Cu ball” may be referred to as “Cu powder”. When “Cu balls” are used for “Cu powder”, it is generally preferable that the diameter of the Cu balls is 1 to 300 μm.

  Next, in the Cu core ball 11A according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the solder layer 3 covering the Cu ball 1 and the metal layer 2 are covered in the Cu core ball 11B according to the second embodiment. The solder layer 3 to be performed will be described.

-Solder layer The composition of the solder layer 3 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes Sn alone, an alloy containing Sn and other additive elements, not containing Ge, an alloy containing Sn and Ge, or Sn and Ge. And an alloy containing other additive elements. Note that Sn, Ge, and other additive elements may contain inevitable impurities.

  In the solder alloy containing Sn, the Sn content is preferably 40.0 mass% or more based on the entire alloy. In the solder alloy containing Ge, the Ge content is preferably more than 0 ppm by mass and 220 ppm by mass or less, and more preferably from 50 ppm by mass to 220 ppm by mass with respect to the entire alloy.

  When Ge of more than 0 ppm by mass and 220 ppm by mass or less is added to the alloy composition of the solder layer 3, the oxidation resistance is improved and an increase in the oxide film thickness is suppressed. Although the oxidation resistance can be secured even when the addition amount of Ge exceeds 220 ppm by mass, the wettability tends to deteriorate. Therefore, the addition amount of Ge is more than 0 ppm by mass and 220 ppm by mass or less, preferably 50 ppm by mass or more and 200 ppm by mass or less.

  As other additive elements, one or more of Ag, Ni, Ga, In, Zn, Fe, Pb, Bi, Sb, Au, Pd, Co, etc. may be used.

  Although the thickness of the solder layer 3 varies depending on the particle diameter of the Cu ball 1, it is preferably 100 μm or less on one side in the radial direction in order to ensure a sufficient amount of solder bonding. The solder layer 3 is formed by a known hot dipping process.

  The Cu core balls 11 </ b> A and 11 </ b> B may constitute the Cu core balls 11 </ b> A and 11 </ b> B of low α rays by using a low α dose solder alloy for the solder layer 3.

  Next, the metal layer 2 that covers the Cu ball 1 in the Cu core ball 11B according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described.

Metal layer The metal layer 2 is, for example, a Ni plating layer, a Co plating layer, an Fe plating layer, a Pd plating layer, or a plating layer (single layer or multiple layers) containing two or more elements of Ni, Co, Fe, and Pd. Become. The metal layer 2 remains unmelted at the soldering temperature when the Cu core ball 11B is used for a solder bump, and contributes to the height of the solder joint. Therefore, the sphericity is high and the variation in diameter is small. Composed. Further, from the viewpoint of suppressing soft errors, the α dose is configured to be low.

-Composition and film thickness of metal layer The composition of the metal layer 2 is 100% of Ni, Co, Fe, and Pd except for inevitable impurities when the metal layer 2 is composed of a single Ni, Co, Fe, or Pd. It is. Moreover, the metal used for the metal layer 2 is not limited to a single metal, and an alloy in which two or more elements are combined among Ni, Co, Fe, or Pd may be used. Furthermore, the metal layer 2 includes a plurality of layers in which a layer composed of a single Ni, Co, Fe, or Pd and a layer composed of an alloy that combines two or more elements of Ni, Co, Fe, or Pd are appropriately combined. You may comprise. The film thickness T2 of the metal layer 2 is, for example, 1 μm to 20 μm.

Α dose of Cu core ball: 0.0200 cph / cm ² or less The α dose of Cu core ball 11A of the first embodiment and Cu core ball 11B of the second embodiment according to the present invention is 0.0200 cph / It is preferable that it is cm ² or less. This is an α dose that does not cause a soft error in high-density mounting of electronic components. The α dose of the Cu core ball 11A according to the first embodiment of the present invention is achieved when the α dose of the solder layer 3 constituting the Cu core ball 11A is 0.0200 cph / cm ² or less. Therefore, since the Cu core ball 11A of the first embodiment according to the present invention is covered with such a solder layer 3, it exhibits a low α dose. The α dose of the Cu core ball 11B of the second embodiment according to the present invention is achieved when the α dose of the metal layer 2 and the solder layer 3 constituting the Cu core ball 11B is 0.0200 cph / cm ² or less. Is done. Therefore, since the Cu core ball 11B of the second embodiment according to the present invention is covered with such a metal layer 2 and a solder layer 3, it exhibits a low α dose. The α dose is preferably 0.0100 cph / cm ² or less, more preferably 0.0050 cph / cm ² or less, and further preferably 0.0020 cph from the viewpoint of suppressing soft errors in further high-density mounting. / Cm ² or less, and most preferably 0.0010 cph / cm ² or less. The contents of U and Th in the metal layer 2 and the solder layer 3 are each 5 ppb or less in order to make the α dose of the Cu ball 1 0.0200 cph / cm ² or less. Further, from the viewpoint of suppressing soft errors in current or future high-density mounting, the contents of U and Th are preferably 2 ppb or less, respectively.

· Cu nuclei ball sphericity: 0.95 or more Cu first embodiment of the Cu core ball 11A of the ball 1 according to the present invention coated with the solder layer 3, and a metal of Cu balls 1 layer 2 and The sphericity of the Cu core ball 11B of the second embodiment according to the present invention covered with the solder layer 3 is preferably 0.95 or more, and more preferably 0.98 or more. Preferably, it is still more preferably 0.99 or more. If the sphericity of the Cu core balls 11A and 11B is less than 0.95, the Cu core balls 11A and 11B have an indefinite shape. Therefore, when the Cu core balls 11A and 11B are mounted on electrodes and reflow is performed, Cu The core balls 11A and 11B are displaced, and the self-alignment property is also deteriorated. If the sphericity of the Cu core balls 11A and 11B is 0.95 or more, the self-alignment property when the Cu core balls 11A and 11B are mounted on the electrode 100 or the like of the semiconductor chip 10 can be secured. Since the Cu ball 1 has a sphericity of 0.95 or more, the Cu core balls 11A and 11B do not melt at the soldering temperature. The variation of can be suppressed. Thereby, the joining defect of the semiconductor chip 10 and the printed circuit board 40 can be prevented reliably.

-Barrier function of metal layer When Cu of Cu balls diffuses into the solder (paste) used for bonding between the Cu core ball and the electrode during reflow, hard and brittle Cu ₆ Sn in the solder layer and the connection interface ₅ , a large amount of Cu ₃ Sn intermetallic compound is formed, and when subjected to an impact, cracks may develop and the connection portion may be destroyed. Therefore, in order to obtain sufficient connection strength, it is preferable that the diffusion of Cu from the Cu ball to the solder can be suppressed (barrier). Therefore, in the Cu core ball 11B of the second embodiment, the metal layer 2 functioning as a barrier layer is formed on the surface of the Cu ball 1, so that the Cu of the Cu ball 1 is prevented from diffusing into the paste solder. it can.

-Solder paste, foam solder, solder joint Moreover, a solder paste can also be comprised by making Cu core ball 11A or Cu core ball 11B contain in a solder. Foam solder can be configured by dispersing the Cu core ball 11A or the Cu core ball 11B in the solder. The Cu core ball 11A or the Cu core ball 11B can also be used to form a solder joint that joins electrodes.

-Manufacturing method of Cu ball Next, an example of the manufacturing method of Cu ball 1 is explained. As an example of a metal material, a Cu material is placed on a heat-resistant plate such as ceramic (hereinafter referred to as “heat-resistant plate”) and heated in a furnace together with the heat-resistant plate. The heat-resistant plate is provided with a number of circular grooves whose bottoms are hemispherical. The diameter and depth of the groove are appropriately set according to the particle diameter of the Cu ball 1, and are, for example, 0.8 mm in diameter and 0.88 mm in depth. Further, chip-shaped Cu materials obtained by cutting the Cu fine wires are put into the grooves of the heat-resistant plate one by one. The heat-resistant plate in which the Cu material is put in the groove is heated to 1100 to 1300 ° C. in a furnace filled with ammonia decomposition gas and is heated for 30 to 60 minutes. At this time, when the furnace temperature becomes equal to or higher than the melting point of Cu, the Cu material melts and becomes spherical. Thereafter, the inside of the furnace is cooled, and the Cu ball 1 is rapidly cooled in the groove of the heat-resistant plate to be molded.

  As another method, an atomizing method in which molten Cu is dropped from an orifice provided at the bottom of the crucible, and the droplet is rapidly cooled to room temperature (for example, 25 ° C.) to form a Cu ball 1, There is a method in which plasma forms a ball by heating Cu cut metal to 1000 ° C. or higher.

  In the method of manufacturing the Cu ball 1, the Cu material that is the raw material of the Cu ball 1 may be heat-treated at 800 to 1000 ° C. before the Cu ball 1 is formed.

  As a Cu material that is a raw material of the Cu ball 1, for example, a nugget material, a wire material, a plate material, or the like can be used. The purity of the Cu material may be more than 4N5 and 6N or less from the viewpoint of preventing the purity of the Cu ball 1 from being lowered too much.

  Thus, when using high purity Cu material, you may lower the holding | maintenance temperature of molten Cu to about 1000 degreeC similarly to the past, without performing the above-mentioned heat processing. Thus, the above-described heat treatment may be omitted or changed as appropriate according to the purity of the Cu material and the α dose. Further, when a Cu ball 1 having a high α dose or a deformed Cu ball 1 is manufactured, the Cu ball 1 may be reused as a raw material, and the α dose can be further reduced.

  As a method of forming the solder layer 3 on the Cu ball 1, the above-described hot dipping method can be employed. In addition to the hot dipping method, an electroplating method may be used.

  As a method for forming the metal layer 2 on the Cu ball 1, a known method such as an electroplating method can be employed. For example, when forming a Ni plating layer, a Ni plating solution is prepared using a Ni metal or a Ni metal salt for a Ni plating bath type, and the Cu ball 1 is immersed in the adjusted Ni plating solution. By depositing, a Ni plating layer is formed on the surface of the Cu ball 1. Further, as another method for forming the metal layer 2 such as a Ni plating layer, a known electroless plating method or the like can be adopted. When the solder layer 3 made of Sn alloy is formed on the surface of the metal layer 2, the above-described hot dipping method, other electroless plating method, or electroplating method can be employed.

  Examples of the present invention will be described below, but the present invention is not limited thereto. Cu balls of Examples 1 to 19 and Comparative Examples 1 to 12 were prepared with the compositions shown in Tables 1 and 2 below, and the sphericity, Vickers hardness, α dose and discoloration resistance of the Cu balls were measured. .

  Further, the Cu balls of Examples 1 to 19 described above were coated with the solder layers of solders and solder alloys of Composition Examples 1 to 21 shown in Table 3 to produce Cu core balls of Examples 1A to 19A. The sphericity of the nuclear ball was measured. Further, the Cu balls of Examples 1 to 19B described above were coated with the metal layer and the solder layers of the solder compositions of the composition examples 1 to 21 shown in Table 4 and solder alloys, and Cu core balls of Examples 1B to 19B were produced. The sphericity of this Cu core ball was measured.

  Further, the above-described Cu balls of Comparative Examples 1 to 12 were coated with solder layers of solders and solder alloys of Composition Examples 1 to 21 shown in Table 5 to produce Cu core balls of Comparative Examples 1A to 12A. The sphericity of the nuclear ball was measured. Moreover, the Cu core balls of Comparative Examples 1B to 12B were prepared by covering the Cu balls of Comparative Examples 1 to 12 described above with the metal layers and the solder layers of the composition examples 1 to 21 shown in Table 6 and the solder layers of the solder alloys. The sphericity of this Cu core ball was measured.

  In the table below, numbers without units indicate mass ppm or mass ppb. Specifically, the numerical values indicating the content ratios of Fe, Ag, Ni, P, S, Sb, Bi, Zn, Al, As, Cd, Pb, In, Sn, and Au in the table represent mass ppm. “<1” indicates that the content ratio of the corresponding impurity element to the Cu balls is less than 1 mass ppm. Moreover, the numerical value which shows the content rate of U and Th in a table | surface represents mass ppb. “<5” indicates that the content ratio of the corresponding impurity element to the Cu balls is less than 5 mass ppb. “Total amount of impurities” indicates the total proportion of impurity elements contained in the Cu balls.

-Preparation of Cu ball The preparation conditions of Cu ball were examined. A nugget material was prepared as a Cu material as an example of a metal material. As Cu materials of Examples 1 to 13 and 19 and Comparative Examples 1 to 12, those having a purity of 6N were used, and Cu materials of Examples 14 to 18 having a purity of 5N were used. After each Cu material was put into a crucible, the temperature of the crucible was raised to 1200 ° C., heated for 45 minutes to melt the Cu material, and molten Cu was dropped from an orifice provided at the bottom of the crucible to produce. The droplet was rapidly cooled to room temperature (18 ° C.) and formed into a Cu ball. As a result, Cu balls having average particle diameters as shown in the following tables were produced. Elemental analysis can be performed with high accuracy by using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS analysis) or glow discharge mass spectrometry (GD-MS analysis), but in this example, it was performed by ICP-MS analysis. The sphere diameter of the Cu balls was 250 μm in all of Examples 1 to 19 and Comparative Examples 1 to 12.

-Production of Cu Core Ball Using the Cu balls of Examples 1 to 19 described above, Examples 1A to 19A were hot-plated with solder and solder alloys of Composition Examples 1 to 21 with a thickness of 23 μm on one side. Solder layers were formed to prepare Cu core balls of Examples 1A to 19A.

  Further, using the Cu balls of Examples 1 to 19 described above, for Examples 1B to 19B, a Ni plating layer was formed as a metal layer with a thickness of 2 μm on one side, and further a composition with a thickness of 23 μm on one side. Examples 1B to 19B were prepared by forming solder layers by the hot dipping method using the solders and solder alloys of Examples 1 to 21.

  Further, using the Cu balls of Comparative Examples 1 to 12 described above, a solder layer made of solder or a solder alloy of Composition Examples 1 to 21 was formed at a thickness of 23 μm on one side to form Cu core balls of Comparative Examples 1A to 12A. Produced. Moreover, using the Cu ball | bowl of the comparative examples 1-12 mentioned above, a Ni plating layer is formed in the thickness of 2 micrometers on one side as a metal layer, and also the solder of the composition examples 1-21 in thickness of 23 micrometers on one side A solder layer made of an alloy was formed to prepare Cu core balls of Comparative Examples 1B to 12B.

  Below, each evaluation method of the sphericity of Cu ball | bowl and Cu nucleus ball | bowl, alpha dose of Cu ball | bowl, Vickers hardness, and discoloration resistance is explained in full detail.

-Sphericality The sphericity of Cu balls and Cu core balls was measured with a CNC image measurement system. The apparatus is Ultra Quick Vision, ULTRA QV350-PRO, manufactured by Mitutoyo Corporation.

[Evaluation criteria for sphericity]
In the following tables, the evaluation criteria for the sphericity of Cu balls and Cu core balls are as follows.
○○○: The sphericity was 0.99 or more ○○: The sphericity was 0.98 or more and less than 0.99 〇: The sphericity was 0.95 or more and less than 0.98 X: The sphericity was less than 0.95

-Vickers hardness The Vickers hardness of the Cu ball was measured according to "Vickers hardness test-test method JIS Z2244". As the apparatus, a micro Vickers hardness tester manufactured by Akashi Seisakusho Co., Ltd. and AKASHI micro hardness tester MVK-F 12001-Q were used.

[Vickers hardness evaluation criteria]
In the following tables, the evaluation criteria for the Vickers hardness of Cu balls were as follows.
○: Over 0 HV and below 55.5 HV ×: Over 55.5 HV

・ Α Dose The method of measuring the α dose of Cu balls is as follows. For measuring the α dose, an α ray measuring device of a gas flow proportional counter was used. The measurement sample is a 300 mm × 300 mm flat shallow container in which Cu balls are spread until the bottom of the container is not visible. This measurement sample was placed in an α-ray measuring apparatus and allowed to stand for 24 hours in a PR-10 gas flow, and then the α dose was measured.

[Evaluation criteria for alpha dose]
In the following tables, the evaluation criteria for the α dose of Cu balls were as follows.
○: α dose was 0.0200 cph / cm ² or less ×: α dose exceeded 0.0200 cph / cm ²

  In addition, PR-10 gas (argon 90% -methane 10%) used for the measurement has passed three weeks or more after the gas cylinder was filled with PR-10 gas. The cylinder that was used for more than 3 weeks was used because the JEDEC STANDARD-Alpha Radiation Measurement Measurement was established by JEDEC (Joint Electron Engineering Engineering Coil) so that alpha rays would not be generated by radon in the atmosphere entering the gas cylinder. This is because JESD221 is followed.

・ Discoloration resistance In order to measure the discoloration resistance of Cu balls, the Cu balls were heated for 420 seconds at a setting of 200 ° C. using a thermostatic chamber in an air atmosphere, and the change in lightness was measured. It was evaluated whether it was a Cu ball that could withstand. The lightness is measured using a Konica Minolta CM-3500d spectrophotometer, with a D65 light source and a 10-degree field of view, in accordance with JIS Z 8722 “Color Measurement Method-Reflection and Transmission Object Color”. And obtained from the color values (L ^* , a ^* , b ^* ). (L ^* , a ^* , b ^* ) are defined in JIS Z 8729 “Color Display Method-L ^* a ^* b ^* Color System and L ^* u ^* v ^* Color System”. It is. L ^* is lightness, a ^* is redness, and b ^* is yellowness.

[Evaluation criteria for discoloration resistance]
In the following tables, the evaluation criteria for the discoloration resistance of Cu balls were as follows.
○: The brightness after 420 seconds was 55 or more. X: The brightness after 420 seconds was less than 55.

・ Comprehensive evaluation In all of the evaluation methods and evaluation criteria described above, Cu balls that were ○, ○○, or ○○○ in any of sphericity, Vickers hardness, α dose, and discoloration resistance were did. On the other hand, Cu balls in which any one of sphericity, Vickers hardness, α dose and discoloration resistance was x were evaluated as x in the comprehensive evaluation.

  Further, Cu core balls having a sphericity of ◯, OO or OO in the evaluation method and evaluation criteria described above were evaluated as ◯ in the overall evaluation together with the evaluation in the Cu balls. On the other hand, a Cu core ball having a sphericity of x was evaluated as x in the overall evaluation. In addition, even if the sphericity is ◯, OO or OO in the evaluation of the Cu core ball, any one of sphericity, Vickers hardness, α dose, and discoloration resistance in the evaluation of the Cu ball. For Cu core balls that were marked with x, the overall evaluation was x.

  In addition, since the Vickers hardness of Cu core ball depends on the Ni plating layer which is an example of a solder layer and a metal layer, the Vickers hardness of Cu core ball is not evaluated. However, in the Cu core ball, if the Vickers hardness of the Cu ball is within the range specified by the present invention, even the Cu core ball has good drop impact resistance and can suppress cracks, and the electrode collapses. In addition, it is possible to suppress deterioration of electrical conductivity.

  On the other hand, when the Vickers hardness of the Cu ball is larger than the range specified by the present invention in the Cu core ball, durability against external stress is lowered, drop impact resistance is deteriorated and cracks are generated. The problem of being easy to do cannot be solved.

  For this reason, since the Cu core ball using the Cu ball of Comparative Examples 8 to 11 having a Vickers hardness exceeding 55.5 HV is not suitable for the evaluation of the Vickers hardness, the overall evaluation is x.

  Moreover, since the discoloration resistance of the Cu core ball depends on the Ni plating layer which is an example of the solder layer and the metal layer, the discoloration resistance of the Cu core ball is not evaluated. However, if the brightness of the Cu ball is within the range specified in the present invention, sulfides and sulfur oxides on the surface of the Cu ball are suppressed, and the coating with a metal layer such as a solder layer or a Ni plating layer is possible. Is suitable.

  On the other hand, when the brightness of the Cu ball is lower than the range specified in the present invention, the sulfide or sulfur oxide on the surface of the Cu ball is not suppressed, and is covered with a metal layer such as a solder layer or a Ni plating layer. Not suitable for.

  For this reason, since the Cu core ball using the Cu balls of Comparative Examples 1 to 6 whose lightness after 420 seconds was less than 55 is not suitable for the evaluation of discoloration resistance, the overall evaluation is x.

  The α dose of the Cu core ball depends on the composition of the plating solution raw material constituting the solder layer covering the Cu ball and each element in the composition. When the Ni plating layer which is an example of the metal layer which coat | covers Cu ball | bowl is provided, it depends also on the plating solution raw material which comprises Ni layer.

  When the Cu ball has a low α dose defined in the present invention, if the plating solution raw material constituting the solder layer and the Ni plating layer is a low α dose defined in the present invention, the Cu core ball is also defined in the present invention. Resulting in a low alpha dose. In contrast, if the plating solution raw material constituting the solder layer and the Ni plating layer is a high α dose exceeding the α dose prescribed in the present invention, even if the Cu ball has the low α dose described above, the Cu nucleus The ball also has a high α dose exceeding the α dose prescribed in the present invention.

  As shown in Table 1, all the Cu balls of each example having a purity of 4N5 or more and 5N5 or less obtained good results in comprehensive evaluation. From this, it can be said that the purity of the Cu ball is preferably 4N5 or more and 5N5 or less.

  Hereinafter, the details of the evaluation will be described. As in Examples 1 to 12 and 18, a Cu ball having a purity of 4N5 or more and 5N5 or less and containing Fe, Ag, or Ni of 5.0 mass ppm to 50.0 mass ppm. Gave good results in a comprehensive evaluation of sphericity, Vickers hardness, alpha dose and resistance to discoloration. As shown in Examples 13 to 17 and 19, Cu balls having a purity of 4N5 or more and 5N5 or less and containing Fe, Ag, and Ni in a total of 5.0 mass ppm or more and 50.0 mass ppm or less are also sphericity, Vickers hardness In addition, good results were obtained in a comprehensive evaluation of α dose and discoloration resistance. Although not shown in the table, from Examples 1, 18, and 19, the Fe content is 0 ppm to less than 5.0 ppm by mass, and the Ag content is 0 ppm to less than 5.0 ppm by mass. The Cu ball having a Ni content of 0 mass ppm or more and less than 5.0 mass ppm and the total of Fe, Ag and Ni being 5.0 mass ppm or more is also sphericity, Vickers hardness, α dose In addition, good results were obtained in the comprehensive evaluation of discoloration resistance.

  Further, as shown in Example 18, Fe, Ag, or Ni is contained in an amount of 5.0 ppm to 50.0 ppm by mass, and other impurity elements Sb, Bi, Zn, Al, As, Cd, Pb are contained. Also, the Cu balls of Example 18 in which each of In, Sn, and Au was 50.0 ppm by mass or less gave good results in comprehensive evaluation of sphericity, Vickers hardness, α dose, and discoloration resistance.

  Regarding the Cu core ball, as shown in Tables 3 and 4, it is a solder layer made of the solder of Composition Example 1 containing Sn of 100 mass% (however, inevitable impurities may be included). Examples 1B to 19B in which Cu core balls of Examples 1A to 19A coated with Cu balls, Cu balls of Examples 1 to 19 were coated with a Ni plating layer, and further coated with a solder layer of the solder of Composition Example 1 Even with the Cu core ball, good results were obtained in the overall evaluation of sphericity.

  Cu core balls of Examples 1A to 19A, in which Cu balls of Examples 1 to 19 are covered with a solder layer of a solder alloy of composition example 2 containing 2 mass ppm of Ge and the balance being Sn, Example 1 The Cu core balls of Examples 1B to 19B, in which the Cu balls of Example 19 were coated with a Ni plating layer and further coated with a solder layer of the solder alloy of Composition Example 2, showed good results in the overall evaluation of sphericity. Obtained.

  Cu core balls of Examples 1A to 19A, in which Cu balls of Examples 1 to 19 are covered with a solder layer of the solder alloy of Composition Example 3 containing 25 mass ppm of Ge and the balance being Sn, Example 1 The Cu core balls of Examples 1B to 19B, in which the Cu balls of Example 19 were coated with a Ni plating layer and further coated with a solder layer of the solder alloy of Composition Example 3, showed good results in the overall evaluation of sphericity. Obtained.

  Cu core balls of Examples 1A to 19A, in which Cu balls of Examples 1 to 19 are covered with a solder layer of the solder alloy of Composition Example 4 containing 50 mass ppm of Ge and the balance being Sn, Example 1 The Cu core balls of Examples 1B to 19B, in which the Cu balls of Example 19 were coated with a Ni plating layer and further coated with the solder layer of the solder alloy of Composition Example 4, showed good results in the overall evaluation of sphericity. Obtained.

  Cu core balls of Examples 1A to 19A, in which Cu balls of Examples 1 to 19 are covered with a solder layer of the solder alloy of Composition Example 5 containing 100 mass ppm of Ge and the balance being Sn, Example 1 The Cu core balls of Examples 1B to 19B, in which the Cu balls of Example 19 were coated with a Ni plating layer and further coated with the solder layer of the solder alloy of Composition Example 5, showed good results in the overall evaluation of sphericity. Obtained.

  Cu core balls of Examples 1A to 19A, in which the Cu balls of Examples 1 to 19 are covered with a solder layer of the solder alloy of Composition Example 6 containing 200 mass ppm of Ge and the balance being Sn, Example 1 The Cu core balls of Examples 1B to 19B, in which the Cu balls of Example 19 were coated with a Ni plating layer and further coated with the solder layer of the solder alloy of Composition Example 6, showed good results in the overall evaluation of sphericity. Obtained.

  Cu core balls of Examples 1A to 19A, in which Cu balls of Examples 1 to 19 are covered with a solder layer of the solder alloy of Composition Example 7 containing 220 mass ppm of Ge and the balance being Sn, Example 1 The Cu core balls of Examples 1B to 19B, in which the Cu balls of Example 19 were coated with a Ni plating layer and further coated with the solder layer of the solder alloy of Composition Example 7, showed good results in the overall evaluation of sphericity. Obtained.

  Cu core balls of Examples 1A to 19A in which Cu balls of Examples 1 to 19 are covered with a solder layer of the solder alloy of Composition Example 8 containing 0.7% by mass of Cu and the balance being Sn. The Cu core balls of Examples 1B to 19B, in which the Cu balls of Examples 1 to 19 were coated with a Ni plating layer and further coated with the solder layer of the solder alloy of Composition Example 8, were excellent in the overall evaluation of sphericity. The result was obtained.

  Examples 1A to 19A in which Cu balls of Examples 1 to 19 were covered with a solder layer of a solder alloy of Composition Example 9 containing 0.7 mass% Cu, 2 mass ppm of Ge, and the balance being Sn. The Cu core balls of Examples 1B to 19B, in which the Cu core balls of Examples 1 to 19 and the Cu balls of Examples 1 to 19 were coated with a Ni plating layer and further coated with the solder layer of the solder alloy of Composition Example 9, In the overall evaluation, good results were obtained.

  Examples 1A to 19A in which Cu balls of Examples 1 to 19 are covered with a solder layer of the solder alloy of composition example 10 containing 0.7 mass% Cu, 25 mass ppm Ge and the balance being Sn. The Cu core balls of Examples 1B to 19B, in which the Cu core balls of Examples 1 to 19 and the Cu balls of Examples 1 to 19 were coated with a Ni plating layer and further coated with a solder layer of the solder alloy of Composition Example 10, In the overall evaluation, good results were obtained.

  Examples 1A to 19A in which Cu balls of Example 1 to Example 19 were coated with a solder layer of a solder alloy of Composition Example 11 containing 0.7 mass% Cu, 50 mass ppm Ge, and the balance being Sn The Cu core balls of Examples 1B to 19B, in which the Cu core balls of Examples 1 to 19 and the Cu balls of Examples 1 to 19 were coated with a Ni plating layer and further coated with a solder layer of the solder alloy of Composition Example 11, In the overall evaluation, good results were obtained.

  Examples 1A to 19A in which Cu balls of Examples 1 to 19 were covered with a solder layer of a solder alloy of composition example 12 containing 0.7 mass% Cu, 100 mass ppm of Ge, and the balance being Sn. The Cu core balls of Examples 1B to 19B, in which the Cu core balls of Examples 1 to 19 and the Cu balls of Examples 1 to 19 were coated with a Ni plating layer and further coated with the solder layer of the solder alloy of Composition Example 12, In the overall evaluation, good results were obtained.

  Examples 1A to 19A in which Cu balls of Examples 1 to 19 were covered with a solder layer of a solder alloy of composition example 13 containing 0.7 mass% Cu, 200 mass ppm Ge and the balance being Sn. The Cu core balls of Examples 1B to 19B, in which the Cu core balls of Examples 1 to 19 and the Cu balls of Examples 1 to 19 were coated with the Ni plating layer and further coated with the solder layer of the solder alloy of the composition example 13, In the overall evaluation, good results were obtained.

  Examples 1A to 19A in which Cu balls of Example 1 to Example 19 were coated with a solder layer of a solder alloy of composition example 14 containing 0.7 mass% Cu, 220 mass ppm Ge and the balance being Sn. The Cu core balls of Examples 1B to 19B, in which the Cu core balls of Examples 1 to 19 and the Cu balls of Examples 1 to 19 were coated with the Ni plating layer and further coated with the solder layer of the solder alloy of the composition example 14, In the overall evaluation, good results were obtained.

  Example 1A in which Cu balls of Example 1 to Example 19 were coated with a solder layer of the solder alloy of Composition Example 15 containing 3.0% by mass of Ag, 0.5% by mass of Cu, and the balance being Sn. The Cu core balls of Examples 1B to 19B, in which the Cu core balls of ˜19A and the Cu balls of Examples 1 to 19 are coated with the Ni plating layer and further coated with the solder layer of the solder alloy of the composition example 15, are true. Good results were obtained in the overall evaluation of sphericity.

  It is a solder layer made of the solder alloy of composition example 16 containing 3.0 mass% Ag, 0.5 mass% Cu, 2 mass ppm Ge, and the balance being Sn. In Example 1A to 19A, the Cu core balls of Examples 1A to 19A and the Cu balls of Examples 1 to 19 were coated with a Ni plating layer and further coated with a solder layer of the solder alloy of Composition Example 16. Even with a Cu core ball, good results were obtained in the overall evaluation of sphericity.

  It is a solder layer of the solder alloy of composition example 17 containing 3.0 mass% Ag, 0.5 mass% Cu, 25 mass ppm Ge, and the balance being Sn. In Example 1A to 19A, the Cu core balls of Examples 1A to 19A and the Cu balls of Examples 1 to 19 were coated with a Ni plating layer and further coated with a solder layer of the solder alloy of Composition Example 17. Even with a Cu core ball, good results were obtained in the overall evaluation of sphericity.

  It is a solder layer made of the solder alloy of composition example 18 containing 3.0 mass% Ag, 0.5 mass% Cu, 50 mass ppm Ge, and the balance being Sn, and the Cu balls of Examples 1 to 19 The Cu core balls of Examples 1A to 19A and the Cu balls of Examples 1 to 19 coated with Ni were coated with a Ni plating layer, and further coated with the solder layer of the solder alloy of Composition Example 18 of Examples 1B to 19B Even with a Cu core ball, good results were obtained in the overall evaluation of sphericity.

  It is a solder layer made of the solder alloy of composition example 19 containing 3.0 mass% Ag, 0.5 mass% Cu, 100 mass ppm Ge, and the balance being Sn, and the Cu balls of Examples 1 to 19 In Example 1A to 19A, the Cu core ball of Examples 1A to 19A and the Cu ball of Example 1 to Example 19 were coated with a Ni plating layer, and further coated with the solder layer of the solder alloy of Composition Example 19. Even with a Cu core ball, good results were obtained in the overall evaluation of sphericity.

  It is a solder layer made of the solder alloy of composition example 20 containing 3.0 mass% Ag, 0.5 mass% Cu, 200 mass ppm Ge, and the balance being Sn, and the Cu balls of Examples 1 to 19 In Example 1A to 19A, the Cu core balls of Examples 1A to 19A and the Cu balls of Examples 1 to 19 were coated with a Ni plating layer, and further coated with a solder layer of the solder alloy of Composition Example 20. Even with a Cu core ball, good results were obtained in the overall evaluation of sphericity.

  It is a solder layer made of the solder alloy of composition example 21 containing 3.0 mass% Ag, 0.5 mass% Cu, 220 mass ppm Ge, and the balance being Sn, and the Cu balls of Examples 1 to 19 In Example 1A to 19A, the Cu core balls of Examples 1A to 19A and the Cu balls of Examples 1 to 19 were coated with a Ni plating layer, and further coated with a solder layer of the solder alloy of Composition Example 21. Even with a Cu core ball, good results were obtained in the overall evaluation of sphericity.

  Although not shown in the table, from Examples 1, 18, and 19, the Fe content is 0 ppm to less than 5.0 ppm by mass, and the Ag content is 0 ppm to less than 5.0 ppm by mass. A Cu ball in which the content of Ni is changed to 0 mass ppm or more and less than 5.0 mass ppm and the total of Fe, Ag, and Ni is 5.0 mass ppm or more is any one of Composition Examples 1 to 21 Cu core ball coated with a solder layer of solder, solder alloy, and Cu core coated with a Ni plating layer, and further Cu core coated with a solder layer of any one of composition example 1 to composition example 21 and solder alloy Even with the ball, good results were obtained in the overall evaluation of sphericity.

  On the other hand, in the Cu ball of Comparative Example 7, the total content of Fe, Ag and Ni is less than 5.0 mass ppm, U and Th are less than 5 mass ppb, and other impurity elements are also 1 mass ppm. Comparative Example 7 Cu balls, Comparative Example 7 Cu balls covered with solder of each composition example, solder layer of solder alloy, Comparative Example 7A Cu core balls, and Comparative Example 7 Cu balls The Cu core ball of Comparative Example 7B coated with a Ni plating layer and further coated with a solder of each composition example and a solder layer of a solder alloy had a sphericity of less than 0.95. Moreover, even if it contains an impurity element, the Cu ball of Comparative Example 12 and the Cu ball of Comparative Example 12 in which the total content of at least one of Fe, Ag and Ni is less than 5.0 ppm by mass, Solder of each composition example, Cu core ball of Comparative Example 12A coated with solder layer of solder alloy, and Cu ball of Comparative Example 12 are coated with Ni plating layer, and further solder of each composition example and solder layer of solder alloy The Cu core ball of Comparative Example 12B coated with the sphere also had a sphericity of less than 0.95. From these results, Cu balls whose total content of at least one of Fe, Ag, and Ni is less than 5.0 ppm by mass, and the Cu balls are covered with the solder of each composition example and the solder layer of the solder alloy. It can be said that the Cu nuclei balls and the Cu nuclei balls coated with the Ni plating layer and further coated with the solder of each composition example and the solder layer of the solder alloy cannot realize high sphericity.

  Further, the Cu ball of Comparative Example 10 has a total content of Fe, Ag and Ni of 153.6 ppm by mass and the content of other impurity elements is 50 ppm by mass or less, respectively, but the Vickers hardness is 55.5 HV. As a result, good results could not be obtained. Further, the Cu ball of Comparative Example 8 has a total content of Fe, Ag and Ni of 150.0 ppm by mass, and the content of other impurity elements, particularly Sn of 151.0 ppm by mass, The Vickers hardness exceeded 55.5 HV, and good results were not obtained. Therefore, even if the Cu ball has a purity of 4N5 or more and 5N5 or less, a Cu ball having a total content of at least one of Fe, Ag and Ni exceeding 50.0 ppm by mass has a large Vickers hardness. Therefore, it can be said that low hardness cannot be realized. As described above, when the Vickers hardness of the Cu ball is larger than the range specified in the present invention, durability against external stress is reduced, drop impact resistance is deteriorated, and cracks are easily generated. This problem cannot be solved. Furthermore, it can be said that other impurity elements are preferably contained within a range not exceeding 50.0 ppm by mass.

  From these results, Cu balls having a purity of 4N5 or more and 5N5 or less and containing a total content of at least one of Fe, Ag and Ni of 5.0 ppm to 50.0 ppm by mass are highly spherical. It can be said that a high degree of hardness and low hardness are achieved and discoloration is suppressed. A Cu core ball coated with such a Cu ball with solder of each composition example, a solder layer made of a solder alloy, and such Cu ball coated with a Ni plating layer, and further with a solder layer made of solder and a solder alloy of each composition example The coated Cu core ball achieves high sphericity, and since the Cu ball achieves low hardness, it has good drop impact resistance as a Cu core ball and can suppress cracking, and suppress electrode crushing. In addition, deterioration of electrical conductivity can be suppressed. Furthermore, since the discoloration of the Cu ball is suppressed, it is suitable for coating with a metal layer such as a solder layer or a Ni plating layer. The content of other impurity elements is preferably 50.0 ppm by mass or less.

  Although not shown in the table, Cu balls having the same composition as these examples and a sphere diameter of 1 μm or more and 1000 μm or less are all good in comprehensive evaluation of sphericity, Vickers hardness, α dose and discoloration resistance. The result was obtained. From this, it can be said that the spherical diameter of the Cu ball is preferably 1 μm or more and 1000 μm or less, and more preferably 50 μm or more and 300 μm or less.

  In the Cu ball of Example 19, the total content of Fe, Ag, and Ni is 5.0 mass ppm or more and 50.0 mass ppm or less, and P is contained in 2.9 mass ppm. Good results were obtained in a comprehensive evaluation of Vickers hardness, α dose and discoloration resistance. Cu core balls coated with the solder balls of Example 19 with the solder and solder layers of the respective composition examples, Cu balls of Example 19 coated with the Ni plating layer, and the solders of the respective composition examples and the solder with the solder alloys Even with a Cu core ball coated with a layer, good results were obtained in the overall evaluation of sphericity. The Cu ball of Comparative Example 11 had a total content of Fe, Ag, and Ni of 50.0 ppm by mass or less, similar to the Cu ball of Example 19, but the Vickers hardness exceeded 5.5 HV. The result was different from the Cu ball of Example 19. Further, in Comparative Example 9, the Vickers hardness exceeded 5.5 HV. This is considered to be because the P content in Comparative Examples 9 and 11 is remarkably high. From this result, it can be seen that the Vickers hardness increases as the P content increases. Therefore, the P content is preferably less than 3 ppm by mass, and more preferably less than 1 ppm by mass.

In the Cu ball of each example, the α dose was 0.0200 cph / cm ² or less. Therefore, in each of the solders and solder alloys of Composition Examples 1 to 21 that cover the Cu balls of Examples 1 to 19, each element has a low α dose defined in the present invention. The Cu core ball also has a low α dose defined in the present invention. In addition, when an Ni plating layer that is an example of a metal layer covering the Cu ball is provided, each element constituting the Ni plating layer has a low α dose defined in the present invention in addition to solder and solder alloy. Thus, the Cu core balls of Examples 1B to 19B also have the low α dose defined in the present invention.

  Thereby, when the Cu core ball of each example is used for high-density mounting of electronic components, the plating solution raw material constituting the solder layer and the Ni plating layer has a low α dose defined in the present invention. Soft errors can be suppressed.

  In the Cu ball of Comparative Example 7, good results with discoloration resistance were obtained, while in Comparative Examples 1 to 6, good results with discoloration resistance were not obtained. When the Cu balls of Comparative Examples 1 to 6 and the Cu ball of Comparative Example 7 are compared, the difference in these compositions is only the S content. Therefore, it can be said that the content of S needs to be less than 1 ppm by mass in order to obtain good results with discoloration resistance. In all the Cu balls of the examples, since the S content is less than 1 ppm by mass, it can be said that the S content is preferably less than 1 ppm by mass.

  Subsequently, in order to confirm the relationship between the S content and the color fastness, the Cu balls of Example 14, Comparative Example 1 and Comparative Example 5 were heated at 200 ° C., before heating, after 60 seconds of heating, 180 After 2 seconds, a photo after 420 seconds was taken and the brightness was measured. Table 7 and FIG. 4 are graphs showing the relationship between the time when each Cu ball is heated and the brightness.

  From this table, comparing the brightness before heating and the brightness after 420 seconds after heating, the brightness of Example 14 and Comparative Examples 1 and 5 were close to 64 and 65 before heating. After 420 seconds after heating, the brightness of Comparative Example 5 containing 30.0 ppm by mass of S was the lowest, followed by Comparative Example 1 containing 10.0 ppm by mass of S, and the content of S was 1 ppm by mass. It became the order of less than Example 14. From this, it can be said that the lightness after heating becomes low, so that there is much content of S. Since the brightness of the Cu balls of Comparative Examples 1 and 5 was less than 55, it can be said that the Cu balls containing 10.0 mass ppm or more of S are likely to be discolored by forming sulfides or sulfur oxides upon heating. Moreover, if content of S is 0 mass ppm or more and 1.0 mass ppm or less, it can be said that formation of sulfide or sulfur oxide is suppressed and wettability is good. In addition, when the Cu ball | bowl of Example 14 was mounted on the electrode, favorable wettability was shown.

  As described above, the purity is 4N5 or more and 5N5 or less, the total content of at least one of Fe, Ag, and Ni is 5.0 mass ppm or more and 50.0 mass ppm or less, and the S content is 0. In the Cu balls of the present example in which the P content is 0 mass ppm or more and less than 3.0 mass ppm, the sphericity is 0.95 or more. High sphericity was achieved. By realizing high sphericity, the self-alignment property when the Cu ball is mounted on an electrode or the like can be secured, and variations in the height of the Cu ball can be suppressed. The same effect can be obtained with a Cu core ball coated with a solder and solder layer on the Cu ball of this embodiment, and a Cu core ball coated with a metal layer on the Cu ball of this embodiment and further coated with a solder and solder layer. Is obtained.

  Moreover, in the Cu ball | bowl of a present Example, since all had Vickers hardness 55HV or less, low hardness was realizable. By realizing the low hardness, the drop impact resistance of the Cu ball can be improved. Since the Cu ball achieves low hardness, the Cu ball of this embodiment is coated with a solder, solder layer, a Cu core ball, the Cu ball of this embodiment is coated with a metal layer, the metal layer is further soldered, and the solder layer Even the Cu core ball coated with bismuth has excellent drop impact resistance, can suppress cracks, can suppress crushing of electrodes, and can further suppress deterioration of electrical conductivity.

  Moreover, discoloration was suppressed in any of the Cu balls of this example. By suppressing the discoloration of the Cu ball, adverse effects on the Cu ball due to sulfides and sulfur oxides can be suppressed, and wettability when the Cu ball is mounted on the electrode is improved. By suppressing the discoloration of the Cu ball, it is suitable for coating with a metal layer such as a solder layer or a Ni plating layer.

  In addition, as the Cu material of this example, a Cu nugget material having a purity of 4N5 to 6N or less was used to produce a Cu ball having a purity of 4N5 or more and 5N5 or less. Even when Cu was used, good results were obtained in comprehensive evaluation for both Cu balls and Cu core balls.

  Next, in the Cu core ball in which the surface of the Cu ball is coated with a solder layer made of a solder alloy containing Sn and Ge, the effect of suppressing the increase in the oxide film thickness on the surface of the Cu core ball by adding Ge will be described.

  In the following examples, Cu core balls were produced by hot dipping using Cu balls having the composition of Example 17 shown in Table 1 in which desired sphericity was obtained, and oxide films were formed using Cu core balls. The thickness was measured. The ball diameter of the Cu ball is 250 μm, a Ni plating layer is formed as a metal layer with a thickness of 2 μm on one side, and a solder layer is formed by a hot dipping method with a solder alloy of composition examples 16 to 21 with a thickness of 23 μm on one side Thus, Cu core balls of Examples 1C to 6C were produced. The ball diameter of the Cu ball is 250 μm, a Ni plating layer is formed as a metal layer with a thickness of 2 μm on one side, and a solder layer is formed by a hot dipping method with the solder alloy of composition example 15 with a thickness of 23 μm on one side. Thus, a Cu core ball of Comparative Example 1C was produced.

(A) Solder layer composition In the Cu core ball of Example 1C, the composition of the solder layer contains 3.0 mass% Ag, 0.5 mass% Cu, 2 mass ppm Ge, and the balance is Sn. It is the solder alloy of the composition example 16 mentioned above. In the Cu core ball of Example 2C, the composition of the solder layer is that of the composition example 17 described above in which Ag is 3.0 mass%, Cu is 0.5 mass%, Ge is 25 mass ppm, and the balance is Sn. It is a solder alloy. In the Cu core ball of Example 3C, the composition of the solder layer is that of the composition example 18 described above in which Ag is 3.0 mass%, Cu is 0.5 mass%, Ge is 50 mass ppm, and the balance is Sn. It is a solder alloy. In the Cu core ball of Example 4C, the composition of the solder layer of the above-described Composition Example 19 in which Ag is 3.0 mass%, Cu is 0.5 mass%, Ge is 100 mass ppm, and the balance is Sn. It is a solder alloy. In the Cu core ball of Example 5C, the composition of the solder layer is 3.0% by mass of Ag, 0.5% by mass of Cu, 200% by mass of Ge, and the balance of the above-described Example 20 of composition example 20 which is Sn. It is a solder alloy. In the Cu core ball of Example 6C, the composition of the solder layer of the above-described Composition Example 21 in which Ag is 3.0 mass%, Cu is 0.5 mass%, Ge is 220 mass ppm, and the balance is Sn. It is a solder alloy. In the Cu core ball of Comparative Example 1C, the composition of the solder layer is 3.0% by mass of Ag, 0.5% by mass of Cu, and the solder alloy of Composition Example 15 described above, with the balance being Sn.

(B) Measurement of oxide film thickness The Cu core balls of each example and the Cu core balls of each comparative example were each heat-treated in a thermostatic bath at 150 ° C., and then oxidized with FE-AES. The film thickness was measured. The oxide film thickness is a value converted to SiO ₂ . Table 8 shows the oxide film thickness. In Table 8, the unit of the oxide film thickness is (nm).

  As shown in Table 8, the Sn-3Ag-0.5Cu alloy in which each solder layer was formed by a hot dipping method using a solder alloy in which the addition amount of Ge was 2 mass ppm to 220 mass ppm was used. In the Cu core ball, a large increase in the oxide film thickness was not observed even when the heating time was increased. On the other hand, in the Cu core ball of the comparative example which does not contain Ge in the Sn-3Ag-0.5Cu alloy, the oxide film thickness greatly increased as the heating time increased.

  Therefore, it can be seen that the addition of predetermined Ge to the solder alloy improves the oxidation resistance. The effect of improving the oxidation resistance is greater when the Ge content is 50 mass ppm or more. For this reason, the Ge content is preferably 50 ppm or more. Further, as the Ge content increases, the solder wettability tends to deteriorate. For this reason, content of Ge is 220 mass ppm or less.

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Cu balls,
A solder layer covering the surface of the Cu ball,
The Cu ball is
The total content of at least one of Fe, Ag and Ni is 5.0 mass ppm or more and 50.0 mass ppm or less,
S content is 0 mass ppm or more and 1.0 mass ppm or less,
The P content is 0 mass ppm or more and less than 3.0 mass ppm,
The balance is Cu and other impurity elements, and the purity of the Cu balls is 99.995% by mass or more and 99.9995% by mass or less,
The sphericity is 0.95 or more,
The solder layer is an alloy containing Sn and Sn of 40% by mass or more, an alloy containing Sn and Ge, or an alloy containing Sn and Ge and containing Sn and 40% by mass or more. Cu Nuclear ball. The Cu core ball according to claim 1, wherein the solder layer has a Ge content of more than 0 ppm by mass and 220 ppm by mass or less. The Cu core ball according to claim 1, wherein the solder layer has a Ge content of 50 ppm to 220 ppm by mass.   The Cu core ball according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the sphericity is 0.98 or more.   The Cu core ball according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the sphericity is 0.99 or more. The Cu core ball according to claim 1, wherein the α dose is 0.0200 cph / cm ² or less. The Cu core ball according to claim 1, wherein the α dose is 0.0010 cph / cm ² or less.   The metal layer which coat | covers the surface of the said Cu ball | bowl, the surface of the said metal layer is coat | covered with the said solder layer, and sphericity is 0.95 or more, The any one of Claims 1-7. Cu core ball.   The Cu core ball according to claim 8, which has a sphericity of 0.98 or more.   The Cu core ball according to claim 8 having a sphericity of 0.99 or more. The Cu core ball according to any one of claims 8 to 10, wherein the α dose is 0.0200 cph / cm ² or less. The Cu core ball according to claim 8, wherein the α dose is 0.0010 cph / cm ² or less. The Cu core ball according to claim 1, wherein a diameter of the Cu ball is 1 μm or more and 1000 μm or less.   A solder joint using the Cu core ball according to claim 1.   A solder paste using the Cu core ball according to any one of claims 1 to 13.   Foam solder using the Cu core ball according to any one of claims 1 to 13.

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