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May 2008. Product Concept. High conductivity fibers run through thickness of a film adhesive with precision orientationcontinuous path avoids particle-to-particle contact problem of filled adhesiveswide range of fibers and thermoplastic matricescarbon fibers, metallic coated and pure metal fibers (5 to 25
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1. May 2008 btechcorp
Highly Electrically and Thermally Conductive Z-axis Film Adhesives
www.btechcorp.com
Longmont, CO
Brentwood, TN
2. May 2008
3. May 2008 Combined Electrically and Thermally Conductive ACF Adhesives
8µ diameter pure nickel fibers
- Bekaert (Belgium)
- 4µ diameter process capability
Instant “cure” hot melt thermoplastic
125°C to 200°C bonding temperature options
90°C to 160°C continuous operating capability
4. May 2008 Combined Electrically and Thermally Conductive ACF Adhesives (cont’d) Medium pitch density.…NTP series
- uncoated pure nickel fibers
- continuous process, <30% cost of high pitch version
High pitch density….TP series
heat treat Ni fibers in oxygen/argon to grow
¼ µ thick green nickel oxide coating (NiO)
>20 mega-ohm resistance on 30µ comb pattern
11µ pitch capability
5. May 2008 NTP Series Product Requirements Z-axis electrical resistivity
~0 µ-ohm (1.0 cm2)
< 200 micron pitch with high X-Y resistance
Thermal conductivity 5 W/m°K (bonded joint)
better than highly filled silver epoxies
Mechanical properties
Very flexible: < 0.06 GPa modulus, 77°K capability
easy rework with solvent (IPA) or heat
high lap shear and peel strength
6. May 2008 NTP Series Product Options NTP-1: bond 125°C, operating limit 90°C
NTP-2: bond 150°C, operating limit 130°C
NTP-3: bond 200°C, operating limit 160°C
7. May 2008 Huge NTP Series Market Volume Solar panel Z-axis interconnect
Large area (> 2 cm2) lead free solder
Low cost microwave PCB packaging
Low cost silver filled epoxy replacement
New long life batteries
Low cost PET substrate circuit lamination
8. May 2008 TP Series40% Nickel Fiber Volume with Oxide Coating (>20 mega-ohm, 30µ pitch)
9. May 2008 TP Series Product Requirements Z-axis electrical resistivity
~0 µ-ohm (1.0 cm2)
X-Y electrical resistivity
>20 megaohm, 30 µ pitch
Thermal conductivity 5 W/m°K (bonded joint)
better than highly filled silver epoxies
Mechanical properties
Very flexible: 0.06 GPa modulus, 77°K capability
easy rework with solvent (IPA) or heat
high lap shear and peel strength
10. May 2008 TP Series Product Options TP-1: bond 125°C, operating limit 90°C
TP-2: bond 150°C, operating limit 130°C
TP-3: bond 200°C, operating limit 160°C
11. May 2008 TP Series Applications Fine pitch BGA and flip chip packages
Flex circuit Z-axis interconnect
Advanced fine pitch displays (11µ pitch)
LCD assemblies
replace current Z-axis adhesives
RFID tags
12. May 2008 Significant Cost Savings for Flip Chips Eliminates need for wafer bumping and underfill
>65% cost savings for comm’l applications
Can be laminated to wafer before dicing or applied to component prior to assembly
disk drive: pre-applied to flex circuit
RFID tag: laminated to wafer
Low pressure bonding
50 psi vs. >400 psi for current Z-axis adhesives
13. May 2008 Numerous Devices Tested MEMS cell phone microphone
Flex circuits
RF amp large area solder bond replacement
LED wire bond replacement (1mm2)
80% cheaper than flip chip
High density, hybridized CMOS imaging
14,400 pixels, 100 µ2 each
Imperium (MD) ultrasound imaging
14. May 2008 Prototype LED with Flip Chip Packaging500 mA, 6V
15. May 2008 Large TP Series Market Potential LCD assembly
current ACF adhesive sales $500 mil /yr
our ACF >50% cheaper, 50 psi vs. >400 psi bonding, 11µ vs. >75µ pitch
Flip chip packaging
fastest growing, 7 billion devices/yr = 450k m2 adhesive opportunity
3-4x larger than LCD market
16. May 2008 Ready for High Volume Applications TP Series: production facilities in place
Much cheaper, more conductive than older technology ACF
NTP Series: high volume (>1 million ft2) facilities in place
Continuous prepreg supplier….Patz Materials & Technology, Benicia, CA
<30% of TP Series cost
Cost effective for large area solder preforms
17. May 2008 Patz Continuous Thermoplastic Prepreg Facility
18. May 2008 HM-2 Thermoplastic Thermally Conductive Adhesive 40% volume vapor grown carbon fibers
19. May 2008 HM-2 Thermoplastic Thermally Conductive Adhesive 0.07 °C-sq. cm/W Z-axis thermal resistance
-50°C to +160°C operating range
Special high temperature thermoplastic for automotive electronics
3000 thermal cycles
1000 hours total at +150°C