Corrosion-induced tin whisker growth in electronic devices: a review

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Result on the web

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/SSMT-10-2016-0023" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/SSMT-10-2016-0023</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/SSMT-10-2016-0023" target="_blank" >10.1108/SSMT-10-2016-0023</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Corrosion-induced tin whisker growth in electronic devices: a review

Original language description

Purpose - The aim of this paper is to present a review of the tin whisker growth phenomena. The study focuses mainly on whisker growth in a corrosive climate when the main inducing factor of the whisker growth is oxidation. The tin whisker phenomenon is still a big challenge in lead-free reflow soldering technology. Modern lead-free alloys and surface finishes with high tin content are considered to be possible sources of whisker development, also the evolution of electronic devices towards further complexity and miniaturization points to an escalation of the reliability risks. Design/methodology/approach - The present work was based on a worldwide literature review of the substantial previous works in the past decade, as well as on the results and experience of the authors in this field. Findings - The effect of corrosion on tin whisker growth has been under-represented in reports of mainstream research; however, in the past five years, significant results were obtained in the field which raised the corrosion phenomena from being a side effect category into one of the main inducing factors. This paper summarizes the most important findings of this field. Practical implications-This literature review provides engineers and researchers with a better understanding of the role of corrosion in tin whisker growth and the current challenges in tin whisker mitigation Originality/value - The unique challenges and future research directions about the tin whisker phenomenon were shown to highlight rarely discussed risks and problems in lead-free soldering reliability.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

20201 - Electrical and electronic engineering

Project

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Continuities

V - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z jinych verejnych zdroju

Publication year

2017

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Soldering & Surface Mount Technology

ISSN

0954-0911

e-ISSN

1758-6836

Volume of the periodical

29

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

10

Pages from-to

59-68

UT code for WoS article

000396464600011

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85011024396