Reliability investigations on LIFT-printed isotropic conductive adhesive joints for system-in-foil applications
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The reliability of a commercially available isotropic conductive adhesive (ICA) deposited via laser induced forward transfer (LIFT) printing is reported. ICAs are particularly important for surfacemount device (SMD) integration onto low-cost, large-area system-in-foil (SiF) applications such as radio frequency identification (RFID) transponder tags. For such tags, and for SiF in general, the reliability of the printed interconnects under harsh circumstances is critical. In this study, the reliability of surface mounted resistors bonded onto screen-printed conductive circuitry on polymer foil was assessed. The prepared samples were subjected to thermal shock testing (TST), accelerated humidity testing (AHT) and flexural testing, while electrical measurements were conducted at regular intervals. Die shear testingwas performed to evaluate the bond strength. The reliability characteristics of the LIFT-printed sampleswere benchmarked against current industry standard stencil printing process. Finally, the applicability of the LIFT–ICA process for practical applications is demonstrated using RFID transponder integration and testing.
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TNO Identifier
528243
ISSN
0026-2714
Source
Microelectronics Reliability
Publisher
Elsevier
Article nr.
MR-11697
Collation
7 p.
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