Circuits Assembly - July 2008 - (Page 33) Emerging Technologies Figure 4. Water drop on hydrophobic 80 nm silver coating. ily oxidizes. (Most of the dross forming on SnPb solder is actually tin oxide.) It is, however, possible to produce tin particles in a reducing environment. Manufacturing oxide-free tin particles, integration of metal particles with flux, and electronics assembly are the focus of the iNEMI Nano-Solder Project. This work is enhanced by a project funded by the National Science Foundation at Purdue University and MetaMateria Partners that is exploring the mechanism of nano-solder consolidation.12 The electron microscopy facility at the Purdue Figure 5. Self-assembled silver nanoparticles monolayer on a polymer surface through hydrophobic surface modification of a normally hydrophilic system. Figure 6. Printed 30 nm silver layer processed at 150°C. University Birck Nanotechnology Center is carrying out in-situ characterization of the melting behavior of tin and tin alloy nanoparticles. This analysis will be crucial for understanding the melting behavior of nanoparticles intended for use in a solder, and will allow the behavior of individual particles to be correlated with the behavior of a solder paste. This type of fundamental understanding of particle and paste behavior will be neces- sary for understanding and resolving the challenges related to developing a useable nano-solder. Nanotube “dry” adhesives. Several challenges include producing the material in the correct form, verifying the theoretical strength and conductivity parameters, designing device interconnects and verifying processability and reliability – and doing it all economically. Nevertheless, this is a game-changing route to assembly that could have real benefits for electronics assemblers. circuitsassembly.com Circuits Assembly JULY 2008 33 http://www.ecd.com/mm20 http://www.ecd.com/mm20 http://circuitsassembly.com
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