Keller J., Schulz M., Mrossko R., Wunderle B., Michel B.
AMIC Angwandte Micro-Messtechnik GmbH, DE
Keywords: AFM, deformation measurement, electronic packaging, fracture mechanics, gray scale correlation, interface cracks, mode mixity, nanoDAC
The ongoing development of highly integrated electronic packages leads to a steadily increasing number of material interfaces within a package. In combination with increasing harshness (vibration, humidity, temperature) of the system environment the reliability of such packages is often dominated by interface fracture. Therefore interface fracture mechanics is one of the main focuses of electronics reliability research. The determination of fracture mechanical properties of interface cracks is a substantial task for the design for reliability. Without experimental determined fracture mechanical parameters such as the critical energy release rate a reliability forecast based on simulation results cannot be given. The authors present a combined simulative and experimental method for crack tip location determination and crack evaluation of interface specimens. The specimens are loaded in a testing apparatus and images are taken in the vicinity of the crack tip by means of atomic force microscopy (AFM). High resolution images at the interface are taken at different load states during the testing procedure. Then images are analyzed by image correlation techniques and the displacement fields are determined with nm accuracy (nanoDAC method). The results are compared with simulation results to guarantee a correct interpretation of the crack tip displacement field.
Journal: TechConnect Briefs
Volume: 2, Nanotechnology 2012: Electronics, Devices, Fabrication, MEMS, Fluidics and Computational (Volume 2)
Published: June 18, 2012
Pages: 439 - 442
Industry sector: Sensors, MEMS, Electronics
Topic: Modeling & Simulation of Microsystems
ISBN: 978-1-4665-6275-2