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Copper alloy lead material for use in semiconductor device
Assignee: Mitsubishi Metal Corp
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Filing: 1986-09-03
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Granted: 1988-06-07
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Expires: 2006-09-03
Abstract
Abstract Copper alloy lead materials used in the fabrication of semiconductor devices such as ICs and LSIs are required to have a tensile strength of 40 kgf/mm2 or more, an elongation of 4% or more, an electrical conductivity of 50% IACS or more, and a softening point of 400 DEG C. or higher. The copper alloy lead material of the present invention exhibits even higher degrees of tensile strength and elongation and yet satisfy the values of electrical conductivity and softening point that are required for Cu alloy lead materials to be used with ordinary semiconductor devices. Therefore, the Cu alloy lead material of the present invention is applicable not only to ordinary semiconductor devices but also to those with higher packing densities while displaying equally superior performance.
Inventors
- 👤 Hidetoshi Akutsu
- 👤 Takuro Iwamura
- 👤 Masao Kobayashi
Bibliographic Details
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CPC Classifications
C; C22; C22C; C22C9/00; H; H10; H10W; H10W70/00; H10W70/40; H10W70/456
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
131 words
A lead material having high strength and elongation for use in a semiconductor device which consists essentially of a copper alloy that contains either 0.05-1% of Cr or 0.005-0.3% of Zr or both, and which further contains 5-60 ppm of, C and one or more of 0-2% of a metal selected from among the group consisting of Ni, Sn, Fe, Co and Be, 0-1% of a metal selected from among the group consisting of Mg, Si, Al, Zn, Mn, B, P, Li, Y and a rare earth element, and 0-2% of a metal selected from among the group consisting of Ti, Nb, V, Ta, Hf, Mo and W, the percent being on a weight basis, with the balance being copper and incidental impurities including no more than 35 ppm of oxygen.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
131 words
A lead material having high strength and elongation for use in a semiconductor device which consists essentially of a copper alloy that contains either 0.05-1% of Cr or 0.005-0.3% of Zr or both, and which further contains 5-60 ppm of, C and one or more of 0-2% of a metal selected from among the group consisting of Ni, Sn, Fe, Co and Be, 0-1% of a metal selected from among the group consisting of Mg, Si, Al, Zn, Mn, B, P, Li, Y and a rare earth element, and 0-2% of a metal selected from among the group consisting of Ti, Nb, V, Ta, Hf, Mo and W, the percent being on a weight basis, with the balance being copper and incidental impurities including no more than 35 ppm of oxygen.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
75 words
A lead material according to claim 1 which contains one or more of 0.005-2% of a metal selected from among the group consisting of Ni, Sn, Fe, Co and Be, 0.001-1% of a metal selected from among the group consisting of Mg, Si, Al, Zn, Mn, B, P, Li, Y and a rare earth element, and 0.005-2% of a metal selected from among the group consisting of Ti, Nb, V, Ta, Hf, Mo and W.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
181 words
A lead material having high strength and elongation for use in a semiconductor device which consists essentially of a copper alloy that contains either 0.05-1% of Cr or 0.005-0.3% of Zr or both, and which further contains 5-60 ppm of C and one or more of 0-2% of a metal selected from among the group consisting of Ni, Sn, Fe, Co and Be, 0-1% of a metal selected from among the group consisting of Mg, Si, Al, Zn, Mn, B, P, Li, Y and a rare earth element, and 0-2% of a metal selected from among the group consisting of Ti, Nb, V, Ta, Hf, Mo and W, the percent being on a weight basis, with the balance being copper and incidental impurities including no more than 35 ppm of oxygen, and which has a structure wherein the average grain size of any eutectic crystal present is no more than 10 μm, the average grain size of any precipitate present is no more than 0.1 μm, and the average size of any crystalline grains present is no more than 50 μm.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
181 words
A lead material having high strength and elongation for use in a semiconductor device which consists essentially of a copper alloy that contains either 0.05-1% of Cr or 0.005-0.3% of Zr or both, and which further contains 5-60 ppm of C and one or more of 0-2% of a metal selected from among the group consisting of Ni, Sn, Fe, Co and Be, 0-1% of a metal selected from among the group consisting of Mg, Si, Al, Zn, Mn, B, P, Li, Y and a rare earth element, and 0-2% of a metal selected from among the group consisting of Ti, Nb, V, Ta, Hf, Mo and W, the percent being on a weight basis, with the balance being copper and incidental impurities including no more than 35 ppm of oxygen, and which has a structure wherein the average grain size of any eutectic crystal present is no more than 10 μm, the average grain size of any precipitate present is no more than 0.1 μm, and the average size of any crystalline grains present is no more than 50 μm.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
75 words
A lead material according to claim 3 which contains one or more of 0.005-2% of a metal selected from among the group consisting of Ni, Sn, Fe, Co and Be, 0.001-1% of a metal selected from among the group consisting of Mg, Si, Al, Zn, Mn, B, P, Li, Y and a rare earth element, and 0.005-2% of a metal selected from among the group consisting of Ti, Nb, V, Ta, Hf, Mo and W.
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