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Catalysts for Epoxy M o l d i n g Compounds in Microelectronic Encapsulation WINSTON C. MIH California State University, Chico, CA 95929 Epoxy molding compounds encapsulate various micro­ electronics and represent a major part of polymer packages for semiconductors. The key to the development of the proper epoxy molding compounds for microelectronic encapsulation is the catalyst in the formulation. The many new developments in catalysts during the last few years have enabled tremendous improvements in microelectronic encap­ sulation. However, the exact curing mechanisms of various catalysts in epoxy molding compounds are s t i l l not fully understood. This paper in­ tends to review the following catalysts and their curing mecahnisms in phenolic and anhydride cured epoxy molding compounds for microelectronic encapsulation: 1) Lewis acids, e.g., stannous or zinc octoate; 2) Lewis bases, e.g., tertiary amines, phosphorous compounds, imidazoles and their salts; 3) Organometallics, e.g., metal acetyl acetonates. The concept of polymer encapsulation dates back almost to the invention of the transistor (1). To eliminate the costly hermetic seals, it was necessary to find low cost techniques that would also yield handling capability and environmental protection. Early systems had poor reliability performance and failed under the least severe environmental stress conditions (2). In 1962, polymer encapsulated transistors were produced and directed primarily at the consumer market. The major advantage of polymers was the economics of production where many parts could be packaged simultaneously with a relatively low cost material. Polymer packages were used on semiconductor devices when the cost of semiconductor packages became significant 0097-6156/84/0242-0273$06.00/0 © 1984 American Chemical Society Davidson; Polymers in Electronics ACS Symposium Series; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 1984.

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r e l a t i v e to the o v e r a l l device c o s t . D e s p i t e s e v e r a l drawbacks such a s , m o i s t u r e p e r m e a b i l i t y , aluminum c o r r o s i o n , thermom e c h a n i c a l s t r e s s , p o o r m o l d a b i l i t y and f l o w c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s , c u r r e n t l e a k a g e , and c h a r g e e f f e c t s a t t h e s e m i c o n d u c t o r / p o l y m e r i n t e r f a c e , t h e u s e o f p o l y m e r p a c k a g e s c a u g h t on r a p i d l y and performance parameters were improved over t h e y e a r s ( 3 ) . I n the p e r i o d s i n c e 1962, the use of polymer packaged d e v i c e s h a s i n c r e a s e d f r o m p u r e l y consumer a p p l i c a t i o n s t o i n d u s t r i a l and other high r e l i a b i l i t y a p p l i c a t i o n s . The p r e s s u r e s e x e r t e d b y c o m m e r c i a l and i n d u s t r i a l u s e r s on s e m i c o n d u c t o r s u p p l i e r s h a v e s i g n i f i c a n t l y improved the r e l i a b i l i t y of the polymer encapsulated semiconductors (2). T o d a y , i t i s e s t i m a t e d t h a t n e a r l y 60% o f a l l semiconductor devices are encapsulated i n polymers (3). E l e c t r o n i c packages are s e a l e d t o prevent gross c o n t a m i n a ­ t i o n , h a n d l i n g damage, and t h e e n t r y o f d e t r i m e n t a l g a s e s . The t e c h n i c a l s o l u t i o n w o u l d be t o use a " t r u e " h e r m e t i c p a c k a g e , i . e . , impermeable g l a s s , c e r a m i c , or m e t a l h o u s i n g . However, t h i s i s n o t f r e q u e n t l y d e s i r a b l e due t o p r o c e s s i n g c o s t s , r e w o r k d i f f i c u l t y , t e m p e r a t u r e l i m i t a t i o n s o f e n c l o s e d e l e c t r o n i c s , and p o t e n t i a l damage t o e x p e n s i v e e n c l o s e d e l e c t r o n i c s . Polymers are t h e r e f o r e c o n s i d e r e d to p r o v i d e the needed p r o t e c t i o n . P o l y m e r s u s e d f o r s e m i c o n d u c t o r e n c a p s u l a t i o n must p r o t e c t a g a i n s t t h e e n v i r o n m e n t t o w h i c h t h e d e v i c e i s l i k e l y t o be e x p o s e d , s u c h as m o i s t u r e , c h e m i c a l a g e n t s , w i d e t e m p e r a t u r e f l u c t u a t i o n s and m e c h a n i c a l s h o c k . The p o l y m e r i c m a t e r i a l must be a b l e t o do t h i s w i t h a minimum o f e f f e c t on d e v i c e p a r a m e t e r s o v e r an e x t e n d e d p e r i o d o f t i m e , and be r e l a t i v e l y i n e x p e n s i v e and e a s y t o p r o c e s s ( 4 ) . Many t h e r m o s e t t i n g p o l y m e r s h a v e b e e n u s e d , b u t o n l y e p o x i e s , s i l i c o n e s , and p h e n o l i c s h a v e b e e n u s e d e x t e n s i v e l y f o r l a r g e s c a l e p r o d u c t i o n ( 1 , 4_) . J o i n t r e s e a r c h p r o g r a m s i n t h e e a r l y 1970s b e t w e e n s e m i c o n d u c t o r m a n u f a c t u r e r s and e p o x y m o l d i n g compound s u p p l i e r s l e d t o t h e u s e o f epoxy m o l d i n g compounds as t h e m a j o r e n c a p s u l a n t s f o r s e m i c o n d u c t o r parts (3). T o d a y , e p o x y m o l d i n g compounds r e p r e s e n t a m a j o r p a r t of polymer packages f o r semiconductors. Epoxy e n c a p s u l a n t s d o m i n a t e t h e m a r k e t w i t h t h e h i g h e s t v o l u m e g r o w t h , a b o u t 15-20%, and p r o d u c t i o n i s e s t i m a t e d a t s e v e r a l b i l l i o n u n i t s p e r y e a r . The u s e o f s i l i c o n e s i s d e c l i n i n g and p h e n o l i c s a r e e s s e n t i a l l y out of the market ( 3 ) . Epoxy C u r i n g M e c h a n i s m The k e y t o t h e d e v e l o p m e n t o f t h e p r o p e r epoxy m o l d i n g compounds f o r m i c r o e l e c t r o n i c encapsulation i s the c a t a l y s t i n the formulation. I n s p i t e of s e r i o u s l i m i t a t i o n s i n epoxy m o l d i n g compound p e r f o r m a n c e i n s e n s i t i v e m i c r o e l e c t r o n i c d e v i c e s a b o u t t e n y e a r s a g o , t h e many new d e v e l o p m e n t s i n c a t a l y s t s d u r i n g t h e l a s t few y e a r s h a v e e n a b l e d tremendous i m p r o v e m e n t s . However, t h e e x a c t c u r i n g mechanisms o f v a r i o u s c a t a l y s t s i n e p o x y m o l d i n g compounds a r e s t i l l n o t f u l l y u n d e r s t o o d t o d a y .

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The r o l e o f c a t a l y s t s i n epoxy m o l d i n g compounds f o r m i c r o e l e c t r o n i c s i s i n i n i t i a t i n g i o n i c p o l y m e r i z a t i o n , and s u b s e q u e n t l y , c r o s s l i n k i n g of p h e n o l i c o r a n h y d r i d e h a r d e n e r s w i t h epoxy prepolymers at the proper molding c o n d i t i o n s . This i s achieved e i t h e r through homopolymerization orh e t e r o p o l y m e r i z a t i o n , d e p e n d i n g upon t h e t y p e o f c a t a l y s t and c u r i n g mechanism. The i d e a l c r o s s l i n k e d t h r e e - d i m e n s i o n a l n e t w o r k c a n t h e n be r e a c h e d t o p r o v i d e t h e epoxy m o l d i n g compound w i t h t h e p r o p e r m o i s t u r e r e s i s t a n c e , p h y s i c a l , e l e c t r i c a l , and e l e c t r o n i c p r o p e r t i e s , and s h e l f s t a b i l i t y f o r t r a n s p o r t a t i o n and s t o r a g e . A n h y d r i d e C u r e d Epoxy R e a c t i o n M e c h a n i s m . In the case of a n h y d r i d e c u r e d epoxy r e a c t i o n , c a t a l y s t s w i l l p r o m o t e r i n g opening of t h e a n h y d r i d e t o p r o v i d e c a r b o x y l i c group f o r r e a c t i o n w i t h e p o x i d e . W i t h o u t c a t a l y s t s , t h e r e a c t i o n s a r e s l o w and accompanied by e x t e n s i v e e p o x i d e h o m o p o l y m e r i z a t i o n a t e l e v a t e d temperatures. I n t h e n o n - c a t a l y z e d a n h y d r i d e c u r e d epoxy r e a c t i o n , T a n a k a and K a k i u c h i C5, 6) f o u n d t h a t t h e r e a c t i o n r a t e was p r o p o r t i o n a l t o t h e c o n c e n t r a t i o n o f e p o x i d e , a c i d a n h y d r i d e , and h y d r o x y l compound, s u g g e s t i n g a t e r m o l e c u l a r t r a n s i t i o n s t a t e f o r t h e r a t e determining step.

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R e c e n t l y , C r a n d a l l and M i h (12) s t u d i e d t h e a n h y d r i d e c u r i n g mechanism u s i n g n e a r a n d m i d d l e I R and D S C T h e i r f i n d i n g s s u p p o r t e d t h e a n h y d r i d e - e p o x i d e c u r i n g mechanism t h a t most e x p e r t s e s s e n t i a l l y agree upon. P h e n o l i c C u r e d Epoxy R e a c t i o n M e c h a n i s m . A n i m p o r t a n t f a c t o r i n the epoxy-phenolic r e a c t i o n i s the degree of r e a c t i o n of the u n r e a c t e d e p o x i d e group w i t h t h e g e n e r a t e d s e c o n d a r y h y d r o x y l groups of the h y d r o x y l - a l k y l products (13). I n order to have optimum m e c h a n i c a l and e l e c t r i c a l p r o p e r t i e s , t h e p h e n o l i c c u r e d e p o x y s h o u l d be f o r m u l a t e d t o h a v e s t o i c h i o m e t r i c q u a n t i t i e s o f t h e epoxy and p h e n o l i c . Epoxy-phenolic r e a c t i o n s which proceed w i t h o u t t h e r e a c t i o n of the secondary h y d r o x y l group a r e s é l e c ­ tive reactions. The d e g r e e o f s e l e c t i v i t y o f r e a c t i o n w i l l depend on t h e p h e n o l i c u s e d , c a t a l y s t s , t e m p e r a t u r e and o t h e r r e a c t i o n v a r i a b l e s . N o n s e l e c t i v e r e a c t i o n of the generated secondary h y d r o x y l group can upset s t o i c h i o m e t r y i n the epoxyp h e n o l i c r e a c t i o n , and t h u s r e d u c e p r o p e r t i e s . A l v e y (13) s t u d i e d a s e r i e s of n i t r o g e n c o n t a i n i n g Lewis base c a t a l y s t s i n t h e p h e n o l i c c u r e d epoxy s y s t e m t o show s e l e c t i v i t y and reactivity. S h e c h t e r and W y n s t r a (14) s t u d i e d the uncatalyzed p h e n o l i c c u r e d e p o x y r e a c t i o n and p r o p o s e d t h e f o l l o w i n g m e c h a n i s m , (with reaction 1 predominating):

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The n i t r o g e n - c o n t a i n i n g L e w i s b a s e b e n z y I d i m e t h y l a m i n e was f o u n d to be a b e t t e r c a t a l y s t than potassium hydroxide. Furthermore, e v i d e n c e shows t h a t t h e q u a t e r n a r y compound o f b e n z y l d i m e t h y l amine was e v e n a b e t t e r c a t a l y s t ( 1 4 ) . The p h e n o l i c c u r e d epoxy r e a c t i o n i s a f i r s t o r d e r k i n e t i c s . The f o l l o w i n g L e w i s b a s e s have been used a s c a t a l y s t s f o r t h e e p o x y - p h e n o l i c r e a c t i o n ( 1 5 ) : (a) I n o r g a n i c bases (16) (b) N i t r o g e n bases (17) (c) Ammonium s a l t o f s t r o n g a c i d s ( 1 8 ) (d) H e t e r o c y c l i c s , such as i m i d a z o l e o r t r i a z o l e (19) (e) A l k a n o l a m i n e (20) R e c e n t l y , p h o s p h i n e compounds h a v e b e e n u s e d a s c a t a l y s t s i n the epoxy-phenolic o r epoxy-anhydride r e a c t i o n s . There i s i n ­ d i c a t i o n t h a t t h e mechanism does n o t i n v o l v e t h e d e c o m p o s i t i o n o f t h e phosphonium compound t o t h e f r e e p h o s p h i n e s p e c i e s . T h e

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i n i t i a t i o n mechanism p r o b a b l y i n v o l v e s t h e f o r m a t i o n o f h y d r o g e n bonded p h o s p h o n i u m - e p o x y o r p h o s p h o n i u m - a n h y d r i d e c o m p l e x e s t h a t rearrange w i t h heat a p p l i c a t i o n to form a c t i v a t e d species r e ­ s u l t i n g i n t h e p o l y m e r i z a t i o n o f t h e e p o x y - a n h y d r i d e components (21). M i k a (22) p r o p o s e d t h e c o m p l e x i n t e r m e d i a t e s i n t r i a r y l phosphine c a t a l y s i s a s :

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s t a n n o u s s a l t s (25) h a v e b e e n u s e d . From t h e e x p e r i m e n t a l r e ­ s u l t s a v a i l a b l e , stannous s a l t s have been found t o be p a r t i c u l a r ­ l y u s e f u l f o r p h e n o l i c c u r e d c y c l o a l i p h a t i c epoxy s y s t e m s ( 2 5 ) . Catalysts

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From t h e u p - t o - d a t e l i t e r a t u r e a n d p a t e n t r e v i e w o f c a t a l y s t s u s e d i n a n h y d r i d e and p h e n o l i c c u r e d e p o x y m o l d i n g compounds, i t i s e v i d e n t t h a t i m i d a z o l e s and t h e i r d e r i v a t i v e s predominate (Table I ) . M e t a l complex, t r i a l k y l or t r i a r y l p h o s p h i n e s a n d t h e i r c o m p l e x e s , L e w i s a c i d s s u c h as z i n c o r s t a n n o u s o c t o a t e a r e u s e d t o a much l e s s e r e x t e n t ( T a b l e I I ) . T h e r e a r e a few e x a m p l e s o f t e r t i a r y amines and u r e a d e r i v a t i v e s used. Table I .

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C a t a l y s t s Used Lewis Base: Imidazole 2-heptadecylimidazole I m i d a z o l e 16 4-methyl-2-phenylimidazole 2-ethyl-4-methylimidazole 1- ( 2 - h y d r o x y - 3 - p h e n o x y p r o p y l ) i m i d a z o l e 2-methylimidazole 2-phenylimidazole Organic Phosphine Triphenylphosphine Urea D e r i v a t i v e s Latent sources of dimethylamine

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L e w i s Base S a l t : Q u a t e r n a r y phosphonium s a l t s T e t r a h y d r o c a r b y l phosphonium phenoxide s a l t s B u t y l tri-phenylphosphonium s a l t of 2,2 ,6,6 -tetrabromobisphenol A Phenylphosphonium t e t r a p h e n y l b o r a t e Carbon d i s u l f i d e - t r i c y c l o h e x y l p h o s p h l n e adduct f

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Organometallic: Tetrakis(acetylacetonato)zirconium Bis(acetylacetonato)dipyridine cobalt Lewis A c i d : Z i n c or stannous octoate

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