SMTconnect in Nuremberg
Revolutionizing Electronics Production with Openair-Plasma®
Explore the remarkable capabilities of cleaning and activating surfaces for high-performance electronic products
At the upcoming PCIM Europe and SMTconnect Plasmatreat shows, an exciting presentation.
Visit us in Hall 4, Stand 351 and learn more about the REDOX-Tool - a breakthrough innovation that will revolutionize the production of power modules and IGBT's.
The Importance of Surface Treatment and Oxide Reduction
The REDOX-Tool - Flux less inline Oxide Reduction
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Improved Electrical Performance: Oxide layers on metal surfaces can impede electrical conductivity, leading to inefficient performance and increased resistance. Removing these layers ensures optimal electrical contact, which is critical for the high currents and voltages managed by IGBTs and semiconductors.
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Enhanced Adhesion: Oxidized surfaces can compromise the adhesion of subsequent layers or components. In semiconductor manufacturing, strong and reliable bonds are essential for the durability and performance of the final product. Effective oxide reduction promotes better adhesion, leading to more robust and reliable components.
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Reduced Defects and Failures: Oxides and contaminants can cause defects during the manufacturing process, such as voids or delamination, which can lead to failures in the field. By ensuring a clean surface, oxide reduction minimizes the risk of these defects, enhancing the reliability and lifespan of the components.
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Efficiency in Miniaturization: As electronic components become smaller, the margin for error decreases. Tiny imperfections caused by oxides can have significant impacts on performance and reliability. Surface treatment ensures that even the smallest components are manufactured to the highest standards, supporting ongoing trends in miniaturization.
Overcoming Challenges in High-Power Electronics Manufacturing
The challenges with high-power electronics are particularly significant due to the diverse materials used in the manufacturing process, including solder paste, copper, ceramics, other substrates, wire bonds, and other soldering processes. These components must be produced without voids and other imperfections to ensure the reliability and longevity of power electronics that handle currents exceeding 1000 A.
APPLICATIONS
for inline oxide reduction
amongst others
- Semiconductors: Enhances joint quality, electrical and thermal conductivity, and overall reliability by eliminating oxide layers.
- Power Modules: Ensures performance and reliability throughout the assembly process, from DCB substrate to die attach, wire bonding, sintering, and molding.
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The surfaces of metal parts naturally oxidize under the influence of oxygen - but for components and processing steps in the electronics industry, these oxide layers must be thoroughly removed to ensure high product quality and low reject rates in the end products
Plasma: How Does this Exactly Work?
Openair-Plasma® is generated with electricity and compressed air and is even CO2-neutral when green energy is used. All plasma processes are solvent-free, contribute to the environmental balance, can be used site-selectively and can be seamlessly integrated into existing production lines.
Innovative control and monitoring systems from Plasmatreat ensure high process reproducibility. Dry surface treatment with Openair-Plasma® can be carried out in a fully automated process, as an environmentally friendly alternative to harmful chemical processes. Here, the need for additional pre-treatments with chemical primers is eliminated during the activation and fine cleaning of various surfaces prior to bonding, coating, painting, or sealing. Modern, solvent-free or water-based adhesives, paints, and varnishes can then be used. This significantly reduces the emission of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in production.
Plasma Instead of Chemicals
Using Openair-Plasma® means protecting the environment. Adhesion is really all about surface energy and surface polarity. Since nonpolar materials, and recycled materials, too, in many cases, are often difficult to wet, solvent based adhesion promoters are used to activate the surface. Consequently, adhesion promoters are frequently responsible for over 80% of the VOC-emitting substances used to achieve a reliable bond. Plasma based surface pretreatments achieve clean, highly activated surfaces which can be readily wetted with water, thereby dispensing with the need for VOCs and the associated drying and waste water disposal.
The high surface energy generated by Openair-Plasma® ensures even paint distribution and optimal adhesion. Surface contamination resulting from organic impurities is safely removed. Plasma overwhelmingly reduces the reject rate in countless installations.
Our Special for You: Win a whole day of plasma testing for your material
No matter for which application – we develop solutions for the pretreatment of any surface and optimize it aligned to your process.
Our atmospheric plasma technology can be a game changer with regards to adhesion characteristics, substrate substitutes or functionalization of surfaces. Find out for yourself easily online: With our worldwide "material test" service you can explore the possibilities of the Openair-Plasma® process first hand.
Give it a try: Our experienced application engineers are looking forward to working with you and find the best solution for your use case. In our well-equipped laboratories, we will pretreat your individual parts with our plasma technology and analyze the results. By clicking the button you automatically accept the conditions of participation.
We are Ready for Your Challenges
Thanks to our global network of sales, service and partners, we can support you wherever you are. Thanks to our expertise and experience, we are ready to help you meet your needs in the field of specialized surface treatment.
Do you have further questions that require a detailed explanation? Book your live appointment at SMT 2024 now, or use our contact form at the bottom to get in touch directly with our surface treatment experts.
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