The present invention provides a bonding wire capable of simultaneously satisfying ball bonding reliability and wedge bondability required of bonding wires for memories, the bonding wire including a core material containing one or more of Ga, In, and Sn for a total of 0.1 to 3.0 at % with a balance being made up of Ag and incidental impurities; and a coating layer formed over a surface of the core material, containing one or more of Pd and Pt, or Ag and one or more of Pd and Pt, with a balance being made up of incidental impurities, wherein the coating layer is 0.005 to 0.070 m in thickness.

The present invention provides a bonding wire capable of simultaneously satisfying ball bonding reliability and wedge bondability required of bonding wires for memories, the bonding wire including a core material containing one or more of Ga, In, and Sn for a total of 0.1 to 3.0 at % with a balance being made up of Ag and incidental impurities; and a coating layer formed over a surface of the core material, containing one or more of Pd and Pt, or Ag and one or more of Pd and Pt, with a balance being made up of incidental impurities, wherein the coating layer is 0.005 to 0.070 m in thickness.

The present invention provides a Cu alloy bonding wire for a semiconductor device, where the bonding wire can satisfy requirements of high-density LSI applications. In the Cu alloy bonding wire for a semiconductor device, the abundance ratio of a crystal orientation <110> having an angular difference of 15 degrees or less from a direction perpendicular to one plane including a wire center axis to crystal orientations on a wire surface is 25% or more and 70% or less in average area percentage.

The present invention provides a Cu alloy bonding wire for a semiconductor device, where the bonding wire can satisfy requirements of high-density LSI applications. In the Cu alloy bonding wire for a semiconductor device, the abundance ratio of a crystal orientation <110> having an angular difference of 15 degrees or less from a direction perpendicular to one plane including a wire center axis to crystal orientations on a wire surface is 25% or more and 70% or less in average area percentage.

A bonding wire for a semiconductor device, characterized in that the bonding wire includes a Cu alloy core material and a Pd coating layer formed on a surface of the Cu alloy core material, the bonding wire contains an element that provides bonding reliability in a high-temperature environment, and a strength ratio defined by the following Equation (1) is 1.1 to 1.6:
Strength ratio=ultimate strength/0.2% offset yield strength.(1)

A bonding wire for a semiconductor device, characterized in that the bonding wire includes a Cu alloy core material and a Pd coating layer formed on a surface of the Cu alloy core material, the bonding wire contains an element that provides bonding reliability in a high-temperature environment, and a strength ratio defined by the following Equation (1) is 1.1 to 1.6:
Strength ratio=ultimate strength/0.2% offset yield strength.(1)

A bonding wire for a semiconductor device includes a Cu alloy core material and a Pd coating layer formed on a surface thereof, and the boding wire contains one or more elements of As, Te, Sn, Sb, Bi and Se in a total amount of 0.1 to 100 ppm by mass. The bonding longevity of a ball bonded part can increase in a high-temperature and high-humidity environment, improving the bonding reliability. When the Cu alloy core material further contains one or more of Ni, Zn, Rh, In, Ir, Pt, Ga and Ge in an amount, for each, of 0.011 to 1.2% by mass, it is able to increase the reliability of a ball bonded part in a high-temperature environment of 170 C. or more. When an alloy skin layer containing Au and Pd is further formed on a surface of the Pd coating layer, wedge bondability improves.

A bonding wire for a semiconductor device includes a Cu alloy core material and a Pd coating layer formed on a surface thereof, and the boding wire contains one or more elements of As, Te, Sn, Sb, Bi and Se in a total amount of 0.1 to 100 ppm by mass. The bonding longevity of a ball bonded part can increase in a high-temperature and high-humidity environment, improving the bonding reliability. When the Cu alloy core material further contains one or more of Ni, Zn, Rh, In, Ir, Pt, Ga and Ge in an amount, for each, of 0.011 to 1.2% by mass, it is able to increase the reliability of a ball bonded part in a high-temperature environment of 170 C. or more. When an alloy skin layer containing Au and Pd is further formed on a surface of the Pd coating layer, wedge bondability improves.

The present invention provides a Cu alloy bonding wire for a semiconductor device, where the bonding wire can satisfy requirements of high-density LSI applications. In the Cu alloy bonding wire for a semiconductor device, the abundance ratio of a crystal orientation <110> having an angular difference of 15 degrees or less from a direction perpendicular to one plane including a wire center axis to crystal orientations on a wire surface is 25% or more and 70% or less in average area percentage.

The present invention provides a Cu alloy bonding wire for a semiconductor device, where the bonding wire can satisfy requirements of high-density LSI applications. In the Cu alloy bonding wire for a semiconductor device, the abundance ratio of a crystal orientation <110> having an angular difference of 15 degrees or less from a direction perpendicular to one plane including a wire center axis to crystal orientations on a wire surface is 25% or more and 70% or less in average area percentage.