An adhesive for a semiconductor, comprising an epoxy resin, a curing agent, and a compound having a group represented by the following formula (1): ##STR00001##
wherein R.sup.1 represents an electron-donating group.

Rosin-free thermosetting flux formulations for enhancing the mechanical reliability of solder joints. In accordance with one or more aspects, a solder paste as shown and described herein imparts improved or enhanced solder joint properties relating to at least one of drop shock, thermal cycling, thermal shock, shear strength, flexural strength performance, and/or other thermal-mechanical performance attributes.

Provided is a flux for a solder paste that can prevent peeling from electrode, which is seen in a component, a thickness of which is reduced, such a semiconductor package like BGA. Rosin, a glycol-ether-based solvent, an organic acid, a thixotropic agent, a halogen compound, and an imidazole compound are contained and the halogen compound is either an amine hydrohalide or an organohalogen compound or a combination of them. Their addition amounts stay within a range satisfying a formula of 2.5-X-0.625Y≧0 in which the addition amount of the amine hydrohalide is indicated by X (weight %) and the addition amount of the organohalogen compound is indicated by Y (weight %). However, the addition amount X of the amine hydrohalide and the addition amount Y of the organohalogen compound are such that 0≦X≦2.5 and 0≦Y≦4, excluding a range of 0≦X<0.02 and 0≦Y<0.1.

An improved method for forming a capacitor is provided as is a capacitor, or electrical component, formed by the method. The method includes providing an aluminum containing anode with an aluminum oxide dielectric thereon; forming a cathode on a first portion of the aluminum oxide dielectric; bonding an anode lead to the aluminum anode on a second portion of the aluminum oxide by a transient liquid phase sintered conductive material thereby metallurgical bonding the aluminum anode to the anode lead; and bonding a cathode lead to said cathode.

A solder composition of the invention includes: a flux composition containing a component (A) in a form of a rosin-based resin, a component (B) in a form of an activator, a component (C) in a form of a solvent and a component (D) in a form of a thixotropic agent; and a component (E) in a form of a solder powder. The component (C) in a form of the solvent contains a component (C1) in a form of a isobornyl cyclohexanol and a component (C2) in a form of a solvent whose viscosity at 20 degrees C. is 10 mPa.Math.s or less and whose boiling point ranges from 220 degrees C. to 245 degrees C.

A one-step water soluble (WS) flux process may reduce residue staining and increase yields for bond grid array (BGA) packages. In one example, the WS flux may use increased amounts of bonding polymer (BP) and reduced amounts of amine to increase viscosity. The increased viscosity may eliminate using a second no-clean flux and enable a single WS flux to both clean the associated substrate and provide stable solder ball support during reflow.

The present invention provides a solder alloy, a solder paste, a solder ball, a resin flux-cored solder and a solder joint, both of which has the low-melting point to suppress the occurrence of the fusion failure, improves the ductility and the shear strength, and has excellent heat-cycle resistance. The solder alloy comprises an alloy composition composed of 35 to 68 mass % of Bi, 0.1 to 2.0 mass % of Sb, 0.01 to 0.10 mass % of Ni, and a balance of Sn. The alloy composition may contain at least one of Co, Ti, Al and Mn in total amount of 0.1 mass % or less. The solder alloy may be suitably used for a solder paste, a solder ball, a resin flux-cored solder and a solder joint.

A flux according to the present invention is a halogen-free flux used for soldering that includes: a thixotropic agent a polyamide compound in which one endothermic peak or all of endothermic peaks obtained by differential thermal analysis are observed within a range of 130 to 200° C.; and an activator comprising an isocyanuric acid derivative, in which a content of the isocyanuric acid derivative is 5.0 mass % or less based on the entire flux.

As electronic equipment has become smaller in size, printed circuit boards which cannot be subjected to cleaning have been developed, and a no-clean lead-free solder paste is becoming necessary. In order for a solder paste not to require cleaning, it is necessary that the color of the residue be transparent and that the residue be non-tacky. A maleated rosin, which is a rosin suited for no-clean paste, has a high acid value so it is not suitable for a flux for lead-free solder. As a means of suppressing a reaction between a flux containing a maleated rosin and a Sn—Ag—Cu based solder alloy powder, a Sn—Ag—Cu—Sb based solder alloy powder is used which adds 1-8 mass % of Sb to a Sn—Ag—Cu based solder alloy. As a result, it is possible to provide a solder paste which has the excellent effect that the solder paste does not easily undergo changes over time and has a long pot life.

The invention relates to a paste, preferably for joining components of power electronics modules, the paste comprising a solder powder, a metal powder and a binder, wherein the binder binds solder powder and metal powder before a first heating. According to the invention, the binder is free of flux or is a flux having only low activation. In this way, a joining layer which exhibits only few included voids and good mechanical and electrical stability can be provided between a first and a second component.