An object of the present invention is to provide an Ag alloy bonding wire for a semiconductor device capable of extending the high-temperature life of a wire, reducing chip damage during ball bonding, and improving characteristics such as ball bonding strength in applications of on-vehicle memory devices. The Ag alloy bonding wire for a semiconductor device according to the present invention contains one or more of In and Ga for a total of 110 at ppm or more and less than 500 at ppm, and one or more of Pd and Pt for a total of 150 at ppm or more and less than 12,000 at ppm, and a balance being made up of Ag and unavoidable impurities.

An object of the present invention is to provide an Ag alloy bonding wire for a semiconductor device capable of extending the high-temperature life of a wire, reducing chip damage during ball bonding, and improving characteristics such as ball bonding strength in applications of on-vehicle memory devices. The Ag alloy bonding wire for a semiconductor device according to the present invention contains one or more of In and Ga for a total of 110 at ppm or more and less than 500 at ppm, and one or more of Pd and Pt for a total of 150 at ppm or more and less than 12,000 at ppm, and a balance being made up of Ag and unavoidable impurities.

There is provided a novel Cu bonding wire that achieves a favorable FAB shape and achieve a favorable bond reliability of the 2nd bonding part even in a rigorous high-temperature environment. The bonding wire for semiconductor devices includes a core material of Cu or Cu alloy, and a coating layer having a total concentration of Pd and Ni of 90 atomic% or more formed on a surface of the core material. The bonding wire is characterized in that: in a concentration profile in a depth direction of the wire obtained by performing measurement using Auger electron spectroscopy (AES) so that the number of measurement points in the depth direction is 50 or more for the coating layer, a thickness of the coating layer is 10 nm or more and 130 nm or less, an average value X is 0.2 or more and 35.0 or less where X is defined as an average value of a ratio of a Pd concentration C.sub.Pd (atomic%) to an Ni concentration C.sub.Ni (atomic%), C.sub.Pd/C.sub.Ni, for all measurement points in the coating layer, the total number of measurement points in the coating layer whose absolute deviation from the average value X is 0.3X or less is 50% or more relative to the total number of measurement points in the coating layer, and the bonding wire satisfies at least one of following conditions (i) and (ii): (i) a concentration of In relative to the entire wire is 1 ppm by mass or more and 100 ppm by mass or less; and (ii) a concentration of Ag relative to the entire wire is 1 ppm by mass or more and 500 ppm by mass or less.

There is provided a novel Cu bonding wire that achieves a favorable FAB shape and achieve a favorable bond reliability of the 2nd bonding part even in a rigorous high-temperature environment. The bonding wire for semiconductor devices includes a core material of Cu or Cu alloy, and a coating layer having a total concentration of Pd and Ni of atomic % or more formed on a surface of the core material. The bonding wire is characterized in that: in a concentration profile in a depth direction of the wire obtained by performing measurement using Auger electron spectroscopy (AES) so that the number of measurement points in the depth direction is 50 or more for the coating layer, a thickness of the coating layer is 10 nm or more and 130 nm or less, an average value X is 0.2 or more and 35.0 or less where X is defined as an average value of a ratio of a Pd concentration C.sub.Pd (atomic %) to an Ni concentration C.sub.Ni (atomic %), C.sub.Pd/C.sub.Ni, for all measurement points in the coating layer, the total number of measurement points in the coating layer whose absolute deviation from the average value X is or less is 50% or more relative to the total number of measurement points in the coating layer, and the bonding wire satisfies at least one of following conditions (i) and (ii): (i) a concentration of In relative to the entire wire is 1 ppm by mass or more and 100 ppm by mass or less; and (ii) a concentration of Ag relative to the entire wire is 1 ppm by mass or more and 500 ppm by mass or less.

There is provided a palladium-coated copper bonding wire that does not cause a shrinkage cavity during first bonding, has high bonding reliability, and is capable of maintaining excellent bonding reliability for a long period of time even in high-temperature and high-humidity environments. A palladium-coated copper bonding wire in which a concentration of palladium is 1.0 mass % or more and 4.0 mass % or less relative to the total of copper, palladium, and a sulfur group element, a total concentration of the sulfur group element is 50 mass ppm or less, and a concentration of sulfur is 5 mass ppm or more and 12 mass ppm or less, a concentration of selenium is 5 mass ppm or more and 20 mass ppm or less, or a concentration of tellurium is 15 mass ppm or more and 50 mass ppm or less, and the palladium-coated copper bonding wire including a palladium-concentrated region with the average concentration of palladium of 6.5 atom % or more and 30.0 atom % or less relative to the total of copper and palladium within a range from a surface of a tip portion of a free air ball formed at a tip of the wire to 5.0 nm or more and 100.0 nm or less.

There is provided a novel Cu bonding wire that achieves a favorable FAB shape and achieve a favorable bond reliability of the 2nd bonding part even in a rigorous high-temperature environment. The bonding wire for semiconductor devices includes a core material of Cu or Cu alloy, and a coating layer having a total concentration of Pd and Ni of 90 atomic % or more formed on a surface of the core material. The bonding wire is characterized in that: in a concentration profile in a depth direction of the wire obtained by performing measurement using Auger electron spectroscopy (AES) so that the number of measurement points in the depth direction is 50 or more for the coating layer, a thickness of the coating layer is 10 nm or more and 130 nm or less, an average value X is 0.2 or more and 35.0 or less where X is defined as an average value of a ratio of a Pd concentration C.sub.Pd (atomic %) to an Ni concentration C.sub.Ni (atomic %), C.sub.Pd/C.sub.Ni, for all measurement points in the coating layer, the total number of measurement points in the coating layer whose absolute deviation from the average value X is 0.3X or less is 50% or more relative to the total number of measurement points in the coating layer, and the bonding wire satisfies at least one of following conditions (i) and (ii): (i) a concentration of In relative to the entire wire is 1 ppm by mass or more and 100 ppm by mass or less; and (ii) a concentration of Ag relative to the entire wire is 1 ppm by mass or more and 500 ppm by mass or less.

The present invention provides a bonding wire which can satisfy bonding reliability, spring performance, and chip damage performance required in high-density packaging. A bonding wire contains one or more of In, Ga, and Cd for a total of 0.05 to 5 at %, and a balance being made up of Ag and incidental impurities.

There is provided a palladium-coated copper bonding wire that does not cause a shrinkage cavity during first bonding, has high bonding reliability, and is capable of maintaining excellent bonding reliability for a long period of time even in high-temperature and high-humidity environments. A palladium-coated copper bonding wire in which a concentration of palladium is 1.0 mass % or more and 4.0 mass % or less relative to the total of copper, palladium, and a sulfur group element, a total concentration of the sulfur group element is 50 mass ppm or less, and a concentration of sulfur is 5 mass ppm or more and 12 mass ppm or less, a concentration of selenium is 5 mass ppm or more and 20 mass ppm or less, or a concentration of tellurium is 15 mass ppm or more and 50 mass ppm or less, and the palladium-coated copper bonding wire including a palladium-concentrated region with the average concentration of palladium of 6.5 atom % or more and 30.0 atom % or less relative to the total of copper and palladium within a range from a surface of a tip portion of a free air ball formed at a tip of the wire to 5.0 nm or more and 100.0 nm or less.

The present invention provides a bonding wire which can satisfy bonding reliability, spring performance, and chip damage performance required in high-density packaging. A bonding wire contains one or more of In, Ga, and Cd for a total of 0.05 to 5 at %, and a balance being made up of Ag and incidental impurities.