Theoretical and experimental analyses of atom diffusion characteristics on wire bonding interfaces

The features of ultrasonic bonding interface were inspected by using a high resolution transmission electron microscope. Stress of ultrasonic bonding interface was analysed by the finite elements simulation. Results show that the high stress of bonding interface was caused by ultrasonic vibration, which increased the dislocation density inside the metal crystalline lattice which provides the fast diffusion channels, and provided driving force for atom inter-diffusion. ‘Short-circuit diffusion’ during ultrasonic bonding is more prominent than crystal diffusion. For the given ultrasonic bonding parameters, depth of atom diffusion at Au/Al interface of ultrasonic bonding was about 100–300 nm in several ten milliseconds, which forms the bonding strength of 0.65 N, and it is an inter-metallic compound of AuAl 2 . These will be helpful for further analysis.