Bonding wire for semiconductor device

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PATENT NO 9887172
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15305584

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A bonding wire for a semiconductor device includes a Cu alloy core material and a Pd coating layer on a surface of the Cu alloy core material, and contains Ga and Ge of 0.011 to 1.2% by mass in total, which is able to increase bonding longevity of the ball bonded part in the high-temperature, high-humidity environment, and thus to improve the bonding reliability. The thickness of the Pd coating layer is preferably 0.015 to 0.150 μm. When the bonding wire further contains one or more elements of Ni, Ir, and Pt in an amount, for each element, of 0.011 to 1.2% by mass, it is able to improve the reliability of the ball bonded part in a high-temperature environment at 175° 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.

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  • NIPPON MICROMETAL CORPORATION;NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN MATERIALS CO., LTD.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Eto, Motoki Saitama, JP 22 22
Haibara, Teruo Saitama, JP 46 103
Oda, Daizo Saitama, JP 54 173
Oishi, Ryo Saitama, JP 29 111
Saito, Kazuyuki Saitama, JP 100 817
Uno, Tomohiro Tokyo, JP 105 633
Yamada, Takashi Saitama, JP 566 7519

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