This thesis is designed to clarify and control the fundamental mechanisms that govern whisker formation. The research focuses on reproducible "laboratory" created whiskers under a variety of rigorously controlled environmental factors such as film thickness, film stress, substrate material, gas environment, and humidity exposure, which are known to play a significant role in whisker production. The ultimate question of how to impede and/or prevent whisker growth is also addressed and shows that whisker prevention is possible via hard metal capping films, which are impenetrable by whiskers.
This thesis is designed to clarify and control the fundamental mechanisms that govern whisker formation. The research focuses on reproducible "laboratory" created whiskers under a variety of rigorously controlled environmental factors such as film thickness, film stress, substrate material, gas environment, and humidity exposure, which are known to play a significant role in whisker production. The ultimate question of how to impede and/or prevent whisker growth is also addressed and shows that whisker prevention is possible via hard metal capping films, which are impenetrable by whiskers.
Factors Governing Tin Whisker Growth
136Factors Governing Tin Whisker Growth
136Paperback(Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2013)
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9783319342818 |
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Publisher: | Springer International Publishing |
Publication date: | 08/23/2016 |
Series: | Springer Theses |
Edition description: | Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2013 |
Pages: | 136 |
Product dimensions: | 6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.01(d) |