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Resent trends
in Micro Joining Process and Interconnection
Wearable devices
Global wearable technology forecast Prominent products:
by IDTechEx Smart watches, fitness trackers,
smart eyeglass, smart clothing,
150
medical devices and more
Total revenue / USD billions

100
Smart eyeglass
from Sony

50

0
2015 2020 2025
Fitness trackers from Nike
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Resent trends
in Micro Joining Process and Interconnection
Organic devices
Wearable devices, IOT devices, Sensors, Photovoltaic cells
Light emitting diodes(LED), Thin film transistors(TFTs) etc.
Organic materials usually cannot withstand high temperature

Organic EL display from Sony

Flexible Sensor from
Kuraray
Flexible device from Samsung

Manufacturing process becomes key issues

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Melting point of Sn base alloys

Sn-5Sb
238oC
Sn 232oC
Sn-0.7Cu
227oC
Sn-37Pb Sn-9Zn Sn-3.5Ag
183oC 199oC 221oC

180 200 220 240

Sn-3.0Ag-0.5Cu
Sn-58Bi
217oC
139oC
Temperature （℃）
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Operating temperature limit of plastic

PET
(Polyethylene terephthalate)
200 ℃
PC (Polycarbonate)
120～130 ℃
PP (polypropylene)
100～140 ℃
PMMA Polyimide???
(Polymethylmethacrylate)
70～90 ℃

50 100 150 200

Temperature （℃）
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Process temperature limit

Assemble of wearable devices

and organic devices

Thermal defects
https://phys.org/news/2015-07-molecular-
Solutions interactions-boost-electronics.html

• Low melting temperature alloy Defect: softening,

warpage
• Localized heating processing

Laser heating
http://kohyoung.com/zh/ksmart-warp/
Induction heating