This application claims priority to Korean Patent Application No. 10-2017-0058242 filed on May 10, 2017 and all the benefits accruing therefrom under 35 U.S.C. § 119, the contents of which are incorporated by reference in their entirety.
The present disclosure relates to a chip component, and more particularly, to a chip component for preventing a poor soldering phenomenon occurring in a surface mounting technique (SMT) operation.
As modern electronic components are continuously made to have lightweights and small sizes, surface mounting technique (SMT) operations are essential portion in the manufacturing processes of electronic components. The surface mounting technique (SMT) is a technique of mounting various components (semiconductors, diodes, and chips) on a printed circuit board (PCB) and bonding the components to the PCB by means of cream solder or the like to electrically connecting the components.
SMT processes include operations for respective processes. Among the SMT processes, a process, in which component terminals/chip components mounted on a PCB and pads of the PCB are soldered and metallically bonded by using cream solder or the like, is performed.
Meanwhile, during the metallically bonding process, when solder is not uniformly bonded to the pads of the PCB, a poor soldering phenomenon or the like, in which the solder is melted and separated even in a relatively low temperature when heat/shock is applied to the product, may occur. There is a possibility that such a poor soldering phenomenon may not be precisely checked even in an automatic optical inspection (AOI) which is a process of checking defects in component soldering after soldering operation, detecting the positions of defects, and inspecting exterior defects such as excessive solder, insufficient solder, short circuits, etc. In addition, defects of completed products are thereby caused.
The present disclosure provides a chip component which is more stably bonded to pads of a PCB in a surface mounting technique (SMT) process.
In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, a laminated-type chip includes: a ceramic main body (110) in which a plurality of dielectric layers are laminated and which includes an internal electrode; an external electrode terminal (120) formed on both surfaces in the lengthwise direction of the ceramic main body; and a solder joint part (122) defined on a lower surface of the external electrode terminal and soldered to the electrode pad, wherein one or more soldering grooves (1222) having predetermined sizes are formed in a portion of the solder joint (122).
A cross-section of the soldering groove may have a rectangular shape including a first bent part (1223) and a second bent part (1224) which form an angle of 30 degrees or more with a bottom part (1221) of the outer electrode terminal.
The soldering groove (1222) may be a hexahedron including the cross-section of the rectangular shape, and each of the lengths of sides (a, b, and c) included in the hexahedron may be a length of 1.5-2.5 times the size of a solder particle.
A cross-section of the soldering groove may have a triangular shape including a first hypotenuse part (1225) and a second hypotenuse part (1226) which form predetermined internal angles with a bottom part (1221) of the external electrode terminal.
The predetermined internal angles may be 30 degrees or more.
Meanwhile, the solder joint part (122) may include an uneven part (1227) formed to include a recess portion (d) and a protruding portion (e).
A length of the soldering groove (1222) may be smaller than a width of the solder joint part (122).
Here, the solder joint part (122) may include a plurality of uneven parts (1227).
Exemplary embodiments can be understood in more detail from the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that the present disclosure may easily be carried out by a person with ordinary skill in the art to which the invention pertains. The present disclosure may, however, be embodied in different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. In the drawings, anything unnecessary for describing the present disclosure will be omitted for clarity, and like reference numerals in the drawings denote like elements.
Although the terms such as “first” and “second” are used herein to describe various elements, these elements should not be limited by these terms. The terms are only used to distinguish one component from other components. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, a first component may be referred to as a second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as the first component. In the following description, the technical terms are used only for explaining a specific exemplary embodiment while not limiting the present disclosure. The terms of a singular form may include plural forms unless referred to the contrary.
In this disclosure below, when one part (or element, device, etc.) is referred to as being ‘connected’ to another part (or element, device, etc.), it should be understood that the former can be ‘directly connected’ to the latter, or ‘electrically connected to the latter via an intervening part (or element, device, etc.). Furthermore, when it is described that one part “includes” some components, it does not mean that other components are excluded but means that other elements may be further included if there is no specific contrary indication. The terms “step of (performing)” or “step of (doing)” used in the entire specification of the present disclosure does not mean “step for”.
Terms used in the present invention is selected as general terms as widely used as possible while considering functions in the present invention, but these may be changed according to intent of a person skilled in the art, a precedent, an advent of new technique, or the like. In addition, in a specific case, there are terms arbitrarily selected by applicants, and in this case, the meaning of the terms will be described in detail in the corresponding description part of the present invention. Accordingly, the terms used in the present invention should be defined on the basis of the meanings the terms have and the contents of the entirety of the present invention rather than defined by simple names of the terms.
Referring to
The ceramic main body 110 includes a plurality of dielectric layers (not shown) laminated therein and an internal electrode. The ceramic main body 110 may have a shape, for example, a hexahedral shape.
The external electrode terminals 120 are formed on both surfaces in the lengthwise direction of the ceramic main body 110. As the ceramic main body 110 is formed in, for example, a hexahedral shape, the external electrode terminals 120 may also have hexahedral shapes.
The solder joint parts 122 are portions, in which the external electrode terminals 120 are bonded to electrode pads 14 and 16 on a board, and may be set on lower surfaces of the external electrode terminals 120. Although not shown in detail in
As illustrated in
The soldering grooves 1222 formed in the solder joint parts 122 may be filled with solder for bonding the external electrode terminals 120 of the laminated-type chip 100 to the electrode pads 14 and 16 on the board. To this end, wettability of solder which ascends along a metallic object is used. That is, due to the wettability, the solder contacting the solder joint parts 122 ascends along the soldering grooves 1222, so that not only the solder joint parts 122 but also the soldering grooves 1222 are filled with the solder and may thereby be bonded.
Thus, due to the soldering grooves 1222, the contact/bonded area of the solder is wider than that in an existing method in which solder joint is made only on a plane, and thus, the solder may be more stably bonded.
<Examples of Increasing Soldering Joint Area>
In example 1, as illustrated in
Referring to
In addition, the first bent part 1223 and the second bent part 1224 may be formed so as to form an angle, which is not the right angle, with the bottom part 1221, and thus, the cross-section of the soldering groove 1222 may also be formed in a trapezoidal shape. At this point, the angles between the first bent part 1223 and the second bent part 1224, and the bottom part 1221 are preferably equal to or greater than 30 degrees.
For reference, the bottom part 1221 means sides at which the external electrode terminal 120 contacts or is bonded to pads 14 and 16, and may be described as sides included in the solder joint 122.
Referring to
For example, the soldering groove 122 may be formed to have a size of 1.5-2.5 times the size of the solder particle, and may preferably be formed to have a size/space of approximately 2 times the size of the solder particle. Specifically, for example, considering that the size of solder particle generally used in soldering process is 25 μm, the soldering groove, which should be formed in a size of 2 times the size of the solder particle, may be formed to have a length, a width, and a height of 50 μm which is 2 times the 25 μm.
Accordingly, the hexahedral soldering groove 1222 may be formed in a size of 50 μm×50 μm×50 μm such that side ‘a’, side ‘b’, and side ‘c’ have the lengths of 50 μm. As described above, the soldering groove 1222 may be a regular hexahedron in which side ‘a’, side ‘b’, and side ‘c’ have the same length. But the embodiment is not limited thereto, and according to cases, the lengths of sides ‘a’, ‘b’, and ‘c’ may be changed within a range such that the soldering groove 1222 is stably soldered, and may also be different from each other.
Here, the length of the side ‘c’ may also be formed so as to be the same as the thickness of the external electrode 120, that is, formed by the entire width of the soldering joint part 122 which is the lower portion/lower surface of the external electrode 120, or also be formed in a smaller size smaller such that the soldering groove 1222 are formed in only a partial region in the width of the soldering joint part 122.
Thus, when the portion having the soldering groove 1222 in the external electrode terminal 120 is soldered to a pad on a board, solder is not only filled in the planar soldering joint part 122 but also additionally filled in the hexahedral soldering groove 1222 formed in the external electrode terminal 120, and thus, the contact area may be increased.
In example 2, the cross-section of a soldering groove 1222 may have a triangular shape. Referring to
Describing the cross-section of the triangle in more detail, it is supposed that points on the bottom part 1221 are referred to as point ‘b’ and point ‘c’, and the side formed by points ‘b’ and ‘c’ is referred as side ‘L’. In addition, a point corresponding to side ‘L’ is referred to as point ‘a’. Accordingly, the side formed by points ‘b’ and ‘c’ may be described as the first hypotenuse part 1225 and the side formed by points ‘a’ and ‘c’ may be described as the second hypotenuse part 1226. That is, the triangle of the soldering groove 1222 may be configured from side ‘L’ and the first hypotenuse part 1225, and side ‘L’ and the second hypotenuse part 1226 which form predetermined internal angles.
The predetermined internal angles may be, for example, an angle equal to or greater than 30 degrees. According to the size of the predetermined internal angles and side the height ‘h’ of the triangle, that is, the height of the soldering groove 1222 may vary.
For example, assuming that side ‘L’ has a constant length, and when the size of the internal angles formed by the first hypotenuse part 1225 and side and the second hypotenuse part and side ‘L’ are respectively 30 degrees, which is a first case, the height ‘h’ of the triangle, that is, the distance between side ‘L’ and the point ‘a’ is referred to as ‘h1’. Also, when the size of the internal angles formed by the first hypotenuse part 1225 and side and the second hypotenuse part and side ‘L’ are respectively 45 degrees, which is a second case, the height ‘h’ of the triangle, that is, the distance between side ‘L’ and the point ‘a’ is referred to as ‘h2’. In the second case, ‘h2’ is formed larger than in the first case, that is, in the case in which the size of the internal angle is formed at 30 degrees, and the shape of the soldering groove 1222 may be the shape in which the height of the soldering groove 1222 filled with solder is increased. That is, when the length of side ‘L’ is formed constant, the space/size of the soldering groove 1222 filled with solder may vary according to the internal angles formed by side ‘L’ and the first and second hypotenuse parts 1225 and 1226.
In the exemplary embodiment, setting the size of the internal angle within a range of 30 degrees or more is the most preferable case in which the soldering groove 1222 is stably soldered.
Examining the overall shape of the soldering groove 1222 having a triangular cross-section as such, the overall shape may be a triangular cylinder which includes: two rectangles each having the first hypotenuse part 1225, the second hypotenuse part 1226, and side ‘L’ as the lower side; one rectangle having the first hypotenuse part 1225 and side ‘t’ as the lower side; one rectangle having the second hypotenuse part 1226 and side ‘t’ as the lower side; and one rectangle having side ‘L’ and the side ‘t’.
Here, the length of lower side ‘t’ may also be formed so as to be the same as the thickness of the external electrode 120, that is, formed by the entire width of the soldering joint part 122 which is the lower portion/lower surface of the external electrode 120, or also be formed in a smaller size such that the soldering groove 1222 is formed in only a partial region in the width of the soldering joint part 122.
Here, as in example 1, when the soldering groove 1222 is provided in the external electrode terminal 120, the soldering groove 1222 may be formed by considering the size of solder particle for effective bonding.
For example, the soldering groove 122 may be formed to have a size of approximately 2 times the size of the solder particle. Specifically, for example, considering that the size of solder particle generally used in soldering process is 25 μm, the soldering groove 1222 may be formed to have a size/space of approximately 2 times of the size of solder particle. Accordingly, the soldering groove 1222 having a shape of a triangular cylinder may be a triangular cylinder in which the first hypotenuse part 1225, the second hypotenuse part 1226, and side ‘t’ have the same length of 50 μm. However, the exemplary embodiment is not limited thereto, and according to the cases, the shape may vary within a range in which the soldering groove 1222 is stably soldered. For example, the lengths of the sides ‘1’ and T may be formed in a size of 1.5-2.5 times the size of solder particle.
Accordingly, when the external electrode terminal 120 having the triangular cylinder-shaped soldering groove 1222 is soldered on to the electrode pads 14 and 16 on the board, the bonded area may be increased by filling not only the solder joint part 120 but also the soldering groove 1222 with solder.
In example 3, unlike examples 1 and 2, a soldering groove 1222 is not formed in an external electrode terminal 120 and a portion, in which the external electrode terminal 120 is bonded to electrode pads 14 and 16 on a board, that is, a solder joint part 122, may have an uneven shape. Referring to
Here, as illustrated in
Describing various shapes of example 3 with reference to
As illustrated in (c) of
Referring to
In an example, as illustrated in
In another example, unlike the entirety of the soldering groove 1222 being filled with solder and soldered as illustrated in
The case, in which the side wall of the soldering groove 1222 is soldered as illustrated in
While
Accordingly, as illustrated in
Referring to
Here, the first electrode pad 14 and the second electrode pad 16 are formed on the circuit board 12 so as to be spaced a predetermined distance from each other. The predetermined distance will be a spacing distance corresponding to a distance between respective external electrode terminals 120.
Thus, the external electrode terminals 120 formed on both the surfaces of the ceramic main body 110 may be mounted on to the first electrode pad 14 and the second electrode pad 16, and soldered by using solder.
As in the above examples, the external electrode terminals 120 may have a groove 1222 in a portion soldered to the first electrode pad 14 and the second electrode pad 16. Thus, not only the surface on which the external electrode terminal, and the first electrode pad 14 or the second electrode pad 16 are bonded, that is, the solder joint part 122, but also the soldering groove 1222 may additionally be soldered, so that the bonded area may be increased and the external electrode terminal may be more stably bonded.
In accordance with exemplary embodiments, a groove is formed on a surface of a chip component bonded to a pad of a printed circuit board (PCB), so that the contact area with solder during soldering, and the chip component can be more stably bonded to the PCB.
So far, the technical idea of the present invention has been specifically described with respect to the above embodiments, but it should be noted that the foregoing embodiments are provided only for illustration while not limiting the present disclosure. Various embodiments may be provided to allow those skilled in the art to understand the scope of the preset invention, but the present invention is not limited thereto.
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