QUALSi - A MULTI-CLIENT PROJECT

Make a small contribution to make something big possible

Use the strength of a Multi-Client-Project to drive research with low investment at highest possible return on your invest.

The QUAlSi project targets important questions about AlSi1 bond wires. Questions that are asked in the product development phase and questions that arise in the daily management of wire bonding processes. The QUAlSi project is financed by multiple companies with a low investment enabling a much bigger joint budget that drives extensive investigations.

There are currently 21 partners and a research budget of 105,000 €. With just a 5,000 € investment, you can increase this budget even further and gain access to all project results – the results that already exist and any future results. All for a fraction of the investment that would be needed to research this topic alone.

You shape the main topics of the project with your participation. You bring questions about AlSi1 thin wires from your application and daily production into the project, find similar experiences among the project partners and ensure through your common interest that these questions are investigated and answered.

The QUALSi project addresses these open questions about AlSi1 thin wires. Questions ranging from new materials to relocation of production sites to new suppliers. The QUALSi project will clarify what this means for your current established processes and your new product developments. QUALSi is designed as a multi-client project. This means a low investment for you. Together with all partners, this results in a budget that allows for extensive investigations. Small investment, big leverage is the maxim.

PARTNERS

RESEARCH BUDGET

1 k€

INVESTMENT

5 k€

You save costs qualifying new bonding wire materials from different productions sites and manufacturers by cost sharing with partners of the same interest.
Validated wire bonding results, ensuring that materials are sufficiently qualified for your requirements.
You gain access to a database of process parameters and DOE results for bonding wire materials in different diameters from different manufacturers.

Assured expertise and know-how transfer through experienced project coordinators and the participation of various market players.
Stay updated with all shared information. Utilize efficient web meetings, recorded presentations, and team folders for shared access and discussion.
Networking and market overview - What do the others do? Where is the benchmark?

HOW IT WORKS

The partners finance the QUALSi project with a fixed small fee, which is the same for all partners in the project. The offer is short and concise. The investment is € 5,000 for each partner.
The QUALSi project is running with the current number of partners and doing research on the topics of the defined tasks.
Additional tasks (which have already been defined or will be defined in the future by the partners) will start as soon as more partners are acquired for their financing.
Partners participating from the early project stages get access to all knowledge gained in the project and also have the chance to help define future tasks for working on issues at an early stage.
Partners joining later will have access to all insights already gained – including those gained before joining. The corresponding results presentations are provided after a binding order.
Invoicing takes place directly after the order is placed, so that the process is "quickly off the table".
After invoicing (sent by e-mail), the login to the project server will be activated. You will then have access to all available results.
Project meetings are video-recorded and stored in the project folder so that any partner who joins can quickly catch up without losing the essential details of technical discussions.
Deeper, more detailed discussions are documented so that each partner can follow them and add value with their own contribution.

FIND ANSWERS TO THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

Are corrosion resistant AlSi1 thin wires with Ni content basically the better choice in terms of process window and corrosion resistance?
How big is the difference between soft and hard AlSi1 thin wire types in terms of bonding behavior and reliability?
What are the differences between different wire manufacturers?
What deviations in the wire bonding process can be expected with batch variations of the bonding wire (breaking load, elongation)?
How much do bond and loop parameters need to be adjusted in case of material changes/variations of AlSi1 thin wires?
What if the wire is too old - at what risk can it still be used?

What is the difference between 25 µm and 50 µm AlSi1 thin wire in terms of reliability/lifetime under cyclic mechanical load?
What changes in the mechanical properties of AlSi1 thin wires can be expected after exposure to temperature?
What influence do wire diameter (AlSi1 thin wire) and material have on the size of the bonding parameter process window?
How strong is the impact of different wire elongations (at the same breaking load of the AlSi1 thin wire) on the wire bonding process characteristics?
What is the effect of moisture on wires bonded to ENIG and ENEPIG surfaces?
How do looping parameters and wire material affect loop stability and loop height stability?

WHO PERFORMS THE WORK

Bond-IQ GmbH has its own automatic bonding machines on which we carry out the tests in a highly automated and closely monitored manner.

We have more than 20 years of experience in the optimization and analysis of AlSi1 thin wire processes.

We provide corresponding know-how to industrial partners within the scope of services, trainings and online trainings.

Special analysis at the SEM and stress tests, e.g. moisture aging, are carried out together with long-term partners (e.g. Fraunhofer IZM Berlin).

" The QUALSi project continues with each partner acquired – and you are always on board without any further action. "

Stefan Schmitz

CEO Bond-IQ GmbH