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8. Pattern characterization: The substrate was inspected using a microscope to determine<br />

the quality of the developed features. A stylus-type profilometer was used to measure the<br />

height of the features.<br />

9. Final baking: 15 minutes final bake at 100 o C oven was very important to adhere and<br />

completely cure the material on the wafer. Figure 3.10 is an SEM cross-section picture of<br />

the fabricated bumping sites.<br />

Figure 3.10 Cross-section of the open vias<br />

10. Fluxing: The application of flux onto the bond pads.<br />

- Flux: Flux is a chemical cleaning agent that prepares a clean surface <strong>for</strong> joining and<br />

facilitates soldering by removing oxides and other nonmetallic impurities from the<br />

soldering surfaces. Flux selection: Commercial Kester TSF-6592 and Lord no-flow<br />

flux were used in this research <strong>for</strong> the pre-<strong>for</strong>med solderball placement. TSF-6592 is<br />

a no-clean paste flux designed as a lead free solution <strong>for</strong> an array of Lead Free alloys<br />

such as SnAgCu, SnCu, SnAg, and SnAgBi. Stencil printing was chosen as the<br />

method to transfer the flux onto the wafer. Lord no-flow flux is a new product that<br />

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