摘要 |
A device fabrication method, according to which a tin-copper-alloy layer is formed adjacent to a copper-plated pad or pin that is used to electrically connect the device to external wiring. Advantageously, the tin-copper-alloy layer inhibits copper dissolution during a solder reflow process because that layer is substantially insoluble in liquid Sn-Ag-Cu (tin-silver-copper) solder alloys under typical solder reflow conditions and therefore shields the copper plating from direct physical contact with the liquefied solder. |