Abstract:
The synthesis,formulation and characterizations of two new diepoxides were reported,one diepoxide contains tertiary ester(EP-1) and the other contains tertiary ether linkages(EP-2).Both compounds were characterized with 1H-NMR and FT-IR and formulated into underfill materials with an anhydride as hardener and a 2-methylimidazole as catalyst.A dual-epoxy system(EP-3) was also formulated with the tertiary ester diepoxide and a conventional aliphatic diepoxide,ERL-4221,using the same hardener and catalyst.The thermogravimetric analysis(TGA) reveals that the cured EP-2 and EP-3 had obviously lower thermal decomposition onset temperature(around 215℃) than ERL-4221(310℃).The shear strength and glass transition temperatures of these novel diepoxides decreas quickly upon being aged at 225℃.The unusual thermal degradable properties make these compounds a potential use as reworkable underfill for flip-chip application.