{"id":34580,"date":"2020-10-28T08:54:14","date_gmt":"2020-10-28T07:54:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zkw-group.com\/home\/newsroom\/news\/project-solaris-zkw-and-partners-develop-high-performance-material\/"},"modified":"2020-10-29T10:28:04","modified_gmt":"2020-10-29T09:28:04","slug":"project-solaris-zkw-and-partners-develop-high-performance-material","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/zkw-group.com\/en\/home\/newsroom\/news\/project-solaris-zkw-and-partners-develop-high-performance-material\/","title":{"rendered":"Project Solaris: ZKW and Partners Develop High-Performance Material"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"34580\" class=\"elementor elementor-34580 elementor-34542\" data-elementor-post-type=\"news\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-307a898b elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height 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class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Project Solaris: ZKW and Partners Develop High-Performance Material<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b655271 news-intro elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b655271\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Resistant, self-healing solder has the potential to make electronic components more reliable<\/p>\n<p>Project Solaris is being funded by the FFG grant agency and the Ministry of Technology, as part of the program \u201cProduction of the Future.\u201d ZKW is responsible for project management. The ZKW team is researching self-healing solders with a high load-bearing capacity alongside the Vienna University of Technology and the Materials Center Leoben. The material is being researched for potential application in connecting high-power LEDs and other power semiconductors in the automotive industry. ZKW develops and manufactures these kinds of electronic assemblies \u2013 such as control units and light modules \u2013 at the Wiener Neustadt location of ZKW Elektronik GmbH. \u201cThe Solaris project is helping us to develop new products custom-tailored to our automotive clients\u2019 needs, and to make our manufacturing as environmentally friendly as possible while conserving resources. Our goal with this high-performance connection technology is to optimize the failsafe reliability of our electronic products\u201d says Oliver Schubert, CEO of the ZKW Group.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c049065 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c049065\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Material of the Future<\/strong><br \/>\nA large number of electronic components are integrated into modern vehicles. These provide many different safety and comfort functions, and in the future will facilitate autonomous driving as well. These components need to withstand different loads, such as large temperature fluctuations and strong vibrations. The brazing alloy used to affix the components on the printed circuit board is often a weak point. Cracks in the solder cause electronic faults. The goal of the Solaris project (solder and reliability improvements) is to develop a solder material with self-healing properties. This can be achieved by partially melting the solder at operating temperature, causing any incipient cracks to close and reducing mechanical tension. \u201cSo-called non-eutectic alloys could be the key to success, thanks to their self-healing properties\u201d Schubert states.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Increasing Requirements<\/strong><br \/>\nCurrently, tin-silver-copper solder is used to connect electronic components to the printed circuit board using soft soldering. However, the power density and usage temperature increase for semiconductor components, along with the required service life. In accordance with the new standard GMW3172, components must withstand cycles in a temperature range from -40\u00b0C to +140\u00b0C. Commonly available solders only withstand operating temperatures up to 120 degrees Celsius, while current high-power LEDs or power transistors cannot withstand 140 degrees Celsius. Soft solder materials are not able to handle the high thermal and mechanical loads. Creeping, pores and cracks ultimately cause the assembly to fail. Currently, expensive or difficult to process circuit board substrates and exotic package materials are used to solve the issue.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Simulation for Better Safety<\/strong><br \/>\nIn addition, the lighting system specialist is working with our partners to jointly research computer-supported simulations intended to predict the service life for the new solder material. Test assemblies are simulated and manufactured for testing in order to expose them to loads at extreme conditions until they fail. These tests can be used to test models and predict the expected service life. The Vienna University of Technology not only provides support through basic research, but also completes thermodynamic calculations. Furthermore, it provides laboratory and testing equipment, such as a scanning electronic microscope equipped with the newest features. The Materials Center Leoben, in turn, contributes its expertise in modeling, simulation, operational lifetime forecasting and damage analysis. One key area is analyzing defective components using accompanying products like X-ray tomography. 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