While the characterisation of intermetallic coverage and intermetallic phase (IP) growth in gold ball bonding on aluminium is quite well understood, there is relatively little literature concerning the morphology and growth of 1P's between Cu halls bonded on aluminium pad metallisation.The difference between Cu-AI IP growth compared with the well known Au-AI IP's has been studied mainly of larger wire diameter (35-50pm) in the early 1980's. Cu wire ball bonding has been established for many years mainly for high power devices at wire diameters >= 38pm and fine wire for discrete device applications. However, there is now interest in fine pitch Cu wire ball bonding at smaller wire diameters of 25pm and smaller for high pin count applications, driven mainly by cost reduction. Development and optimisation of robust copper wire bonding processes for such applications requires an assessment of intermetallic coverage and Cu-AI intermetallic growth after isothermal aging. This paper describes the problems associated with coverage determination, some characteristics of Cu-AI and Au-AI intermetallic compounds and characterises the difference in the IP growth between Au-AI and Cu-AI. The relative merits of gold and copper ballhonding are also briefly discussed.
Chemical characterization of PM2.5 [organic carbon, elemental carbon, water soluble inorganic ionic components, and major and trace elements] was carried out for a source apportionment study of PM2.5 at an urban site of Delhi, India from January, 2013, to December, 2014. The annual average mass concentration of PM2.5 was 122 ± 94.1 µg m(-3). Strong seasonal variation was observed in PM2.5 mass concentration and its chemical composition with maxima during winter and minima during monsoon. A receptor model, positive matrix factorization (PMF) was applied for source apportionment of PM2.5 mass concentration. The PMF model resolved the major sources of PM2.5 as secondary aerosols (21.3 %), followed by soil dust (20.5 %), vehicle emissions (19.7 %), biomass burning (14.3 %), fossil fuel combustion (13.7 %), industrial emissions (6.2 %) and sea salt (4.3 %).
Sargassum is recognized both empirically and scientifically as a potential anti-inflammatory agent. Inflammation is an important response in the body that helps to overcome various challenges to body homeostasis such as microbial infections, tissue stress, and certain injuries. Excessive and uncontrolled inflammatory conditions can affect the pathogenesis of various diseases. This review aims to explore the potential of Sargassum's anti-inflammatory activity, not only in crude extracts but also in sulfated polysaccharides and purified compounds. The tropical region has a promising availability of Sargassum biomass because its climate allows for the optimal growth of seaweed throughout the year. This is important for its commercial utilization as functional ingredients for both food and non-food applications. To the best of our knowledge, studies related to Sargassum's anti-inflammatory activity are still dominated by subtropical species. Studies on tropical Sargassum are mainly focused on the polysaccharides group, though there are some other potentially bioactive compounds such as polyphenols, terpenoids, fucoxanthin, fatty acids and their derivatives, typical polar lipids, and other groups. Information on the modulation mechanism of Sargassum's bioactive compounds on the inflammatory response is also discussed here, but specific mechanisms related to the interaction between bioactive compounds and targets in cells still need to be further studied.
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