Improvement of thickness uniformity in nickel electroforming for the LIGA process

International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1065-1072

  Yang, Hsiharng ^a   Kang, Shung Wen ^b  

^a Fu Shin Institute of Technology   (Taiwan)

^b TAMKANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHODES; ELECTROFORMING; LITHOGRAPHY; METALLOGRAPHIC MICROSTRUCTURE; NICKEL;

NICKEL ELECTROFORMING;

METAL FORMING;

EID: 0033874810     PISSN: 08906955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0890-6955(99)00107-8     Document Type: Article

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