Development of an electroless nickel immersion gold process for PCB final finishes

Circuit World

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 5-8+37

  Kwok, R W M ^a   Chan, K C M ^a   Bayes, M W ^b  

^a Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials Asia Limited   (Hong Kong)

^b ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Metallizing; Porosity; Printed circuit boards

Indexed keywords

CORROSION PROTECTION; GOLD; METALLIZING; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NICKEL; PHOSPHORUS; POROSITY; PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS; SOLDERED JOINTS; SOLDERING; STABILIZERS (AGENTS); SURFACES;

ELECTROLESS NICKEL IMMERSION GOLD PROCESS; HYPERACTIVE CORROSION; SPONTANEOUS DECOMPOSITION;

ELECTROLESS PLATING;

EID: 1642362760     PISSN: 03056120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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