Method for enhancing the solderability of a surface
OwnerRonald Redline, David Sawoska +1inventors
InventorsRonald Redline, David Sawoska, Peter Kukanskis
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Abstract
A method for enhancing the solderability of a metallic surface is disclosed where the metallic surface is plated with an immersion silver plate prior to soldering, which immersion silver plate is treated with an additive selected from the group consisting of fatty amines, fatty amides, quaternary salts, ampihateric salts, resinous amines, resinous amides, fatty acids, resinous acids, ethoxylated derivatives of any of the foregoing, and mixtures of any of the foregoing. The immersion silver deposits created are resistant to electromigration.
Claims8
A process for improving the solderability of a metal surface, said process comprising:
- a). contacting the metal surface with an immersion silver plating solution thereby producing an immersion silver plate upon the metal surface;
- and thereafter
- b). treating the immersion silver plated metal surface with a solution comprising an additive selected from the group consisting of fatty amines, fatty amides, quaternary salts, amphateric salts, resinous amines, resinous amides, fatty acids, resinous acids, ethoxylated versions of any of the foregoing, and mixtures of any of the foregoing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.