Copper preservative treatment
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsPletro Luigi Cavallotti, Fiavio Cereda, Vittorio Sirtori, Franco Zambon
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Abstract
A method of pretreating a copper surface for protecting the surface from oxidation, by immersing the surface in a solution containing organic solderabilty preservatives, such as BenzoTriAzole, with the addition of a zinc salt. The method is particularly useful in the manufacturing of electronic Printed Circuit Boards for protecting the copper surfaces during the solder processes when the PCB undergoes high temperature. The addition of the zinc salts also gives the additional advantage of increasing the solderabilty properties of the copper surface (i.e. wettability and adhesion).
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A method for enhancing the solderability properties of a copper surface, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a copper surface;
- providing a solution comprising:
- at least one azole in a molar concentration of from about 0.001 to about 0.5 molar,
- and a zinc salt in a molar concentration of from about 0.1 to about 1 molar;
- an organic acid;
- a complexing agent, wherein the pH of said solution is from about 5 to about 8;
- and
- contacting said surface with said solution.
A method for enhancing the tin-based solderability properties of a copper surface, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a copper surface;
- providing a tin-based solder;
- providing a solution comprising:
- at least one azole in a molar concentration of from about 0.001 to about 0.5 molar, a zinc salt in a molar concentration of from about 0.1 to about 1 molar,
- at least one amine wherein the molar ratio of said amine to said zinc salt is less than 3,
- at least one organic acid wherein the molar ratio of said organic acid to said zinc salt is less than 4;
- and
- a complexing agent, wherein the pH of said solution is from about 5 to about 8;
- contacting said surface with said solution;
- and
- soldering said surface with said solder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.