Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 01 06:54:19 EST 2000 | Roni H.
Hi, Does anyone have experience with gold over nickel (electroless) PCB finish: - Repeatble quality from PCB mfg. (very "painfull" with ENTEK). - Environment condition sensitivity. - Thermal processes sensitivity. - Solderability (Reflow & wave). -
Electronics Forum | Mon Oct 25 15:56:56 EDT 1999 | Dave F
William: Three things: 1 If the gold is porous, it will not protect the nickel and the nichel wiil oxidize and become unsolderable. 2 If the nickel is not solderable, the gold overcoat will not improve that. 3 Ag or Au over electroless Ni creates b
Electronics Forum | Mon Oct 25 16:35:04 EDT 1999 | William
I am pretty sure I am not having a problem w/porous gold or nickel that does not solder. How about electroless versus electrolytic? I thought electrolytic was for goldfingers and such applications. Can you use electrolytic plating for fine pitch a
Electronics Forum | Mon Oct 25 21:28:38 EDT 1999 | Dave F
3%) concentrations of gold form brittle intermetallic compounds with the tin in your solder. Electroless gold is applied with an autocatalytic process that self-limits around 5 mils thickness. You're correct electrolytic gold is used for goldfinger
Electronics Forum | Sat Jan 30 21:04:32 EST 1999 | Sidharth
Hi all, i'm researching information on fluxless solder bumping of flip-chip by either : 1. electroplating AuSn bumps 2. electroless Ni on Al pads in an autocatalysis process. could anyone point me in the direction of more information ? partic
Electronics Forum | Tue Aug 18 10:05:11 EDT 1998 | Ben Salisbury
Question: If a PCB and the lands of a part both had electroless plating, would there be a higher tendancy for intermetallics to form in and on the solderjoint...versus just the PCB or Just the part being plated? I'm currently running into this proble
Electronics Forum | Fri Jun 19 14:25:24 EDT 1998 | Earl Moon
| | Has anyone had experience with placing BGA on gold plated boards. I thought I read a while ago there was a problem with embrittlment causing cracked joints. If anyone has experience with this your feedback would be great. | | Mike | There has b
Electronics Forum | Wed Aug 21 10:20:05 EDT 2002 | ksfacinelli
Dave, I am interested in a amine hydrochloride activated flux. Can you give suggestions on readily available fluxes that you have used that have strong deoxidization properties. I am looking at something that could be used in a pinch when the stan
Electronics Forum | Fri Mar 14 23:41:11 EST 2003 | MA/NY DDave
Hi Well maybe someone else has better info yet I don't see this fully associated with density of package. As long as the process gives a good Electroless NI, Immersion AU you should be OK. If it doesn't and the process output is marginal as has been
Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 22 09:01:50 EST 2005 | davef
It could be that you're starting with hyper corroded nickel, before you even begin work. With electroless nickel, everybody looks at the nickel, but the cause turns out to be the immersion gold is too aggressive [during fabrication]. Immersion gold
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