Electronics Forum | Fri Aug 05 12:13:28 EDT 2005 | spommer
As part of our conversion to lead-free, I'm redesigning a pcb that had switch contact patterns screened on the board using carbon ink. On the new board, I plan on using the ENIG process and having the switch contacts be patterns of copper with the n
Electronics Forum | Fri Feb 17 07:23:29 EST 2017 | sevenfortyone
I'm a PCB designer working on a board that has a rubber keypad with control buttons mounted to it. The PCB contains the corresponding contact patterns for the buttons - a typical interlocking finger pattern. In the past when I've encountered this
Electronics Forum | Fri May 03 18:10:17 EDT 2002 | stownsend
Okay, here goes another thread about gold plating. I have been using gold plated PCB's for about two years now, with mostly very good results. The main reason I started using gold in the first place was because it is flat, solder wets to it nicely,
Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 21 01:32:49 EST 2017 | soldertraining
Looking for advice on soldering lead free paste to a board with very heavy gold plating, In my opinion, Gold contact surfaces are often used on circuit boards with membrane switches which is a choice of technology for industrial, commercial and consu
Electronics Forum | Fri Jun 14 14:30:36 EDT 2002 | davef
Assuming you are talking about solderable surfaces: People specify various materials to protect the solderability of the pads on the board. Gold, actually, Electroless Nickel - Immersion Gold [ENIG], is popular. * Board fabricators like it because
Electronics Forum | Thu Aug 31 11:16:53 EDT 2017 | hxamalia
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Electronics Forum | Fri Feb 17 09:08:22 EST 2017 | davef
An interesting paper on the topic is "The evolution of surface finishes in mobile phone applications" by Claus Würtz Nielsen at Nokia Mobile Phones R&D [http://www.cicmt.org/adv_micro/papers/Nordic2004paper.pdf] The paper reported corrosion problem
Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 21 03:20:57 EST 2017 | pcbcart
We're a custom PCB manufacturing services provider based in China and we have made many high quality circuit boards for high end products. Based on your project requirements and our years' experience, we are positive that ENIG is totally sufficient.
Electronics Forum | Sun Apr 05 00:23:53 EDT 2020 | researchmfg
1. To protect the nickel and copper under gold plating from oxidization before soldering. Gold plating can extend the PCB self-life and improve the solderability for 2nd re-flow. 2. Provide a good bonding strength. For Chip on Board process that Gol
Electronics Forum | Fri Feb 28 11:02:06 EST 2020 | slthomas
I'm not 100% sure which type of gold you're asking about, but if you're talking about hard gold plating, I think the most common use is to provide a durable surface for things like membrane switch contacts because it resists abrasion and other mechan
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