Immersion plating of tin-bismuth solder

Details Immersion plating of tin-bismuth solder Immersion plating of tin-bismuth solder

1994-11-07

1995-07-25

Klemanski, Helene

Compositions: coating or plastic

Coating or plastic compositions

Metal-depositing composition or substrate-sensitizing...

106 125, C23C 1848

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ABSTRACT:
An electroless immersion plating process for depositing a tin-bismuth plate onto a surface formed of copper or the like comprises immersing the surface into an acidic aqueous solution comprising a tin alkane sulfonate compound, preferably tin methane sulfonate, and a bismuth alkane sulfonate compound, preferably bismuth methane sulfonate. The solution also contains thiourea in an amount effective to reduce tin at the surface. The bismuth compound is added in an amount to produce a bismuth concentration that is less than about 1.0 gram per liter. Furthermore, the ratio of tin to bismuth in the solution is at least 30 to 1, and preferably at least 50 to 1. The process deposits a dense, adherent plate composed of a tin-bismuth alloy containing at least 50 weight percent tin and preferably containing greater than 70 weight percent tin, which plate is well suited for use in microelectronic soldering operations.

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