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Treating laminates with a wetting/reducing solution after desmearing with permanganate
Assignee: OMI International Corp
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Filing: 1987-05-27
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Granted: 1989-10-10
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Expires: 2007-05-27
Abstract
Abstract An aqueous composition is provided for treating a laminate in the manufacture of a printed circuit board, the composition comprising a wetting agent, which has a positively charged quaternary nitrogen atom, and a reducing agent which is compatible with the wetting agent. Preferably the reducing agent is hydroxylamine or one or more of its salts, but oxalic acid or one or more oxalates may, alternatively or as well, be used. The compatibility of the wetting and reducing agents enables the number of process steps to be reduced.
Inventors
- 👤 Jeffrey Darken
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 04:38
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K3/00; H05K3/38; H05K3/381; C; C23; C23C; C23C18/00; C23C18/16; C23C18/18; C23C18/20; C23C18/22; H05K3/40; H05K3/42; H05K3/422; H05K2203/00; H05K2203/07; H05K2203/0779; H05K2203/0786; H05K2203/0796; H05K2203/12; H05K2203/122; H05K3/0011; H05K3/0055; H05K3/382; H05K3/383; H05K3/425; H05K3/427
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
86 words
A method of treating a laminate for a printed circuit board, which laminate has been previously treated with permanganate, the method comprising contacting the board with an aqueous composition of a wetting agent having a positively charged quaternary nitrogen atom and a reducing agent compatible with the wetting agent, which reducing agent is selected from: (a) hydroxylamine and salts thereof; and (b) oxalic acid and salts thereof, and mixtures thereof and wherein such contacting is carried out after the permanganate treatment with no intervening treatment therebetween.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
86 words
A method of treating a laminate for a printed circuit board, which laminate has been previously treated with permanganate, the method comprising contacting the board with an aqueous composition of a wetting agent having a positively charged quaternary nitrogen atom and a reducing agent compatible with the wetting agent, which reducing agent is selected from: (a) hydroxylamine and salts thereof; and (b) oxalic acid and salts thereof, and mixtures thereof and wherein such contacting is carried out after the permanganate treatment with no intervening treatment therebetween.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the contacting time is from 15 seconds to 30 minutes.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
154 words
A method of preparing a drilled multi-layer laminate for a printed circuit board for being receptive to the deposition of copper, the method comprising the steps of: (a) treating the laminate with permanganate to de-smear the drilled holes, thereafter with no intervening treatment, (b) contacting the laminate with an aqueous composition of a wetting agent having a positively charged quarternary nitrogen atom and a reducing agent compatible with the wetting agent, which reducing agent is selected from: (i) hydroxylamine and salts thereof; and (ii) oxalic acid and salts thereof, and mixtures thereof, (c) when there is an external copper layer on a said laminate, mildly etching said copper layer to render its adhesives qualities suitable for the deposition of electroless copper thereon, (d) contacting the laminate with an acidic solution, and (e) contacting the laminate with a composition for depositing catalyst for rendering the laminate's surfaces catalytic to the deposition of copper on them.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
154 words
A method of preparing a drilled multi-layer laminate for a printed circuit board for being receptive to the deposition of copper, the method comprising the steps of: (a) treating the laminate with permanganate to de-smear the drilled holes, thereafter with no intervening treatment, (b) contacting the laminate with an aqueous composition of a wetting agent having a positively charged quarternary nitrogen atom and a reducing agent compatible with the wetting agent, which reducing agent is selected from: (i) hydroxylamine and salts thereof; and (ii) oxalic acid and salts thereof, and mixtures thereof, (c) when there is an external copper layer on a said laminate, mildly etching said copper layer to render its adhesives qualities suitable for the deposition of electroless copper thereon, (d) contacting the laminate with an acidic solution, and (e) contacting the laminate with a composition for depositing catalyst for rendering the laminate's surfaces catalytic to the deposition of copper on them.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 3 wherein after the step (e), the laminate is contacted with an accelerator composition.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 4 wherein the permanganate is an alkali solution of a permanganate salt and the accelerator composition is fluoboric acid.
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