US5213841A
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Metal accelerator
Assignee: Shipley Co Inc
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Filing: 1990-05-15
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Granted: 1993-05-25
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Expires: 2010-05-15
Abstract
Abstract A process for metal plating characterized by use of an accelerator solution of a metal reducible by stannous tin between a step of catalysis and metal deposition.
Inventors
- 👤 Michael Gulla
- 👤 Prasit Sricharoenchaikit
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 09:23
CPC Classifications
C; C23; C23C; C23C18/00; C23C18/16; C23C18/18; C23C18/20; C23C18/28
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 32
Claim 1
Independent Claim
113 words
A process for plating a substrate with metal, said process comprising the steps of: a. catalyzing said substrate with a preformed metal plating catalyst that is the product of reaction of stannous ions and ions of a metal catalytic to electroless metal deposition, b. directly accelerating said catalyzed substrate by contact of the same with an accelerating solution that is aqueous stannous tin free solution of a metal that does not impede a plating reaction and which is more noble in the electromotive series than tin, said step of acceleration being performed without a step of water rinsing between the step of catalyzing and acceleration, and c. plating metal over said treated substrate.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
113 words
A process for plating a substrate with metal, said process comprising the steps of: a. catalyzing said substrate with a preformed metal plating catalyst that is the product of reaction of stannous ions and ions of a metal catalytic to electroless metal deposition, b. directly accelerating said catalyzed substrate by contact of the same with an accelerating solution that is aqueous stannous tin free solution of a metal that does not impede a plating reaction and which is more noble in the electromotive series than tin, said step of acceleration being performed without a step of water rinsing between the step of catalyzing and acceleration, and c. plating metal over said treated substrate.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
12 words
The process of claim 1 where the noble metal salt is palladium.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
12 words
The process of claim 1 where plating is by electroless metal deposition.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
12 words
The process of claim 1 where plating is by electrolytic metal deposition.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
The process of claim 1 where plating is by electroless metal deposition followed by electrolytic metal deposition.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
The process of claim 4 where the catalyzed substrate is treated with a solution of a chalcogen subsequent to catalysis and prior to electrolytic metal deposition.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
10 words
The process of claim 6 where the chalcogen is sulfur.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
The process of claim 1 where the metal in the accelerating solution is a noble metal.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
11 words
The process of claim 7 where the accelerating solution is acidic.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
25 words
The process of claim 9 where the pH is below the pH where hydroxide formation of the metal salt in the accelerator solution will occur.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
21 words
The process of claim 7 where the metal in the accelerating solution is the same metal as in the plating catalyst.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
18 words
The process of claim 7 where the noble metal of the catalyst and the accelerating solution is palladium.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
27 words
The process of claim 12 where the palladium in the accelerating solution is a double salt of a palladium halide having a pH in excess of 3.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
22 words
The process of claim 12 where the palladium is present in an amount of at least 0.0001 moles per liter of solution.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
23 words
The process of claim 12 where the palladium is present in an amount ranging between 0.001 and 0.05 moles per liter of solution.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
20 words
The process of claim 7 where the accelerating solution is an aqueous solution of a salt of the accelerating metal.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
16 words
The process of claim 15 where the substrate is a copper clad printed circuit board substrate.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
86 words
A process for increasing the density of catalytic metal sites over the surface of a substrate, said process comprising the steps of contacting said substrate with a preformed product of reaction of a stannous salt and a noble metal salt followed by contact of the so treated substrate with an ionic stannous tin free solution of a metal salt more noble than the noble metal of the noble metal stannous salt reaction product, said process being conducted in the absence of an intermediate water rinsing step.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
86 words
A process for increasing the density of catalytic metal sites over the surface of a substrate, said process comprising the steps of contacting said substrate with a preformed product of reaction of a stannous salt and a noble metal salt followed by contact of the so treated substrate with an ionic stannous tin free solution of a metal salt more noble than the noble metal of the noble metal stannous salt reaction product, said process being conducted in the absence of an intermediate water rinsing step.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
18 words
The process of claim 18 where the noble metal salt in the ionic solution is a palladium salt.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
26 words
The process of claim 19 where the palladium salt is a double salt of palladium chloride and the solution has a pH in excess of 3.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
16 words
The process of claim 20 where the substrate is a copper clad circuit board base material.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
11 words
The process of claim 18 where the ionic solution is acidic.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
26 words
The process of claim 18 where the pH is below the pH where hydroxide formation of the noble metal salt in the ionic solution will occur.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
22 words
The process of claim 18 where the noble metal on the surface of the substrate and in the ionic solution is palladium.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
26 words
The process of claim 24 where the palladium in the ionic solution is present in an amount of at least 0.0001 moles per liter of solution.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
23 words
The process of claim 25 where the palladium is present in an amount ranging between 0.001 and 0.05 moles per liter of solution.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
15 words
The process of claim 18 where the substrate is a substrate inert to metal deposition.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
20 words
The process of claim 18 where the admixture of said stannous salt and said palladium salt is a tin-palladium colloid.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
14 words
The process of claim 18 where the substrate is a printed circuit board substrate.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
18 words
The process of claim 18 where the substrate is a semiconductor having a coating of an imaged photoresist.
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