Jamie Baumgart wrote about the Aussie board shop using a Direct
Metallisation process - absolutely correct. The company is Lintek and is
located in Canberra, Australia. The principal is Steve Butler, who
developed their process. As far as I know they are still in business using
this process.

Regards,

Wes Smith.


>
>     A gentleman by the name of Gerald White in Mesquite, Texas (just 
>     outside of Dallas) patented a process many years ago using a variation 
>     of sputtering.  He used the term "Mag-ion" plating.  Texas Instruments 
>     had played around with it for several different uses, unfortunately I 
>     left before any really useful information came out of the project. 
>     (This was about 4 years ago.)  
>     
>     I also believe that an Australia PCB shop (Linguard or something like 
>     that) has been producing boards with this process for several years.
>     
>     Regards,
>     Jamie Baumgart  
>
>
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>Subject: Direct metallization
>Author:  [log in to unmask] at smtplink
>Date:    12/27/96 9:33 PM
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>
>I have heard rumors from a few suppliers around the industry there is a
>research group that is attempting a direct metalization method through a
>plasma sputter  coater. Has anybody heard of such research?
>
>T. Gaylor 
>
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