Not if the target plating area is bussed to the Cathode - overall cheaper and less issues, given the design allows. We have done inboard contacts in the past where the buss is routed/scored out post plate.
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-----Original Message-----
From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of R Sedlak
Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 7:05 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [TN] Immersion Gold versus Electrolytic Gold
Steve: If you want to electroplate the whole board surface with gold, no photoresist is required, or if you are plating tips only, but if you want to selectively plate only the circuitry, photoresist is required.
Rudy
--- On Wed, 6/10/09, Steve Kelly <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
From: Steve Kelly <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: [TN] Immersion Gold versus Electrolytic Gold
To: [log in to unmask]
Date: Wednesday, June 10, 2009, 1:00 PM
Hi Rudy,
We electroplate gold everyday with no photoresist- why would you need a
photoresist in the electroplate area? Regards Steve Kelly
-----Original Message-----
From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of R Sedlak
Sent: June-10-09 3:19 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [TN] Immersion Gold versus Electrolytic Gold
Harris:
Perhaps the single biggest difference between electrolytic and immersion
gold, besides the self-limiting aspect of immersion gold, thus limiting
thickness, is that immersion gold covers the entire trace, including
sides. Electrolytic gold must be applied with a photoresist on the board,
and thus the sides of the traces are exposed Copper.
Electrolytic gold is applied on top of electrolytic Nickel MOST of the time,
there are some people doing direct gold on top of Copper, but it is quite
thick. Plating Copper under the Nickel is unnecessary.
Rudy Sedlak
RD Chemical Company
--- On Wed, 6/10/09, Harris Dy <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
From: Harris Dy <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: [TN] Immersion Gold versus Electrolytic Gold
To: [log in to unmask]
Date: Wednesday, June 10, 2009, 10:31 AM
Hi guys,
Can you please help to differentiate the two surface finishes? Also, is
Electrolytic Gold done in Cu-Ni-Au plating line or there is another way?
Thanks in advance,
Harris
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