Several of the chemistry suppliers are offering/implementing Palladium as an 
alternative to HASL or OSP.  They should be able to tell you who is in 
production.  Here are a couple of places to start

LeaRonal
David Marks
272 Buffalo Ave
Freeport, NY
516-868-8800

MacDermid
Michael Norwood
245 Freight St.
Waterbury, CT
203-575-7948

Another good contact is :
The former Bell Labs
Lucent Technologies
Bruce Stacy
908-582-4289
Or west coast
David Williams
408-249-8993

Hope this helps; [log in to unmask]

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From: [log in to unmask]
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Ag or Pd alternative to HASL inquiry
Date: Friday, September 20, 1996 11:59AM


     What companies sell silver or palladium solderability coatings as an 
     alternative to HASL?
        What production PCB fabricators use either of these solderability 
     finishes?
        Thanks for any information regarding this matter.
              David Kelly
     Materials & Processes
     Boeing Defense & Space Group
     [log in to unmask]
     (206)773-7342

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