Bruce ; in category of "other" ; something close home :
http://www.bell-labs.com/news/1998/october/23/1.html :
[researching contactable AND solderable (the hard part) finishes as well]

Paul Klasek
http://www.resmed.com

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> From:         Bruce Stacy[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent:         Saturday, 27 February 1999 0:37
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      [TN] % of finger contacts on boards
>
> I am trying to get a feel for the types of boards manufactured and their
> requirements.  The IPC TMRC has domne a good job in putting a lot of this
> information together in regards to SMT, flex circuits, hole size and #,
> etc.  What I want to know from the people who fabricate boards, what
> percentage of those boards have:
>
>    Nickel gold finger tabs
>    Other contact areas with finsihed with nickel gold
>    What perdcentage of contact areas are finished with other surfaces
>    What are these other contact surfaces (Tin, Solder, SnNi, etc)
>
> Your help woulrd be appreciated
>
> Thanks
>
> Bruce Stacy
> Lucent Technologies
>
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