ENIG is IPC-4552 Electrolytics: IPC-6012 Table 3-2 has some requirements, but AMS-2422 and ASTM-B-488 are the controlling documents. Jeffrey Bush Director, Quality Assurance and Technical Support 76 Technology Drive - POB 1890 Brattleboro, Vermont 05302-1890 Tel. 802.257.4571.21 Fax. 802.257.0011 [log in to unmask] http://www.vtcircuits.com -----Original Message----- From: David Harman [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 8:52 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [TN] GOld plating standard over NI on PCB. I am looking to specify a minimum gold thickness on my pads on my PCB. Is there a standard that I can quote for gold thickness and porosity to avoid any NI from migrating up through the gold and causing NI oxide? David Harman --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8e To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5315 ----------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8e To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5315 -----------------------------------------------------