Do you have some pictures to illustrate the issue? Thanks -----Original Message----- From: Wayne Showers Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2018 7:57 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [TN] Rough Gold causing plating shorts I need a favor in regard to rough gold (ENIG) causing plating shorts. I need a brief synopsis of which process or processes typically go out of balance to cause this issue. Basis: My supplier is indicating electrical shorts attributable to rough gold being the reason for their low lot yields on a rigid flex. Unfortunately, I know enough to be dangerous but not necessarily effective in this realm.