Jamie Baumgart wrote about the Aussie board shop using a Direct Metallisation process - absolutely correct. The company is Lintek and is located in Canberra, Australia. The principal is Steve Butler, who developed their process. As far as I know they are still in business using this process. Regards, Wes Smith. > > A gentleman by the name of Gerald White in Mesquite, Texas (just > outside of Dallas) patented a process many years ago using a variation > of sputtering. He used the term "Mag-ion" plating. Texas Instruments > had played around with it for several different uses, unfortunately I > left before any really useful information came out of the project. > (This was about 4 years ago.) > > I also believe that an Australia PCB shop (Linguard or something like > that) has been producing boards with this process for several years. > > Regards, > Jamie Baumgart > > >______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ >Subject: Direct metallization >Author: [log in to unmask] at smtplink >Date: 12/27/96 9:33 PM > > >I have heard rumors from a few suppliers around the industry there is a >research group that is attempting a direct metalization method through a >plasma sputter coater. Has anybody heard of such research? > >T. Gaylor > >*************************************************************************** >* TechNet mail list is provided as a service by IPC using SmartList v3.05 * >*************************************************************************** >* To unsubscribe from this list at any time, send a message to: * >* [log in to unmask] with <subject: unsubscribe> and no text. * >*************************************************************************** >* If you are having a problem with the IPC TechNet forum please contact * >* Dmitriy Sklyar at 847-509-9700 ext. 311 or email at [log in to unmask] * >*************************************************************************** > > >*************************************************************************** >* TechNet mail list is provided as a service by IPC using SmartList v3.05 * >*************************************************************************** >* To unsubscribe from this list at any time, send a message to: * >* [log in to unmask] with <subject: unsubscribe> and no text. * >*************************************************************************** >* If you are having a problem with the IPC TechNet forum please contact * >* Dmitriy Sklyar at 847-509-9700 ext. 311 or email at [log in to unmask] * >*************************************************************************** > > > *************************************************************************** * TechNet mail list is provided as a service by IPC using SmartList v3.05 * *************************************************************************** * To unsubscribe from this list at any time, send a message to: * * [log in to unmask] with <subject: unsubscribe> and no text. * *************************************************************************** * If you are having a problem with the IPC TechNet forum please contact * * Dmitriy Sklyar at 847-509-9700 ext. 311 or email at [log in to unmask] * ***************************************************************************