Producing metal patterns on a plastic surface
US5211803A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 23, 1992 |
| Grant date | May 18, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 23, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05K2203/107
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Poly(arylene sulfide) articles having plated metal paths thereon are disclosed. A pattern of areas of lesser crystallinity and areas of higher crystallinity is created in the polymer morphology of a surface of the article. The surface is then exposed to a chemical etchant selectively active upon the areas of lesser crystallinity thereby etching those areas of lesser crystallinity while leaving areas of higher crystallinity substantially unaffected. Then a conductive metal is deposited on the etched areas of lesser crystallinity by an electroless plating process. Subsequent electroplating can also be used.
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