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Conditioning of a substrate for electroless plating thereon

US5318803A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 13, 1990
Grant dateJun 7, 1994
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Expiry dateNov 13, 2010

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC23C18/28
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A dielectric substrate is conditioned for subsequent electroless plating thereon by contacting with a catalytic metal salt and then with a reducing agent and with an electroless metal plating bath followed by contacting with a second catalytic metal salt. In addition, a dielectric substrate is conditioned for electroless plating thereon by obtaining a substrate of a dielectric material that contains metal particles therein and contacting with a catalytic metal salt.

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