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Method of manufacture of printed wiring boards having multi-purpose finish

US6517893B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 28, 2001
Grant dateFeb 11, 2003
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Expiry dateAug 28, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/1291
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A printed wiring board (PWB) and a method of manufacturing the same. In one embodiment, the PWB includes: (1) a substrate having a conductive trace located thereon and (2) a multi-purpose finish including palladium alloy where palladium is alloyed with cobalt or a platinum group metal and is located on at least a portion of the conductive trace, which forms both a non-contact finish and a contact finish for the PWB.

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