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Electronic device with plated electrical contact

US9563233B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 14, 2014
Grant dateFeb 7, 2017
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Expiry dateAug 14, 2034

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R13/03
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An electronic device includes an electronic component configured to receive electric current and a plated contact electrically coupled to the electronic component and configured to carry the electric current to the electronic component from a system external to the device. The plated contact includes a copper-alloy layer, a platinum-group metal (PGM) layer plated over the copper-alloy layer, and a gold-alloy layer plated over the PGM layer.

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