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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 1993
Filed:
Nov. 27, 1991
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jeffrey P Burress, Framingham, MA (US);
Assignee:
Shipley Company Inc., Marlborough, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C25D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
205187 ; 205167 ; 205126 ; 427304 ;
Abstract
A process and composition for preparing a nonconducting surface for electroplating. The process comprises contact of the nonconductor with a reaction product of a stannous salt, a noble metal salt and halide ions in acidic solution having a pH not exceeding 3.5. The noble metal salt is present in a amount of from 0.01 and 2.5 grams per liter. The weight ratio of tin to noble metal preferably varies between 150:1 to 700:1. Following contact with the tin-noble metal composition, the surface is contacted with a solution of a sulfur salt able to react with tin and the noble metal to form a sulfide and then electroplated.