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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 13, 1998
Yoshihisa Takase, Osaka, JP;
Naoki Okazaki, Osaka, JP;
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
Electroless nickel plating and gold plating is performed on an aluminum electrode in order to construct a highly reliable electrode. The steps are: depositing zinc on the aluminum electrode with zincate treatment liquid containing sodium hydroxide and zinc oxide; immersing it in solution which is prepared by dissolving sodium hypophosphite as a reducing agent into de-ionized water, followed by addition of de-ionized water while adjusting for the pH of 9.0 to 12.0 with sodium hydroxide solution, so as to make a total volume of 1000 ml; nickel-plating the aluminum electrode of the semiconductor device by using electroless nickel plating solution of oxidation-reduction reacting type containing sulfur compound as a reaction promoter, under a condition of the pH at 4.0 to 6.8 and a temperature of 80 to 90.degree. C.; electroless gold-plating by substitutional reaction type; and, electroless gold-plating by oxidation-reduction reacting type, so as to form a nickel film containing phosphor and gold plated films on all aluminum electrodes of the semiconductor device. In this way, a nickel plate film of good electrical conductivity and also a gold plate of a thick film on all aluminum electrodes of the semiconductor device are formed, without resulting in corrosion of the passivation film and the aluminum electrodes.