Start with palladium activation on your gold first, followed by nickel
plating. It works. You can get the appropriate chemicals from Shipley guys.
Gautham at absara@singnet.com.sg

----- Original Message -----
From: "Chen Yan" 
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Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2003 2:58 PM
Subject: [mems-talk] electro and electroless plating for Ni?


> Hi Gautham,
> Thank you for help!
> I am using it for a microswitch, deposit a thick layer 2um on top of 2000A
Au for a beam. So
> what is the EN process?
>
> Regards,
> chenyan
>
> Hi Chenyan,
>
> I had used EN process as a Under Bump Metallization for wafer bumps. What
is
> your application and what thickness are you expecting.
> Regards Gautham Viswanadam; Managing Director, Absara Micro Systems (S)
Pte
> Ltd; 17, Philips Street, #05 - 01; Grand Building
> Singapore - 048695. Ph: 65 64841430 Fax: 65 64842780; e-mail:
>   absara at
singnet.com.sg
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