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Adhesion problem between electroplated Copper and Gold seed layer
2010-01-28
Adhesion problem between electroplated Copper and Gold seed layer
Fei Wang
2010-01-28
Hi, Will,

Cu seed layer works well for many electroplating deposition especially for
Copper electroplate. Au is the worst seed layer I have ever used for
electroplating.

Best wishes,
Fei

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发件人: mems-talk-bounces@memsnet.org [mailto:mems-talk-bounces@memsnet.org]
代表 Will Yu
发送时间: 2010年1月28日 7:55
收件人: General MEMS discussion
主题: [mems-talk] Adhesion problem between electroplated Copper and Goldseed
layer

Hi all,

I was trying to electroplate Cu on gold seed layer by using SU8 as mask.
After plating, all the small Cu patterns were  released when I tried to
remove
SU8 in remover PG @ 80C. Is there anyway to improve the adhesion? Does
it help if I evaporate Cu as seed layer or dry etch SU8? Any suggestion
is appreciated.

For dry etching SU8, could anyone provide a recipe with fast etching rate
(my SU8 is about 100um thick)?

Thanks,
Will
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