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Electroless Solder Plating

I am a manufacturing engineer in a small electronics company. I am researching the feasibility of solder plating individual areas of a printed microelectronic circuit. Is this feasible, and would it require an electroless process?

Craig hare
electronics mfgr - Nashua, NH, USA
2004

Electroless ain't gonna happen. You have two choices, selective solder strip or selective solder plate. Which is better probably depends on the circuit design, but normally selective solder strip is easier.

James Totter, CEF
- Tallahassee, Florida
2004

I would like to know if there is a way to reduce or eliminate the demarcation/overlap/butt line that occurs during the sss process?

Sonny Youderian
- Denver, Colorado, U.S.A.
2006

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