Copper Pillar Electroplating: Important Shape Limits

Summary for copper pillar electroplating Discussion

Copper pillar electroplating is the focus of this question, with Kevin Lee asking whether it is possible to plate copper pillars onto dome-shaped or pointy-shaped surfaces, and how to begin plating dome-shaped pillars. In the excerpt provided, no technical answer is shown, so there is no documented guidance on process setup, feasibility, or surface preparation. The thread only establishes the problem statement: Kevin has seen dome-shaped copper pillar plating in print, but has never seen a pointy-shaped version and wants to know if it can be done. Because the answer text is missing from the excerpt, no named responder advice can be summarized here. The page therefore reads as an unanswered or incomplete discussion in the supplied source, centered on whether copper pillar electroplating can conform to non-flat geometries.

December 22, 2014

Q. Does anyone have experience with copper pillar electroplating?
I tried to plate dome shape and pointy shape surface copper pillars, and I have seem it on paper which plated dome shape but never seen pointy shape surface. Is it possible to plate point surface copper pillar? I don’t know how to start plating dome shape pillars, could anyone share their experience?

Thanks very much.
Kevin

Kevin Lee
– san jose, California, USA


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December 2014

Hi Kevin. Is it possible to include a photo, sketch, or dimensions? Sorry, I’m not quite sure what you are trying to do. I think you are talking about “pillar bump” fabrication — but you’d like the column to be sort of like an obelisk, or with a cone on top, rather than flat-topped?

Regards,

Ted Mooney, finishing.com
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