Arrangement and method for degassing small-high aspect ratio drilled holes prior to wet chemical processing

1. Field of the Invention An arrangement and method for the degassing small high-aspect ratio drilled holes or vias which are present in panels such as printed circuit boards prior to wet chemical processing, including copper plating of the vias, in order to remove any air or gas bubbles from the vi...

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Main Authors Downes, Jr., Francis J, Galasco, Raymond T, Lehman, Lawrence P, Topa, Robert D
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 30.09.2003
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Summary:1. Field of the Invention An arrangement and method for the degassing small high-aspect ratio drilled holes or vias which are present in panels such as printed circuit boards prior to wet chemical processing, including copper plating of the vias, in order to remove any air or gas bubbles from the vias tending to inhibit the reliable plating thereof. This is carried out through the utilization of an ultrasonic prewetting in a liquid bath preceding cleaning for the electroless plating process, thereby enabling all of the vias or holes to be degassed; in effect, having air removed and the vias or holes filled with liquid; thereby allowing subsequent process cleansing solutions to easily flow into the respective holes or vias in order to facilitate the electroless copper plating process.