Electroless plating method and ceramic substrate

US10602617B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-10602617-B2
Application numberUS-201815913032-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 6, 2018
Priority dateFeb 8, 2013
Publication dateMar 24, 2020
Grant dateMar 24, 2020

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Abstract

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An electroless plating method for a low temperature co-fired glass ceramic substrate includes: a degreasing and activation treatment step of degreasing and activating a surface of a wiring pattern formed of a silver sintered body; a catalyzing step of providing a catalyst onto the surface of the wiring pattern formed of a silver sintered body; and an electroless multi-layered coating plating treatment step of forming a multi-layered electroless plating coating on the surface of the wiring pattern formed of a silver sintered body. The method further includes, between the degreasing and activation treatment step and the catalyzing step, a silver precipitation treatment step of precipitating silver on a glass component present on the surface of the wiring pattern formed of a silver sintered body after the degreasing and activation treatment step, and the catalyzing step includes providing the catalyst also to the silver precipitated in the silver precipitation treatment step.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A glass ceramic substrate, comprising an insulating base material formed of glass ceramic, and a wiring pattern formed of a silver sintered body, precipitated silver being scattered in a particulate form on a glass component present on a surface of the wiring pattern formed of a silver sintered body, a nickel plating coating being formed on the wiring pattern formed of a silver sintered body including the glass component and the silver scattered on the glass component, a palladium plating coating being formed on the nickel plating coating, a gold plating coating being formed on the palladium plating coating. 2. A glass ceramic substrate, comprising an insulating base material formed of glass ceramic, and a wiring pattern formed of a silver sintered body, precipitated silver being scattered in a particulate form on a glass component present on a surface of the wiring pattern formed of a silver sintered body, a nickel plating coating being formed on the wiring pattern formed of a silver sintered body including the glass component and the silver scattered on the glass component, a gold plating coating being formed on the nickel plating coating. 3. A glass ceramic substrate according to claim 1 , wherein the silver scattered in a particulate form on the glass component present on the surface of the wiring pattern formed of a silver sintered body has a particle size of from 10 to 100 nm. 4. A glass ceramic substrate according to claim 2 , wherein the silver scattered in a particulate form on the glass component present on the surface of the wiring pattern formed of a silver sintered body has a particle size of from 10 to 100 nm.

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  • Multistep pretreatment · CPC title

  • Dispersed materials, e.g. conductive pastes or inks · CPC title

  • including metal layer · CPC title

  • Contact plating, i.e. electroless electrochemical plating · CPC title

  • Substrates other than metallic, e.g. inorganic or organic or non-conductive · CPC title

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What does patent US10602617B2 cover?
An electroless plating method for a low temperature co-fired glass ceramic substrate includes: a degreasing and activation treatment step of degreasing and activating a surface of a wiring pattern formed of a silver sintered body; a catalyzing step of providing a catalyst onto the surface of the wiring pattern formed of a silver sintered body; and an electroless multi-layered coating plating tr…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Mitsubishi Electric Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H05K3/185. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 24 2020 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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