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Electroless nickel immersion gold

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Early ENIG processes had poor adhesion to copper and lower solderability than HASL. In addition, a non-conductive layer containing nickel and phosphorus, known as "black pad", could form over the coating due to sulfur-containing compounds from the solder mask leaching into the plating bath.
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Standard 4552A, while IPC standard 7095D, about ball array connectors, covers some ENIG problems and their remediation.
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Performance Specification for Electroless Nickel/Immersion Gold (ENIG) Plating for Printed Boards
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component mounting), good oxidation resistance, and suitability for movable contacts such as
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while the gold is reduced to metallic state. A variant of this process adds a thin layer of
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Design and Assembly Process Implementation for Ball Grid Arrays (BGAs)
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The quality and other aspects of ENIG coatings for PCBs are covered by
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ENIG and ENEPIG are meant to replace the more conventional coatings of
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printed circuit boards
plated through-holes
electroless nickel plating
gold
electroless palladium
solder mask
solder pads
solder
hot air solder leveling
ball grid array
membrane switches
connectors
IPC
Immersion silver plating
Immersion tin plating
Organic solderability preservative
Reflow soldering
Wave soldering


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Performance Specification for Electroless Nickel/Immersion Gold (ENIG) Plating for Printed Boards
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