Inventors:
Leann G. Keim - Endicott NY
Ralph S. Paonessa - Endwell NY
Daniel C. Van Hart - Conklin NY
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY
International Classification:
C25D 348
C25D 554
C25D 712
Abstract:
Disclosed is a method of fabricating a microelectronic package, especially a microelectronic package having gold plated copper circuitization on a polyimide substrate. The method includes the steps of forming a pattern of copper circuitization on the selected portions of the polyimide substrate, and thereafter depositing a gold thin film of selected portions of the copper circuitization layer. The gold thin film is electrodeposited from an electrodeposition solution of KAu(CN). sub. 2, K. sub. 2 HPO. sub. 4, and KH. sub. 2 PO. sub. 4, modified by the addition of an effective amount of NH. sub. 4. sup. +.