TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to present new developments in electrolytic tin plating designed to eliminate the formation of whiskers over time, when tin is plated on copper.Design/methodology/approach– Two main approaches were undertaken to achieve the desired results. The first was modification of the copper substrate prior to plating and the second was to modify the crystal structure of the tin deposit.Findings– With the use of specific additives to the tin plating bath it was possible to achieve a crystal structure similar to that of the non‐whiskering tin/lead.Research limitations/implications– The technology is presently available commercially to plate electronic parts such as connectors and lead frames, etc.Originality/value– The paper details a modified electroplating tin bath that produces a deposit that will not form whiskers over time.
VL  - 37
IS  - 4
SN  - 0305-6120
DO  - 10.1108/03056121111180848
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/03056121111180848
AU  - Milad George
PY  - 2011
Y1  - 2011/01/01
TI  - The elimination of whiskers from electroplated tin
T2  - Circuit World
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 10
EP  - 15
Y2  - 2024/09/19
ER  -