Direct Immersion Gold (DIG) also for bonding at room temperature

The problem of gold in bonding processes is widely known: As a rule, a minimum substrate temperature of 120 °C is necessary to achieve a good bond. These high temperatures have a negative effect on the materials used in the assembly. Therefore, especially in areas with complex products, room temperature bonding in the ball/wedge or wedge/wedge process is aimed for.

Application report shows the potential of our DIG-process

DIG stands for Direct Immersion Gold and means that a gold layer is deposited directly onto the copper of the PCB. Besides the compatibility with aluminium and gold wire and the nickel-free system, especially the good results at room temperature are a strong argument for the use of our DIG process.

For more details, read the comprehensive application report from Bond IQ, in which our DIG layer is analysed at different temperatures.

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