ENEPIG Process
The ENEPIG (Electroless Nickel Electroless Palladium Immersion Gold) technology, is the addition of a layer of palladium between nickel and gold. In the deposition reaction of gold replacement, the electroless palladium layer protects the nickel layer from excessive corrosion by the replacement gold and is well prepared for immersion gold process. ENEPIG process : Degreasing ---- Microetch ---- Pickling ---- Pre-dip -----Activating Palladium ---- Chemical Nickel (Reduction) ---- Chemical Palladium (Reduction) ---- Chemical Gold (Replacement) ENEPIG technology is applied to the surface treatment of package substrates. In the ENEPIG process, by controlling the palladium on the nickel layer and controlling the ENIG, accurate deposition thickness and uniformity of the gold layer are obtained to achieve a good contact surface. Through the comparison of wire bonding ability, solderability and aging resistance between ENEPIG pad and electroplated nickel gold pad, it is verified that E