6. Applications in the electronics industry
The use of electroless nickel in the electronics industry followed a continuous growth curve from the moment its exceptional qualities were fully recognized: non-magnetism, resistance to corrosion and wear, solderability and appearance.
This performance has helped make the industry the largest user of electroless nickel
6.1 Memory disks
A key factor was the phenomenal development of rigid memory disks and disk drives in PCs (personal computers): 32.5 million disk drives were produced worldwide in 1991. The forecast for 1993 was 44 million
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References
Organizations (non-exhaustive list)
SATS (Syndicat national des entreprises d'applications de revêtements et traitements de surface) http://www.sats-france.com /
NiDi (Nickel Development Institute) http://www.nidi.org/
Events (non-exhaustive list)
SITS Salon international des traitements de surface et des revêtements (tous les deux ans) http://www.sits.com
Journées du nickel chimique (regroupant jusqu'à 20 conférences)
Electroless Nickel Conferences (aux USA)
Surface treatment specialists (including electroless nickel) (non-exhaustive list)
MacDermid Inc http://www.macdermid.com
MacDermid France [email protected]
Atotech http://www.atotech.com
...Various electroless nickel applications (non-exhaustive list)
Table 5 presents the main areas of electroless nickel applications, detailing the different materials that can be treated and the properties sought or harmful effects that can be avoided by this treatment.
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