摘要 |
A surface processing method and a surface processing agent for effectively removing smear produced in a via or the like are disclosed. The smear is to be removed without etching an inner metalized layer without using expensive permanganates that might impose a greater load on an environment and operators. By removing the smear, the tightness in adhesion between an inner metalized circuit layer and plating metal as well as reliability in electrical connection may be improved. To this end, a surface processing method for a resin-containing substrate of a printed circuit board is provided in which the smear left in an opening, such as a blind via, a through-hole or a trench, formed in the substrate, may be removed without etching a metalized inner layer. The surface processing method immerses the interconnect substrate in a weakly acidic to weakly alkaline first processing solution at least containing hydrogen peroxide and subsequently in a second processing solution at least containing an alkali compound and an organic solvent.
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