CN116732582A - Copper methylsulfonate plating solution in PCB production process and preparation method thereof - Google Patents

Copper methylsulfonate plating solution in PCB production process and preparation method thereof Download PDF

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CN116732582A
CN116732582A CN202310712314.3A CN202310712314A CN116732582A CN 116732582 A CN116732582 A CN 116732582A CN 202310712314 A CN202310712314 A CN 202310712314A CN 116732582 A CN116732582 A CN 116732582A
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刘久清
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The invention relates to a copper methylsulfonate plating solution in a PCB production process and a preparation method thereof. The methylsulfonic acid can provide acidic conditions for the copper plating solution, and the mixed solution obtained by uniformly mixing the methylsulfonic acid and the copper methylsulfonate can effectively inhibit side reactions to obtain Cu with good stability 2+ The chemical stability of the copper plating solution is further improved; the mixed solution II obtained by uniformly mixing the dispersing agent, the inhibitor, the main brightening agent, the auxiliary brightening agent, the leveling agent and the chloride ions can play a good synergistic effect, and interaction exists between the dispersing agent, the inhibitor, the main brightening agent, the auxiliary brightening agent, the leveling agent and the chloride ions, so that the dispersing capability of the electroplating solution can be improved, and the performance of the formed copper plating layer is improved. The invention mixes the mixed solution I and the mixed solution II to finally obtain the copper methylsulfonate plating solution in the PCB production process, which has the advantages of good chemical stability, good deep plating performance and high leveling property, and the plating layer strengthHigh toughness, good binding force with matrix metal, easy polishing and welding, etc.

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Copper methylsulfonate plating solution in PCB production process and preparation method thereof
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of copper plating solutions, in particular to a methylsulfonic acid copper plating solution in a PCB production process and a preparation method thereof.
Background
Electrolytic copper plating has a variety of applications in the industry. For example, it is also used as a decorative coating film and an anticorrosive film. In addition, it is also used in the electronics industry to manufacture printed wiring boards and semiconductors. In the manufacturing process of the wiring board, copper plating can be used for the wiring layer formed on the surface of the wiring board and for the conductive layer passing through the wall surface of the through hole between the surfaces of the printed wiring board.
The addition of organic additives in the electrolytic copper plating solution is particularly critical in order to obtain a glossy and smooth copper-clad layer. The organic additives in the electrolytic copper plating solution comprise brightening agent (accelerator), leveling agent (leveling agent) and inhibitor (carrier), wherein the brightening agent is a main acting component of the gloss of the copper plating layer.
The brightening agents in the traditional acidic copper plating organic additive mainly comprise sodium polydithiopropane sulfonate, sodium 3-mercaptopropane sulfonate, sodium N, N-dimethyl thiopropane sulfonate, sodium thiazoline dithiopropane sulfonate and the like, and although the brightening agents are high in universality and good in glossiness, the brightening agents cannot completely cover industry requirements, for example, an anode film layer of a soluble anode copper ball in an existing electroplating system is too thick, the anode film layer easily drops to block an anode bag, the anode copper ball must be cleaned regularly, so that the loss of the anode copper ball is large, part of anode sludge is dissolved into bath liquid to pollute the bath liquid, the replacement frequency of the copper plating bath liquid is accelerated, the discharge of waste bath liquid is easy to cause environmental pollution, and the environment-friendly pressure is increased. And the traditional electroplating brightening agent is used for continuous electroplating under high current density (35-50 ASF), so that the anode copper ball film layer is seriously peeled off, cuprous ions in the bath solution are lifted, copper wire plating points are formed on the surface of the copper layer of the electroplated plate, and the quality of copper plating is affected.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to overcome the defects in the prior art and develop a copper plating solution with better stability in the PCB production process and a preparation method thereof.
The aim of the invention is realized by the following technical scheme:
the methylsulfonic acid copper plating solution in the PCB production process comprises the following components:
copper methylsulfonate, methylsulfonic acid, dispersant, inhibitor, main brightening agent, auxiliary brightening agent, leveling agent and chloride ion, and the copper plating liquid has excellent brightening effect, and the obtained plated layer has fine crystal, brightening, less peeling and excellent weldability.
As a further scheme of the invention: the source of copper ions is copper methylsulfonate.
As a further scheme of the invention: the copper ions contain Cu 2+ The concentration is 2-15 g/L.
As a further scheme of the invention: the concentration of the methanesulfonic acid is 40-60 g/L.
As a further scheme of the invention: the dispersing agent is polyoxyethylene alkyl alcohol amide, and the concentration is 0.6-1.5 g/L.
As a further scheme of the invention: the inhibitor is fatty alcohol polyoxyethylene ether, and the concentration is 1-1.4 g/L.
As a further scheme of the invention: the main brightening agent is vinyl benzophenone with the concentration of 0.3-1.2 g/L.
As a further scheme of the invention: the auxiliary brightening agent is glutaraldehyde, and the concentration is 0.2-0.5 g/L.
As a further scheme of the invention: the leveling agent is polyethyleneimine alkyl salt with the concentration of 0.2-0.5 g/L.
As a further scheme of the invention: the concentration of the chloride ions is 0.1-0.8 g/L.
Copper methylsulfonate and methylsulfonic acid are mixed according to the mass ratio of (3-11): (45-60) uniformly mixing to obtain a first mixed solution;
dispersing agent, inhibitor, main brightening agent, auxiliary brightening agent, leveling agent and chloride ion according to the mass ratio of (0.6-1.3): (1-1.4): (0.3-1): (0.2-0.5): (0.2-0.5): (0.3-0.8) uniformly mixing to obtain a mixed solution II;
and mixing the first mixed solution with the second mixed solution to obtain the copper plating solution.
The invention has the beneficial effects that: the invention discloses a methylsulfonic acid copper plating solution in a PCB production process and a preparation method thereof, which can be applied to PCB copper plating. The methylsulfonic acid can provide acidic conditions for the copper plating solution, and the mixed solution obtained by uniformly mixing the methylsulfonic acid and the copper methylsulfonate can effectively inhibit side reactions to obtain Cu with good stability 2+ The chemical stability of the copper plating solution is further improved; the mixed solution II obtained by uniformly mixing the dispersing agent, the inhibitor, the main brightening agent, the auxiliary brightening agent, the leveling agent and the chloride ions can play a good synergistic effect, and interaction exists between the dispersing agent, the inhibitor, the main brightening agent, the auxiliary brightening agent, the leveling agent and the chloride ions, so that the dispersing capability of the electroplating solution can be improved, and the performance of the formed copper plating layer is improved. The invention mixes the liquidThe methylsulfonic acid copper plating solution obtained by mixing the first mixed solution and the second mixed solution in the PCB production process has the advantages of good chemical stability, good deep plating performance, high leveling property, high plating strength, good toughness, good binding force with matrix metal, easiness in polishing and welding and the like.
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Fig. 1 is a flowchart of a method for preparing a copper methylsulfonate plating solution in a PCB production process according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
Fig. 2 is a flowchart of a copper plating method for printing a PCB board in a PCB production process according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
Fig. 3 to 5 are SEM photographs of the PCB boards of example 1, example 2 and comparative example 1 disclosed in the present invention.
Detailed Description
The invention is further illustrated by the following examples. The content of the invention is not limited thereto.
Example 1
The embodiment provides a copper plating solution in a PCB production process, wherein the copper plating solution comprises the following components in percentage by weight: copper methylsulfonate 8.5%, methylsulfonic acid 85.5%, polyoxyethylene alkyl alcohol amide 1.2%, fatty alcohol polyoxyethylene ether 2.1%, vinyl benzophenone 0.84%, glutaraldehyde 0.51%, polyethyleneimine alkyl salt 0.51%, and chloride ion 0.84%.
Uniformly mixing the copper methylsulfonate and methylsulfonic acid to obtain a mixed solution I; uniformly mixing the dispersing agent, the inhibitor, the main brightening agent, the auxiliary brightening agent, the leveling agent and chloride ions to obtain a mixed solution II; and mixing the mixed solution I and the mixed solution II to obtain the methylsulfonic acid copper plating solution in the PCB production process.
In order to test the stability of the methylsulfonic acid copper plating solution, air is continuously blown into the methylsulfonic acid copper plating solution for 40 hours, and the methylsulfonic acid copper plating solution is always clear and transparent without turbidity, which indicates that the methylsulfonic acid copper plating solution has good stability.
The copper plating solution is used as electroplating solution, the electroplating grade phosphor copper balls are used as anodes, the pretreated PCB is used as cathodes, and the current density is 4.5A/dm at the temperature of 40 DEG C 2 The plating is carried out for 6min under the condition of uniformity, fineness and high density, and the average thickness of the copper plating layer is 6 mu m, thereby meeting the thickness requirement of a pattern plating protection circuit. And continuously carrying out copper plating on a plurality of batches under the same conditions to obtain a batch of copper-plated PCB. After copper plating, the copper plating solution was analyzed for Cu 2+ And the like, the concentration of which was found to remain substantially unchanged, while the phosphor copper spheres of the anode were reduced in weight by 400g.
Example 2
The embodiment provides a copper methylsulfonate plating solution in a PCB production process, wherein the copper methylsulfonate plating solution comprises the following components in percentage by weight: 15.4% of copper methylsulfonate, 76.9% of methylsulfonic acid, 2.0% of polyoxyethylene alkyl alcohol amide, 1.8% of fatty alcohol polyoxyethylene ether, 1.2% of vinyl benzophenone, 0.8% of glutaraldehyde, 0.8% of polyethyleneimine alkyl salt and 1.1% of chloride ions.
The preparation process and the application method of this example are the same as those of example 1.
In order to test the stability of the methylsulfonic acid copper plating solution, air is continuously blown into the methylsulfonic acid copper plating solution for 40 hours, and the methylsulfonic acid copper plating solution is always clear and transparent without turbidity, which indicates that the methylsulfonic acid copper plating solution has good stability.
Taking the copper plating solution as an electroplating solution, taking electroplating-grade phosphor-copper balls as an anode, taking a pretreated PCB as a cathode, and carrying out current density of 5A/dm at the temperature of 45 DEG C 2 The plating is carried out for 6min under the condition of uniformity, fineness and high density, and the average thickness of the copper plating layer is 8 mu m, thereby meeting the thickness requirement of a pattern plating protection circuit. Under the same conditions as above, the reaction is carried out continuouslyAnd carrying out copper plating in batches to obtain a batch of copper-plated PCB. After copper plating, the copper plating solution was analyzed for Cu 2+ And the like, the concentration of which was found to remain substantially unchanged, while the phosphor copper spheres of the anode were reduced in weight by 480g.
Comparative example 1
The formulation of this comparative example was the same as in example 1, except that: and uniformly mixing copper methylsulfonate, methylsulfonic acid, a dispersing agent, an inhibitor, a main brightening agent, an auxiliary brightening agent, a leveling agent and chloride ions together to obtain the methylsulfonic acid copper plating solution in the PCB production process.
To test the stability of the copper methylsulfonate plating solution, air was continuously blown into the copper methylsulfonate plating solution, and after 30 hours of blowing air, the copper methylsulfonate plating solution began to become cloudy, and it was found that the copper methylsulfonate plating solution was poor in stability. The plating is performed under the same condition, the obtained copper plating is relatively uneven, loose and porous, and the plating layer is dark, so that the requirements of the pattern electroplating protection circuit cannot be met.
SEM photographs of the PCB boards after copper plating of example 1, example 2 and comparative example 1 are shown in fig. 3 to 5.
The foregoing has shown and described the basic principles and main features of the present invention and the advantages of the present invention. Those skilled in the art
It should be understood that the invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and that the above-described embodiments and descriptions are merely illustrative of the principles of the invention, and various changes and modifications can be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims. The scope of the invention is defined by the appended claims and equivalents thereof.
Table 1 is a comparative table of PCB performance of example 1, example 2 and comparative example 1 disclosed in the present invention.
Table 1 PCB performance comparative table of example 1, example 2 and comparative example 1 disclosed in the present invention

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1. The copper methylsulfonate plating solution is characterized by comprising copper methylsulfonate, methylsulfonic acid, a dispersing agent, an inhibitor, a main brightening agent, an auxiliary brightening agent, a leveling agent and chloride ions in the PCB production process. The invention discloses a methylsulfonic acid copper plating solution, which is characterized in that: copper methylsulfonate, methylsulfonic acid, dispersant, inhibitor, main brightening agent, auxiliary brightening agent, leveling agent and chloride ion in the mass ratio of (2-15): (40-60): (0.6-1.5): (1-1.4): (0.3-1.2): (0.2-0.5): (0.2-0.5): (0.1-0.8). The preparation method of the methylsulfonic acid copper plating solution in the PCB production process comprises the following steps: copper methylsulfonate and methylsulfonic acid are mixed according to the mass ratio of (2-15): (40-60) uniformly mixing to obtain a first mixed solution; dispersing agent, inhibitor, main brightening agent, auxiliary brightening agent, leveling agent and chloride ion according to the mass ratio of (0.6-1.5): (1-1.4): (0.3-1.2): (0.2-0.5): (0.2-0.5): (0.1-0.8) uniformly mixing to obtain a mixed solution II; and mixing the mixed solution I with the mixed solution II to prepare the copper methylsulfonate plating solution in the PCB production process, thereby obtaining the copper methylsulfonate plating solution in the PCB production process and a preparation method thereof.
2. A copper methylsulfonate plating solution in PCB production process and a preparation method thereof are characterized in that Cu in the copper methylsulfonate plating solution 2+ The concentration of the ions is 2-15 g/L.
3. A copper-plating solution of methylsulfonic acid in the production process of PCB and a preparation method thereof, wherein the concentration of methylsulfonic acid is 40-60 g/L.
4. A copper-plating solution of methylsulfonic acid in the production process of PCB and a preparation method thereof, wherein the dispersant is polyoxyethylene alkyl alcohol amide, and the concentration of the polyoxyethylene alkyl alcohol amide is 0.6-1.5 g/L.
5. A copper-plating solution of methylsulfonic acid in the production process of PCB and a preparation method thereof, wherein the inhibitor is fatty alcohol polyoxyethylene ether, and the concentration of the fatty alcohol polyoxyethylene ether is 1-1.4 g/L.
6. A copper-plating solution of methylsulfonic acid in the production process of PCB and a preparation method thereof, wherein the main brightening agent is vinyl benzophenone, and the concentration of the vinyl benzophenone is 0.3-1.2 g/L.
7. A copper plating solution of methylsulfonic acid in the production process of PCB and a preparation method thereof, wherein the auxiliary brightening agent is glutaraldehyde, and the concentration of glutaraldehyde is 0.2-0.5 g/L.
8. The copper methylsulfonate plating solution in the production process of the PCB according to claim 1, wherein the leveling agent is polyethyleneimine alkyl salt, and the concentration of the polyethyleneimine alkyl salt is 0.2-0.5 g/L.
9. A copper-plating solution of methylsulfonic acid in the production process of PCB and a preparation method thereof, wherein the concentration of chloride ions is 0.1-0.8 g/L.
10. The preparation method of the copper methylsulfonate plating solution in the PCB production process comprises the following steps: copper methylsulfonate and methylsulfonic acid are mixed according to the mass ratio of (3-11): (45-60) uniformly mixing to obtain a first mixed solution; dispersing agent, inhibitor, main brightening agent, auxiliary brightening agent, leveling agent and chloride ion according to the mass ratio of (0.6-1.3): (1-1.4): (0.3-1): (0.2-0.5): (0.2-0.5): (0.3-0.8) uniformly mixing to obtain a mixed solution II; and mixing the mixed solution I with the mixed solution II to prepare the copper methylsulfonate plating solution in the PCB production process, thereby obtaining the copper methylsulfonate plating solution in the PCB production process and a preparation method thereof.
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