Patent 7846317 was granted and assigned to Lawrence Livermore National Security (company) on December, 2010 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A method of processing a printed wiring board. Initial processing steps are implemented on the printed wiring board. Copper is plated on the printed wiring board from a bath containing nickel and copper. Nickel is plated on the printed wiring board from a bath containing nickel and copper and final processing steps are implemented on the printed wiring board.