Electronics and Packaging, Volume. 25, Issue 7, 70107(2025)

Recent Progress in Electroless Plating Process for Metallization of Through Glass Via

SUN Peng1, ZHONG Yi2、*, and YU Daquan2,3
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
  • 2School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
  • 3Xiamen Sky Semiconductor Technology Co., Ltd., Xiamen 361013, China
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    Received: May. 2, 2025

    Accepted: Aug. 26, 2025

    Published Online: Aug. 26, 2025

    The Author Email: ZHONG Yi (zhongyi@xmu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.16257/j.cnki.1681-1070.2025.0158

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