7/28/2019 A Brief History of Electroplating v1.0

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Electroplating really is a technology of the future. At this writing, there are all kinds of excitingnew technologies people were working on. Like . . .

– Porous Silicon … maybe a replacement for STI?– Anodizing . . . Tantalum capacitors?– Cladding magnetic materials on copper . . . MRAM?– Ruthenium, Nickel silicides . . . Sub-45nm

–And More

 The bottom line is thatElectroplating is a Solution in Search of a Problem. We just need to go outand FIND THE PROBLEMS! Oh, and happy, belated, 200

thBirthday.

— G. Dan Hutcheon J uly 7, 2006