Glossary of surface technology
Desmearing
Desmearing is a term used in printed circuit board manufacture: Removal of resin smears from the bore hole. Desmearing can be done by means of the following processes: oxidation with sulphuric acid, chromic acid, permanganate or oxygen plasma.
Other areas of PCB processing include photoresist lamination. Read more, more knowledge.
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