Abstract: A selective working method in which the surface to be worked of a workpiece is locally irradiated with energy beams and an electroless plating solution or an electroless etching solution is contacted with the irradiated workpiece surface, with the electroless plating solution or the electroless etching solution flowing continuously in the substantially same direction of as the direction of an irradiation of energy beams. The electroless plating of the electroless etching can be conducted selectively by this method. Above selective working method is best suited for the formation or correction (repair, filling up etc.) of micro-patterns on the workpiece such as metals, semi-conductors, insulators, etc.

Abstract: In a selective electroless plating process suitable for formation and correction of a minute pattern by plating film, irradiation of the surface of a workpiece with a laser beam serves to selectively activate the surface of the workpiece to allow an electroless plating film to deposited on only the activated portions. The portion of the workpiece where plating is effected is irradiated with a radiation energy beam to form a damaged portion, which is contact with a plating bath during and/or after the irradiation to selectively from a plating film on the damaged portion. The portion of a workpiece where a pole as the connector part of a multilayer wiring board is to be formed is irradiated with a laser beam and allowed to have a pole selectively formed only thereon.