Abstract: The invention relates to an electroless aqueous copper plating solution, comprising: a source of copper ions, a reducing agent or a source of a reducing agent, and a combination of complexing agents comprising i) polyamino disuccinic acid, polyamino monosuccinic acid, or a combination thereof, and ii) one or more of ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid, N?-(2-Hydroxyethyl)-ethylenediamine-N,N,N?-triacetic acid, and N,N,N?,N?-Tetrakis (2-hydroxypropyl)ethylenediamine, as well as methods for electroless copper plating utilizing the solution and uses of the solution for the plating of various substrates.

Abstract: The invention relates to an electroless aqueous copper plating solution, comprising a source of copper ions, a reducing agent or a source of a reducing agent, and a combination comprising i) N,N,N?,N?-Tetrakis (2-hydroxypropyl)ethylenediamine or a salt thereof, and ii) N?-(2-Hydroxyethyl)-ethylenediamine-N,N,N?-triacetic acid or a salt thereof, as complexing agents, as well as to a method for electroless copper plating utilizing said solution and the use of the solution for the plating of substrates.

Abstract: The invention relates to an electroless aqueous copper plating solution, comprising—a source of copper ions, —a reducing agent or a source of a reducing agent, and—a combination of i) at least one polyamino disuccinic acid, or at least one polyamino monosuccinic acid, or a mixture of at least one polyamino disuccinic acid and at least one polyamino monosuccinic acid, and ii) one or more of a compound which is selected from the group consisting of ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid, N?-(2-Hydroxyethyl)-ethylenediamine-N,N,N?-triacetic acid, and N,N,N?,N?-Tetrakis(2-hydroxypropyl)ethylenediamine, as complexing agents, as well as to a method for electroless copper plating utilizing said solution and the use of the solution for the plating of substrates.