The reasons for lack of copper in circuit board holes are as follows:
1. Missing copper in the inner layer: During the manufacturing process of multi-layer circuit boards, unnecessary copper foil is removed through chemical corrosion or mechanical scraping to form inner circuits. If errors or improper operations are made during this process, the copper in some holes may be accidentally deleted or missing.
2. Drilling without coating: In circuit board manufacturing, holes are usually formed through drilling operations. Before drilling, the circuit board should be coated and charged to form a copper film on the hole wall for the subsequent copper plating process. If the coating charge is incomplete or not carried out, those holes will appear copper-free.
3. Poor copper plating: During the copper plating process of circuit board manufacturing, copper is electrochemically deposited on the surface and in the holes to form a conductive layer. If there are problems during the copper plating process, such as unstable current, contamination of the plating solution, or incorrect plating solution, some holes may be free of copper.