Disclosed are a thermoplastic resin composition, a method of preparing the same, and a molded part manufactured using the same, wherein the thermoplastic resin composition includes a-1) 1 to 30% by weight of a first graft polymer obtained by graft-polymerizing an aromatic vinyl compound and a vinyl cyanide compound onto a conjugated diene rubber having an average particle diameter of 0.05 μm or more and less than 0.2 μm; a-2) 5 to 45% by weight of a second graft polymer obtained by graft-polymerizing an aromatic vinyl compound and a vinyl cyanide compound onto a conjugated diene rubber having an average particle diameter of 0.2 to 0.5 μm; b) 50 to 80% by weight of an aromatic vinyl compound-vinyl cyanide compound copolymer; and c) 1 to 10% by weight of a (meth)acrylic acid alkyl ester polymer.

A substrate processing apparatus for forming a coating film on a peripheral edge portion including a peripheral edge of a front surface and a side surface of a substrate, includes: a substrate holder for rotatably holding the substrate; a first chemical liquid supplier for supplying a first chemical liquid onto the peripheral edge including a rear surface of the substrate; a partial removing part for removing the first chemical liquid adhering to at least a portion of the front and side surfaces; a second chemical liquid supplier for supplying a second chemical liquid for forming the coating film onto the front and side surfaces; a first chemical liquid removing part for removing the first chemical liquid remaining on the substrate to which the second chemical liquid adheres; and a controller for controlling the parts described above.

A present invention provides a method for manufacturing a printed wiring board having excellent plating adhesion to a resin substrate having low surface roughness such as having surface roughness Ra of 0.2 μm or less, having excellent treating solution stability, and having high penetrability into the resin substrate. The method for manufacturing a resin substrate includes a step 1A or a step 1B; and a step 2 after the step 1A or the step 1B; and the steps are conducted before conducting electroless plating.

A substrate processing apparatus for forming a coating film on a peripheral edge portion including a peripheral edge of a front surface and a side surface of a substrate, includes: a substrate holder for rotatably holding the substrate; a first chemical liquid supplier for supplying a first chemical liquid onto the peripheral edge including a rear surface of the substrate; a partial removing part for removing the first chemical liquid adhering to at least a portion of the front and side surfaces; a second chemical liquid supplier for supplying a second chemical liquid for forming the coating film onto the front and side surfaces; a first chemical liquid removing part for removing the first chemical liquid remaining on the substrate to which the second chemical liquid adheres; and a controller for controlling the parts described above.

Disclosed are a thermoplastic resin composition, a method of preparing the same, and a molded part manufactured using the same, wherein the thermoplastic resin composition includes a-1) 1 to 30% by weight of a first graft polymer obtained by graft-polymerizing an aromatic vinyl compound and a vinyl cyanide compound onto a conjugated diene rubber having an average particle diameter of 0.05 μm or more and less than 0.2 μm; a-2) 5 to 45% by weight of a second graft polymer obtained by graft-polymerizing an aromatic vinyl compound and a vinyl cyanide compound onto a conjugated diene rubber having an average particle diameter of 0.2 to 0.5 μm; b) 50 to 80% by weight of an aromatic vinyl compound-vinyl cyanide compound copolymer; and c) 1 to 10% by weight of a (meth)acrylic acid alkyl ester polymer.

A substrate processing apparatus for forming a coating film on a peripheral edge portion including a peripheral edge of a front surface and a side surface of a substrate, includes: a substrate holder for rotatably holding the substrate; a first chemical liquid supplier for supplying a first chemical liquid onto the peripheral edge including a rear surface of the substrate; a partial removing part for removing the first chemical liquid adhering to at least a portion of the front and side surfaces; a second chemical liquid supplier for supplying a second chemical liquid for forming the coating film onto the front and side surfaces; a first chemical liquid removing part for removing the first chemical liquid remaining on the substrate to which the second chemical liquid adheres; and a controller for controlling the parts described above.

A plated plated fiber-reinforced member includes: a fiber-reinforced member formed of a composite fiber material in which multiple reinforcing fibers dispersed in a resin, some of the multiple reinforcing fibers being allowed so that portions thereof protruding from a surface of the resin; and an electroless-plated layer formed on the fiber-reinforced member to cover the surface of the resin and the portions of the reinforcing fibers protruded from the surface of the resin.

A present invention provides a method for manufacturing a printed wiring board having excellent plating adhesion to a resin substrate having low surface roughness such as having surface roughness Ra of 0.2 m or less, having excellent treating solution stability, and having high penetrability into the resin substrate. The method for manufacturing a resin substrate includes a step 1A or a step 1B; and a step 2 after the step 1A or the step 1B; and the steps are conducted before conducting electroless plating.

A plated plated fiber-reinforced member includes: a fiber-reinforced member formed of a composite fiber material in which multiple reinforcing fibers dispersed in a resin, some of the multiple reinforcing fibers being allowed so that portions thereof protruding from a surface of the resin; and an electroless-plated layer formed on the fiber-reinforced member to cover the surface of the resin and the portions of the reinforcing fibers protruded from the surface of the resin.

An electroless nickel plating solution and a method of using the same is described. The electroless nickel plating solution comprises (i) a source of nickel ions; (ii) a reducing agent; (iii) one or more complexing agents; (iv) one or more bath stabilizers; (v) a brightener, said brightener comprising a sulfonated compound having sulfonic acid or sulfonate groups; and (vi) optionally, one or more additional additives. The use of the sulfonated compound brightener results in a bright electroless nickel deposit on various substrates having a high gloss value.