Abstract:
The present invention relates to electrically active devices (e.g., capacitors, transistors, diodes, floating gate memory cells, etc.) having dielectric, conductor, and/or semiconductor layers with smooth and/or dome-shaped profiles and methods of forming such devices by depositing or printing (e.g., inkjet printing) an ink composition that includes a semiconductor, metal, or dielectric precursor. The smooth and/or dome-shaped cross-sectional profile allows for smooth topological transitions without sharp steps, preventing feature discontinuities during deposition and allowing for more complete step coverage of subsequently deposited structures. The inventive profile allows for both the uniform growth of oxide layers by thermal oxidation, and substantially uniform etching rates of the structures. Such oxide layers may have a uniform thickness and provide substantially complete coverage of the underlying electrically active feature. Uniform etching allows for an efficient method of reducing a critical dimension of an electrically active structure by simple isotropic etch.
Abstract:
Die insbesondere für die Verwendung im Medizinalbereich vorgesehene Leuchtvorrichtung weist eine wenigstens eine Leuchtdiode (11) umfassende Leuchteinheit (1) auf, die über elektrische Leitungen (21, 22) mit einer Energieversorgungsvorrichtung (3) verbunden oder verbindbar ist. Erfindungsgemäss ist ein Verbindungselement (2) vorgesehen, das ein streifenförmiges, flexibles und isolierendes Basissubstrat (21) aufweist, das einseitig oder beidseitig mit Metall beschichtet ist, in das die elektrischen Leitungen (22; 23) eingearbeitet sind, die an einem Ende des Verbindungselements (2) zu Anschlüssen (25) der Leuchteinheit (1) und am anderen Ende des Verbindungselements (2) zu Anschlüssen (26) der Energieversorgungsvorrichtung (3) geführt sind, wobei die auf einer oder beiden Seiten des Basissubstrats (21) vorgesehenen Metallschichten (22, 23, 24) derart dimensioniert sind, dass sie das Basissubstrat (21) in einer gewählten Form halten.
Abstract:
A highly reliable copper circuit junction substrate which enables a semiconductor chip or a lead frame to be mounted on a ceramic base without causing the base to be broken or deformed by the conventional junction utilizing brazing or copper-copper oxide eutectic, thus accomplishing a junction with a high strength. The substrate is produced by forming on a ceramic base (1) either an intermediate layer (2) comprising a brazing material layer containing chiefly silver and copper containing an active metal or an intermediate layer (2) comprising a first intermediate layer containing the above brazing material layer or a high-melting metal layer and a second intermediate layer containing chiefly nickel, iron and copper and having a melting point of not higher than 1000 °C in order from the side of the base, and forming thereon a conducting layer (3) containing chiefly copper and being shorter by at least 0.05 mm than the intermediate layer in both the direction of length and the direction of width. An outer layer (5) containing chiefly Ni is further formed on the upper surface of the base substrate to give a copper circuit junction substrate. A semiconductor chip is mounted on the above substrate to give a semiconductor device.
Abstract:
A method of producing a composite substrate involves, providing a flexible sacrificial layer (2), producing a patterned conducting layer or stack of conducting layers (3) on a flexible sacrificial layer (2), bending the sacrificial layer into a predetermined shape, providing a stretchable and/or flexible material (4) on top of and in between features of the patterned layer while the sacrificial layer is bent. The patterned features can be shaped such that they are anchored into said stretchable and/or flexible material. This can enable the patterned conductor to be anchored into this stretchable and/or flexible material in a more reliable way..Bending prior to depositing the flexible and/or stretchable material reduces the risk that the conducting material jumps out of the surrounding flexible and/or stretchable material during bending. Also this shape will be (partially) maintained after removing the sacrificial substrate.
Abstract:
A method of production of electrodes for an electrostatic motor generating electrostatic force between a facing stator and slider, including forming core electrodes on a board of at least one of the stator and the slider by patterning a conductive substance and depositing a conductive substance on the core electrodes so that the side edges become rounded. Any method selected from electroplating, electroless plating, electrostatic coating, or screen printing can be used to deposit the conductive substance on the core electrodes. The core electrodes may be patterned using non-etching means. Further, electrodes for an electrostatic motor generating an electrostatic force between a facing stator and slider provided with core electrodes patterned on the board of at least one of the stator and the slider and a conductive substance deposited on the core electrodes to form deposition layers so that the side edges become rounded.
Abstract:
Bei einem flexiblen Träger (10) mit einer Basisschicht (12) aus Kunststoff und wenigstens einer mit elektrisch leitfähiger Farbe zumindest auf der Basisschicht (12) einseitig aufgedruckten, elektrisch leitfähigen Struktur (20) ist die wenigstens eine elektrisch leitfähige Struktur (20) zwischen der Basisschicht (12) und wenigstens einer Deckschicht (14) aus Kunststoff und jede der gegebenenfalls weiteren elektrisch leitfähigen Strukturen (22) zwischen jeweils zwei aufeinander der folgenden weiteren Deckschichten angeordnet, und die Basisschicht (12) ist mit der wenigsten einen Deckschicht (14) und jede der gegebenenfalls weiteren Deckschichten ist mit den angrenzenden Deckschichten verbunden.
Abstract:
There is provided a method for producing a metal/ceramic bonding article wherein a metal member 12 is formed so as to have a predetermined shape by printing a resist 14 in a predetermined region on the metal member 12 to etch the metal member 12 after bonding the metal member 12 to a ceramic member 10. In this method, at least one strip-like non-printed portion 16 having a width of, e.g. 0.01 to 0.5 mm, in which the resist is not printed, is provided in a region inwardly spaced from the outer periphery of the resist 14 by a predetermined distance, e.g. 0.01 to 0.5 mm, to control the etch rate in the outer peripheral portion of the metal member 12. Thus, the width and thickness of a fillet is freely changed. For example, a stepped portion (or a stepped portion and fillet) having a width of 0.05 to 0.5 mm and a thickness of 0.005 to 0.25 mm is formed in the outer peripheral portion of the metal member 12.
Abstract:
There is provided a metal/ceramic circuit board capable of eliminating discrepancy during mounting of parts to improve the reliability of mounting of the parts. The metal/ceramic circuit board has a ceramic substrate 10, and a metal circuit plate (a copper plate 14) bonded to the ceramic substrate 10, the metal circuit plate having a thickness of 0.1 mm to 0.5 mm, and the metal circuit plate having a skirt spreading length (a dimensional difference between the bottom and top portion of the peripheral edge portion of the metal circuit plate) of less than 50 µm.
Abstract:
A circuit board comprising a first metal layer 14 formed in patterns on a ceramic substrate 11, and a second metal layer 16 formed in patterns at least 0.5 µm thick on the first metal layer, wherein the first metal layer is reduced in width by etching. Also, a third metal layer 13 may be formed in patterns on the same plane as the first metal layer. The outermost surface of the second metal layer 16 is a metal such as gold that will not be etched. The circuit board has a fine and high-resolution wiring pattern and makes it possible to realize a miniature high-performance high-output module by mounting at least one high-output semiconductor element thereon.