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Starting mixture for an insulating composition comprising a lead glass, silk-screening ink comprising such a mixture, and the use of said ink for the protection of hybrid microcircuits on ceramic substrates

Assignee: US Philips Corp
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Filing: 1985-06-17
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Granted: 1987-08-04
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Expires: 2005-06-17
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Abstract

Abstract The invention relates to starting mixtures for an insulating composition comprising (a) a from about 70 to 80% by volume of vitreous phase comprising Al2O3, SiO2, B2O3, PbO, ZnO, CaO, and CuO and (b) from about 30 to 20% by volume of at least one oxide of lead having an oxidation degree of at least two, in powder form. The starting mixtures are useful in silk-screening inks for hybrid microcircuits.

Inventors

  • 👤 Hugues Baudry

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 09:25
CPC Classifications
C; C03; C03C; C03C8/00; C03C8/24; H; H01; H01C; H01C17/00; H01C17/02; H10; H10W; H10W74/00; H10W74/40; H10W74/43; H05; H05K; H05K1/00; H05K1/02; H05K1/03; H05K1/0306; H05K3/00; H05K3/22; H05K3/28

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim 116 words
A starting mixture for an insulating composition comprising on the one hand a vitreous phase formed from alumina (Al 2 O 3 ), silica (SiO 2 ), boric oxide (B 2 O 3 ) and including a lead monoxide (PbO), and comprising on the other hand one or several lead oxides having a degree of oxidation higher than or equal to two in powderform, characterized in that the vitreous phase includes in addition zinc oxide (ZnO), calcium oxide (CaO) and copper oxide (CuO) and in that said vitreous phase represents 70 to 80% of the mixture said mixture containing a second phase consisting of PbO 2 and constituting 30% to 20% by volume of the mixture.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 116 words
A starting mixture for an insulating composition comprising on the one hand a vitreous phase formed from alumina (Al 2 O 3 ), silica (SiO 2 ), boric oxide (B 2 O 3 ) and including a lead monoxide (PbO), and comprising on the other hand one or several lead oxides having a degree of oxidation higher than or equal to two in powderform, characterized in that the vitreous phase includes in addition zinc oxide (ZnO), calcium oxide (CaO) and copper oxide (CuO) and in that said vitreous phase represents 70 to 80% of the mixture said mixture containing a second phase consisting of PbO 2 and constituting 30% to 20% by volume of the mixture.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 58 words
A mixture as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the vitreous phase is formed by molar ratios of the following oxides: alumina (Al 2 O 3 ) 5%, silica (SiO 2 ) 40%, boric oxide (B 2 O 3 ) 20%, lead monoxide (PbO) 22%, calcium anhydride (CaO) 3%, zinc oxide (ZnO) 8%, copper oxide (CuO) 2%.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 23 words
A mixture as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that the vitreous phase represents 75% by volume and lead dioxide 25% by volume.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 27 words
A silk-screening ink comprising a mixture as claimed in any one of the claims 1 to 3, is incorporated in an ethyl cellulose solution in terpineol carrier.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 49 words
An ink as claimed in claim 4, characterized in that it is used as a protection layer for hybrid microcircuits manufactured on a substrate of alumina deposited by silk-screening on the surface of said circuits and fired at a temperature of 550° C. constant for at least 5 minutes.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 69 words
A starting mixture for an insulating composition comprising (a) from about 70 to 80% by volume, based upon the total volume of the mixture, of a vitreous phase comprising Al 2 O 3 , SiO 2 , B 2 O 3 , PbO, ZnO, CaO, and CuO and (b) from about 30 to 20% by volume, based upon the total volume of the mixture PbO 2 in powder form.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 69 words
A starting mixture for an insulating composition comprising (a) from about 70 to 80% by volume, based upon the total volume of the mixture, of a vitreous phase comprising Al 2 O 3 , SiO 2 , B 2 O 3 , PbO, ZnO, CaO, and CuO and (b) from about 30 to 20% by volume, based upon the total volume of the mixture PbO 2 in powder form.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 77 words
A starting mixture for an insulating composition consisting essentially of (a) from 70 to 80% volume, based upon the total volume of the starting mixture, of a mixture, in mol % of: Al 2 O 3 :5, SiO 2 : 40, B 2 O 3 : 20, PbO: 22, CaO: 3, ZnO: 8, CuO: 2, and (b) from about 30 to 20% by volume, based upon the total volume of the starting mixture, of PbO 2 .
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 77 words
A starting mixture for an insulating composition consisting essentially of (a) from 70 to 80% volume, based upon the total volume of the starting mixture, of a mixture, in mol % of: Al 2 O 3 :5, SiO 2 : 40, B 2 O 3 : 20, PbO: 22, CaO: 3, ZnO: 8, CuO: 2, and (b) from about 30 to 20% by volume, based upon the total volume of the starting mixture, of PbO 2 .
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 22 words
A starting mixture of claim 6 or 7, wherein component (a) represents 75% by volume and component (b) represents 25% by volume.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 20 words
A silk-screening ink for hybrid circuit fabrication comprising a starting mixture of claim 6 or 7 and an organic carrier.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 17 words
A silk-screening ink of claim 9, wherein the organic carrier is an ethyl cellulose solution in terpineol.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 16 words
A silk-screening ink of claim 9 which comprises an insulatingly effective amount of the starting mixture.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 44 words
A method of forming a protective layer on a hybrid microcircuit having an alumina substrate which comprises depositing on the surface of said microcircuit a silk-screening ink of claim 9 and then heating said thus-treated microcircuit at 550° C. for at least five minutes.

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