A low K value, high Q value, low firing dielectric material and method of forming a fired dielectric material. The dielectric material can be fired below 950 C. or below 1100 C., has a K value of less than about 8 at 10-30 GHz and a Q value of greater than 500 or greater than 1000 at 10-30 GHz. The dielectric material includes, before firing a solids portion including 10-95 wt % or 10-99 wt % silica powder and 5-90 wt % or 1-90 wt % glass component. The glass component includes 50-90 mole % SiO.sub.2, 5-35 mole % or 0.1-35 mole % B.sub.2O.sub.3, 0.1-10 mole % or 0.1-25 mole % Al.sub.2O.sub.3, 0.1-10 mole % K.sub.2O, 0.1-10 mole % Na.sub.2O, 0.1-20 mole % Li.sub.2O, 0.1-30 mole % F. The total amount of Li.sub.2O+Na.sub.2O+K.sub.2O is 0.1-30 mole % of the glass component. The silica powder can be amorphous or crystalline.

The present invention relates to a composition and a process for the production of a molding made of high-purity transparent quartz glass, by means of additive manufacturing.

Provided is a wavelength conversion member that can increase the light extraction efficiency to improve the luminous efficiency. A wavelength conversion member 10 includes: a phosphor layer 1 containing a glass matrix and inorganic phosphor powder dispersed in the glass matrix; a glass layer 2 disposed on a surface of the phosphor layer 1 and having a refractive index equal to or smaller than a refractive index of the inorganic phosphor powder; and a microscopically uneven layer 3 disposed on a surface of the glass layer 2 and having a refractive index equal to or smaller than the refractive index of the glass layer 2.

The invention relates in a first aspect to a process for preparing a 3-dimensional body, in particular a vitreous or ceramic body, which comprises at least the following steps: a) providing an electrostatically stabilized suspension of particles; b) effecting a local destabilization of the suspension of particles by means of a localized electrical discharge between a charge injector and the suspension at a predetermined position and causing an aggregation and precipitation of the particles at said position; c) repeating step b) at different positions and causing the formation of larger aggregates until a final aggregate of particles representing a (porous) 3-dimensional body (green body) having predetermined dimensions has been formed; wherein the charge injector includes i) at least one discharge electrode which does not contact said suspension of particles or ii) a source of charged particles. A second aspect of the invention relates to a device, in particular for performing the above process, comprising at least the following components: a vessel for receiving an electrostatically stabilized suspension of particles, a charge injector, in particular including one or more electrodes or a source of high-energy charged particles, means for moving the electrode and/or the vessel in the x, y and z directions, a counter electrode arranged in the vessel for a contact with the suspension of particles, one or more sensors for determining geometrical and physical parameters within said vessel. In one preferred embodiment, said device further comprises a means for directing a beam of gas-ionizing radiation, in particular a laser beam, to a predetermined position within the vessel.

A glass manufacturing apparatus configured to manufacture glass through a process of lowering the temperature of a non-contact supported glass material. The glass manufacturing apparatus comprises a heating unit configured to heat the glass material; and a forming unit configured to form the molten glass material while its temperature decreases after the heating by the heating unit has stopped.

Provided is a glass material that can satisfy both a high Faraday effect and a high light transmittance in a short wavelength range. A glass material contains, in % by mole, 30 to 50% Pr.sub.2O.sub.3 and 0.1 to 70% B.sub.2O.sub.3+P.sub.2O.sub.5.

A first aspect of the present invention relates to a glass substrate having a content of alkali metal oxides, as represented by molar percentage based on oxides, of 0 to 0.1%, a devitrification-temperature viscosity of 10.sup.3.2 dPa.Math.s or higher, and an average coefficient of thermal expansion at 30 to 220 C. of 7.80 to 9.00 (ppm/ C.). A second aspect of the present invention relates to a glass substrate which is to be used for a support substrate for semiconductor packages, the glass substrate having a content of alkali metal oxides, as represented by molar percentage based on oxides, of 0 to 0.1% and a photoelastic constant of 10 to 26 nm/cm/MPa.

A low K value, high Q value, low firing dielectric material and method of forming a fired dielectric material. The dielectric material can be fired below 950 C. or below 1100 C., has a K value of less than about 8 at 10-30 GHz and a Q value of greater than 500 or greater than 1000 at 10-30 GHz. The dielectric material includes, before firing a solids portion including 10-95 wt % or 10-99 wt % silica powder and 5-90 wt % or 1-90 wt % glass component. The glass component includes 50-90 mole % SiO.sub.2, 5-35 mole % or 0.1-35 mole % B.sub.2O.sub.3, 0.1-10 mole % or 0.1-25 mole % Al.sub.2O.sub.3, 0.1-10 mole % K.sub.2O, 0.1-10 mole % Na.sub.2O, 0.1-20 mole % Li.sub.2O, 0.1-30 mole % F. The total amount of Li.sub.2O+Na.sub.2O+K.sub.2O is 0.1-30 mole % of the glass component. The silica powder can be amorphous or crystalline.

In illustrative implementations of this invention, a crucible kiln heats glass such that the glass becomes or remains molten. A nozzle extrudes the molten glass while one or more actuators actuate movements of the nozzle, a build platform or both. A computer controls these movements such that the extruded molten glass is selectively deposited to form a 3D glass object. The selective deposition of molten glass occurs inside an annealing kiln. The annealing kiln anneals the glass after it is extruded. In some cases, the actuators actuate the crucible kiln and nozzle to move in horizontal x, y directions and actuate the build platform to move in a z-direction. In some cases, fluid flows through a cavity or tubes adjacent to the nozzle tip, in order to cool the nozzle tip and thereby reduce the amount of glass that sticks to the nozzle tip.

In illustrative implementations of this invention, a crucible kiln heats glass such that the glass becomes or remains molten. A nozzle extrudes the molten glass while one or more actuators actuate movements of the nozzle, a build platform or both. A computer controls these movements such that the extruded molten glass is selectively deposited to form a 3D glass object. The selective deposition of molten glass occurs inside an annealing kiln. The annealing kiln anneals the glass after it is extruded. In some cases, the actuators actuate the crucible kiln and nozzle to move in horizontal x, y directions and actuate the build platform to move in a z-direction. In some cases, fluid flows through a cavity or tubes adjacent to the nozzle tip, in order to cool the nozzle tip and thereby reduce the amount of glass that sticks to the nozzle tip.