[Problem to be solved] To produce an SiO powder having a rounded spherical particulate shape and a small particle diameter; and further having a low degree of impurity contamination, efficiently and economically.

[Solution] A mixture of Si and SiO.sub.2 as an SiO gas generation raw material 9 is loaded into a crucible 2. The mixture in the crucible 2 is heated under a reduced pressure so as to generate SiO gas. The generated SiO gas is accumulated on a deposition base 5 rotating on the crucible 2. When SiO deposit 10 accumulated on the deposition base 5 is scraped off with a blade 7, a tip of the blade 7 is separated from a surface of the deposition base 5, and in a state in which a portion of the SiO deposit 10 accumulated on the deposition base 5 is left on the deposition base 5, the remaining SiO deposit 10 is scraped off by the blade 7 and collected as an SiO powder 11.

A semiconductor package includes: a plurality of unit redistribution layers vertically stacked, each including: a first polymer layer having a first via hole pattern; a second polymer layer formed on the first polymer layer, and having a redistribution pattern on the first polymer layer and a second via hole pattern in the first via hole pattern; a seed layer covering sidewalls and bottom surfaces of the redistribution pattern and the second via hole pattern; a conductive via plug formed in the second via hole pattern; and a conductive redistribution line formed in the redistribution pattern; a connection terminal disposed on a bottom surface of a lowermost unit redistribution layer and electrically connected to the conductive via plug; a semiconductor device mounted on the unit redistribution layers with a conductive terminal interposed therebetween. Upper surfaces of the second polymer layer, the conductive redistribution line and the conductive via plug are substantially coplanar.

A piston ring for internal combustion engines provided with a ferrous alloy base includes an annular outer surface on which a coating including at least one outer layer is applied deposited on an adhesive layer, the outer layer being provided with a variable thickness, in such a way that the thickness of the outer layer gradually increases from 90° and 270° towards 0° and 360° respectively, with the thickness attaining its maximum value in the region of 10° and 350° and slightly decreasing towards 0° and 360° so as to ensure an optimal working condition, minimizing the contact pressure and consequently the accelerated wear in the vicinities of the ends of the ring, in addition to preventing and/or impeding the detachment of the outer layer of the coating.

A method for preparing a SiC ingot includes preparing a crucible assembly comprising a crucible body having an internal space, loading a raw material into the internal space of the crucible body and placing a plurality of SiC seed in the internal space of the crucible body at regular intervals spaced apart from the raw material, and growing the SiC ingot from the plurality of SiC seed by adjusting the internal space of the crucible body to a crystal growth atmosphere such that the raw material is vapor-transported and deposited to the plurality of SiC seed. A density of the crucible body may be 1.70 to 1.92 g/cm.sup.3.

In a method for coating on a surface of a medical PEEK material with titanium to have a microporous structure, titanium is coated on a surface of polyether ether ketone (PEEK) via magnetron sputtering. The surface of the titanium coated on the surface of PEEK is polished via an electromagnetic polishing apparatus. A thin-film with titanium dioxide (TiO.sub.2) having a microporous structure is formed on the polished surface of the titanium via an anodic oxidation treatment.

A metallic sheet with deposited structured images and method for manufacture (MSDIMM) that includes a substrate, at least one structural feature, and a metal layer. The structural feature is at least one cavity on the substrate's upper surface, or at least one material object that extends outward from the substrate's upper surface. The metal layer is deposited, either by sputtering or atomic deposition, onto the substrate's upper surface, and, as the metal layer is deposited, the metal layer interfaces with and follows the dimensions of the structural feature(s), thereby creating a visible image at the location(s) of the structural feature(s). The visible image can be any image, and is preferably either an artistic image, a textual image, or an authentication image. The MDSTMM can be used for a variety of purposes, and is especially effective as a form of exonumia or currency.

A diamond blade includes a base and a thin film metallic glass. The base includes a plurality of diamond particles, and the plurality of diamond particles protrude from a surface of the base. The thin film metallic glass is formed on the surface of the base, and the plurality of diamond particles are exposed on the thin film metallic glass.

Electrochromic devices are fabricated using a particle removal operation that reduces the occurrence of electronically conducting layers and/or electrochromically active layers from contacting layers of the opposite polarity and creating a short circuit in regions where defects form. In some embodiments, the particle removal operation is not a lithiation operation. In some embodiments, the particle removal operation is performed at an intermediate stage during the deposition of either an electrochromic layer or a counter electrode layer.

A metallic sheet with deposited structured images and method for manufacture (MSDIMM) that includes a substrate, at least one structural feature, and a metal layer. The structural feature is at least one cavity on the substrate's upper surface, or at least one material object that extends outward from the substrate's upper surface. The metal layer is deposited, either by sputtering or atomic deposition, onto the substrate's upper surface, and, as the metal layer is deposited, the metal layer interfaces with and follows the dimensions of the structural feature(s), thereby creating a visible image at the location(s) of the structural feature(s). The visible image can be any image, and is preferably either an artistic image, a textual image, or an authentication image. The MDSIMM can be used for a variety of purposes, and is especially effective as a form of exonumia or currency.

A method for surface treatment of a DLC coated member that includes: taking as a treatment subject a DLC coated member having a DLC film coated on a base material surface; ejecting substantially spherical ejection particles having a median diameter of from 1 m to 20 m and a falling time through air of not less than 10 s/m against a surface of the film of the member at an ejection pressure of from 0.01 MPa to 0.7 MPa; and forming dimples on the surface of the film without exposing the base material so that a total projected area of the dimples is 50% or more of a treated region and so that the surface of the DLC film is processed to an arithmetic mean height (Sa) of from 0.01 m to 0.1 m and a texture aspect ratio (Str) of 0.4 or more.