A method is provided for producing an insulating circuit substrate with a heat sink including an insulating circuit substrate and a heat sink, the insulating circuit substrate including a circuit layer and a metal layer that are formed on an insulating layer, and the heat sink being bonded to the metal layer side. The method includes: an aluminum bonding layer forming step of forming an aluminum bonding layer formed of aluminum or an aluminum alloy having a solidus temperature of 650° C. or lower on the metal layer; and a heat sink bonding step of laminating a copper bonding material formed of copper or a copper alloy between the aluminum bonding layer and the heat sink and bonding the aluminum bonding layer, the copper bonding material, and the heat sink to each other by solid phase diffusion bonding.

A method for manufacturing an electrostatic chuck with multiple chucking electrodes made of ceramic pieces using metallic aluminum as the joining. The aluminum may be placed between two pieces and the assembly may be heated in the range of 770 C to 1200 C. The joining atmosphere may be non-oxygenated. After joining the exclusions in the electrode pattern may be machined by also machining through one of the plate layers. The machined exclusion slots may then be filled with epoxy or other material. An electrostatic chuck or other structure manufactured according to such methods.

A light generator comprises a light conversion device and a light source arranged to apply a light beam to the light conversion element. The light conversion device includes an optoceramic or other solid phosphor element comprising one or more phosphors embedded in a ceramic, glass, or other host, a metal heat sink, and a solder bond attaching the optoceramic phosphor element to the metal heat sink. The optoceramic phosphor element does not undergo cracking in response to the light source applying a light beam of beam energy effective to heat the optoceramic phosphor element to the phosphor quenching point.

A carrier substrate (1) that includes an insulation layer (11) and a metal layer (12), wherein a flank profile (2), in particular an etching flank profile, at least zonally borders the metal layer (12) in a primary direction (P) extending parallel to the main extension plane (HSE), wherein, viewed in the primary direction (P), the flank profile (2) extends from a first edge (15) on an upper side (31) of the metal layer (12), which faces away from the insulation layer (11), to a second edge (16) on a lower side (32) of the metal layer (12), which faces the insulation layer (11), characterized in that the flank profile (2), viewed in the primary direction (P), has at least one local maximum (21) and at least one local minimum (22).

An aluminum nitride sintered body for use in a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus is provided. The aluminum nitride sintered body exhibits, in a photoluminescence spectrum thereof in a wavelength range of 350 nm to 700 nm obtained with 250 nm excitation light, a highest emission intensity peak within a wavelength range of 580 nm to 620 nm.

A light generator comprises a light conversion device and a light source arranged to apply a light beam to the light conversion element. The light conversion device includes an optoceramic or other solid phosphor element comprising one or more phosphors embedded in a ceramic, glass, or other host, a metal heat sink, and a solder bond attaching the optoceramic phosphor element to the metal heat sink. The optoceramic phosphor element does not undergo cracking in response to the light source applying a light beam of beam energy effective to heat the optoceramic phosphor element to the phosphor quenching point.

A laminated member includes a glass member of which a linear transmittance at a wavelength of 850 nm is 80% or more, a bonding layer provided on or above the glass member, the bonding layer being constituted by a resin, and a ceramic member provided on or above the bonding layer, the ceramic member being constituted by an SiC member or an AlN member.

A ceramic bonding material including at least one fibrous material, a flux agent and a thickening agent wherein the ceramic bonding material fired at a set temperature to bond the two adjacent substrate faces.

A heat radiating substrate includes an insulating layer (11) (insulating substrate) and a circuit pattern (20) of a metal provided on the insulating layer (11) in direct contact with the insulating layer (11), in which a contour line of the circuit pattern (20) has a corner portion (27) that forms a curved line exhibiting a circular arc with a radius of 0.2 mm or more and 5 mm or less when viewed in a top view.

A semiconductor apparatus includes first and second semiconductor chips, and a circuit board. The circuit board is a laminated board sequentially including an insulating plate, a circuit layer, and a metal layer. The circuit layer includes a first mounting portion on which the first semiconductor chip is installed, a second mounting portion on which the second semiconductor chip is installed, and a first and second upper surface slit provided between the first and second mounting portion and extending in a first direction. The metal layer includes a first lower surface slit extending in the first direction. In a plan view, the first mounting portion, the first upper surface slit, the second upper surface slit, and the second mounting portion are provided side by side in the second direction. The first lower surface slit is located within a range defined by the first and second upper surface slit.