A resin composition contains a resin component (A) and a phosphorus-containing flame retardant (B). The resin component (A) contains an epoxy resin (a1), of which the viscosity at 25° C. is equal to or less than 50000 mPa.Math.s. The proportion of the epoxy resin (a1) to the resin component (A) is equal to or greater than 20% by mass. The phosphorus-containing flame retardant (B) includes a phosphorus-containing flame retardant (B1) that neither melts nor thermally decomposes at a temperature lower than 150° C.

A laminated plate has a metallic conductive layer layered on one surface or each surface of an insulating substrate, the insulating substrate contains a fluorine resin and a polymer of an alkoxysilane, and the fluorine resin is dispersed in the polymer of the alkoxysilane.

Provided is a boron nitride sintered body including: a plurality of coarse particles each having a length of 20 μm or more; and fine particles smaller than the plurality of coarse particles, in which, when viewed in a cross-section, the plurality of coarse particles intersect with each other. Provided is a method for manufacturing a boron nitride sintered body, the method including: a raw material preparation step of firing a mixture containing boron carbonitride and a boron compound in a nitrogen atmosphere to obtain lump boron nitride having an average particle diameter of 10 to 200 μm; and a sintering step of molding and heating a blend containing the lump boron nitride and a sintering aid to obtain a boron nitride sintered body including coarse particles each having a length of 20 μm or more in a cross-section and fine particles smaller than the coarse particles.

A circuit board includes, in order in a stacking direction, a first insulating layer, a second insulating layer in contact with the first insulating layer, and a conductor layer, the first insulating layer includes a liquid crystal polymer as a main component, and the second insulating layer includes a fluoropolymer including at least one of polytetrafluoroethylene and a perfluoroalkoxy alkane and includes a polyimide resin with an imidization rate of about 90% or more, the polyimide resin being present in an amount of about 0.5 parts or more by weight and less than about 20 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the fluoropolymer.

A prepreg contains a base material containing a reinforcing fiber and a semi-cured product of a resin composition impregnated into the base material containing a reinforcing fiber. The prepreg after cured has a glass transition temperature (Tg) which is higher than or equal to 150° C. and lower than or equal to 220° C. The resin composition contains (A) a thermosetting resin and (B) at least one compound selected from a group consisting of core shell rubber and a polymer component having a weight average molecular weight of 100000 or more. An amount of the (B) component is higher than or equal to 30 parts by mass and lower than or equal to 100 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the (A) component.

A polymer composition includes: from about 20 wt. % to about 80 wt. % of a polymer base resin; from about 10 wt. % to about 60 wt. % of a thermally conductive filler; and from about 5 wt. % to about 60 wt. % of a dielectric ceramic filler having a Dk of at least 20 when measured at 1.1 GHz or greater. The polymer composition exhibits a dielectric constant greater than 3.0 at 1.1 GHz when tested using a split post dielectric resonator and network analyzer on a sample size of 120 mm by 120 mm and 6 mm thickness according to ASTM D150. The polymer composition exhibits a dissipation factor of less than 0.002 at 1.1 GHz when tested using a split post dielectric resonator and network analyzer on a sample size of 120 mm by 120 mm and 6 mm thickness according to ASTM D150.

A resin composition is provided. The resin composition includes the following constituents: (A) an epoxy resin; (B) an amino group-containing hardener; and (C) a compound of formula (I), ##STR00001##
wherein, R.sup.11 to R.sup.16 and A1 to A2 in formula (I) are as defined in the specification, and the amount of the compound (C) of formula (I) is about 10 parts by weight to about 85 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the epoxy resin (A).

A resin composition for a PCB includes a styrene-butadiene-styrene block copolymer in an amount from 95 to 100 parts by weight, a modified porous spheres of silicon oxide in an amount from 1 to 50 parts by weight, and a liquid polybutadiene in an amount from 5 to 50 parts by weight. The styrene-butadiene-styrene block copolymer and the liquid polybutadiene both include vinyl groups on the molecular side chains. The modified porous spheres of silicon oxide also include vinyl groups. An adhesive film and a circuit board using the resin composition are also provided.

An organic insulator is produced by cured resin product containing a cyclic olefin copolymer as a main component and has a cumulative luminescence amount measured by chemiluminescence measurement method of 3.7×10.sup.5 cpm or less. The glass transition temperature of the cured product is from 134° C. to 140° C. The cumulative luminescence amount is from 2.8×10.sup.5 cpm to 3.2×10.sup.5 cpm. A wiring board includes an insulation layer and an electrical conductor layer disposed on a surface of the insulation layer, and the insulation layer is the organic insulator described above.

Provided are a transparent electrode and a production method thereof, the transparent electrode using metal nanowires and/or metal nanotubes as conductive components, and showing favorable surface flatness, conductivity, and light transmittance. A transparent conductive ink is prepared by dispersing metal nanowires and/or metal nanotubes in a solution formed by dissolving a thermoset or thermoplastic binder resin having no fluidity within the range of 5 to 40° C. to a solvent, the content of the binder resin being 100 to 2500 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the metal nanowires and/or metal nanotubes. An electrode pattern having a desired shape is printed on a substrate with the transparent conductive ink, and pulsed light is irradiated to the printed electrode pattern, to thereby obtain a transparent electrode having a surface resistance of 0.1 to 500Ω/□ and a surface arithmetic average roughness Ra satisfying Ra≦5 nm.