Abstract:
A method for producing an ultrathin chemically toughened glass article, comprising providing an ultrathin glass sheet with a first surface and a second surface joined by at least one edge, having a thickness between the first and the second surface, chemically toughening the ultrathin glass sheet to produce an ultrathin toughened glass article. The method is characterized in that an edge pre-treatment is applied to the at least one edge, preferably all edges, of the ultrathin glass sheet prior to the chemical toughening in order to reduce and/or blunt edge defects and to increase resistance to breakage of the ultrathin glass sheet during the chemical toughening. Provided further is an ultrathin chemically toughened glass article and an ultrathin glass sheet as semi-finished product for the production of an ultrathin chemically toughened glass article.
Abstract:
The invention concerns a low CTE boro-aluminosilicate glass having a low brittleness, in particular for the use in wafer-level-packaging (WLP) applications, with a composition in Mol-%of SiO 2 : 60-85, Al 2 O 3 : 1-17, B 2 O 3 : 8-20, Na 2 O: 0-5, K 2 O: 0-5, MgO: 0-10, CaO: 0-10, SrO: 0-10, BaO: 0-10, wherein the average number of non-bridging oxygen per polyhedron (NBO) is equal or larger than -0.2 and a ratio B 2 O 3 /Al 2 O 3 is equal or larger than 0.5, wherein the NBO is defined as NBO = 2 x O mol / (Si mol +Al mol +B mol ) –4. The invention also concerns a glass carrier wafer made from the low CTE boro-aluminosilicate glass and a use thereof as glass carrier wafer for the processing of a silicon substrate. The invention further concerns a method for providing a low CTE boro-aluminosilicate glass.
Abstract:
A method for producing an ultrathin chemically toughened glass article comprises providing an ultrathin glass sheet with a first surface and a second surface joined by at least one edge, having a thickness between the first and the second surface, chemically toughening the ultrathin glass sheet to produce an ultrathin toughened glass article. The method is characterized in that an edge pre-treatment is applied to the at least one edge, preferably all edges, of the ultrathin glass sheet prior to the chemical toughening in order to reduce and/or blunt edge defects and to increase resistance to breakage of the ultrathin glass sheet during the chemical toughening. Provided further is an ultrathin chemically toughened glass article and an ultrathin glass sheet as semi-finished product for the production of an ultrathin chemically toughened glass article.
Abstract:
Drinking implements are made of glass with antimicrobial function of high durability, as well as methods for producing the same, as well as to uses of the drinking implement. The antimicrobial function of that dinking implement is facilitated by metal ions, especially Ag +, Cu +, Cu 2+, Zn 2+, Sn 2+, Ti 4+ and combinations thereof, which are applied as a durable layer to the drinking implement.
Abstract:
A diffractive optical element comprising at least two layers with different etching speeds for dry etching process. The diffractive optical element comprises a substrate of glass (12) and a microstructure layer (10) arranged on the substrate of glass (12). The ratio of dry etching speed in thickness direction of the substrate of glass (12) to that of the microstructure layer (10) is no more than 1: 2, preferably no more than 1: 5, more preferably no more than 1: 10 or most preferably no more than 1: 20, so that the substrate functions as an etching stop layer. The ratio of dry etching speed in horizontal direction of the substrate of glass (12) is substantial equal to that of the microstructure layer (10). The composition of glass (12) includes but not limited to Al 2 O 3 , alkaline material (M 2 O) and alkaline earth material (MO). And the weight percentage of Al 2 O 3 +M 2 O+MO>=5%. The height of the microstructure can be controlled with a high precision.
Abstract:
A thin glass article having a first face and a second face, a method for producing it and a use thereof are provided. The article has one or more edges joining the first and the second face and a thickness between the first and the second face, where the both faces and the one or more edges together form an outer surface of the thin glass article. The article has a non-uniform ion-exchanged surface layer on its outer surface, wherein the non-uniformly ion-exchanged surface layer has an associated compressive surface stress which varies between a minimum and a maximum value over the outer surface and/or a depth of layer which varies between a minimum and a maximum value over the outer surface.
Abstract:
A method for producing a bonded article (70) comprising providing an ultra-thin substrate (1), in particular an ultra-thin glass substrate, with a first surface (1.1) and a second surface (1.2), where the ultra-thin substrate (1) is at least partially transmissible to an electromagnetic inspection radiation, and providing a support substrate (60) having a first surface and a second surface. The method comprises laminating a dark-screen film (2) on the second surface of the ultra-thin substrate (1) to produce a laminated ultra-thin substrate prior to cleaning the first surface (1.1) of the ultra-thin substrate (1). After cleaning, the first surface (1.1) of the ultra-thin substrate (1) is inspected for impurities (27) by irradiating the first surface (1.1) with the electromagnetic inspection radiation and identifying impurities (27) by way of contrast between the irradiated impurities (27) and the dark-screen film (2). If a desired cleanliness has been reached, a bonded article (70) is produced by bonding the laminated ultra-thin substrate with its first surface to the first or second surface of the support substrate (60). A bonded article (70) and a method for inspecting a surface of an ultra-thin substrate for impurities (27) are also provided.
Abstract:
A glass article, a method of making the glass article, and uses of the glass article. The glass article has a UV-transmittance of more than 90%at 350 nm and at 500 nm and a total amount of SiO 2 , B 2 O 3 and Al 2 O 3 of at least 75 mol%. The article is prefer-ably used in the fields of biotechnology, MEMS, CIS, MEMS-like pressure sensor, display, micro array, electronic devices, microfluidics, semiconductor, high precision equipment, camera imag-ing, display technologies, sensor/semicon, electronic devices, home appliance, diagnostic prod-uct, and/or medical device.
Abstract:
A method for de-bonding of a bonded article (1), in particular a bonded glass article (1), which comprises a carrier substrate (2), in particular a glass carrier substrate (2), having a bonding surface (3.1), and an ultra-thin substrate (3), in particular an ultra-thin glass substrate (3), having a first and a second surface (3.1, 3.2) and a thickness t, where the first surface (3.1) of the ultra-thin substrate (3) forms a bonding surface (3.1) with which the ultra-thin substrate (3) is bonded to the bonding surface (3.1) of the carrier substrate (2). The method comprises adhering a contact film (4) onto the second surface (3.2) of the ultra-thin substrate (3) and retaining the ultra-thin substrate (3) with its second surface (3.2) via the contact film (4) on a retaining surface (6.1) of a retaining device (6). The method further comprises de-bonding the ultra-thin substrate (3) from the carrier substrate (2) by applying a, preferably mechanical, de-bonding force to the carrier substrate (2) relative to the retaining device (6), and removing the contact film (4) from the second surface (3.2) of the de-bonded ultra-thin substrate (3). Preferably, a weakening treatment (8) is applied to the contact film (4) after the de-bonding of the ultra-thin substrate (3) which reduces the adhesion force between the contact film (4) and the second surface (3.2) of the ultra-thin substrate (3).
Abstract:
A shaped glass article and a method for producing it are provided. The article is ultrathin and has two surfaces and one or more edges joining the two surfaces, and a thickness between the two surfaces. The article has at least one curved area with a non-vanishing surface curvature with a minimal curvature radius R if no external forces are applied. The method comprises providing an ultrathin glass with two surfaces and one or more edges joining the two surfaces, having a thickness between the two surfaces and shaping the ultrathin glass to a shaped ultrathin glass article by forming at least one curved area having a non-vanishing surface curvature with a minimal curvature radius R if no external forces are applied to the shaped ultrathin glass article.