Abstract: Ceramic diode carriers (10) comprising a ceramic carrier body (2) integrally connected to ceramic cooling elements (7) dissipating heat, wherein sintered metallization regions (41) are disposed as conductors on the surface (3) of the carrier body (2). LEDs (13) can be fastened to the diode carrier (10), the electrical connections thereof being electrically connectable to the conductors. In order to produce luminous bodies from ceramic diode carriers (10), at least two identical ceramic diode carriers (10) are connected into an array.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for joining two partners to be joined at defined joining points, one partner (1) being made of a ceramic material and the other partner being made of a metal or a ceramic material. The aim of the invention is to improve such a method in such a way as to make the same easy to use while creating a permanent joint. Said aim is achieved by arranging the partners (1) to be joined in such a way that the partners (1) are in contact with each other at the joining points, and directing a laser beam to one of the partners (1) at the joining points in such a way as to make the laser beam shoot through said partner and at least partially penetrate into the other partner (1).

Abstract: In order to supply power and control the power supplied to an LED (43), in particular an LED (43) comprising a ceramic support element (4, 32), an LED driver circuit (17) is designed to regulate the supply current for the LED (43) in accordance with the temperature of the support element (4, 32).

Abstract: Disclosed is an LED light comprising at least one LED (43) that is arranged on a ceramic support element (32) and is connected thereto in a thermally conducting manner, and an electronic driver (17) that is electrically connected to the LED (43) to supply power and control the power supplied to the LED (43). The driver (17) is connected in a thermally conducting manner to the support element (32) in order to improve the electric control function and performance of the LED (43) in the light.

Abstract: The invention relates to molded functional bodies made of highly thermally conductive materials, namely aluminum nitride, to a method for the production thereof by way of extrusion, and to the use thereof.

Abstract: Ceramic diode carriers (10) comprising a ceramic carrier body (2) integrally connected to ceramic cooling elements (7) dissipating heat, wherein sintered metallization regions (41) are disposed as conductors on the surface (3) of the carrier body (2). LEDs (13) can be fastened to the diode carrier (10), the electrical connections thereof being electrically connectable to the conductors. In order to produce luminous bodies from ceramic diode carriers (10), at least two identical ceramic diode carriers (10) are connected into an array.

Abstract: A liquid-cooled heat sink includes a top plate having an array of circuitous liquid channels, each channel having a separate channel inlet and a common central outlet channel. The heat sink further includes a bottom plate having an inlet port and an outlet port. The heat sink further includes an intermediate plate having inlet guide channels providing fluid communication between the inlet port of the bottom plate and channel inlets of the top plate, said intermediate plate further including an outlet guide channel providing fluid communication between the common central outlet channel of the top plate and the outlet port of the bottom plate.

Abstract: A non-conductive ceramic material contains a base ceramic material and at least one other ceramic material having a lower coefficient of thermal expansion than that of the base material so that the coefficient of thermal expansion of the non-conductive ceramic material is identical to that of a metallic material to which it will be matched. Methods of making and using same are disclosed.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing a metal-coated, metallized component of aluminum nitride ceramic in the steps:preparation of a metallizing paste comprising a pulverulent glass of the MnO--Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 --SiO.sub.2 system and a refractory metal powder,application of the metallizing paste to the component surface,firing the component coated with metallizing paste at a temperature >1100.degree. C. under a reducing moist gas atmosphere of hydrogen-containing nitrogen,coating the metallized component with metal by means of metal plating,wherein, during the heating up of the ceramic component coated with metallizing paste, the atmosphere is humidified with water vapor so that the water vapor content in the temperature range between 800.degree. C. and 1050.degree. C. corresponds to a dew point of >295 K and the water vapor content outside this temperature range corresponds to a dew point of >295 K.

Abstract: A component of aluminum nitride metallized with a metallizing paste containing: (i) a pulverulent glass of the MnO--Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 --SiO.sub.2 system as an adhesion promotor having a mean particle size of 2-15 .mu.m; (ii) a refractory metal powder having a mean particle size of 1-4 .mu.m; and (iii) an organic resin dissolved in a suitable solvent and/or a screen printing oil is disclosed. The metallizing paste preferably has a viscosity of 50-100 Pa.multidot.s when applied by screen printing, and a viscosity of <5 Pa.multidot.s when applied by dipping. The component of aluminum nitride metallized with the metallizing paste has at least one metal layer deposited on the metallizing paste, and the at least one metal layer applied has a bonding strength given by mean pull-off values of .gtoreq.3.5 kN/cm.sup.2.

Abstract: A process for producing an electric heating element is disclosed whereby metallic heating conductors are embedded between ceramic insulating layers, and, as power supply leads and power outlet leads, contact recesses in the ceramic insulating layers are filled with an electrically conductive composition. The heating conductors, the power supply leads and the power outlet leads are applied to the ceramic layers in the green state as metallizing paste containing from 60 to 95% by weight of metal particles and from 5 to 40% by weight of inorganic powder, based on the total solids content of the paste. The ceramic layers with the applied metallizing pastes are then stacked on top of one another and then sintered.